Westport River Gallery

Guyon's Vibrant Genre of French Theatrics

Theatrics of the vibrant genre of entertainment art is embodied by the artistic works of French master artist Michel Guyon. In the late 1960s Guyon studied at the Beaux Art School in Nantes, France. With Guyon’s passion for music, opera and painting, the artist also gained experience in theatrical productions. He began creating theater set décor, costumes and posters. Working with Baty, Michel discovered the drawings of Paul Dauce and Joel Dabin. Guyon worked with them on theater set décor. In the 1970s, Guyon worked on the set décor of several lyrical spectacles, including Figaro, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Faust, & others. Michel Guyon also worked for the Jean Marais Festival and the Francais Huster Company, “les Treteaux de France” and various summer festivals around France.

The artist created scenery for the Angers Opera House and began to paint on canvas. Guyon’s talent of set and costume design permeates his artistic works beautifully. The combination of a poetry of colors and his forceful touch creates a unique sense of strength and vibrancy in his paintings.

French Landscapes & Villages by Caudron

Dr. Caudron's paintings are based on a perfect match of the diverse structures of motifs - through skies forcefully crushed to grounds that offer surprising perspectives - and, while the artist is wandering on the chromatic scale with enthralling boldness, there is nothing he dares not do.Such balance in his works allows the eye to travel nowhere else than on the painted surface. The balance of the bold color palette juxtaposed with the seemingly surreal perspective allows one to be immersed within the work itself, eliminating the notion of the two-dimensional surface. The subjects of the works stand on their own, supported by the innovative use of an old master knife technique combined with a saturated use of color in its purest form. The works themselves appear to be effortless, despite the fact that the works were achieved thanks to extreme rigor. Caudron is a man of intensity; while his primary profession is as a diabetes physician, his interests have also guided him to the titles of pilot, sailor, glider, husband, and, expressionist-impressionist artist. His passions in part stem from a love of character homes, “out of proportion” rooms, and reading. Caudron was born in France in 1947 and has exhibited for two decades. While his art is primarily represented throughout the galleries of Europe. CLICK FOR OTHER IMAGES

Vibrant, Colourful New York City by S. Guccione

Passion is a vital underpinning of any good artist. Brazilian born S. Guccione went to college and graduated with degrees in journalism and art in Sao Paulo. “At the age of 25 I moved to Rome, where I had the opportunity to meet the most wonderful artists and attend many workshops and classes where I learned to work with different styles and mediums. I learned a lot from my mentor Giorgio Michetti who passed away in 2019 at the age 105. I truly enjoy working with oils, and my favorite style is impressionism. Equestrian is the theme that really brings back wonderful memories of my childhood in Brazil where I rode as well and raised horses.” Her mentor was born in Viareggio, Italy, in 1912. At 17 he had his first exhibit. His works add up more than 2000 paintings which have been exhibited in Italy, Switzerland & Austria.This painting is 52x48

Howlader's Rhythmic and Abstract Expressions

"My style is semi-abstract expressionism. It combines the beauty of the natural world with the expressive elements of abstraction. I like this style because it gives me the freedom to add emotions, feelings, and ideas to what I see and express them using meaningful lines, forms, and colors. I use bold strokes, bubbles, and scribbles to represent the emotional activities of the psyche. First, I decide what the theme of the painting will be and then I create a visual illusion in my mind. Next, I paint the essence of what I visualize on the canvas"

“I was always curious as a child. When I saw an object, I would ask myself questions. What is the shape of the object? What is the story behind the object? How can I create an image of the object? My childhood curiosity and visual imaginations were the beginning of my artistic vision. Today, I am still applying my curiosity and visual imaginations to process my paintings As an artist I always want to create a painting that tells a story that positively impacts and brings beauty to our lives. However, art is not only about beauty. Art should make people think. It is about communicating to an audience. I want to give the audience an opportunity to find their own meaning from what I paint.”

Miceli's New England Plein Air Reflections

L. (Gauthier) Miceli is a New England plein air painter and art teacher with a focus on expressionist watercolors and oils. Her path to becoming an artist was gradual, as she took classes and workshops whenever she could during her twenty + years working as a psychologist. Lisa has been able to devote herself full-time to art and teaching for the past five years and through art classes, demos, and plein air painting, has been able to share the joy of painting with students and with the community. A significant influence on her development as an artist was her grandmother, Lucille (LaCoursiere) Gauthier who was an illustrator, watercolorist, and a Works Progress Administration artist in the 1930’s, and whose work preserving American artifacts in watercolor was exhibited and archived at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. This oil painting is 11x14. Link to others.

