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Painters, Dmitri Wright and Susan Leggitt to Speak at Watershed Gallery

Dmitri

Wright: Presentation and Demonstration: Saturday, July 26 5-6pm

Susan

Leggitt Presentation: Saturday, August 2 5-6 pm




Ridgefield, CT- Watershed Gallery will host two art talks

this summer.  The general public is

invited to these free presentations by Dmitri Wright on Saturday, July 26th,

and by Susan Leggitt on Saturday, August 2nd.  Each artist talk will begin and 5pm, and be
followed by a reception.


Greenwich-based artist, Dmitri Wright is Master Painter and Instructor at Weir Farm Historic Site. “Like J. Alden Weir, the impressionist painter who acquired Weir Farm in 1882, Dmitri has found inspiration in the pristine landscape of the 60-acre park” says Jennifer Mathy, gallery director. “His colorful landscapes certainly speak to the long history of artistic energy at Weir Farm.”


In addition to speaking about his work, his influences and the history of American Impressionism, Wright will demonstrate his painting techniques. The audience will get a rare glimpse into Wright’s process and watch as his blank canvas transforms into one of his signature whimsical landscapes.

Dmitri Wright was educated at Cooper Union, and has exhibited nationally in venues including The Brooklyn Museum and The Old Town Hall Museum of Stamford. His work is in numerous private and corporate collections, and his special abilities as an instructor have him in high demand as a teacher internationally.

 "If you go to a place like Weir Farm, and you let
yourself fall into nature's grasp, something profound can happen," Wright
says. "Then, you get a transcendent experience."


On August 2nd, painter Susan Leggitt will speak on her emotional working process involved in creating “The Sandy Chronicles.” This body of work, which is currently on display in the gallery depicts the ominous, threatening and sometimes terrifying “skyscapes” of Hurricane Sandy, with different paintings representing different stages of the storm. 

The flood-waters rose up within inches of Leggitt’s Norwalk home, and she incorporates sand and other storm debris in the paintings that constitute the “Sandy Chronicles.” The found storm objects are welcome
additions to the rough, slight-impasto surfaces of Leggitt’s paintings.

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Susan Leggitt says of her own work, “The play of light and color, warmth and coolness, depth and atmosphere — all take on a role in each painting. Important to each work is a sense of place, connection and serenity.”


Watershed Gallery is located at 23 Governor Street, Ridgefield.  For more information visit www.watershedgallery.com 
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