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Artist Statement:
I have painted in oils and
acrylics for over 30 years. I
have always painted scenes
which hit me and demanded to
be painted. Mostly I paint
natural landscape. I don't try
to improve on nature, and try
to reflect the scene as I saw
it. I particularly like the
effects of light and shadow
and of contrasting cool and
warm color.
My landscape works are from
the Potomac River between
Alexandria and Great Falls
VA.' The Blue Ridge mountains,
Maryland Eastern Shore, and
some recent works from
Martha's Vineyard.
My most recent works are
townscapes, which are
exhibited and sold in
galleries in Gettysburg PA,
Easton MD, Leesburg MD, and
Alexandria VA.
There's an endless stream of
beautiful scenes to paint,
which change with time of day
and with season. I try to
capture the mood of the place,
and to make pictures that
people can recognise as places
they have seen or visited, but
seen in a more poetic
light....
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Show, Gallery West ,
Alexandria VA, August 2002.
Entitled " Virginia Waters"
a collection of scenes from
Northern VA of the Potomac
River and many creeks, streams
and lakes in the area.
www.gallery-west.com
Solo Show, Gallery West,
Alexandria. July/August 2004.
Entitled "Familiar Places"
more local scenes of ...
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Artist Galleries:
Gallery West, Alexandria VA.
www.gallery-west.com
Paul McGehee Old Town Gallery
, Alexandia VA.
www.paulmcgeheeart.com
Butler Gallery, Edgartown,
Marthas Vineyard MA.
butlergallery@aol.com...
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Alexandria, VA (July 7, 2002) - Gallery West, the member-operated fine art gallery at 205 South Union Street in Old Town Alexandria, announced today "Virginia Waters," a solo show of oil and acrylic landscape paintings on canvas by Richard Whiteley, whose work draws inspiration from the beauty of the Potomac River, the C&O Canal and the lakes, marshes and creeks of Virginia.
"Nature blesses us with an infinite variety of moods and contrasts, changing with the seasons, the weather and time of day, from dawn to dusk," says Whiteley. "I strive to capture the contrasts of light and dark, warm and cool in an impressionistic style and to create images that viewers can recognize, but presented in a more poetic light."
Largely self-taught for more than 30 years, Richard Whiteley began painting as he traveled around the world during his career in international chemicals marketing. While working in Europe, he studied with Leopold Geysen in Brussels from 1992 to 1996. Now retired, he continues to develop his skills at the Art League School in Alexandria, where he has studied with Mike Francis, Diane Tessler, Ed Cooper and Ross Merrill.
Whiteley is a member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters and a member of Gallery West. Other gallery affiliations include Paul McGehee's Old Town Gallery in Alexandria and the Butler Gunning Gallery in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA. In addition to regular appearances in Gallery West's monthly shows, in the National Capital Area Whiteley's work has appeared repeatedly in competitive exhibitions at the Art League, as well the Wilson Gallery and the Capitol Hill Art League.
Gallery West is located two blocks south of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Regular gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm, except Second Thursdays until 9. The public is also invited to visit the gallery's Web site at www.gallery-west.com.
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