Original Watercolors by Lelia Pissarro

Lelia was born in 1963, and has painted since age four, having been educated by her grandfather, Paulemile and her father, Claude Pissarro. Following an 18 month break from painting one simple image captured her imagination; a photograph taken in the 1950s by her grandfather, Paulemile Pissarro, of two houses on a road under snow in Clecy in Suisse Normandy, where Lelia had spent the first 11 years of her life. Lelia started to paint this scene over and over, exploring the almost endless possibilities of variation in color and light. It was not her intention to paint a series, but this is what it became. In contrast to the Impressionists who were mainly concerned with capturing one subject in changing atmospheres and lights, something that could only be achieved by painting outdoors, she has created all the variations of the one subject in her studio and through her own imagination. For this reason, she is adamant that there should be no unnecessary or pretentious comparison of the work in this exhibition with the many series painted by Monet or her great grandfather, Camille Pissarro.

Provence Beauty by French Artist Dorie

Dominique Dorié was born in Versailles in 1958. At the age of sixteen he began working in the Louvre in a conservation capacity as a restorer of sculptures.Dorie enjoyed the opportunities his location presented him, most especially, the chance to study the many masterpieces hanging on the walls of the great museum. Although Dorié had little free time, he felt compelled to sketch. Nevertheless he had several small “exhibitions” of his own, by hanging his work in the evenings on the fences of the Church of St. Germain des Pres. 1977 marked the turning point for Dorié’s career. He won a scholarship offered by the city of Paris, which enabled Dominique Dorie to enroll in a night course in drawing. As his skills in that field improved, he developed a desire to use color and began to paint in oil. From 1974 on, Dorié had participated in a number of exhibitions in the towns surrounding Paris. He also had two one-man shows in Paris, and  Strasbourg. 

Sporting Dogs and Ducks by UK's Wilkinson

The late Henry Wilkinson was a British painter and printmaker best known for his depictions of sporting dogs hunting in the countryside. Born in 1921 in the United Kingdom, he studied first at the Winchester College of Art followed by the Royal College of Art in London. Wilkinson first learned engraving while working for the Hammond’s of Winchester and continued to hone his craft throughout his career. He later taught at the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers, and Engravers where he met and worked under George Vernon Stokes, a preeminent printmaker who also often portrayed dogs in his work. Wilkinson died in 2011 in Kent, United Kingdom.

Dramatic Lively & Colorful Floral by Fatse

Blues, whites, yellows, greens and reds often dominate the dramatic colorful streams of acrylic paint or poly resign that blends together to create a unique pattern. But it could be 50 shades of gray, or metal infused beneath an acrylic epoxy. American artist J. Fatse creates unique compositions that may look like a garden, or solar flares, or non-repeating patterns that force the viewer to either just enjoy, or see something tangible. Subtle or not, each picture evokes an emotion which could calm you, move you to action, and enliven the décor of your office or home. His worked have been seen in Art World News and Westport Lifestyle.

Howlader's Naturalistic Representation

Widely exhibited throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia, S. Howlader’s award-winning art is unique. Born in Bangladesh, he has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Dhaka and was an International Artist-in-Residence at the Griffis Art Center, New London, CT. His paintings are included in the collections of UNICEF and the National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts of Bangladesh. Melding the beauty of naturalistic representation with the expressive elements of abstraction, he creates his own unique style rich with spiritual and rhythmic undercurrents, and cultural influences. Using a diverse assortment of media, from oil and acrylic to pastels, his light-filled color palette is marked by sophisticated use of translucent hues. He transitions between representation and abstraction. His color choices carry weighty significance, with many hues holding symbolic meaning. Following the gradation of color across the surface, the eye moves from bright white, signifying the future, to dark cool tones, representing the past. His focus can include abstracts, elephants, calla lilies, scull racing boats.

The City Biker Framed with Repurposed Materials

Growing up in Italy, C. DaNapoli was destined to become an artist. With a painter, art collector and renowned goldsmith in his family tree, he began his art journey as a photographer. Forced to consider composition, light, and lines, he questioned how he could bend the rules. Shooting from unorthodox angles and stepping outside the box. The images, however, felt like incomplete thoughts. He wanted more: more substance, more context, more emotional impact. Simultaneously, he had taken to using non-traditional material and the concept of second chances.  “How better to express a belief in second chances than by giving new life to items that have been abandoned or thrown away?” “Who says that a piece of drywall or cement cannot be transformed into something beautiful?  And what is beauty anyway?” So he crafts frames with repurposed construction materials. Shown here is the biker, 24x10.

