Placeholder is an exhibition of Thomas Benenati's abstracted landscapes inspired by his prolonged solo bicycle trips throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Throughout Benenati's bicycle treks over hundreds of miles, his intimate experience of the landscape provides daily artistic inspiration. Back in his studio, he transforms remembered environs into shards of color and fractured light. Working in pastel or oil, his expressive strokes and smudged blocks of color mix with tendrils of meandering line to create ethereal compositions that deliver the authentic spirit of the great outdoors.