Arts NIght Out/ "The Living Earth" with Ed Moret

Start: Aug. 8, 2014, 9 p.m.

End: Aug. 9, 2014, midnight

We are so very lucky to have Ed back for a second show!!

Artist Edward J. Moret's paintings are richly textured, brightly colored and extremely detailed. Although the scenes he paints contain varying degrees of fantastical elements, they are entirely convincing thanks to Moret's dedication to portraying animals, plants and landscape with an almost photorealistic level of detail. He wants his compositions, "to transcend the boundaries of time and space so the strength of light becomes the central theme of landscape."

Moret's artwork has be shown internationally and recently at the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art in Las Vegas, the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Show in New York City, and his art is featured in the "International Contemporary Masters" book, Vol. VI. His body of work centers on environmental themes such as Global Warming and endangered species. Travels to Peru, Iceland and the Amazon Jungle have granted him a firsthand look at the melting of the glaciers and deforestation, which has served to underscore for Moret the importance of his work. "My hope is for my artwork to touch the hearts and souls of many throughout the world," he says, "helping them to see the rapid changes the Earth is undergoing and learn to care for our home as I do."