Monday, April 13, 2020

Reverdy Gallery


Hi everyone,
If you are like me, you are going a little stir crazy due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. For our own health we are staying away from any groups, even small ones, and most small businesses are closed. I I currently have an exhibit at the new Reverdy Gallery at the Everleigh Development in Hyannis and wanted to video the exhibit for my own benefit. But, did I mention, it's closed. 

So, if you want to get away from the house for a bit and take a virtual tour of the gallery, come on in. Pretend you just picked up a glass of wine. I'll show you around and tell you about some of my paintings. 

 The gallery is owned by Kalyn McCuch and Cris Reverdy. Kalyn runs the day to day operations. For those of you who attended my Opening (thank you), you know that there are actually 2 galleries. An enclosed room for one artist and the a large open space for another artist. I have close to 30 paintings hanging there. But, don't worry. I won't bore you with details on every one of them.

Kaylin did a terrific job hanging all the paintings. 
Hanging them is an art in itself. I'll go through some of them based on subject matter.

This first one is called, A Paris Balcony. I took a photo of the building across the street from an appartment we were renting. I love the architecture of the buildings in Paris. This was the work of Baron Haussmann, who tore down old neighborhoods, displaced 1000's of people, widened the streets and designed and built the new city. 150 years later it hasn't changed much. 

It really was the purplish shadows that struck me first along with the light on the typical Parisian grillwork. 

This painting was actually from a close up from a photo I took from inside our apartment. I call this one 4 Windows. Part of the design of the Haussmann buildings was huge nearly floor to ceiling windows that let in a lot of air and light. They also let in a lot of street noise. 

This painting was from a Daily Challenge from Carol Marine. It's called Market Day in Provence.I wanted to make sure I captured the woman's posture as she loaded up her pan with fresh fruit. Maybe the husband was adding his 2 euros for the selection. 

Back in the states, I still like to paint things that have some sort of structure. What would have more structure than an old wooden building with a columned front porch. I call this painting The Yellow House. This house is a actually a building in Barnstable near what was the Barnstable Tavern. In the late afternoon, as the sun gets a bit lower on the horizon, amazing lights and shadows are created. I bet you've driven by it many times. 
This painting I call House of Blues. My reference was a photo of downtown P-town on a very bright day. I cropped the photo to zero in on a building in the background which was mostly in shadows. The sun was nearly directly overhead so it threw bright light on parts of the building. Maybe I overdid it with the blue paint but that's what the shadows looked like to me. 

Here's a street scene from Wickford Rhode Island. I painted this one "pleine aire" and wanted to catch the bright light on part of the building and the shadows on the street and house at the end of the road. This one is called The Crooked House.

Moving away from buildings to boats... This is called Docked. I blew up a photo of a larger pier with this boat tied up to it. I loved the reflections in the water and color of the wood. It was perfectly calm as it sat in the water waiting to be taken for a ride. 


While manning a shack at the Hyannis Shantys, I had plenty of time take in the sights. I set up my easel and started a painting of a rusty old boat that never seemed to move from its mooring. I think it is the Cap'n Chase. What struck me was, once again, the lights and shadows on the boat as well as the red rust rolling over the sides 

This painting is called Wound-Up. While painting with friends on Jamestown Island, I took a break from my seascape and walked around the park. I came across one of the State of Rhode Island Fisheries' trawlers docked near the harbormaster's building. I was immediately struck by the colors at the stern of the boat. The hull needed a paint job but the stern was just alive with red, green, blue and terrific shadows. I went back and retrieved my easel and started to block in the back end of the boat. I got off to a pretty good start but decided to take a photo and finish it from my reference. I spoke to one of the engineers/students who go out in the bay to measure water temperatures, etc. He said I was lucky as the boat was going to go into drydock the next day to be repainted and overhauled. I was happy I stumbled on the scene.
This painting is called, In From the Fog. I woke up early one rainy morning and decided to go to the canal to fish. We had a visitor staying with us who said all she wanted was fresh fish. So, I thought I would give it a try. Within a few minutes, I caught 3 stripers (kept one) and had a good sized fish to bring home for dinner. As I was packing up to leave, I saw a boat approaching the bulkhead where I was fishing. I waited a bit until it came into view from out of the fog and snapped a photo to use as a reference. Only later did I find out it was one of the boats owned by Fishermen's View. And our guest was pretty impressed that I was able to provide fresh fish on demand. (hasn't happened since)
One day at the end of a snow storm, I drove around town and came across this scene at Russell's Corner. The storm had just passed out to sea and the sun was coming out behind it. There were still storm clouds in the sky but the sun was casting shadows on the buildings and the street. This is called After the Storm. One of my favorites


