Paul Strisik N.A. “Clearing,” 10 x 14 Oil on linen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we open the 2018 season in Blue Hill we pay tribute to one of Cape Ann’s most accomplished painters. Paul Strisik, who painted light and color in all its manifestations, would have been 100 years old this year. Whether painting his village of Rockport just after an autumn rain, or a sparkling Downeast harbor in full summer, there is a luminosity in Strisik’s skies that glimmers off the earth, glosses the surface of the water and reveals his excitement and emotional involvement in his subject.

Strisik was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1918, another age. He studied at the Art Students League in New York with Frank Vincent Dumond.  By the mid-20th century he had moved to Rockport, Ma., where he maintained his studio and gallery until his death in 1998.  He was a dedicated plein air painter, finding even the briefest outdoor studies carried him back to the subject true to the feeling, the light and the mood of the place.

Paul Strisik N.A., “Morgan’s Cove,” Oil on canvas 16 x 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Strisik became a nationally acclaimed painter, and member of the most prestigious organizations in America including the National Academy of Design. His concepts and technical skills are presented in, “The Art of Landscape Painting” 1980, published by Watson-Guptill and “Capturing Light in Oils”, a Northlight Publication was released in 1995. His work is also celebrated in “The Life and Art of Paul Strisik, N.A.” by Judith A. Curtis, 2001. He passed away in Rockport, MA on July 22, 1998. His work may be seen at the Blue Hill Bay Gallery throughout the month of June. For more info contact the gallery at 207-374-5773 or visit bluehillbaygallery.com.