News & Notes
Recent exhibitions, etc.:
"November Cornfield"
20th Annual Winter Members Show:
Southern Vermont Art Center, Jan. 14 - Feb. 14, 2012
My recently competed painting "November Cornfield" was included in the SVAC Winter Members Show. The painting is based on a photo I took during our recent visit to Vermont (November, 2011), in Chester. We were returning from a visit to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), in Quechee to our accomodations at Mt. Snow. I was struck by the pattern of the cornstalk stubble left after the field was mowed at the end of the season. The rapidly-changing light of the wind-blown partly cloudy sky added an interesting element to the scene.
Housatonic Valley Art League Holiday Show & Sale:
Dewey Memorial Hall, Sheffield MA
Two of my paintings were in the 2011 HVAL Holiday Show in the picturesque Dewey Memorial Hall in Sheffield MA. The paintings included were Carolina Wren #2 (pictured left) and Eastern Bluebird.
"Carolina Wren #2"
"Baltimore Clipper"
"Gone to Seed"
55th National Fall Open Exhibition:
October 1 - November 13, 2011
Two of my paintings - Baltimore Clipper and Gone to Seed - were accepted into the 55th National Fall Open Exhibition at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester, Vermont.
Baltimore Clipper
Developed from the series of photos I took at the July 1, 2007 Parade of Tall Ships in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, this painting depicts the Pride of Baltimore II - a two-masted topsail schooner. Baltimore clippers are known for their narrow beam and rakish masts. Their speed and maneuverability were a big factor in our victory over England in the War of 1812, but they were impractical as cargo ships, so they faded into obsolescence soon after the war. This ship was built in the late 1980's to replace its predecessor which was lost in a tragic shipwreck in 1986.
Gone to Seed
These forlorn trucks were part of a group of about ten that we came across on the side of the highway during our travels. They appear to be abandoned military trucks, lined up like the front line of an advancing army. The flowers, grass, and young trees growing up through them gave the scene an ironic twist and inspired the title.
"Keystone Arch
in Autumn"
Juried Holiday Market:
Kent Art Assoc. Gallery, Nov. 12 - Dec. 4, 2011
Eight of my paintings were on exhibition as part of the Juried Holiday Market at the Kent Art Association Gallery. The gallery is located at 21 South Main St. (Rt. 7), Kent, Connecticut. The paintings included in the show were:
- "Burrowing Owl"
- "Blue-headed Vireo"
- "Cap Tourmente Hummingbird"
- "Carolina Wren"
- "Eastern Meadowlark"
- "Harrington Bay Twilight"
- "Keystone Arch in Autumn"
- "White-throated Sparrow"
Welles Gallery, Lenox, MA: October 1-29, 2011
My paintings White-throated Sparrow and Cap Tourmente Hummingbird were on exhibition in the Small Works Show at the Welles Gallery of the Lenox Library, 18 Main Street, Lenox Mass., sponsored by the Housatonic Valley Art League.
"White-throated Sparrow"
Kent Art Association Gallery, Kent, CT: September 11 - October 16, 2011
Eastern Meadowlark & Blue-headed Vireo were on exhibition in the reception area of the KAA Gallery, Rt. 7, Kent CT during the Elected Artists' Show which opened September 11 and closed October 16.
"Eastern Meadowlark"
"Keystone Arch
in Autumn"
TD Bank, Great Barrington, MA: Month of October, 2011
My work was featured in the Great Barrington branch of TD Bank for the month of October. I hung ten paintings, split between the lobby and the waiting room. The exhibition was made possible through an arrangement with the Housatonic Valley Art League.
Paintings included in the installation:
- "Artist's Bridge - September"
- "Burrowing Owl"
- "Burrow Sentry"
- "Carolina Wren"
- "Courting Bluebirds"
- "Goldfinch and Sunflowers"
- "Harrington Bay Twilight"
- "Keystone Arch in Autumn"
- "Merritt Island Osprey"
- "The Red Door"
Impressions of New England:
Aug. 13 - Dec. 18, 2011
I'm extremely pleased to have had two paintings accepted into the Impressions of New England show at the Bennington Center for the Arts. The paintings are Day's End, Hog Island Maine and Rockport Harbour.
"Day's End, Hog Island Maine"
Day's End, Hog Island Maine
Hog Island has been home to an Audubon Society camp since the 1930s. It's located in Muscongus Bay - the same bay as Eastern Egg Rock, the site of the first experiment in reintroducing Atlantic Puffins to an extirpated colony. I had the good fortune to spend a glorious late afternoon and evening there at the invitation of Steve Kress, the founder of Project Puffin. This painting came out of that visit. I tried to capture the warmth and texture of the old wood, bathed in late afternoon sunlight.
"Rockport Harbour"
Rockport Harbour
This building and the stone jetty on which it sits have been painted so many times, the scene has earned the name of "Motif No. 1." I tried to present the well-known view from a different perspective. I love the earthy colors of the moss and stone, juxtaposed against the bright buildings and bouys. The sailboat was a serendipitous bonus. The fortunate syncrony of tide, atmosphere, and man-made elements combine to give the painting a timeless quality.
Blandford Art Show, September 2 - 5, 2011
I had six paintings in the annual Blandford (MA) Art Show, held in conjunction with the Blandford Fair. I was awarded the third place prize in watercolors for my painting "Gone to Seed."
"Gone to Seed"
Housatonic Valley Art League Members Show, July 31 - September 5, 2011
My paintings "The Red Door" and "Goldfinch and Sunflowers" were included in the Members Show at Dewey Hall, Rt. 7, Sheffield MA.
"Goldfinch and Sunflowers"
"Merritt Island Osprey"
Kent Art Association President's Show
July 24 - September 5, 2011
My painting "Merritt Island Osprey" was selected for the Ridgewood Art Institute Award at the Kent (CT) Art Association President's Show. The Kent Art Association Gallery is located on Rt. 7 in beautiful Litchfield County.
Art of the Animal Kingdom XVI
My painting "Burrow Sentry" was on exhibit at the Bennington Center for the Arts from June 11 to August 17, 2011, as part of the Art of the Animal Kingdom XVI exhbition.
"Burrow Sentry"
Best of Worldwide Landscape, Vol. I
Three of my paintings were included in the book, Best of Worldwide Landscape, Vol. I, published by Kennedy Publishing of Williamsburg, VA in December, 2010. For more information, visit their website, www.bestofartists.com.
Page proof, Best of Worldwide Landscape, Vol. I
Art of the Animal Kingdom XV
My painting "Captains of Machias" was on exhibit at the Bennington Center for the Arts from June 12 to August 8, 2010, as part of the Art of the Animal Kingdom XV exhbition.
"Captains of Machias"
"Tall Ship Sexy" Magazine
My painting "Tall Ships off Newport" was included in the inaugural edition of Tall Ship Sexy magazine, which made its debut at the Great Lakes' Tall Ship Events in June, 2010. For more information about the magazine, visit their website, www.tallshipsexy.com.
"Tall Ships off Newport"
New England Watercolor Society Regional Show, 2008
My painting "Nobska Light" was on exhibit at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA, April 12 – May 12, 2008, as part of the New England Watercolor Society's New England Juried Exhibition.
"Nobska Light"