Peter Batchelder : : Studio Journal

New Limited Edition Print: “Inland Hill”

peterbatchelder — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:46:10 +0000

“Inland Hill”

from original oil on canvas, 2012
Print size: 20 x 20
Limited Edition of 200
signed and numbered print

printed on Hahnemuhle German etching fine art paper

11-degrees in Harvard Square

peterbatchelder — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:45:22 +0000

Too cold in the “bubble” at Harvard Stadium, where Owen has 2.5-hour baseball workouts, so seeking the warmth of old familiar Au Bon Pain, two blocks from my old apartment on Harvard and Trowbridge.

Portland (ME) Sunday Telegram Review of Flat Iron Gallery

peterbatchelder — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:28:12 +0000

I’m happy to have been invited to join Matt Welch in his new Flat Iron Gallery in Portland, Maine. Today’s Sunday Telegram reviewed the gallery. Click image to download a PDF of the review.

New Year, New Work, New Galleries

peterbatchelder — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:48:32 +0000

Thanks to the good people of Dick Blick, Winsor & Newton, and Utrecht, the first four days of January have been spent stretcher-bar-assembling and canvas stretching. This is not fun work, but I continue to resist pre-stretched canvases over hand-stretched. Must be the Yankee (not baseball Yankee) in me. Many of these fresh canvases will be for paintings slated for a Spring show at the Red Door Gallery in Richmond, VA, a gallery I recently discovered in that city’s gallery district. Great gallery, with a great roster of artists. The show date will be announced when it’s confirmed.

Heading West: Roby King Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA

peterbatchelder — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:42:32 +0000

Andrea King of Roby King Gallery did a great job displaying these four smaller pieces recently sent out as part of the gallery’s annual small works show. Nice to have had a couple of West Coast sales from the gallery, but more important is knowing this gallery is thoughtful not only of the art they select to represent, but in how they present it to their clients. This foursome of smaller piece, as Andrea point out, works equally as well as one larger piece. Equally nice was the write-up in American Art Collector (click magazine image to view article).

A Creative Relationship: DeVallia Art and Accents

peterbatchelder — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:12:52 +0000

I was happy to have been introduced recently to Jessie and Michael Alon of DaVallia Art and Accents in Chester, Vermont. This very creative couple have built a beautiful art and fine craft gallery and online store that I’m glad to have been asked to be a part of. Michael’s impressive metal and concrete furniture and Jessie’s beautiful jewelry are complemented by many works of fine art and craft. The Alons have recently launched a new online version of their store that’s well worth checking out. If heading to Vermont, check them out, or visit their online store by clicking here.

Santa nailed it!

peterbatchelder — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:47:08 +0000

Looking forward to getting back into the studio with this collection of 34 Old Hollands. Thanks Santa.

New: “Unhinged”

peterbatchelder — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:50:04 +0000

Unhinged :: 40 x 36 :: 2011 :: at Timmons Gallery, Doylestown, PA

Two of my favorite things: Tabasco and (now) Brushes for Iphone

peterbatchelder — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:11:04 +0000

I read recently of David Hockney’s prolific use (and love for) Brushes for Iphone, so bought the app. What an amazing way to have a handheld studio to sketch out quick ideas. Though Hockney’s mastery of this mighty little app far exceeds mine, I can see why he’s hooked on it.

Installation at North Shore Community College

peterbatchelder — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:35:14 +0000

I was recently contacted by Peter Shaffer of Dimella Shaffer Architects, in Boston, to do a painting for the new Allied Health Professions and Student Services Building at at North Shore Community College in Danvers, MA.

This building is the first state-funded Net Zero Energy Building in Massachusetts. Because of the building’s environmental focus, Mr. Shaffer proposed a painting that implied a connection between the building’s greenness and the school itself. The school’s logo mark is a lighthouse beacon, so it seemed expanding that into a North Shoreish lighthouse landscape might work. With only a weekend to turn the piece around, the school approved the painting, which was digitized and output onto the large panels in the photo above.