New works of artist Sal Salinero will be featured in a show at Gingerbread Square Gallery, opening this Monday, February 11, with a reception 5:30-9 p.m.
Salinero has been showing at Gingerbread since the gallery opened in 1974.
Born in Key West of Cuban ancestry, he is a fourth generation Key Wester. As a child he was intrigued with the surrounding tropical foliage and wildlife that flourish in America's sub-tropical southernmost point.
His summers are spent in Boulder, Colorado and winters in Key West.
His understanding of light and its various interplays with nature have earned him admittance into galleries, museums and collections all over the world.
He continues to pursue his interest in the rainforest by traveling to these regions around the globe where he photographs plant and animal species unique to the rainforest and then incorporates them into his large paintings.
Salinero lovers are insatiable. Collectors of his works have them by the scores and find that each accession adds not itself alone, but also gives addition to the life of all the others. His paintings are devoted to beautiful subjects and the pursuit of pleasure. Sal's creations are devoid of any psychological complexity— the paintings depicting a world of beautiful birds, flowers and sun-drenched landscapes of the rainforest and tropical regions with which he is so familiar.