Bustle & Muscle of New York City by Castellon

Cuban-born Impressionist artist R. Castellon, based in the US, took his first steps referring to art from an early age. Completing his art education where he spent four years of effort and dedication which enabled him to overcome and achieve the bases of what would be the beginning of his career as an artist. In 2004 he graduated with satisfied results and won several awards for being a well integrated student of Fine Arts and best student in four years. Then he continued his studies and got his degree as “Instructor of art” without losing the link with the artistic endeavor by which he continued to participate in collective and personal exhibitions that provided his artistic recognition in Cuba, Spain and Denmark.

The Bougainvillea on the Wall by Courchia

The interplay of light and shadows is not by accident in the works by French artist JP Courchia. And the basic constriction of many famous works of art is also not by accident. Jean-Paul Courchia comes to the Westport River Gallery in Westport, Connecticut by way of France. The physician-lecturer-artist’s oil paintings on canvas are displayed in Marseille in the famous Provencal Gallery Jouvène, which Van Gogh and Cezanne called home for their art work. Her Highness Queen Paola of Belgium and Madame Nobutaka Shinomiya, wife of the Consul of Japan in Marseille, are avid collectors of his work.

Colourful Sun Drenched Village by Andriotis

V. Andriotis is an artist and professional photographer, and a photo contributor for Getty Images & Adobe. Author of the Prayer in Poetry book series, Andriotis is a Painter of Moods, Habitual Observer, Shutterbug, Art Enthusiast, and Autodidact. She is not afraid of color and drama, and adventures in expressive art. She welcomes the challenges that expression presents as the canvas creation unfolds. She is influenced by the realities of life, as well as dream-moments. She was born in Athens somewhere in the 60s, she is now living, and breathing, adventuresome expressive art somewhere in New England.

Castellon Paints New York City to Native Cuba

R. Castellon is now showing at Westport River Gallery. The Cuban-born Impressionist artist based in the US took his first steps referring to art from an early age. Completing his art education where he spent four years of effort and dedication which enabled him to overcome and achieve the bases of what would be the beginning of his career as an artist. In 2004 he graduated with satisfied results and won several awards for being a well integrated student of Fine Arts and best student in four years. Then he continued his studies and got his degree as “Instructor of art” without losing the link with the artistic endeavor by which he continued to participate in collective and personal exhibitions that provided his artistic recognition in Cuba, Spain and Denmark. At left is Grand Central Station, NYC; at right is a scene from Cuba

Field of Vibrant Sunflowers by Guccione

Passion is a vital underpinning of any good artist. Brazilian born S. Guccione went to college and graduated with degrees in journalism and art in Sao Paulo.“At the age of 25 I moved to Rome, where I had the opportunity to meet the most wonderful artists and attend many workshops and classes where I learned to work with different styles and mediums. I learned a lot from my mentor Giorgio Michetti who passed away in 2019 at the age 105. I truly enjoy working with oils, and my favorite style is impressionism. Equestrian is the theme that really brings back wonderful memories of my childhood in Brazil where I rode as well and raised horses.”Her mentor was born in Viareggio, Italy, in 1912. At 17 he had his first exhibit. His works add up more than 2000 paintings which have been exhibited in Italy, Switzerland & Austria. The Italian artist who lived through two wars, one of them as a soldier, also suffered the loss of two wives. He met Pablo Picasso in Nice and has opened his art to other techniques such as painted pants and a car. A man who at his long age has understood that the most important thing is to share knowledge and

Normandy Beach by French Artist JP Dubord

Normandy beach by Jean Pierre Dubord, born in Rouen, France in l949. Although that city remains his favorite subject, he often paints the street scenes of Paris, the Normandy countryside, the beaches of Deauville and the vistas along the Seine. He infuses his work with the subtleties of light and color unique to each season and locale. A multitude of first place and gold medal awards have been won by Jean Pierre Dubord: First Prize of Ville de Canteleu, l982; Gold Medal of Ville de Reuil Malmelson, l985; and the Prize of Conseil General Salon de Pontoise in l985, to name only a few. This oil painting is about 20x24.

Mollica's Fauvist Subjects Martini to Rooster

New woks by P. Mollica at Westport River Gallery. "Great painting is not about the subject matter, but rather the way an artist communicates beauty, sensitivity and integrity in whatever is depicted. Flowers, gardens and sunsets are no more worthy as painting subjects than a subway station full of weary commuters, or a close-up of old rundown fire escapes. My goal as a painter is to point out the hidden artistic beauty I see in all scenes and objects, most especially the ones that are not commonly thought of in an artistic light."

