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Banknorth to Feature Paintings by Adams Man - December 05, 2007
 | | 'Stormy Waters,' oil on canvas by John Richards |
GREAT BARRINGTON - John "Skeets" Richards of Adams will be the featured Housatonic Valley Art League artist at TD Banknorth for January 2008. The exhibit is "Realism in the Berkshires: The Oil Paintings of J. Richards Jr."
His painting will be in the bank gallery at 271 Main St. from Jan.2 to 31.
Richards, a lifelong resident of Adams, was a science teacher at Berkshire Country Day School in Lenox for a year and a physics teacher at Drury High School in North Adams for 34 years, retiring in 2004.
The self-taught artist has been painting since the mid-80s. Over the years, he developed a strong interest in the landscape paintings of the Hudson River School of the mid-1800s, including such artists as Frederic Church, George Inness and Albert Bierstadt and their ability to portray nature as they saw it.
"My style has evolved in this manner," said Richards. "I see nature as our home, a sacred place to be revered and not taken advantage of. You'll see virtually no semblance of modern technical life, such as cars, computers, skyscrapers, etc., in my paintings; I choose to paint scenes that portray serenity and quiet contemplation, much like the days of my youth in Adams. It was a time of dairy farms, Little League baseball, and walks in the woods with my dog. I am also painting still life subjects in the style of the Dutch painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. They appeal to that sense of serenity that I long for."
Recent exhibitions of his work include the Open Studios event in North Adams, the Berkshire Harvest Festival in Stockbridge, the Pittsfield Art Show, Dewey Hall in Sheffield, the Gallery at Western Gateway Heritage Park in North Adams and the holiday show at the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield with the Artisans of the Berkshires.
Richard's Web site www.jrichardsjr.com has more than 150 of his paintings, some for sale and many owned by people from around the United States.
The Housatonic Valley Art League, a non-profit organization, promotes the appreciation of fine art in the community. The HVAL membership, now over 200, includes artists working in many media as well as non-artists who appreciate and support art in the community. Members come from across Western Massachusetts, northwest Connecticut, and east central New York. Information about the art league is available at www.hvart.org or PO Box 296, Great Barrington, MA 01230.
The TD Banknorth/Housatonic Valley Art League featured artist for December is Wayne Jenkins of Canaan, Conn.
His oil paintings of nature and animals are on display at TD Banknorth until Dec. 31. |
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