Using the Library - Art Galleries & Exhibit Spaces

The Hingham Public Library and the North River Arts Society invite you to view the "Northeast Landscapes" by South Shore artist Sue Charles in the Library's Dolphin Gallery. The Gallery is open during regular library hours. The general public is invited to attend her show opening on January 11 from 7-8:30 pm. Light refreshments will be available.

My home turf, the northeast coast of the Atlantic , is the subject of my work. I have a BFA in painting from Boston University's College of Fine Arts, where teachers taught with an old world approach much like trade school, the technical skills of a fine artist.

Charles Warren Eaton, William Merritt Chase, Martin Johnson Heade , George Inness, Fairfield Porter and Wolf Kahn are favorite artists whose art has taught me many things :

A painting exists on many levels. It depicts light and space with a two dimensional pattern of color shapes, and it expresses ideas and emotions: it is thought made visible. Finding the intersection between these ways of perceiving is my goal.

Sweeps of space set off by curious shapes, light and air connecting everything and the mute profundity of nature all interest me greatly. A good painting contains only the essentials and it stays with you like a hummable melody. I aim for that.

Methods:

The smaller oils are painted outside in one session. Larger pieces are done in the studio using reference materials. These take many sessions to complete and transform over time, as they take on a life of their own.

"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now." Goethe

Chinese brush painting group show in the Clemens Gallery on February 6th

Brush painting example

The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) Chinese Brush Painting Group exhibition opens in the Clemens Gallery on February 6, 2010 and will be on view until March 4, 2010. A reception for the participating artists takes place on Saturday, February 6 from 1:30 to 3 P.M. in the gallery area.

Chinese brush painting has a long history. Dating back to the fourth century, the earliest paintings portray life in the royal palace. The techniques of using lines, shades, and colors were already very sophisticated and well-developed in that era. Nature and landscape brush painting culminated in the 10th century. Artists have since carried on the tradition, using the brush to achieve the desired visual effects. Mastering the techniques of brush handling is of ultimate importance in Chinese brush painting. The brush is usually made of animal hair such as that of goat or fox. In early times, the paintings were often on silk; nowadays, they are most commonly done on absorbent rice paper.

The GBCCA Chinese Brush Painting Group has studied under Mr. Qing-Xiong Ma since 1999. This exhibition displays work by both Mr. Ma and his students. Mr. Ma was born in Guangdong China and began painting and participating in art shows in China at an early age.

GBCCA, located in West Newton, MA, sponsors and participates in many area cultural events, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and First Night. In addition, the GBCCA Educational Outreach Program provides Chinese culture/language/arts classes and workshops at GBCCA and local schools.