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the Painting Studio and Gallery of Robert Beck
21 Bridge St. 2nd floor, Lambertville, NJ 08530 609-397-5679
rbeck@snip.net www.robertbeck.artspan.com
Robert Beck’s Annual Exhibition, “Embarkation”
The Studio and Gallery of Robert Beck presents his Fall Exhibition, Embarkation, from October 17 through November 20. The artist’s reception is Saturday, Oct. 17, 5-8, and Sunday Oct. 18, 1-4. The public is invited. There will be chocolate.
The paintings included in Embarkation reveal a new thrust in the award-winning artist’s work. Having spent two years focused on designing a house, including ornamentation and furniture, Beck has a fresh and renewed concentration on painting. “I was being creative as ever, just putting it in another direction,” He says. “The different approach to form, space, proportion and rhythm sharpened my visualization skills and made me a better painter.
It was also an opportunity for me to look forward,” said Beck. “I’m 59 – a good time to take a clear fix on the horizon and let ‘er rip.” The new images have been painted with a leaner, more vibrant brush. The work in Embarkation is that of a top regional artist, refreshed, spirited, and as the show title suggests, embracing a new phase.
The range of his subjects is still extraordinary: interiors, night scenes, cityscapes, all painted from life. A bareback-rider was captured mid-buck at the rodeo in Cody, Wyoming. The Chrysler building was painted from the 32 floor of the building across the street. And Beck doesn’t just depict the bar at the Stockton Inn; he puts you on one of the stools.
Although described in books and magazines as a Bucks County painter, Beck’s work goes beyond barns and bridges, presenting honest investigations of our time, and who we are now. He avoids charming images, instead finding substance in subjects not noticed or attempted buy other painters. The observation, composition, and interaction with the viewer that have in the past earned him two museum shows and dozens of major awards are now sharper than ever. The time away did him good.
The Studio and Gallery of Robert Beck is located at 21 Bridge St., second floor, Lambertville, NJ. Normal hours are 12-5 weekends and by appointment. For information call 609-397-5679, or email rbeck@snip.net.
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