Artist’s Statement
My paintings and drawings have been described as “expressionist realism”. I primarily work from life and reinterpret the subject into a personal response to convey my story. The stationary in contrast to the unruly subject matter keeps my lust for the visual truth diverse, exciting and alive. In the painting/drawing process, I get lost in the moment, searching for that perfect brush stroke or that delicious color combination or that mark that leads to the vivid illusion of reality. In all things, I see the world as a mirror and have an insatiable curiosity and passion for a variety of subject matter. The materials I use to create are oils, acrylics, drawing, and collage materials. Different subject matter enables me to explore the virtues of each medium.
I am fascinated with common household items. I explore the humor, emotion, and relationships, between still-life objects. The controlled lighting and stationary subject matter allow me to involve myself more directly in the emotional tension between the objects. In windows and metal as well, the enticement is in the reflections, motif, and congested areas that intrigue my eye.
I work en Plein air and the figure to keep a renewed vision of observation. The landscape reminds me to be spontaneous when I return to the studio. Drawing is ever-present: out of the necessity of seeing and searching with pure marks, values, and descriptions. Collage is the bridge between all my intuitive visual effects that help me find my way back to painting.
Education| Classical Training | Boston School at Fenway Studios, 1984-1988 | |||||
| MFA | School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Medford, MA | |||||
| BFA | The College of Visual & Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1977 | |||||
| Painting Major | St. Martin’s School of Art, London, England, 1975-1976 |
| 2021 | Landau Gallery, Belmont, School, Inside / Outside | |||||
| 2018 | Still Life and other Works, Newbury Court Gallery, Concord, MA | |||||
| 2014 | Not so Still: Still Life, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA | |||||
| 2013 | Out of the Pantry, ArtSpace, Maynard, MA A Tea Party, Indian Hill Music School, Littleton,MA Epic Still Life, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA | |||||
| 2012 | Ordinary Objects, TCAN, Framingham, MA | |||||
| 2011 | Up North/Down East, The Luminescent Landscape, NOA Gallery, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA | |||||
| 2010 | Fine Art of Dining, Thomas Moser Showroom, Boston, MA. Epic Still Life, Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA Still Life, The Alternative Art Space, 450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA | |||||
| 2000 | Jill Pottle A –Z, Pooke Gallery, Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA | |||||
| 1996 | Interior Landscapes, DeCordova Museum School Gallery, Lincoln, MA | |||||
| 1995 | Indoor/Outdoor Landscapes, Bunker Hill Community College Gallery, Charlestown, MA Still Life, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center Gallery, Roslindale, MA | |||||
| 1994 | Dogs & Landscapes, Cutter House Gallery, Arlington, MA | |||||
| 1989 | MFA: Thesis Exhibition, Gallery Eleven Tufts Univ., Medford, MA Objets d’art: Still Life Pastels, Tichnor Gallery, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA | |||||
| 1988-89 | People & Places in Somerville, Somerville Library, Somerville, MA Partially funded by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council |
| 2021 | The Momentary, Associate Member Exhibit, Foutain Street Gallery, Boston, MA Faculty Show, Concord Art, MA Trumpet Gallery, Peterborough, NH The Momentary, Foutain Street Gallery, Boston, MA | |||||
| 2019 | Illumination, Twist Gallery, Lexington, MA Students and Faculty Show, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA | |||||
| 2018 | Lincoln Art Association Exhibition, Lincoln, MA Faculty Show, South Shore Art Center Worcester Art Museum | |||||
| 2017 | Will's Group, Hudson Frame Shop, Hudson, MA | |||||
| 2015-16 | Light Lumiere Ligero, Three Stones Gallery, West Concord, MA | |||||
| 2014 | A Brightness Within: Objects and Interiors, St. Botolph Club, Boston, MA | |||||
| 2012-13 | The Figure, North River Art Society, Marshfield, MA Members Juried I, Juror: George Nick, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA NAACO, North Adams, MA Landscape: Three Visions, Conant Gallery at Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA Obligatory Object, Krause Gallery, Providence, RI | |||||
| 2010 | FP3, Art NE Penthouse Group Show, Boston, MA L’Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA | |||||
| 2009 | Up North/Down East, Two Person Show, Owen Smith Gallery, Groton, MA Meghan Candler Gallery, Vero Beach, FL | |||||
| 2008 | Figurative Group Show & Up North/Down East, Owen Smith Gallery, Groton, MA | |||||
| 2002-10 | Cose D’Argilla Gallery, (retitled the Hanback Gallery), Lenox, MA | |||||
| 2001-02 | Bayview Gallery, Portland ME White Dog Gallery, Winthrop Editions, West Boylston, MA | |||||
| 2000 | Going to the Dogs, The University of MA Medical Center, Worcester, MA | |||||
| 2000-13 | Powers Gallery, Acton, MA | |||||
| 1999 | Gifts of Nature, William’s Flutes Gallery, Arlington, MA | |||||
| 1998-03 | The Male Image, Fowler Art Gallery, Provincetown, MA | |||||
| 1994 | Huron Gallery, Cambridge, MA | |||||
| 1993 | Self Portraits, Provincetown Artists’ Association, Provincetown, MA | |||||
| 1991-93 | East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA | |||||
| 1992 | Heroes & Victims: An Artists Response to War, Katz & Dawgs Gallery, Columbus, OH | |||||
| 1990 | 27 Recent Grant Winners in the Visual Arts, Somerville Arts Council, Brickbottom Art Gallery, Somerville, MA | |||||
| 1989 | The Boit Competition, Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA | |||||
| 1988 | The Boston Printmaker, 40’th North American Print Exhibition, Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, MA Art in New England, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA | |||||
| 1987 | Response ’87, Emerging Visions, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin Art Center, Waukesha, WI Works on Paper Exhibition, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI | |||||
| 1986 | The Boit Competition, Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2018 | In the Collection: Jonathan Ostrosky and Kathleen T. Wright, Newton, MA | |||||
| 2017 | University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, Worcester, MA | |||||
| 2016 | New Vue, Fitchburg, MA, Business Grant for Artists | |||||
| 2011 | Artist in Residence, April-November, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA | |||||
| 2010 | In the Collection: Newbridge on the Charles, Dedham, MA In the Collection: University of Massachuestts Memorial Medical, Worcester, MA | |||||
| 1991 | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, Roslindale, MA Welcome Hill Art Retreat for Women, West Chesterfield, MA | |||||
| 1990 | Sterling Drug Inc, Chugai-Upjohn Co, Chicago, IL & Fidelity, Boston, MA Somerville Artists Lottery, Grant from the Somerville Arts Council | |||||
| 1989 | “Building a Sensuous Surface in Pastel”, The Artists Magazine (July) |