Local artist to display nightlife paintings in Student Union

Works by local artist Paul Keysar will be displayed Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 24, in the Student Union Gallery.

“While the City Sleeps: Night Paintings” features a group of landscape paintings of Concord, Charlotte and other local towns at night.

“As an artist, I am continually observing life around me,” Keysar explained. “I am fascinated by the effects of light, atmosphere, and weather. My goal is to show the beauty of the land and man’s dependence on it.”

Keysar started formal art training at the age of 14 with lessons at the Art League in Alexandria, Va. In 2000, he received his bachelor’s in fine arts education from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Keysar also studied under nationally known portrait and landscape artist Carolyn Egeli of Valley Lee, Md.

An opening reception for the exhibit will be at 5 p.m., Thursday, July 10, in the Student Union Art Gallery.