This painting was submitted to the 100th Anniversary show at the Canal Visitor Center. All of the paintings submitted had to be about the canal. No beaches, no hydrangeas, just Canal. I ride my bike along the canal a lot and see tons of people fishing and tons of tankers working there way through. This one is titled, Working the Canal. One man fishing and the tanker on her way east, both working the canal. 


I also like to paint animals. When vacationing in the southwest, I've done a lot of cattle and horses. Back east I have to search a little for my subjects. I found Lucille, black and white cow, at an open house at the Norfolk Aggie School in Walpole. It was a great spot for livestock. Not sure why I came up with the title, Lucille. It just struck me. 
Each year, we go to Williamstown Ma for their theater festival. We stay in Bennington Vt at the Southshire Inn, a beautully restored New England B and B. (If you go there, tell Joyce that I sent you). Anyway, travelling back and forth from here to there I come across many photo ops that I eventually want to paint. The Water's Fine shows on cow testing out the waters to cross a small creek.

Ok, so this one I just made up. I tried to capture the movement and some of the color of a striper in action. This one I call, On the Hunt. I really enjoyed painting this as it is very loose and was completed very quickly (at least to my satisfaction.)

We have spent a fair amount of time in Sedona where we rented a house for a few seasons. I painted with some of the well known Sedona artists and took a few workshops while there. One of the favorite places to paint is the Gold King Mine in Jerome. Jerome is an old mining town about 15 miles south of Sedona. I have set up my easel and painted many old trucks and cars that are lying around. This one is Blue Bomber. There is no lack of interesting vehicles to paint if you like that. I do. 
I always keep my eye out for any interesting scenes while driving. I spotted these 2 junks down a dirt road on my way to Williamstown. I backed up and walked down the path to find Rust in Peace along with a few other rusting vehicles which I have also painted. It's fun to try to guess the model and year of the cars based on the doors, chrome trim, etc.




This was a fun exercise in using lots of color and paint. I really wanted to lay it on thick and paint very quickly. I did both. You can see some of the thick paint in the top left corner even in this photo. This was a lot of fun. I called it Fowl Play

I guess everyone in Sandwich has to take a shot at the Boardwalk. This is my 18x40 version of the boardwalk at close to high tide. It is a very peaceful spot to relax even when kids are jumping off the railing. It is also a great spot to go kayaking to explore the creek. You can paddle almost all the way to the town hall. 

This is another typical Cape scene. Cape Escape. I always enjoy it when I climb up a pathway over a dune and catch sight of the ocean for the first time. I love it when I crawl up the dune at East Sandwich beach and the water comes into view.

This painting is not in the show. But it is one of my favorites. I call it Bourne on the 4th of July. All the traffic heading over the bridge and no one leaving. One person said, "who would want a painting of traffic?". Another person said, "I've got to have it." And she does. 

It's all in the eyes of the beholder


Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Some French Inspirations

 Here are a couple of new paintings inspired by our visits to France.


At the Market 
11x14
(inspired by a challenge from Carol Marine)


From Our Window
16x20
A view of the window across the street from us on Rue Bourg Tibourg in Paris

Here is a view of all 3 floors of the building across from us,
18x40

Friday, February 15, 2019

“Opposites Attract” exhibit at Cape Cod Art Center


I was pleased to hear that my painting, “Afternoon Light” was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Cape Cod Art Center juried member show entitled "Opposites Attract".
This painting is a larger version of one of my favorite subjects, the Yellow House.

The real Yellow House sits at the edge of Barnstable Village. Every time I drive by it I am struck by how the afternoon sun can produce so many variations of whites and yellow and each variation could be its own painting.

The exhibit is on display until March 18th at the Cape Cod Art Center on rte 6A in Barnstable.






