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Statement:
I am a wanderer.
I like to wander through the countryside or in the city – by car, by bicycle,
or on foot. My constant companions are a pochade box – which allows me to
do quick plein-air oil color sketches – and a digital camera. I also have
several other easels that I use when making larger and more elaborate outdoor paintings.
While wandering I am constantly
looking for scenes or objects that evoke an emotional response in me –
something I just have to paint. This
may be a majestic scene, an interesting object, a wonderful color, a special
atmosphere, or a ray of sunlight striking a distant object. I am particularly interested in painting the
effect of light on the landscape in the early morning and late afternoon or
evening. These are the times for which
I live – the time that has the most interesting light and the greatest
emotional appeal to me. When I find
something that interests me I try to capture it in paint.
Education:
- BFA,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
- Has attended workshops given by well
known artists.
Affiliations:
- Washington Society of Landscape Painters
- Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
- Oil Painters of America
Recent One Person Shows:
- Prince Royal Gallery, Washington, DC, October 1998
- Spectrum Gallery, Washington, DC, 1999, 2001,
2002, 2004, 2005
- Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA, April-May 2002
- William Ris Gallery, Stone Harbor, NJ,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- South Street Gallery,
Easton, MD, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Susan Calloway Gallery, Washington,
DC, 2006, 2008, 2009
Recent Group Shows:
- Museo Sale della
Memoria and Conservatorio Santa Elisabetta, Barga, Italy,
12-19 July 2008 - "Protected Landscapes: Paintings of The
Nature Conservancy Preserves," The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA, November
13, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
Publications:
- "Painting Landscapes on Toned Surfaces with Alkyds", by Edward L.
Cooper,
American Artist, May 1997, pp. 42-47.
- “Painting Landscapes on Toned Surfaces with
Alkyds”, revised,
Color an
American Artist Publication, 2001, pp 119-115.
- International Artist
, Dec.2001/Jan 2002, p. 20.
- "Light Show", by Mary Ann Barton, Elan Magazine, Loudoun, April 2005, cover, pp. 9, 14,
46-49
- "American Plein Air Painters in Normandy," American
Artist,
November 2005, pp 34-45. - The Piedmont Virginian,
August 2007, "Inspiring Views", pp 60-61.
- Nature
Conservancy, "En Plein Air: Landscape Painters Interpret
Conservancy Preserves", Spring 2008, pp 52-64.
Awards:
- Baustian Award, Crockett
Award, Washington Society of
Landscape Painters
- "Realism Today" National
Competition, American Artist,
October 2000, pp.51. First Prize in Landscape Category
- Bronze Medal – Landscape Art Award 2001, Art for the Parks,
National Park Academy of the Arts.
- "Paint Annapolis", Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
2002: Urban Landscape Award
2003: Marine Landscape Award and Award of Merit
2004: Award of Excellence
- Plein Air Competition and Arts Festival, Easton, MD
2005
Honorable Mention
2006 Third Place.
Painting In Easton Maryland
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Adirondack Packhorse in Blue and White
(borrowed from my grandson)
Painting in Barga, Italy
Photo: Il Giornale di BARGA,
9 July 2008
Sunrise, Paint Annapolis 2004, Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
Photo by Stan Sperlak
Painting on top of Mt Ellinor, Olympia National Park, WA
Photo by Robert Cooper
Painting at a benefit for the Echo Hill
Outdoor School with the Mid Atlantic
Plein Air Painters
Association
Apple Blossom Time
Snow Painting
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