Small Works Shows, Holiday Season of 2015

I will have 4 pieces in the annual Small Works Show at Handwright Gallery in New Canaan, CT from November 5th, 2015 to January 2, 2016.

I will also have a piece, "Sheep 1" in the Small Works show at Canal Frame Crafts Gallery in Washington Crossing, PA

"Sheep 1", egg tempera on panel

"Landscapes 2015" at William Baczek Fine Arts

My painting "Valley Farmhouse, Late February" (egg tempera on panel, 16 x 20") will be featured on the exhibition announcement for the upcoming 2015 Annual Landscape Exhibition at William Baczek Fine Arts in Northampton, MA. The show opens August 25 with an opening reception on Saturday, August 29 from 5 - 7 pm. Along with about 8 new pieces by me, there will be new work by Bruce Ackerson, Derek Buckner, Marc Civitarese,  Mallory Lake, George Nemethy, Rick Pas, Scott Prior and Robert Sweeney.

"Valley Farmhouse, Late February"  Egg tempera, 2015

Éclat International, Summer 2015

 
My work has been mentioned in the Summer 2015 Arts Issue of "Éclat International" magazine.  There's a bit about me and a picture of one of my paintings on page 36.  Thanks to Lawrence DiCarlo of Fischbach Gallery for that!

The 79th National Midyear Exhibition at the Butler Institute

I'm happy to announce that my painting, "House off the Bypass" (see the previous post) is being exhibited at the 79th National Midyear Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown Ohio.  I'm also proud to say that my painting won an Honorable Mention.  The show runs from July 12 through August 30, 2015.  More information can be found at The Butler's website.


(Photo from The Butler website)

The Butler Institute is a wonderful collection of American Art, housed in a masterpiece of Beaux-Arts Architecture.  The building was erected in in 1919 and designed by McKim, Mead and White, a firm that created the structures for the Boston Public Library, Madison Square Garden, Washington Memorial Arch, the campuses of Columbia and Harvard, and the Century, Harvard, Metropolitan, and University clubs in New York.

Allegheny College Faculty and Alumni Exhibition

 

"House off the Bypass", 2014, 18" x 24", egg tempera

I've been invited to exhibit as featured artist at my alma mater, Allegheny College in Meadville PA.  My work will be shown in the annual faculty and alumni exhibition from Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Tuesday, Nov. 25. The artists will talk about their work at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, with a reception following in the galleries from 8 to 9 p.m. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. For more information, phone (814) 332-4365 or visit www.allegheny.edu/artgalleries.

"2014 Landscape Exhibition" at William Baczek Fine Arts

"Last Light at Updike Farm", 16" x 20", egg tempera on panel

I've been invited to have 4 paintings in the group show "2014 Landscape Exhibition" at William Baczek Fine Arts in Northampton, MA.  The show runs from September 3 to October 4, 2014, with an opening reception on Saturday, September 6 from 5 to 7 pm.  More can be seen at http://www.wbfinearts.com. The September edition of "American Art Collector" magazine has a nice story on the show with images of 3 of my paintings.

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia's 200th Anniversary Art Exhibition

I have a watercolor painting, "USS Olympia" included in the group show at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  The show is entitled "2014 Celebration of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia's 200th Anniversary Art Exhibition" and runs from June 29  to August 8, 2014.  The Athenaeum is a spectacular historic space and the show features paintings by various artists of buildings and monuments in Philadelphia that are on the National Historical Register.  More on the show can be seen at http://www.philaathenaeum.org/current.html.

"The USS Olympia"  watercolor, 8" x 10"

The subject of my painting, the USS Olympia, is currently docked at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia and is open for tours.  It is the world's oldest floating steel warship and the sole surviving  naval ship of the Spanish-American War. More information on the USS Olympia can be seen at http://www.phillyseaport.org/olympia.