Seth Butler: Mending the Path

Seth Butler: Mending the Path
March 11 through April 11, 2026

Artist’s Reception
Saturday, March 14
4:00 – 6:00 PM

Artist’s Statement
I paint surrealistic landscapes, using photographs as only a touchstone from which to branch out, and creatively interpret what the imagination sees. As I dip my toes into fantasy realms, reality is never a safety net, but just the bottom of the creative swimming pool. I take the viewer and myself floating to the surface, as I seek not only to show the surface beauty of the natural world, but also its timeless and bold nature. To stop, breathe, and reflect on the mystery of nature is to reinvigorate our intent, and reflect personal restoration. As I extend the space of possibilities, the act of such is merely a reflection of the natural world living simply.

Bio
Seth Butler is a fine artist based in Upstate New York, specializing in capturing contemporary landscape and fantasy scenes in bold color and decisive markings and patterns. American, born in 1974, Mr. Butler attended the UAlbany MFA program, where his work spun off of fantasy subjects, embracing landscape as a conduit of information and the basis of future work, without forgetting that creative interpretation is the vehicle to steer.

Mr. Butler works primarily in oil, in a range of dimensions. He is currently working from a collection of nature photos taken on serene nature walks in Upstate NY. Color and shadow are accentuated to explore the abstraction of form combined with not-so-obvious color choices. The landscape sets the table at its base, allowing for new language to emerge.

The artist is inspired by Edvard Munch and Pierre Bonnard, to name a few, and by contemporaries such as Peter Doig and Shara Hughes. He is seeking a mutual conversation that welcomes all perspectives.

Selected works
- Music is Outside (Detail), 2025, Oil, 22" x 28"
- Trail with Dad, 2024, Oil, 22" x 28"
- Rolling Hills, 2021, Giclee Print, 30" x 40"
- Rejuvenation / Rocks are My Guide, 2026, Oil, 30" x 40"

Venue
Courthouse Gallery
1 Lower Amherst Street
Lake George, NY 12845
Phone: 518-668-2616

Hours:
- Wednesday–Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Or give us a call if you are in town. There is a good chance we are in the office and would love to open our doors for you.