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Drawing on Tradition

November 13, 2007- December 1, 2007

John Morrell

Atlantic Gallery

135 W 29th St


The series of drawings in John Morrell, Drawing On Tradition at Atlantic Gallery in New York from November 13 to December 1, 2007 are predominately the work of the artist’s recent summer travel, documenting the landscape sites painted by the great nineteenth century American painters. The (so-called) Luminists and Hudson River School painters had a major impact on the direction of American Art. As an artist who focuses on nature as his subject, Morrell has always been fascinated by the drawing excursions of these great artists. His painting is indebted to the precedent of their on-site oil sketches. Walking in their footsteps, John Morrell investigated the sites where these artists drew their inspiration: the Adirondack Mountains, and along the Hudson River and New England shore. Depictions of these places not only define a major aspect of American Art in the nineteenth century but also continue to influence landscape painting today.

The exhibition consist of chiaroscuro drawings in colored pencil on colored paper heightened with white. The result is a series of atmospheric, luminist scenes. The artist was surprised to find that many of the sites were still in a relatively natural state. Our society’s effort to maintain the environment has met with some success!

Locations that the artist visited include Bash Bish Falls in Massachusetts, Lake Champlain and Lake George in New York, Niagara Falls in Ontario and the Newport area in Rhode Island. The exhibition also includes several earlier drawings from Castine, Blue Hill and Mount Desert in Maine.

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