Brittany series - an oil on canvas series of over 80 canvases based on the area in West France known as Brittany (Bretagne). I have spent much time in this area and have had several gallery shows in picturesque Bretagne.
above/ 'Pont Croix' No longer available
Finistere suite - these paintings are more images of Brittany and most were included in my shows at Galerie Vanhove in 2005 and 2006.
la Cote de Beuzec, o-lin/ 30x24"
Monadnock - inspired by the famous mountain in New Hampshire - This is an oil on linen - 40x30", 2005. Other canvases are in the works on the subject.
Summer Streams - such images are always captivating - a suite of six.
Oil on canvas, 30x24".
Backwater Series - A suite of 3 paintings. Inspiration from the marsh. These were images of France and South Carolina. Only one is still available for purchase. oil on canvas, 24x30", 2003.
Beacons
While I could say that there are many great artists that I've 'discovered' (I'm taken with their style) there are three particular that in my formulative days, the mid-1970's, I should acknowledge as seminal influences: Chauncey F. Ryder, George Gardner Symons and Joaquin Sorolla. The first two are Americans and I found their paintings at the Parthenon Museum in Nashville. Sorolla is a Spaniard and was greatly enjoyed and appreciated in Madrid when I traveled there in 1980 and found myself in his home-studio-museum. His brand of Painterly Realism has spoken so loudly and clearly to many artists, and an appreciative public, for almost 100 years. For me Sorolla is a true master of brush and paint - an Artist with a capital "A".
These, then are my artistic beacons.
Gerald Morgan 2005 exhibit, Franco - Americain Centre, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.