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From November 4, 2022, through November 26, 2022, the R Gallery at Arlene’s presents James Cramer: Synthesis of Observation. This solo exhibition will feature a selection of oil paintings that strives for the synthesis of observation (seeing), internalization (contemplation), and application of materials. Cramer's goal is to experience the spirit of the landscape. As he sees it and suggests to the viewer the truth and beauty which surrounds us. Albany native, James Cramer lives in Greene County. NY with his wife Stancia and has been painting for the last forty years. Greene county is the birthplace of the Hudson Valley School, which has been a major influence on Cramer’s work. Another major source of this inspiration is the collection of Hudson Vallery Painters available at the Albany Institute of History.
Cramers has studied Plein Air Painting with Albert Handell, Marcia Clark, Nina Rosa Irwin, and Staats Fasoldt. He is a past member of the Salmagundi Club. He has participated in the Finger Lakes Plein Air Event in Canandaigua, NY, and the Hyde Collection Plein Air Event in Glens Falls. He was awarded a residency in the first Catskill Center for Conservation and Development program at the Cabin in Platte Clove. Cramer shows his work in many solo and group exhibits throughout Upstate New York. His work is in corporate and private collections. He currently conducts Plein Air landscape painting workshops through the Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY.
James Cramer: Synthesis of Observation will be on view at the R Gallery at Arlene’s, 57 Fuller Rd Albany NY 12205, from Friday, November 4, 2022, through Saturday, November 26, 2022. There will be an Artist Reception on November 6th from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information, please contact the gallery at (518) 482-8881 or email [email protected].
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Arlene's Artist Materials, Inc., 57 Fuller Rd,Albany,NY,United States
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