Southern Fields Art Resource

Peter Pettegrew & Matthew Cutter, Two Man Show July 31st – August 1st At Galeria del Mar at 9 King St. in downtown St. Augustine, Florida. Featuring Fine Wines and Tapas dishes, and a live joint painting demonstration.

Spend a weekend with these two artists whose work remains in great demand. This is a true reward for past and future collectors. Cutter’s and Pettegrew’s paintings are instantly recognizable and they have a following that is as vast as the panoramic vistas they so skillfully capture. This event will give further proof to the power of these artists to show you what they see and how these incredible visions make them feel…

About Matthew J Cutter (1974 -)
Raised in rural New Hampshire, Matthew J Cutter was introduced to art by his parents at an early age. With their encouragement he spent much of his free time drawing to his heart’s desire. Around the age of ten, Matthew’s grandmother, Helen Cutter, expanded his artistic endeavors by teaching him the basics of painting. They spent many hours together nurturing Matthew’s talent, which would prove crucial to his later development as an artist.

In his teen years Cutter left the art world behind to pursue other interests, but that early attraction resurfaced in his mid-twenties when he participated in a painting workshop with listed American artist, Morgan Samuel Price. From there his interest grew deeper and he looked to the works of the Old Masters, such as John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, and the California Impressionists to further his knowledge of painting. Present day painters such as Richard Schmid, Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, and Daniel Gerhartz have also influenced Cutter.

Matthew’s emergence to the art world has been a slow process culminating in his first one-man-show in February 2006. The show was a great success with 30 originals selling on opening night. It is worth noting that while Cutter’s pursuit of art is not a full-time opportunity at this point in his life, it is a full-time passion. He has traveled to places such as Taos, NM, the Smoky Mountains and St. Kitts in search of subject matter and he currently resides in St. Augustine, FL.

About Peter Pettegrew
Peter Pettegrew has devoted his life to capturing the timeless beauty of the natural landscape on canvass. As a youth, his world was centered around Monterey Bay, California, and it was here that his compelling encounters with the ocean inspired sketches. As early as four years of age, his aunt, who was a painter, recognized his talent and insisted to his mother that he only be given blank paper; no coloring books. Childhood sketches symbolized the sights and sensations of ocean landscapes, and soon more serious efforts resulted as he turned to painting.

By ten years of age, the artist was already studying with one of the older marine painters in the Bay Area. His formal art education began when he applied and qualified for admission to Harbor Senior High in Santa Cruz, California, a prestigious and progressive school dedicated to advancing the development of artistic skills and creative freedom. After moving to Florida, Pettegrew went on to attend the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, where he studied painting as well as graphic art techniques that he now employs in his work with hand-pulled serigraphs, stone lithographs, and originals. After his formal education, he furthered his schooling in individual mediums through private artist workshops, including oil painting, watercolor techniques and charcoal drawing.

Finding his inspiration through detailed research of the Master Impressionists and plein air painters of the 19th Century, this work revealed the undeniable course for his life, “to honor the face of nature by painting her portrait in so many ways and in so many places.” His captivating impressionistic style, using delicate tones, subtle luminous lighting, and savory blends of color, has resulted in distinctive paintings for his collectors. From childhood, the landscapes have always been the beloved subject for Pettegrew’s passionate creations.

A naturalist, and outdoorsman, he camps, hikes, and explores, to find his timeless compositions. It is this focus, this need to completely lose himself in the wilderness in order to paint, breathing in the air of dawn and dusk, that nurtures the inspiration he pours onto his canvases. He draws inspiration from his diverse travels. In the last few years he has been to France, the Bahamas, Montana, and California to capture his subject. Most often he is painting in the Southeastern United States. His home and studio are in Orlando, Florida, with another family residence on Marco Island, not far from the Big Cypress Swamp in the Everglades.

Mr. Pettegrew states, “Whether I’m painting in the Everglades or in the marshes of South Carolina, these Southern wetlands have a feel and presence like nowhere else I’ve been. This land is where the spirit within lies very close to the surface. Its beauty abounds and one does not have to struggle to locate its magnificent side.” Mr. Pettegrew always receives high praise from museum and gallery directors throughout the United States for his one-man and group exhibitions. Collectors anxiously await each new painting. The huge demand for Pettegrew’s work is gratifying for the artist, by providing him the means to give back to the natural world. He acts on his commitment to Promote, Preserve, and Protect the environment through his art. His gallery and museum events, and the ongoing sales of some of his work are venues to channel his support for environmental causes. “I think we all need a greater sensitivity of our natural surroundings and what I fully experience when on location is what I spiritually need to paint. My hope is that this emotion is fully communicated, not just in the traditional sense, but rather a message of the mystery and joy in how nature really feels. Through painting, I share my love of nature with others and hopefully help to preserve her beauty.”

For additional information, Contact: Galeria del Mar @ (904) 829-2120 • 9 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084 • gdm@cutterandcutter.com

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Ocala Cows
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 20×24

Dorothy Starbuck was born and raised in Miami, Florida where she developed a love and passion for painting the natural splendor of her beloved tropical state. She has been most influenced by artist and instructor Dave Herbert, and historical artist, Graham Ingles.

