July 2023: Contrasts A Group Exhibition Of Visual Art

If you’re in or around Portland, Maine in July stop in Richard Boyd Art Gallery to see an exhibition of original works of visual art offering a study of contrasting styles from impressionism to photo realism.

The exhibit includes paintings created by nationally renowned and established artists with diverse backgrounds whose range of styles, choice of mediums, and color palette give them distinction in the visual arts community.

The exhibit is comprised of paintings by artists’ Deena S. Ball – watercolor; CR Bryant – oil; Patricia Chandler – oil and cold wax medium; Carrin Culotta – oil; Randy Eckard – dry-brush watercolor; Richard H. Eyster – dry-brush watercolor; Jane Herbert – acrylic; Kristin Horton – oil; Kenneth Mancini- oil; Jen Pagnini- mixed media; and HM Saffer II – pointillist style oils.

If you like a specific style of painting, pointillism, abstracts, or traditional realism, you will see a painting in the exhibit that brings you in for a closer look. Stop in and relax while viewing a beautiful selection of paintings that inspire your creative soul. Contrasts is open free charge from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily July 1st through July 30th, 2023.

Below are images of some of the twenty-five plus paintings on exhibit. Please note, images are for reference only. No image can capture the depth, and nuances of an original work of art as seen in person at the gallery.

Top image of Creek Shadow a 30” x 22” a dry-brush watercolor on paper painting by Richard Eyster. Bottom image of Vera Gloucester a 48″ x 36″ oil on panel painting by CR(Bob) Bryant.

Deena S. Ball- LEARN MORE

Deena S. Ball ~ ‘Bailey Island Light’ ~ Watercolor on Paper 11″ x 14″ Retail $450.

Deena S. Ball ~ ‘Morning Light’ ~ Watercolor on Paper 10.5″ x x 6.5″ Retail $250.

Deena S. Ball ~ ‘White House’ ~ Plein Air Watercolor on Paper 12″ x 12″ Retail $450. SOLD

Deena S. Ball ~ ‘Shades of White’ ~ Watercolor on Clayboard 7″ x 5″ Retail $225.

C. R. BRYANT- LEARN MORE

C. R. Bryant ~ ‘Vera Gloucester’ ~ Oil on Panel 48″ x 36″ Retail $12,500.

C. R. Bryant ~ ‘Tow Out No. 1’ ~ Oil on Canvas 16″ x 20″ Retail $3000.

C. R. Bryant ~ ‘Yachts Eleonora and Mariette of 1915 Sailing Off Shore Antigua’ ~ Oil on Panel 8″ x 10″ Retail $900.

Bob Bryant ~ ‘Steamer Vashon at Three Tree Point Puget Sound’ ~ Oil on Canvas 30″ x 40″ Retail $10,000.

Patricia Chandler- LEARN MORE

Patricia Chandler ‘Moonlight Pond’ Mixed Media on Panel 36″ x 24″ Retail $1900.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Moonless Night’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Arches Paper 13″ x 9″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Pink Cloud’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Arches Paper 13″ x 9″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Storm at Two Lights’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 9″ x 12″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Autumn II The Old Maple’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 18″ x 14″ Retail $650. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Autumn’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 14″ x 11″ Retail $500.

Carrin Culotta- LEARN MORE

Carrin Culotta ~ ‘Jewels in the Distance NYC Skyline from Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area, NJ’ ~ Oil on Paper 8″ x 24″ Retail $600.

Carrin Culotta ~ ‘The Golden Hour Mount Monadnock’ ~ Oil on Panel 8″ x 24″ Retail $550.

Carrin Culotta ~ ‘The Gift of Solitude’ ~ Oil on Linen Panel 11″ x 14″ Retail $450.

Carrin Culotta ~ ‘Taking in the Laundry’ ~ Oil on Panel 9″ x 12″ Retail $350.

Carrin Culotta ~ ‘Sunset on Peaks Island Hadlock Cove’ ~ Plein Air Oil on Panel 8″ x 10″ Retail $350.

Carrin Culotta ~ ‘Sunset on Peaks Island Whitehead’ ~ Plein Air Oil on Panel 11″ x 14″ Retail $450. SOLD

Randy Eckard- LEARN MORE

Randy Eckard ~ ‘Years of Use’ ~ Original Watercolor on Paper 12″ x 8″ Retail $1800.

Randy Eckard ~ ‘Good Luck’ ~ Original Watercolor on Paper 24″ x 16″ Retail $4900.

Randy Eckard ~ ‘Looking West’ ~ Original Watercolor on Paper 22″ x 16″ Watercolor on Paper 22″ x 16″ Retail $3600.

Randy Eckard ~ ‘These Boots’ ~ Original Watercolor on Paper 12″ x 8″ Retail $1800. SOLD

Richard Eyster- Learn More

Richard Eyster ~ ‘Dawn Frost’ ~ Original Watercolor on Paper 22″ x 30″ Retail $2700.

Richard Eyster ~ ‘Creek Shadow’ ~ Original Watercolor on Paper 30″ x 22″ Retail $2700.

Jane Herbert- LEARN MORE

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Hatchet Cove’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Abenaki Homeland’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Kristin Horton- LEARN MORE

Kristin Horton ~ ‘Jewett Cove’ ~ Oil on Canvas 24″ x 30″ Retail $2800.

Kris Horton ~ ‘Penobscot Spring Thaw’ ~ Oil on Canvas 16″ x 20″ Retail $900.

Kenneth Mancini ~ ‘Morning Suspended’ ~ Oil on Gesso Board 18” x 24” Retail $1200.

Kenneth Mancini. ‘Nordic Sky’ Oil on Cradled Gesso Board 11″ x 14″ Retail $900.

Jen Pagnini- LEARN MORE

Jen Pagnini ~ ‘Field, No. 8’ ~ Oil on Panel 11″ x 14″ Retail $300.

Jen Pagnini ~ ‘Field No. 3’ ~ Oil on Board 20″ x 20″ Retail $500.

Jen Pagnini ~ ‘Untitled Abstract 19’ ~ Acrylic on Paper 8″ x 6″ Retail $350.

HM Saffer II- LEARN MORE

HM Saffer II ~ ‘Old Oak’ ~ Oil on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $4800.

HM Saffer II ~ ‘A New Beginning’ ~ Oil on Panel 18″ x 24″ Retail $4800.

HM Saffer II ~ ‘Moon Path’ ~ Oil on Canvas 24″ x 18″ Retail $4800.

HM Saffer II ~ ‘Blue Dawn IV’ ~ Oil on Canvas 16″ x 20″ Retail $3500.

HM Saffer II ~ ‘Green on Green on Green on’ ~ Oil on Panel 30″ x 24″ Retail $8000. SOLD