Holiday, 1976
by Hardie Gramatky
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"The Westport beach on Long Island Sound was an inspirational place for Dad to paint. This spot is down near the cannons –- yes, from the American Revolution -- with wonderful vivid green marsh grass and rocks that everyone likes to climb on. The watercolor was chosen for the 1976 American Watercolor Society exhibit and their 109th Traveling Show as well as the National Academy Ranger Fund exhibit and the Connecticut Watercolor Society’s show, both in 1978, and the Westport Arts Center in 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) |
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| View from the Roof, N.Y., 1937 | Evening Quiet, 1968 | Boats, Old Lyme, 1976 | Holiday, 1976 |
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Refugee Hospital (Red Cross), 1937  |
Log Rolling, 1945 | Victory Garden, 1944 |
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