Determination, continuous study, imagination, and a desire to excel are what enable Dorothy to paint as she does. Her paintings mirror the beauty, color, and tranquility in the hundreds of tropical landscapes unique to Florida.

Her works of art display an exceptional talent in painting and preserving the images of Florida’s diverse and dwindling, unique, natural features. These range from Atlantic and Gulf beaches and sand dunes, to lakes, rivers, springs, marshlands, swamps, hammocks, mangroves, forests, and pastures.

Dorothy works diligently to ensure all elements painted –sky, land, palms, birds, and botanicals-are accurately portrayed. Colors and textures are precise and vivid.

Her representational style conveys the calmness and serenity she feels while sketching or taking photographs in the field. Her powers of direct observation, pursuit of excellence, and ability to capture the nuances of color, light, and shadow give her oil paintings an authentic feel.

Oil painter Richard Schmid, with his marvelous capture of mood and light, is an example of an artist who inspires Dorothy. His work moves her to reach beyond herself and paint the very best for corporate and private patrons who collect her paintings. Dorothy’s paintings have been featured in the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. in the permanent collection of the U.S. Air Force and in various Florida art museums.

The Point Washington State Forest and the Choctawhatchee bayou surround Dorothy as she paints and teaches in her studio. She lives in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, with her husband Bob. They have three daughters.

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Golden Cypress
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 18×24

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Ibises Silver River
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 16×20

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Solitude
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 18×24

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Western Lakes Pines
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 20×16

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: River Beauty
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 16×20

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Rivers Edge
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 20×16

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Lazy Loxahatchie
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 16×12

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Stately Sabals
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 36×24

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Cow Pasture
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 30×36

Artist:Starbuck
Title:Birds Of A Feather
Medium:Giclee
Substrate:Canvas
Size:11×14
Price:Call
Edition:Call

As announced by Jacksonville’s Cummer Museum:

Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 through Sunday, Jan 4, 2009
Al Black spent the 1960s and 1970s selling paintings by The Highwaymen, a group of Florida artists. Eventually, he started making his own canvases. Life was good. By the 1980s, however, the demand for Highwaymen creations was slowing, and by the late 1990s, Al Black found himself in jail.
While housed at the Central Florida Reception Center near Orlando, Black’s past as a Highwayman artist was discovered by the Warden, and Black was allowed the opportunity to paint murals throughout the CFRC.

Author Gary Monroe, best known for his books on the Highwaymen, has photographed Black’s murals, and is in the process of completing a book on the same subject. As Monroe says, Al Black’s prison murals allow a glimpse into another world, where a painting can offer “an artful prescription to alleviate what ails many desperate lives.”

Sponsors:
Fogle Fine Art & Accessories
Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
City of Jacksonville

Tampa’s Joyce Lazzara has released a series of three contiguous paintings forming a tropical-themed triptych. These paintings are available as signed and numbered giclee prints in the size you prefer, as the set of three, or singly. Call 727-894-5266 for pricing or email us at southernfieldsart@gmail.com

Tropical-Triptych

Tropical-Triptych-Left

Tropical-Triptych-Middle

Tropical-Triptych-Right

Stellers Gallery Annex at Neptune Beach stages a show featuring abstract artist Steve Williams , entitled “Bulletproof Vest“, Friday, August 22nd from 6-9. This show will benefit Jacksonville City Rescue Mission.

Steve Williams

Sponsored by the Florida Dairy Association, Cows: More Art Of The Bovine‘s reception will be held Tuesday, 6:30 to 9 pm at the Comma Gallery, 813 Virginia Drive, Orlando. The show, which features 15 Florida artists, including Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, will run through Sept 5th. This is the second Cow art show at the Comma Gallery, due to the popularity of the first. What’s not to love about cows?

"Out To Pasture", Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson

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In conversations with local artists about painting en plein air, we find that two topics generally come up:

1) It’s too hot.
Sorry, can’t do anything about that. It was your idea to move to Florida, Skippy.

2) I’m nervous about painting in public.
Well, there’s safety and comfort in numbers, and hooking up via the Plein Air Florida website will get you the 411 on local outdoor artists and events. Group painting events are fun, inspirational and educational. And although they can’t do anything about the heat, at least you’ll have sympathetic souls to complain to.

Endangered Species- Field Study By Robert Simone

Pinellas marine life artist Bill Correira has hung a 4 by 6 foot acrylic on canvas work depicting koi fish in a informal pond setting, much to the delight of his patron, who found Bill through his extensive network of satisfied collectors. “The painting adds richness and a relaxed tropical ambiance to my client’s already stylish Florida design,” says Bill. Though large, the painting by no means overwhelms the space alotted to it. “I am gratified by the respectful placement my client chose.”
Bill “Woo” Correira’s work is available through Southern Fields, where he is currently accepting commissions.

Kelly

Central Florida landscape painter Dorothy Starbuck has made two lovely paintings whose subject is wild and endangered Florida. Both paintings are mounted on stretched canvas, and inexpensive high quality framing is available. Call Lila at 727-894-5266 or email us at southernfieldsart@gmail.com.

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Reaching For The Sky
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 24×18

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Leaning Towards the Sun
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 24×18