Sunday, November 12, 2017

Recent Work

Here are more of  my recent works. (Also, click on the Tabs above for more of my work.)

Afternoon Light
24x30
As seen on another post, this painting, Afternoon Light, was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Cape Cod Art Center Juried Show and an Honorable Mention at the Foxboro Art Association Spring Member Show

 At the Market
11x14

This is the view out our window on rue Bourg Tibourg in Paris. I am working on an 18x40 vertical of the windows on 3 floors. 
Out our Window
16x20

This painting was juried into the Bay State Open show at the Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable.
Cape Escape
Oil on Canvas
24x24

 Docked
16x20
This fishing trawler was docked in Hyannis Harbor by the Art Shantys. I looked at it every day and was struck by the blue color with the contrasting rust and the reflections of the water.

 Hopper on Main
16x20
I've always been taken with this house on Main St in Sandwich which reminds me of a Hopper House.
House of Blues
16x20
I cropped a photo of a house in P-town until I had just this little section.


In From the Fog
16x20
After catching a few stripers in the canal one rainy morning, I saw this trawler coming in to the bulkhead to unload its catch. Took a photo and created this painting.

 Tied Up
20x24
I  really liked the reflection of this rowboat in the water.

What's for Lunch?
Foul Play


These were fun critters to capture. Both are oil on gallery wrap canvas.

 This is a bit of an abstract of cottages in Truro..
Summer Rental
Oil on Canvas
12x25

I started this En Plein Air in Rhode Island and finished at home. I was really taken by all the color on the tail end of this Rhode Island State Research Trawler.
Wound-Up
Oil on Gallery Wrap
16x29

This was another fun painting of a Striper on the hunt for his lunch.
Lunch Time
Oil on Canvas
12x24



Wednesday, August 9, 2017

PMC Weekend

Team Noble Effort at Provincetown
This past weekend, I completed my 5th Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) as a member of Team Noble Effort. This is such a demanding, exhilarating and emotional couple of days. Over the past 6 years, TNE, through the Michael C Noble Cancer Research fund, has donated close to $500,000, via the Jimmy Fund, to Dr. Brian Wolpin. Dr. Wolpin is a leader in the research for early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Donations to the MCN cancer research fund can be made by clicking this link. TD0145 Thanks to you all for your encouragement and support.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Foxboro Art Association Fall Member Show - First Prize

Hi all, I was very pleased to have received a First Place Blue Ribbon in the Foxboro Art Association Fall Member Show for my mixed media, pen and ink w/watercolor of The Pantheon in Paris, viewed through Ile St Louis.

This is a relatively new medium for me and I am enjoying sketching and painting these original pieces of artwork. I began with loose, plein air sketches of scenes in Paris and am now trying to capture the same lightness with scenes from Cape Cod.

For those of you who have seen them and, also, bought some of them, I appreciate your comments and support. Anyone else interested in them can check out more of them at this link, SKETCHES .

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Artist reception at Custom Art Framing Gallery in Norwood


      

          Hi Everyone, I'd like to invite you to an artist's reception at the Custom Art and Framing Gallery at 45 Central St in Norwood on Friday June 24th from 6-8pm. I will be exhibiting a number of my framed sketches from our recent trip to Paris. The sketches are my impressions of typical Parisian sites in pen and ink and pen and ink with watercolor. A portion of my proceeds will go to the Pan Mass Challenge in support of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.



I will be sharing the gallery with Joe Mahoney who will have a display of a number of his oil paintings involving a variety of interesting subject matter.



We'd love to have you drop by the gallery.



The works will be on display for the month of July if you can't make it on Friday.



See you there.



Thanks,



Tony     

Friday, September 25, 2015

Day 18 of 30 in 30

Looking through reference photos, I found of one of my old favorites, Tulips on Peach St. So, I decided to paint this scene again. Fond memories of that old house.


Spring Tulips
8x10

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Day 17 of 30 in 30

This is a little 4x12 inch study for a larger canvas I will start soon. I'm going to put this on an 18x40 or 24x48. Should be fun.


Monday, September 21, 2015

Day 16 of 30 in 30

I am continuing with this challenge, but to paraphrase my favorite Steven Wright joke, I will do 30 paintings in 30 days, but NOT IN A ROW...


Keepin' it Reel
8x10