Exhibit “IMPROVISATIONS ON PAPER” By Artist Rick Dennen

View the works of Artist Rick Dennen.  Exhibit hours are Monday thru Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturdays 10am – 5pm. Casco Bay Frames and Gallery is located at 295 Forest Avenue in the Hannaford Plaza (Exit 6B off I-295.)  For more information call 877–774-8100 toll free or local at 207-774-1260 or email cox@cascobayframes.com.
 

An artist’s opening reception will be featured on Portland Maine’s First Friday, April 2nd, 2010 from 5pm-8pm. Come meet Rick and enjoy complimentary beverages and hors d’ouvres.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Rick lives and paints abstract watercolors in the town of Bethel, Maine. Born and raised in Connecticut. Rick moved to Maine in 1984 to pursue a commercial flying career with Bar Harbor Airlines. His aviation career concluded after 20 fun filled years. Ten working for various commuter airlines, then10 years with Continental Airlines. Retirement created time, space, and opportunity for positive change in his artwork and a subsequent art career that truly is his passion in life.

“My work is an ongoing exploration in expanding techniques of application and process. A relaxed attitude toward the materials and application process lends itself to the current concept of going to paper with no intention or expectation. This approach frees the work of commonly practiced rules and restrictions, allowing paper and pigment to explore options on their own. My working influence is freely improvisational and responds to the emerging piece at hand.”

Art education for Rick started at The Williston Northampton School. He graduated from Hartwick College with a B.A. Concentrations in two and three dimensional design, hand blown glass, cast bronze, wood, ceramic, and multimedia sculpture. Painting, specifically watercolors, was not in his repertoire until he found that his paper, pigments and pens could fit and travel easily in his flight bag. Current work is a direct result of many hours working wet and penning dry, in cruise flight and during layovers. The much larger work today is more comfortably created in his studio in Maine where his artistic talent wouldn’t only look great on your wall but could be a great design for your skis, snow board, wind surfer, surf board.  Visit Rick’s website at http://www.rickdennen.com/
   
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