Richard Fennell
“My work, as personal as it is, is basically the study of light upon form and space. In pursuits of this study, I try to merge a visual truth of what is seen with basic abstract elements inherent in painting and nature.” -Richard Fennell
Richard Fennell, who has received art degrees from both UNC-G and ECU, has long been known for his depictions of North Carolina landscapes. He uses a rich palette of colors suggested by his surroundings and a highly developed stoke technique in order to not only convey the landscape itself, but the individual elements that make it up. The artist states, “I try to deal with and attempt to solve problems that arise through visual contact with nature. The answers to problems such as how to create a balance of color, how to create the illusion of three-dimensional forms, and how to arrange these colors and forms in a convincing space, I believe, exists in nature. What one has to do is look and observe.” Through Fennell’s philosophy of art, his works capture the changing of the seasons and the evolutions of nature as that seasonal cycle progresses.
Through Fennell’s understanding and keen observations of a particular place, he is able to capture the vibrancy and liveliness of nature. His strokes are energetic and bold, yet delicate and nuanced, his colors evoking nature without being limited by realistic accuracy.
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