(Portland, ME) Richard Boyd Art Gallery welcomes Roy Perkinson to the group of artists represented by the gallery in southern Maine. An author, educator, and gifted fine artist Roy has a deep fascination with the visible world and how it works. He studied physics at MIT, art at a private art school, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and art history at Boston University. Subsequently he trained in paper conservation under F. W. Dolloff at the Museum of Fine Arts, eventually becoming the head of the Museum's Virginia Herrick Deknatel Paper Conservation Laboratory. Throughout these years he continued to pursue his love of painting, Roy's paintings have been in numerous group and solo exhibitions and his works are in museum, corporate and numerous private collections in the United States and in Italy, England and France. In 2006, he retired and now spends all of his time painting, exploring the possibilites of oil, pastel and watercolor.

A life-long painter, when ask about the inspiration behind his work Roy replied, "There is an instant of recognition that something I've observed could and must become a painting. These instants come as unexpected gifts, as if I suddenly found a pearl lying on a beach. I've come to realize that what arrests my attention in this way has several ingredients, but most important is a quality of light that evokes an emotion akin, perhaps, to feelings that can come from poetry. Also, I am drawn to a scene that has an underlying sense of geometry and combination of colors that I judge to contain the possibility of delicious harmonies.

Then comes the process of distilling and refining these elements while trying to use the special properties and personalities of the medium itself, whether oil, pastel or watercolor. In making a painting I want to allow the medium to have its own voice, but try to imbue the medium with moods, memories, and visual delights I found in that original instant of recognition.

I grew up in Texas so it is not surprising that many of my pictures convey a sense of open spaces and often include attention to the sky, with its various moods and atmospherics."

Roy Perkinson's paintings will be on exhibit at Richard Boyd Art Gallery located on Peaks Island in Portland, Maine beginning September 1, 2018. The gallery represents a diverse group of established and emerging artists with a connection to the state of Maine working with a variety of mediums in a range of styles. Open free of charge year round, the gallery exhibits original paintings from a variety of genres including landscapes and still life, limited edition bronze sculptures, and a select offering of works in glass and works in clay. Exhibitions change monthly so clients and visitors always discover something new and exciting when visiting the gallery.

During the months of April through October the gallery is open between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily. From November through the end of March the gallery is open between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Additional days and times by chance or scheduled by appointment.

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