Ed Douglas
Recent Paintings from the Adirondacks and Maine
May 2 - June 1, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 2, 5-7pm
The Adirondacks and Maine of the show’s title are two places I have had studios for over fifty years now. However, the task of organizing color relationships is always the same regardless of geography or subject. Now, I no longer paint outdoors, but there are many sources and influences still at play: metaphor, a play on words, painting mistakes and the effect of the painting itself. In general, I believe a painting is an invention that uses both complication and simplicity of construction and that oftentimes ideas are a dime a dozen and need not see the light of day, and, other times, something can challenge a mindset, jar something forward, squeezed and made submissive to a new wholeness. And so it goes…. ~ Ed Douglas
Ed Douglas began his fine arts education at the Rhode Island School of Design earning a BFA. He then attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he was influenced by Richard Diebenkorn, and received his MFA. Until his retirement, Douglas taught drawing and painting at the Maine College of Art in Portland where he was chair of the art department. His work is a palette of beautiful color combinations academically and thoughtfully laid to surface. He derives inspiration from classic Impressionist masterpieces. Douglas maintains a residence in Maine, spending summers in Essex, New York.
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