Enjoy the Lavender Fields by S. Guccione

Passion is a vital underpinning of any good artist. Brazilian born S. Guccione went to college and graduated with degrees in journalism and art in Sao Paulo.“At the age of 25 I moved to Rome, where I had the opportunity to meet the most wonderful artists and attend many workshops and classes where I learned to work with different styles and mediums. I learned a lot from my mentor Giorgio Michetti who passed away in 2019 at the age 105. I truly enjoy working with oils, and my favorite style is impressionism. Equestrian is the theme that really brings back wonderful memories of my childhood in Brazil where I rode as well and raised horses.”Her mentor was born in Viareggio, Italy, in 1912. At 17 he had his first exhibit. His works add up more than 2000 paintings which have been exhibited in Italy, Switzerland & Austria. The Italian artist who lived through two wars, one of them as a soldier, also suffered the loss of two wives. He met Pablo Picasso in Nice and has opened his art to other techniques such as painted pants and a car. A man who at his long age has understood that the most important thing is to share knowledge and passion.

Seine in Normandy by French Artist JP Dubord

Jean Pierre Dubord was born in Rouen, France in l949. Although that city remains his favorite subject, he often paints the street scenes of Paris, the Normandy countryside, the beaches of Deauville and the vistas along the Seine. He infuses his work with the subtleties of light and color unique to each season and locale. A multitude of first place and gold medal awards have been won by Jean Pierre Dubord: First Prize of Ville de Canteleu, l982; Gold Medal of Ville de Reuil Malmelson, l985; and the Prize of Conseil General Salon de Pontoise in l985, to name only a few. This oil painting is about 20x24.

Faucher's Delightful, Colorful Vibrationism

New art on the way that are fun, colorful and moving. Born in 1959 in Quebec, F. Faucher very early on showed aptitudes for drawing and painting. How to define his painting? while observing his paintings some see figurative, cubist, abstract ... even surrealist elements. A certainty no one remains indifferent in front of his work. His style exudes an undeniable force. He is the creator of "vibrationism" an art form which consists in giving the observer the impression that the painting is vibrating.  His works are today in the largest collections.

Castellon Presents Colorful NYC, Cuban Art

New NYC art now at Westport River Gallery by R. Castellon. The Westport River Gallery now has about 20 fresh works of art. The Cuban-born Impressionist artist based in the US took his first steps referring to art from an early age. Completing his art education where he spent four years of effort and dedication which enabled him to overcome and achieve the bases of what would be the beginning of his career as an artist. In 2004 he graduated with satisfied results and won several awards for being a well integrated student of Fine Arts and best student in four years. Then he continued his studies and got his degree as “Instructor of art” without losing the link with the artistic endeavor by which he continued to participate in collective and personal exhibitions that provided his artistic recognition in Cuba, Spain and Denmark. This original is 12x24.

Marilyn & Frosted Flakes by Pop Artist Zax

Two one of a kind signed originals are now available by modern day Pop Artist Zax. Los Angeles born and raised, self-taught artist. Zax was attracted to a variety of art from a very young age. With a keen eye for color, composition and interplay of images and the ideas they conjure, Zax brings together more than one dimension into the same work of art. The artist uses in some of his work popular icons and the concepts and ideas they bring up in our mind. Whether it is Love and a heart, Marilyn Monroe,  the star-spangled banner and the statue of liberty, the peace sign and love, frosted flakes,  the free flowing design and color composition is harmonious and superbly coherent and set against a 3-D fantasia splash of color.

P. Jerry's New England Maritime Impressions

Jerry’s maritime works of art reflects his travels and impressions of New England scenes. Many of his pictures mirror what he sees in Maine and Massachusetts. Harbors, marinas, sailboats, rowboats, water reflections, shoreline birds and florals.His semi-realistic pictures are full of color, sometimes dreamy, and serene. His art has hung in many art American art galleries and has been in many corporate collections. He has also an extensive background in law enforcement. This oil painting is 18x24, depicting Boston harbor.

La Seine Grenelle by French Artist JP Dubord

Sold to a lovely Westport couple. Jean Pierre Dubord was born in Rouen in 1949, after spending years in the French countryside, he returned to his native city to portray the surroundings of his youth. While Rouen is a favorite subject for his paintings, he often depicts Paris, the Norman countryside, the beaches of Deauville and Houlgate, the cliffs of Caux and Etreat and the scenes along the Seine. He is known for his ability to capture the subtleties of light and color unique to each season. In 1970, he had his first exhibition of approximately thirty paintings in Rouen, a show that was highly praised by art critics. In addition to an annual show in Rouen, he as exhibited in Birdhouse, La Hare, La Rochelle, Osaka, and Quebec and in major Salons of Paris.

