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‘THOMAS PAQUETTE: TRAVERSED LANDS’ TO OPEN AT SOMERVILLE MANNING GALLERY JAN 21

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GREENVILLE, DEL. — The Somerville Manning Gallery will have a new exhibition, “Thomas Paquette: Traversed Lands,” opening January 21 with an artist’s reception  from 5:30 to 8 pm. The show will remain on view through  February 19.

While traveling in Italy, Greece and throughout the United States, Paquette, a Western Pennsylvania artist, sketches and paints studies on site. Back in his studio he develops those studies into finished landscapes that have resided in his memory since his travels.

His bold use of color and environmental attitude define his work.

“He’s got a dedicated personal response to the land, and he’s thinking about it environmentally and aesthetically. He pushes color for dramatic effect. Beyond just recording the natural world through his own eyes, there is a sense of both wonderment and menace,” said Bruce Brown, curator of the Maine Coast Artists Gallery in the Casco Bay Weekly, 1996.

The Somerville Manning Gallery is in Breck’s Mill just off Route 52. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. For information, 302-652-0271 or www.SomervilleManning.com.