I posted this work earlier just before a show in the town of Hartsville, SC, where I went to Jr. Hi and Hi School. Just found out that it was accepted into the 2011 Oil Painters of America Regional show in Orleans, Mass. A landscape in a show is unusual for me but I entered it because I thought it was strong. The scene is one I used to drive by on my way to pick up my best girl(now my wife). This field and house were just behind her house. I liked how the winding road led the way to the house, barely visible in the dense tree group. I also really liked the subdued colors of a December day. The show opens September 17 and runs about a month. More info below.
Addison Art Gallery
43 Massachusetts 28
Orleans, MA 02653
September 17 - October 15, 2011
"Hidden House"
12x36
3 comments:
Way to go, Martin!
Cool painting and congratulations! On a side note-do landscapes get the full 'Martin Pate' signature rather than the traditional 'MPate'?
Thanks Greg and Steve. Steve, you have a keen eye. No real pattern or plan there with the signature...sometimes I just feel like signing the full name...more so lately. In this case, the show that particular painting was done for had 12 other Pates in it and I wanted to make sure that there wasn't any question as to which one painted this landscape.
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