Pop Art Mona Lisa Created by Andriotis

Pop art rendition of Art if Life Mona Lisa now available. V. Andriotis is an artist and professional photographer, and a photo contributor for Getty Images & Adobe. Author of the Prayer in Poetry book series, Andriotis is a Painter of Moods, Habitual Observer, Shutterbug, Art Enthusiast, and Autodidact. She is not afraid of color and drama, and adventures in expressive art. She welcomes the challenges that expression presents as the canvas creation unfolds. She is influenced by the realities of life, as well as dream-moments. She was born in Athens somewhere in the 60s, she is now living, and breathing, adventuresome expressive art somewhere in New England.

NYC and Bear Impressions by Guccione

Passion is a vital underpinning of any good artist. Brazilian born S. Guccione went to college and graduated with degrees in journalism and art in Sao Paulo. “At the age of 25 I moved to Rome, where I had the opportunity to meet the most wonderful artists and attend many workshops and classes where I learned to work with different styles and mediums. I learned a lot from my mentor Giorgio Michetti who passed away in 2019 at the age 105. I truly enjoy working with oils, and my favorite style is impressionism. Equestrian is the theme that really brings back wonderful memories of my childhood in Brazil where I rode as well and raised horses.” Her mentor was born in Viareggio, Italy, in 1912. At 17 he had his first exhibit. His works add up more than 2000 paintings which have been exhibited in Italy, Switzerland & Austria. The Italian artist who lived through two wars, one of them as a soldier, also suffered the loss of two wives. He met Pablo Picasso in Nice and has opened his art to other techniques such as painted pants and a Car. A man who at his long age has understood that the most important thing is to share knowledge and passion.

A Peaceful Place to Relax, by Courchia

The interplay of light and shadows is not by accident in the works by French artist Jean-Paul Courchia. And the basic constriction of many famous works of art is also not by accident. Jean-Paul Courchia comes to the Westport River Gallery in Westport, Connecticut by way of France. The physician-lecturer-artist’s oil paintings on canvas are displayed in Marseille in the famous Provencal Gallery Jouvène, which Van Gogh and Cezanne called home for their art work. Her Highness Queen Paola of Belgium and Madame Nobutaka Shinomiya, wife of the Consul of Japan in Marseille, are avid collectors of his work.

French Expressionist Jacques Bouyssou

Jacques Bouyssou was a French expressionist artist born in 1926 near Honfleur Paris. He was influenced from an early age, as his father owned an art gallery in Paris representing some of the leading expressionists of his time including Friez, Dufy, Lagar, and Leprin. Bouyssou studied architecture at the Beaux Arts de Troyes, and drawing with the sculptor Janin. When he moved to Paris to study at the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere in the studio of D'Othon Friez, he discovered his love for painting. He was tutored by Friez, and quickly became a master of the beach and port scenes of Normandy. His paintings remind the viewer of Marquet with their luminosity, and of Utrillo, particularly his street scenes. In 1950 he married.

Snoopy is "Best in Show" by Tom Everhart

Tom Everhart is the only artist with full creative rights to the "Peanuts" characters created by Charles M. Schulz (1922- 2000). In 1980 Tom graduated from the School of Art and Architecture at Yale University. He got a freelance job drawing renderings of Schulz's characters. Everhart began working with "Peanuts" imagery exclusively. His first show was at the famous Louvre Museum in January 1990. In 1991, Schulz and United Media, drafted a legal agreement allowing Tom exclusive rights to use subject matter from Schulz's "Peanuts" strip in his art for "the term of his life". "Peanuts" is the most popular and influential strip in the history of the genre, and ultimately earned Schulz over $1 billion during his lifetime. Shown here is Best in Show. Signed numbered litho. Call us if interested, or send us an email. Click for others.

Fragrant French Lavender & Poppies by Dorie

New art from master French artist Dorie is on the way. Dominique Dorié was born in Versailles in 1958. At the age of sixteen he began working in the Louvre in a conservation capacity as a restorer of sculptures. Dominique Dorie enjoyed the opportunities his location presented him, most especially, the chance to study the many masterpieces hanging on the walls of the great museum. Although Dominique Dorié had little free time, he felt compelled to sketch.

