The “Art By Alphabet” Series Continues

(Camden, ME) Youth and passion, maturity and depth—these paired qualities compliment each other in the work of our featured Camden Falls Gallery artists this month. The second show in our "Art by Alphabet" series features original artwork by Daniel Corey and Guy Corriero. Although their work differs considerably, both of these talented and award-winning artists have drawn inspiration from the unique and dramatic geography of Monhegan Island. This exhibition will run from July 21st through August 2nd.

(Image: "Dedicated" by Daniel Corey)

In 2009, Corey was awarded the prestigious Monhegan Artist’s Residency, allowing him more than a month on the island to work undisturbed, surrounded by the visual poetry of sea, structure, and light. About his experience, Corey wrote, “Being familiar with the rich art history of the island and the part some of my personal painting heroes have had in it made this residency very special to me.” Indeed the work produced during that time took Dan’s mastery of plein air techniques to a new level, and the paintings clearly assume a potent particularity of place and season.

(Image: "In Between Days" by Daniel Corey)

Corey takes a traditional, direct painting style and applies it to subject matter often overlooked, yet quintessentially Maine. In his more recent work, Corey has been “extending the boundaries” of his painting style by simplifying some of the more technical, detailed areas of his compositions and experimenting with color harmonies that are not always observed in nature.

Guy Corriero has been teaching and painting en plein air on Monhegan Island every summer for nearly 40 years. His love of Monhegan Island began when, as a young man in New York, he viewed a marine painting by Fredrick Waugh (1861-1940) and was profoundly affected.

(Image: "Monhegan Coastline" by Guy Corriero)

He later discovered that the image which so intrigued him had been created on Monhegan Island, and decided to make a solo trip north. This journey was the beginning of Corriero’s lifelong love affair with Monhegan. Equally facile in watercolors and oils, Corriero paints both indoors and out. “Painting directly from nature lends itself to a more intimate infusion of the subject into the final painting. Despite the inconvenience, and sometimes tortuous conditions of wind, rain, bugs and extreme weather conditions, something inexplicable gets into the painting that seldom appears in a studio piece,” says Corriero.

(Image: "High Seas at Christmans Cove" by Guy Corriero)

A signature member of the American Watercolor Society who was featured in Amercian Artist’s Watercolor magazine (Winter 2011), Corriero has worked professionally as an illustrator, commercial artist, and university professor. He has also taught numerous painting workshops and produced a series of art instructional videos.

Camden Falls Gallery is delighted to share Corey’s carefully considered coastal scenes and Corriero’s masterfully rendered seascapes. The gallery is located at 5 Public Landing overlooking the harbor in Camden, Maine. Hours are 10:00 am to 8:00 pm daily. For more information, please visit www.camdenfallsgallery.com or call 207-470-7027.

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