Richard Chandler
Being a plein air
painter, I focus mainly on landscapes. Man's effect on and interaction
with his environment fascinate me.
Preferring to paint
landscapes where the hand of man is apparent, the structures included
in the paintings take on new meaning. The roads, fences and buildings
that punctuate the compositions are obvious symbols of man, yet
also represent his link to the world. This idea serves as the
impetus for many of my paintings.
My experience as a
Weir Farm artist has been wonderful. I feel I have an affinity
for the place and its natural beauty. My February residency was
snowy: white, gray and cerulean. The red cedar and the blue spruce
were the brightest colors in the undulating landscape. Violet
stone walls and the shadows of bare trees created patterns and
movement in fields cut the previous fall. There was the black
ice on the pond, and the skies responded with the promise of spring
with green fringed clouds.
An intimate dialogue
exists between man and nature. Architecture is the language of
this dialogue. With a background in architectural history and
design, I feel well versed in this vernacular. My paintings that
have resulted from my Weir Farm experience celebrate this timeless
relationship between people and the natural world.
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SPRING
SKY, 2000
oil on canvas, 42 x 58 inches
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| Richard Lang Chandler
was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey. He has had solo
exhibitions at numerous venues including the David Findlay Galleries,
New York, NY; Schoolhouse Gallery, Croton Falls, NY; 2/20 Gallery,
New York, NY; and the City University of New York, QCC Art Gallery.
He is a graduate of The Cooper Union School of Architecture and
his work is in the collections of The Art Students' League, New
York, NY; The Biltmore Estate Museum, Asheville, NC; and the Queensborough
Community College Art Museum. Mr. Chandler resides in Cross River,
NY, with his wife and two young daughters. |