Nevertheless he had several small “exhibitions” of his own, by hanging his work in the evenings on the fences of the Church of St. Germain des Pres. 1977 marked the turning point for Dorié’s career. He won a scholarship offered by the city of Paris, which enabled Dominique Dorie to enroll in a night course in drawing. As his skills in that field improved, he developed a desire to use color and began to paint in oil. From 1974 on, Dorié had participated in a number of exhibitions in the towns surrounding Paris. He also had two one-man shows in Paris, and one in Strasbourg between 1982 and 1984. CLICK TO SEE OTHERS.

Smith Delights with Colorful Artistic Creations

New art on the way by M. Smith. The simplicity of the countryside, combined with earthen colors make the new works by M. Smith very enticing for home and office. Smith was born in South Africa and raised in Zimbabwe, he arrived in Canada in the late 1980s. After initially studying architecture, he attended the Salisbury School of Art, followed by in-depth studies with the UK's Michael Chase. His career continued as an award winning multinational art director/creative director, until he decided to move out into the country to paint full-time in 2003.

Mollica's Energetic, Bold, Colorful, Vibrant Art

P. Mollica enjoys painting the world around her in a bold, confident style, with vibrant, energetic, and contemporary hues. Her work is known for its fearless use of color and expressive brushwork, while still blending a delicate balance between impressionism, abstraction and realism. She is not afraid of going out of the lines, using color without regret, and trying new avenues.She has been commissioned by the private collections of American Express, Sheraton Hotels, CBS & RCA Records, Penguin Press and others.

Y. Korobov Delights with Floral Adventures

Yana's style is full of vibrant colors and expresses emotions typically associated with bold life. When violent colors are next to each other they trick the eye into a sensation of movement. Yana uses a thick application of paint, distinctive brushstrokes and real-life subject matter to emphasize geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and to use unnatural or arbitrary color. She paints with a sense of urgency, using the paint straight from the tube in thick, graphic brush strokes. Her choice of color varies with her moods and occasionally she deliberately restricts her palette to only a few colors. Perhaps this very technique is what draws one into the painting: the fulfillment of seeing all angles of the spectrum of life and in turn reaching a deeper understanding of how all living things are tied together. She was born in the Ukraine.

Westport Aerials by J. Videler now Available

"My photography career began by working at my parents storefront photography studio located in Westport, Connecticut. My father taught me the art of photography and the magic of making people feel at ease while you capture them. He was a food photographer for Pepperidge Farm and Campbell Soup but he also had a retail location where we worked together. My day would begin by getting the chemicals to temperature and processing up to 50 rolls of film a day by hand. I would then spend most of the remaining day making contact sheets and custom printing. We photographed portraits, product and for real estate." 

Woodstock "Tweet Tweet" by Tom Everhart

More Snoopy lithographs are on the way. This one is an original limited edition, hand signed, hand pulled lithograph by Peanuts artist, Tom Everhart. The piece is titled, Tweet Tweet and features Woodstock singing. It was created at S2 Editions Atelier in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2000. The vibrant artwork is printed on deckle edged Rives BFK 100% cotton paper using the finest quality archival ink. Includes a certificate of authenticity by the publisher, S2 Art. He began his under graduate studies at the Yale University of Art and Architecture in 1970. In 1972 he participated in an independent study program under Earl Hoffman at St. Mary’s College. He returned to the Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1974 where he completed his graduate work in 1976, followed by post-graduate studies at the Musee de l’Orangerie, in Paris. He taught Life Drawing and Painting, briefly from 1979 to 1980, at Antioch College. Click for others available

Crashing Seaside Waves and Gliding Birds by Dorie

Fresh art has arrived from Dominique Dorié, born in Versailles in 1958. At the age of 16 he began working in the Louvre in a conservation capacity as a restorer of sculptures. Dorie enjoyed the opportunities his location presented him, most especially, the chance to study the many masterpieces hanging on the walls of the great museum. 1977 marked the turning point for Dorié’s career. His focus is Provence and its various nuances. He is comfortable with fields of lavender and red poppies, to small inlets filled with sea grass and colorful boats. He often paints lighthouses, flowering apple trees, small hilltop villages, and even relaxing, serene waterways. Like many French artists he also signs the back of the picture, notes its size in centimeters, and the subject.

Grandeur of the Deep Forest by William Drake

New watercolors by the late William A. Drake, born in Toronto, in 1891. He studied at the Ontario College of Art. Professionally, he was a well-respected designer, painter of Broadway show and television production sets and backdrops (including art director for NBC-TV), printmaker, and draftsman. He was a scenic artist, as well as a supervisor in New York theaters for over 60 years until his retirement in 1975. He also was an instructor of scenic painting at Yale University. His works have been exhibited through the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Salons of America, Montclair Art Museum, and Venice Biennale (1940), among others. William A. Drake died in 1979 at his Bergenfield, NJ home at the age of 87.

