Farm Visitors, (Westport), 1971
by Hardie Gramatky
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"This wonderful Wallace Farm in Ridgefield, Connecticut, was used as a place for an artist `paint-out’ in the July 1972 issue of American Artist magazine. It is fascinating to read this cover story to see what techniques the different artists from the Fairfield Watercolor Group –- started by Dad, Stevan Dohanos and Walter DuBois Richards in 1948 and still going 56 years later -- used and how the final results differed dramatically. Of course, I think Dad’s watercolor was the best! " This painting was shown in the Bergen Museum of Art & Science and Westport Art Center exhibits in 1989 and 1991.
Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith
About Hardie Gramatky
| Hardie Gramatky, N.A. (1907-1979) Born: Dallas, TX; Studied: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, New York Water Color Club, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Hardie Gramatky was raised in Southern California. He studied art with F. Tolles Chamberlin, Clarence Hinkle, Pruett Carter and Barse Miller. A dedicated student of watercolor painting, he produced an average of five small watercolors per day. By 1929, he had become a proficient watercolorist and was recognized as one of the true innovators in the devel... (Read More) |
