“My pursuit in painting over the past several years has been to give impressionism a more up-to-date look.” Says painter Gregory Lang of his newest series of urban landscapes. “I don’t want the composition to dictate what you see, I want the subtle aspects of the painting to be as significant as the bolder ones.”

Born and raised in Connecticut, Lang was heavily influenced by the post-impressionist and maritime paintings of the region. At age nine, a storybook written and illustrated by Lang was featured at a group exhibition at the Museum of Discovery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lang studied drawing and painting at the Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut and at age sixteen began formal training in oil painting.

After two years of studying in Germany, Lang moved to California in 1993 at the age of twenty one. Falling in love with San Francisco, Lang began creating abstract urban scenes. “San Francisco has a European feel to it and I wanted to capture that in my work. In the foreground I place the dark and warm colors and in the background thin washes of grays and taupes we associate with the rain or fog. It all makes for a wonderful painting you can really get lost in.”