Relaxing Florals by French Artist Courchia

Lovely art now on display at Westport River Gallery by Jean-Paul Courchia of Marseille, France. The interplay of light and shadows is not by accident in the works by French artist Jean-Paul Courchia. And the basic constriction of many famous works of art is also not by accident. Jean-Paul Courchia comes to the Westport River Gallery in Westport by way of France. The physician-lecturer-artist’s oil paintings on canvas are displayed in Marseille in the famous Provencal Gallery Jouvène, which Van Gogh and Cezanne called home for their art work. Her Highness Queen Paola of Belgium and Madame Nobutaka Shinomiya, wife of the Consul of Japan in Marseille, are avid collectors of his work.

New Compositions by French Artist Caudron

Dr. Caudron's (French diabetes physician) paintings are based on a perfect match between the diverse structures of motifs - through skies forcefully crushed to grounds which offer surprising perspectives - and, while the artist is wandering on the chromatic scale with enthralling boldness, there is nothing he dares not do. Such balance in his works allows the eye to travel nowhere else than on the painted surface and trace the detail of some knife-shaped pattern which clears the space for flat tints so that the eye is focused on what is of the essence.

European Reflections By French Artist Poumelin

Poumelin's landscapes, Venetian seascapes, still lifes, and his other paintings are filled with a spiritual exercise…filled with powerful harmonies and magic reality, and sensitive serenity. He remains faithful to the motif, to the object, to the unmistakable poetic elements. His works evoke a feeling, a sense of place, and sometimes the gold paint jumps out against the serene black and white. A silver medallist in 1996 at the Grand Salon Internationnal de Peinture, and the grand prize gold medalist in 1997 at the Internationnal d’Arts Plastiques Poumelin’s work are in a number of significant private and corporate collections. His art is widely exhibited in France, Italy, Canada, Corsica, and the United Sates. Poumelinn started drawing at the age of 16. Always in a search of an absolute truth, artistic creation turned out to be an answer to his questions. He became a student of Jean-Georges Inca, a painter who is concerned with the clash of civilizations.

The Infinity of Dramatic Florals by Montesinos

New pictures at the Westport River Gallery are by Victoria Montesinos, who was born in Mexico City to a renowned Mexican movie director Fernando A. Rivero. By 1983 she relocated from Mexico to the U.S. to create lithographs after she was contracted by one of the largest galleries in the U.S. While Montesinos was working in New York she had the opportunity to work with acclaimed surrealist painter Leonora Carrington, which was highly educational for her. Despite her success in the United States, Montesinos made a decision to return to Mexico. While home her style evolved to include oil paintings and serigraphs on textile. When she returned to the U.S. in the 90’s she made a decision to paint flowers primarily. “I really wanted to explore and go inside their world, find all the textures, layers and passages of just one flower. They are small universes and I feel captured by their beauty. Flowers are an incredible way for nature to show the infinity of existing colors.”

"To Every Dog There is a Season-Spring"

Tom Everhart is the only artist with full creative rights to the "Peanuts" characters created by Charles Schulz (1922 –2000). In 1980 Tom graduated from the School of Art and Architecture at Yale University. He got a freelance job drawing renderings of Charles Schulz's characters. Everhart began working with "Peanuts" imagery exclusively. His first show was at the famous Louvre Museum in January 1990. In 1991, Charles Schulz and United Media, drafted a legal agreement allowing Tom exclusive rights to use subject matter from Schulz's "Peanuts" strip in his art for "the term of his life." "Peanuts" is the most popular and influential strip in the history of the genre, and ultimately earned Schulz over $1 billion during his lifetime. His decision to tap Everhart as the sole steward of his creation is an honor that the artist has happily devoted his life to.

Enjoying Gert's Dramatic Red Sky, Blue Sea

The artist has had several careers, some in the writing field, and comes from a family that has included a top expert in African Tribal Art, the owner of a high end frame shop for some of the world's leading artists, the owner of an art store in NYC, a primitive artist whose work was likened to Grandma Moses' style and accepted by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and hung in their NY residence, and a noted violinist with Mostly Mozart in NYC. Gert is a typical outsider artist, creating personal styles, from boat scenes to confetti art. Today, Gert works primarily with acrylics on canvas. Gert's work has been collected coast to coast, from Calif, Fla, Penn, NJ and CT. Collectors have said the work is inspirational, and makes them feel good. Like the famous artist Marc Chagall once said, "If a symbol should be discovered in a painting of mine, it was not my intention. It is a result I did not seek. It is something that may be found afterwards, and which can be interpreted according to taste." Gert lives in Connecticut. Gert's exclusive agent is the Westport River Gallery in Connecticut.

