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Homeland, Oil,
36 x 60 in. |
Peter C. Stone’s latest illustrated
literary work, Sanctuaries (TWC publishers, 2003), is a testament to
the heritable landscapes of southern New England.
Recent projects include Condor Magic (with Lyn Hoopes, Benefactory, 1997), which was selected for the national literacy program “America Reads”.
The artist also presented a solo museum exhibition in 1999, for which he served as guest curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Part of a current literary project,
The Possibilities of Light in a Cold Place, the exhibition began traveling to other
galleries and museums in 2001.
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Bold
Cedars, Oil, 30 x 40 in. |
Throughout his career, Peter C. Stone has found inspiration from the hidden bogs and swamplands of southern New England to more remote landscapes. He has worked in Australia,
Indonesia, and India, the rugged shores of Labrador and Baffin Island, the Antarctic, the mythic tableaux of North Wales, and Nepal’s
Himalayas. While developing a unique style of Tonal Realism, this accomplished artist and author has developed his own methods for
painting en plein air. Mr. Stone’s Tonalism incorporates the aesthetic of plein airisme with a sophisticated glazing technique.
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Rising
Moon, Oil, 24 x 48 in. |
The artist’s work focuses on the values of stewardship and our spiritual relationship with the lands that sustain us. He invites us to consider that the symbols in our
surroundings are archetypal, no matter what our climate or the boundaries of our cultures. His paintings remind us that awareness of
our connection with the land begins before we are born. The first opportunities for exploring this spiritual bond arise when we are
children and are sustainable through our local customs and beliefs. In turn, a protected cultural heritage fosters stewardship and
conservation.
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Change of
Season, Oil, 30 x 54 in. |
Peter C. Stone received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from the Claremont Colleges. Since 1983 he has
presented more than thirty solo shows at galleries and museums in the United States and his work has been represented in numerous group
exhibitions, including Art Expo New York, the Royal Academy of Art, London, and the DeCordova Museum. His professional affiliations
include the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and the Copley Society of Boston. He has served as a juror and advisor to
the Art by Kids program of Young At Arts, the educational initiative of the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston.
Vose Galleries of Boston have described his luminous canvases
as
“…Brilliant
and moody…”, “Dramatic colorful atmospheres…”,
and “…upscale Tonal
Realism.”
School Library Journal has
written that his paintings are
“…dreamy…” and “…evocative…”
Publishers Weekly has called
them
“…sumptuous… beyond the tactile into a nearly mystical realm.”
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