Cornwall Cove

With soothing natural colors, accented by a simple pop of red, artist Jane Gibout captures scenes from a quiet seaside hamlet. The mood is peaceful, the effect realistic: You can almost sense the ocean breeze on your face, smell the briny air, and feel the packed sand beneath your toes.

• Jane Gibout, a native Chicagoan, has lived in the Atlanta area since 1982. She was first introduced to the medium of pastel while studying in Chicago with the late Vicki Lackowski and continues to find the medium most responsive to her artistic expression. It is the atmospheric quality of pastel painting which draws her to the medium. The strength of color, its brilliance and permanence are difficult to duplicate in oil or watercolor. The medium allows her to translate beautifully the color and design of the country and village street scenes predominant in her body of work.