Where the Sea Meets the Sky, by Fatse

Currently on display through the Westport River Gallery in the adjacent Arezzo Restaurant. Aesthetics, design and art have all played a major part in J. Fatse's life. Not only as a practicing cosmetic and reconstructive dentist, but also in the hobbies and leisure activities such as garden design, decorating and automobile racing. "Art has grown into one of my many passions. Acrylic and epoxy resin painting is what I enjoy most. Some of my creations are on canvas, metal, MDF or wood. The more colorful and vibrant, the better." His works have been featured in Art World News and Westport Lifestyles Magazine.

Calming, Relaxing Beach by Alexandrina

Fresh new art now at the Westport River Gallery by European artist Alexandrina. Shehas been an active participant of exhibitions stemming back to 1996. Both group and personal exhibitions have graced almost all European countries and in more than 50 cities like Florence, Vail, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Russia. Her work can be seen around the world including the Westport River Gallery. Paintings by Alexandrina have been presented as gifts to several leaders of European countries. In June 2010, a former Russian Premier presented former Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and George Shultz, with an original painting by Alexandrina at Stanford University as a “thank you” for giving him a tour of Silicon Valley. "I love old cities. They are like old people: if you take a closer look, you will see a beauty of youth, a charm of bloom and a nobility of age-old traditions."

French Waterscape with Lighthouse by Dorie

Dominique Dorié was born in Versailles in 1958. At the age of 16 he began working in the Louvre in a conservation capacity as a restorer of sculptures. Dorie enjoyed the opportunities his location presented him, most especially, the chance to study the many masterpieces hanging on the walls of the great museum. 1977 marked the turning point for Dorié’s career.

His focus is Provence and its various nuances. He is comfortable with fields of lavender and red poppies, to small inlets filled with sea grass and colorful boats. He often paints lighthouses, flowering apple trees, small hilltop villages, and even relaxing, serene waterways. Like many French artists he also signs the back of the picture, notes its size in centimeters, and the subject.

 

Early Art by Noted French Artist Jacques Eitel

French artist Jacques Eitel has a unique, soft style that evokes an enticing, almost Camelot feeling. Edges are soft, colors are soft, and the dreamy landscapes are almost playful. His oils on canvas are  inspired by the lush French landscape, the seaside, and buildings that seem tio have soft edges. Born in Paris in 1926, Eitel studied at L’Ecole de Beaux Arts in the studio of portrait and landscape painter Eugene Narbonne. Jacques Eitel has exhibited regularly throughout Europe and the Unioted States. His work has been included in the prestigious Salon d’Autumne and the Salon des Independants; he had his first solo show at the Galerie Raffy in 1957 and won the Prix de Montmartre. He also goes by the name Jacques Eitelwein. His paintings are in the collections of the French state, the City of Paris, and in numerous private worldwide collections. His work is also in the following museums: Musee de la Marine, Musee Etat Francais in Paris, Musee de St. Cyprien, Musee Chapelle Saint Colomban.

New Dramatic Florals by Montesinos

New pictures on the way to the Westport River Gallery by Victoria Montesinos, who was born in Mexico City to a renowned Mexican movie director Fernando A. Rivero. By 1983 she relocated from Mexico to the U.S. to create lithographs after she was contracted by one of the largest galleries in the U.S. While Montesinos was working in New York she had the opportunity to work with acclaimed surrealist painter Leonora Carrington, which was highly educational for her. Despite her success in the United States, Montesinos made a decision to return to Mexico. While home her style evolved to include oil paintings and serigraphs on textile. When she returned to the U.S. in the 90’s she made a decision to paint flowers primarily. “I really wanted to explore and go inside their world, find all the textures, layers and passages of just one flower. They are small universes and I feel captured by their beauty. Flowers are an incredible way for nature to show the infinity of existing colors.”.

Delightful Seine Original by Kaprielian

Born in France in 1959, Kaprielian has become a Chevalier and an Associated Member of the ART section of the International Academy of Greci-Marino (Italy). He can be classified as a new generation of impressionist painters painting landscapes of the Ile-de-France, Normandy, Brittany and Provence, the riverbanks of Seine through all seasons. His works have been exhibited in respectable galleries in France as well as America. His works became part of the collection of the Royal family of Morocco. He has been painting since 22. He travels throughout the Ile-de-France, Normandy, Brittany, Provence, and the riverbanks of Seine. This original is about 10x20, about 20x30 with ornate frame.