Holiday Small Works 2015

                                      Bring in this holiday season with the new co-so exhibit:

HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS 2015

The Copley Society of Art is pleased to present Holiday Small Works 2015, a collection of small works that have a variety of media; ranging from oils to watercolors and even scratchboard. These works will be on display until December 24^th in both upper and lower galleries. Featuring work from our membership of over 380 artists, Holiday Small Works is easily one of Co|So’s most eagerly anticipated exhibitions.

Joan Clark The Black Rose, oil on panel 12 x 10

James Wolford Tibetan Mask, oil on board 9 x 12

Among the many works by our respected Copley artists will be breathtaking landscapes by Brian Dubina, detailed still-lifes by Joan Clark, brilliant seascapes by Rick Fleury and Mikel Wintermantel. You will also see stunning works of photorealistic portraiture by the likes of Matt McCosco, and the exceptional scratchboard work by Joe Smith.

Brian Dubina Snow Along the Charles, oil on panel 15 ½ x 9 ½

We welcome you to join us and experience these festive works for yourself. The gallery is open to the public Tuesday–Saturday from 11:00AM to 6:00PM, and on Sunday from noon to 5:00PM. Feel free to stop by we look forward to seeing you!

Robin Frisella's Simply Real

The Copley Society of Art is proud to present Simply Real, a collection of 11 pastel works by Robin Frisella. These works will be on display until December 24^th 2015 in the Red Room Gallery. Pulling the inspiration for her works from still lifes, Robin creates each scene with an arrangement of traditional objects, adding fabric, flowers, and fruit to portray a timeless elegance. Robin’s work takes the audience on an observational journey of idyllic smoothness with a delicate touch. 

“I am fascinated with the way light is represented and focus on capturing it in my paintings.”

On White Linen, four objects rest on a piece of linen, set against a black background.  There is a striking contrast between the dark background and the luminous objects placed on the lighter foreground. The way the light hits the objects in the still life give the overall piece a wonderfully, exquisite touch. There is a beautiful play of whites, lights and textures. The objects in the painting are drawn in such a way that looks like true porcelain!

White Linen, Pastel, 16 x 20

This New Hampshire-based artist has garnered numerous national and regional awards. She has been elected as a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and is a juried member of the Copley Society of Art. Robin’s work has recently been published in the Best of America Pastel Artists Vol. II, The American Artist Magazine, New Hampshire Magazine, The American Art Collector, and the Pastel Journal. In September, at the National Arts Club, Robin was awarded the pastel Artists of Hawaii Award for Clementine’s Reflections. Most recently Robin received 2^nd place in the Pastel Journal’s top 100 in the Still Life and Floral category.  Her work is currently on display at the Butler Institute in Ohio.

We welcome you to join us and experience these works for yourself. The gallery is open to the public Tuesday–Saturday from 11:00AM to 6:00PM, and on Sunday from noon to 5:00PM. Feel free to stop by; we look forward to seeing you.

Get entangled with Percy Fortini-Wright’s new solo-exhibit: Entangled Lines

The Copley Society of Art is proud to present Entangled Lines, a collection of spray-paint and oil paintings by Percy Fortini-Wright. These paintings will be on display until October 28^th 2015 in the upper gallery. Pulling the inspiration for his works from the beautiful, creative and destructive forces of Mother Nature as well as architecture, Wright’s work takes the audience on an observational journey of places, spaces, and faces; blurring the lines between practices and impressions of subjects.

 My Left Hand Stuck in the Matrix, I’m the Apex I Steal Science Off Spaceships, 71 ½ x 71 ½

This Boston-based artist earned his BFA and MFA from the Boston Institute of Art at Lesley University. He has produced numerous solo shows in the Boston area and has participated in multiple group exhibitions throughout the years. As a graffiti artist he shows a carefree innocence with bold daring marks, not distinguishing between a scribble and fully realized object. He is known for his avant-garde mixture of graffiti with traditional formats and techniques, as he commonly combines oil paint and spray paint in the same painting. This exhibition is harmonized with contrasting values and the strength of the dark, middle, and light tones. His inspirations range from painters like Zorn, and John Singer Sargent to wild style pieces and tags done with drippy markers. 

Entangled Rhymes  64 ½ x 40

We welcome you to join us and experience these trancelike paintings for yourself. The gallery is open to the public Tuesday – Saturday from 11:00AM to 6:00PM, and on Sunday from noon to 5:00PM. Feel free to stop by; we look forward to seeing you!

Summer Members' Show: As Expected

The Copley Society is pleased to present its Summer Members’ Show, As Expected, on display until August 19^th in the upper gallery.  As a juried show, any member artist had the opportunity to submit work for this exhibition, and our guest jurors, Richard Baino and Stephanie Bond of Child’s Gallery, chose the 34 pieces of art on display.

First Love, by Copley Artist Susan Dragoo Lembo, depicts a brilliant red bathing suit accompanying a weathered wooden boating oar. With her playful use of color, she embodies the whimsical spirit of a summer by the sea.

First Love, Susan Dragoo-Lambo, 36" x 24"

Suzanne Crocker’s Boogie Board Dance also portrays a spirited view of summer life through dramatic and bold hues. Against an incandescent carroty-colored background, a young girl gazes at an unused boogie board laying at her feet.

Boogie Board Dance, Suzanne Crocker, 36" x 36"

The Lightship Nantucket remains true to its name, illustrating the last serving lightship in its current resting place, the Boston harbor. In his oil painting, Brian Dubina artfully captures the nighttime dockside scene.

The Lightship Nantucket, Brian Dubina, 22" x 26"

Come in and see what else you would expect – or not expect – as a part of The Copley Society’s Summer Members’ Show. The gallery is open to the public Tuesday – Saturday from 11:00AM to 6:00PM and on Sunday from noon to 5:00pm.

Co|So Exhibitions :: New Members’ Show 2015

The Copley Society is proud to present the 18 newly accepted members into the gallery in the New Members' Show. Representing a great diversity of styles, media and techniques, the newest artist members span from locals working in Boston and Cambridge, to as far away as Ireland and Canada.  This year’s exhibition was featured as the cover story in the January/February 2015 edition of Artscope Magazine titled Mystical, Meditative, Mirthful and can be previewed online.

 

Kate Taylor, Weeping Willow Sunset, 24 x 24,acrylic and resin on panel.

Described by Artscope as “luminous and lovely, filled with color and energy,” Kate Taylor is Co|So’s first artist member working in resin. In Weeping Willow Sunset a palette knife was used to create luscious painted leaves that drip down the panel into a vibrant orange and pink sunset. The highly reflective coating of resin enhances and animates the colors, giving the flattened composition a greater sense of depth. 

David Palmquist, Green Ranch House, 37 1/4 x 37 1/4, oil on canvas.

Green Ranch House by David Palmquist pits the viewer in motion, sitting in a car or train watching as the outside world blurs past. He does not just paint an accurate landscape, but captures the moment in transition, a point between two places forever frozen in place.

Nicole Alger, Talking Stick, 31 1/2 x 37 1/2, oil on canvas.

Nicole Alger’s Talking Stick places a hyper realist woman in a beautifully abstracted background, creating the perfect conjunction of the traditional and contemporary. The powerful strokes of orange paint emanating from the stick give voice to the quiet power of the woman, a visual representation of her strength.

The exhibit is on display in the gallery through February 23, 2015.