Magical Places

Barbara Groot, Beth Barry and Casey Chalem Anderson — two abstract painters and one representational painter — are connected by their love for the colors and moods of the East End landscape. From Friday, May 13, to Sunday, May 15, the artists will show a selection of their paintings in “Magical Places, “an exhibition at Ashawagh Hall in Springs. A wine reception for the artists will be held Saturday, May 14, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Each artist has a favorite vista that inspires and challenges them to translate emotional responses directly onto the canvas. They capture these magical places and make them timeless through their art.

Groot grew up in Southern California with the sun and light illuminating the landscape. Now living and working in East Hampton, she finds the light on the East End equally extraordinary and energizing.

“This energy has charged and influenced the work plus my ongoing desire to reinvent the immediacy of the ever-changing moments in nature,” says Groot.

Barry is an abstract landscape painter and has been strongly influenced by the light and movement of nature. She grew up near the beaches in New England and found the ocean to be magical. Her paintings are places of pleasure.

Chalem Anderson is known for her lushly colored “Ocean Wave” oil paintings throughout the Hamptons. She’s a native New Yorker who moved to the East End to live by the beach to create sophisticated, timeless oil paintings of waves and tranquil water.

The artists will be donating 10 percent of painting sales to the Peconic Land Trust to support its efforts in preserving open space.

Ashawagh Hall is at 780 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton.