Gary Kyte

Gary Kyte lives and works in Western New York. He studied art in high school and at Hilbert and Canisius Colleges in Buffalo, but primarily is a self-taught artist. He is a man of few words, which aligns with the mysterious quality of his landscapes. His work has been exhibited in various arts institutions in Buffalo, including the Burchfield Penney Art Center, which owns two of his paintings. Currently, his work is on view in a group exhibition at Buffalo Art Movement (BAM!) with Markenzy Julius Cesar and Bruce Bitmead (September 17-October 29, 2021). His work has also been shown in Sonoma and La Jolla, California.

Kyte follows techniques used by old masters, starting with a darkened canvas to provide depth and gradually building up acrylic layers of lighter colors. His surreal landscapes are populated by a few isolated houses perched on hills lit by the final golden rays of sunset under an empty blue-violet, or periwinkle, sky. These haunting scenes evoke solitude in conflicting states of serenity and tension.