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Richard Levine
I have a BS degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. My first art teacher was my father who was a commercial artist and fine art painter. I have also studied oil painting at the Westchester Art Workshop for four years and been taught by Alan Turner and Andrew Lattimore. In my other disciplines: photography, watercolor, acrylic and oil pastel, I am largely self-taught.
It is both the immediacy and brilliance of oil pastel that captivates me. I love how it
blends and also how it reacts when diluted on the sheet with turpentine. After many years working in oil and often spending two months on a painting and then waiting one
year before varnishing, it is liberating to be able to work in oil pastel; ideas seem to flow more easily from my brain to my hand to my paper. |
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2009
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich CT, Nov - Dec, 2009 - “Parallel Views”, solo show of acrylic and oil pastel landscapes on canvas.
Oerth Gallery, Alexandria VA, Nov, 2009 - Won overall “Best in Show” for my oil pastel painting. Exhibited two works in this group show of 60 artists.
2008
Metropolitan Gallery, Arlington VA, Dec, 2008 - Group show. Exhibit watercolor, oil pastel.
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich CT, Nov - Dec, 2008 - “In Shiva’s Presence”. Solo exhibit, watercolor and oil pastel.
We Three, MAG Gallery, Jun, 2008 - Mixed watercolor, oil pastel & silkscreen. 3 artist show.
Bhoomi Café, Bedford Hills NY, Mar, 2008 - “In Shiva’s Presence”. Solo exhibit.
2007
Wall Work, MAG Gallery, Dec, 2007 - Group show, silkscreen, oil and watercolor.
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich CT, Nov, 2007 - European landscapes, solo exhibit, oils, watercolors.
Jones Library, Amherst, MA, Oct - Nov, 2007 - Solo photo exhibit in conjunction with Darfur
project at Smith College.
September Song, MAG Gallery, Sep, 2007 - Group show inaugurating new gallery, exhibited oils.
Knitting Factory, NYC, Apr, 2007 - Provide visuals for Darfur fundraiser concert.
The 92nd St. Y NYC, Jan - Mar, 2007 - My Name is Adam: Refugees of Darfur. Solo exhibit on the refugee camps in Eastern Chad/Darfur.
Oresman Gallery, Mar, 2007 - Images of Human Spirit, The Refugees of Darfur. Photographs
Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC, Feb, 2007 - Darfur photo displayed in permanent collection.
Bhoomi Cafe, Bedford Hills, Mar, 2007 - Fundraiser exhibit for Darfur awareness.
Member: Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY and Del Ray Artisans, VA
Board Member: Bronx River Art Center
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Havana Heat
8.25x8 - Arches hot press Aquarellewatercolor paper
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Maine Morning
7x9 - Arches Aquarelle watercolor |
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Sun Washed and Bleached
8x9.5 - Canson Mi
Teintes |
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The Bicycle, Verona
8.25x6 - Canson Mi Teintes |
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The Chandler's Shop
8 x 10 - Arches Montval watercolor paper |
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