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New work from studio: Chautauqua County Streams, New York

From March 2-30, 2012, I will be presenting a solo exhibition in the Octagon Gallery, which is part of the beautiful Patterson Library in Westfield, New York. I have always been a fan of the library and its architecture along with its collection of historic paintings of the Westfield and taxidermy specimens.

Over the past few years, my research and exhibitions have been outside the region so I haven’t had much of an opportunity to make paintings of some of my favorite locations that are close to home.

This is a rare opportunity for me to dedicate a good bit of time to documenting these scenes. I am planning on creating six to eight new four-foot paintings of water scenes from Westfield (Chautauqua Creek), Fredonia (Canadaway Creek), Arkwright (Canadaway Creek), and Brocton (Corell Creek) during different times of the year.

These are three of the recently finished works for the exhibition.

 

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New work from studio: Four Mile Creek, Rochester, New York

Here’s some studio shots of some recent work for an upcoming exhibition at the Davison Gallery at Robert Wesleyan University in Rochester, New York in March of 2012.

The two paintings are of a brown trout and the stream  that was documented last year at for Mile Creek in Webster just outside of Rochester. This work is part of the Biological Regionalism Series which documents environments and fish species located near the exhibition venues. The work tries to create connections between society, culture and nature.

The Davison Gallery is located in the Kodak Atrium, Roberts Cultural Life Center, at Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, NY 14624. The exhibition runs from March 2 -30, 2012. The Davison Gallery is open from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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Artwork in Gray’s Sporting Journal

 

Here’s a look at the the two-page spread of the Biological Regionalism: Brook Trout II, Catskills, United States painting in the May/June 2011 issue of Gray’s Sporting Journal. Gray’s always does a nice job in their page design and reproduction. The work is available at the Russell Jinishian Gallery in Fairfield, CT.

by alreyorvis

Welcome!

Welcome to the new website and my blog!

The new modified design and content has come together after working closely over the last few months with the good folks at Simple Solutions, Inc.. This blog is also a new feature and I look forward to starting a new chapter in my life using this feature for the first ever on any site. I guess it is never to late to learn something new.

The inauguration of this site also marks my invitation to you to participate in two upcoming events:
1. The first fourth-annual One Bug™ fundraiser benefiting the Friends of the Upper Delaware River. The event will be held on the weekend of April 29, 30 and May 1 and will again be headquartered at the famous Old Capital Theatre, 170 Front St. in Hancock, N.Y. I will be attending with my good friend and award-winning barbecue cook, Mike Cartechine. He will be in charge of the flavorful meat on Saturday and I will be there doing my part to help out with the event. You’ll need to check out the event’s Patagonia t-shirts that will feature some of my fish paintings from the Catskill rivers. I hope to see you there!

2. The second events occurs the following week at the Chace Randall Gallery in Andes, NY where I will be presenting a solo exhibition of 16 paintings dedicated to the trout found on the Beaverkill, Willowemoc and the Delaware River. The exhibition runs from May 7 – June 10, 2011 with a reception on Saturday, May 7 from 5 – 7 p.m. I hope to see you there also!

Welcome again!