“William Thon: Painting and Works on Paper” will be on view at Redfield Gallery, 125 Main Street, Northeast Harbor, Maine, August 27th to September 19th, 2009. Contact Sunne Savage with inquires at the Redfield Gallery (207) 276-3609.
Inspired by the waters, cliffs and boats on the Maine coast, William Thon worked with variegated textures to achieve his vision. In “Shag Island”, 1961, (shown above) Thon uses his palette knife to create texture and plains on the surface of the rocks where the cormorants perch above the frigid waters. Thon works his palette knife to express the sharp angle of the steep cliffs, and with the sweeping strokes, he creates turbulent waves giving a dramatic mood. The emotional impact that Thon achieves with paint is forceful. His trademark watercolor and resist technique is used on works on paper where he interprets, boats, the fog and seagulls in flight. “The Irish Fishermen” a watercolor shown below is an example of this technique.
William Thon lived in Port Clyde with his wife, Helen. He was discovered by the owner of the Midtown Gallery, Allan Gurskin. Midtown Gallery continued to represent Thon for forty years. Helen and William Thon announced in 2001 that they would bequest their estate to the Portland Museum of Art. The funds are used to support the juried biennial art exhibit by Maine artists held at the Portland Museum of Art.
See the exhibition wriet up at http://mdi.villagesoup.com/AandE/story.cfm?storyID=174444
Maine Inspiration: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings by Robert S. Neuman.
Ethel H. Blum Gallery, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME.
August 16- September 25, 2009
Maine Inspiration addresses the 50 years in which Robert S. Neuman has enjoyed significant time in Maine and the effect that time has had on his work. The exhibition includes works from the Ship to Paradise, Stacks & Piles and Space Signs Series as well as the small group of Neuman’s Maine Landscapes. The exhibition is accompanied by an educational package equipped with explanations of each series, lessons on Neuman’s techniques, and hands on art projects for childern K-12.
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Rita Redfield of Redfield Gallery invites Sunne Savage to host a summer exhibit for a second year. The exhibition, MAINE COASTAL VIEWS: 1880-1980, runs August 6 though August 24, 2009. Redfield Gallery is located at 125 Main Street, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
MAINE COASTAL VIEWS: 1880-1980 features paintings, watercolors and ink drawings inspired by the rugged coast , Monhegan Island and harbor towns. In the image above titled “The Bowdoin, Monhegan Island,” Edward Willis Redfield captures the feel of a beautiful summer afternoon through his brushwork and colors that convey the sparkling light and breezy atmosphere of the day, The famed eighty-eight foot schooner, ‘The Bowdoin’, is moored just outside of the natural harbor formed by Monhegan and Manana Island. Built in 1921, in East Boothbay, the Bowdoin was the official sailing vessel and a great symbol of strength for the citizenry, as she was constructed to withstand the perils of Artic exploration.
MAINE COASTAL VIEWS: 1880-1980 also features work by A.T. Bricher, William Partidge Burbee, Wilson Irvine, Charles Woodbury , Sally Michel , Tony Vevers and William Thon. For more information please contact Sunne Savage at the Redfield Gallery, 207 276 3609.
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”Selections from the Collection of Clareand Allan Stone” ran July 20-Augst 14th, 2009 at College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME. The exhibition, curated by the Stone family, incorporated 42 works of arts regularly installed in their Seal Harbor home. Incorporated in the exhibition was an early untitled canvas by Robert S. Neuman. The image above shows Neuman’s canvas installed aside three small works by Robert Rasley, Derrick Guild, and Philip Sultz, all three seen above to the right of Neuman’s canvas. To the left of the canvas is a Willem DeKooning oil on paper. A review of the exhibition can be seen at http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/111611.html.
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Dean Nimmer, Boston based artist, shipped the Nashville client 300 drawings of which he chose over 100 to add to his collection. Nimmer personally installed the 96 drawing mural shown above. Murals can be created in groups of 20 or more drawings, and include installation by the artist.
Nimmer has found much sucess with his 1,000 Drawing Series started in the mid ninties. Nimmer explains his work, “In a traditional sense, most of my work fits the art categories of “abstract” or “expressionist” painting. I prefer the phrase “intuition painting” because it is tied directly to the creative process itself. For me, intuition is the wellspring and inner voice that guides me though all the aesthetic decisions that go into my paintings. I prefer this blind creative exploration because I want to be surprised by the outcomes. Though my paintings are abstract images, I feel rooted in the intrinsic beauty of the natural world. Since I leave my works open to the viewer’s interpretations, I am interested in their impressions as this enriches my own artistic experience. The highest achievement I can attain however is to have my audience see something in my work that inspires them to create.”
Please contact Christina Neuman Godfrey regarding the work of Dean Nimmer.
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