Welcome to the May issue of the Geary Gallery Guide. Spring takes on a special meaning at the gallery. It seems the sun is shining brighter and the flowers are blooming inside the gallery, as well as outside. To celebrate the season, we are proud to feature French-born painter and New York resident, Mireille Duchesne. Take a break with Ms. Duchesne’s breathtaking oils and pastels.

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On Saturday, June 16th, from 10am to 7pm, the Geary family will host our Fourth Annual Click It for Cassie Softball Tournament at Calf Pasture in Norwalk. (Rain date June 17.)The public is invited to this benefit to cheer for one of the many local teams that will be competing, while enjoying hotdogs and hamburgers donated by local companies, plus a variety of baked goods made by several of Cassie’s friends. Proceeds will go to the Click It for Cassie Foundation. Read more…

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Geary Gallery’s Custom Original Portrait Service makes it easy and affordable to commission a portrait of a family, individual, pet or even your home or favorite vacation spot. Wouldn’t it be charming to have a painting of your summer home or "secret hideaway" hanging in your home or office?
Individual portraits are available in oil, pastel or graphite. Houses in pen & ink or acrylic, and pet portraits are available in oil. The artists were chosen due to their mastery of their particular subject and medium, and their portfolios are available to view at our portraits gallery.

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Featured Artist, May 2012
Mireille Duchenese

"Celebrate New England"

Born in Normandy, France and a resident of Goldens Bridge, NY, Mireille Duchenese fell in love with the Impressionistic art of Claude Monet and others. "Painting is my passion, my life," Duchenese says. "I am talking with my heart in my paintings."

Duchenese received a formal education at the Lycee of Le Havre and a Masters Degree in French from the University of Rouen, but it was at The Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts) where she took advanced classes in drawing and painting and found her artistic voice. Upon moving to the U.S., Duchenese studied portraiture with Daniel Greene, classical painting with Richard Pionk and Gregg Kreutz at the Art Students League of New York, as well as with Frank Arcuri at his studio. At the Pastel Society of America, she studied portraiture under Richard Pionk.

Duchenese spent 20 years painting on silk, achieving great success creating wearables and paintings that are featured in private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. However, after developing arthritis, she returned to a medium less demanding on her hands. Today, Duchesne focuses on painting classic oils and pastels in a style inspired by the 18th century French painter, Jean Chardin.

Duchesne is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, an artist member of Salmagundi Club, and an active member of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Mamaroneck Artists Guild and the Kent Art Center. Her work has been shown throughout New York and Connecticut and she has received numerous awards for her pastels and oils from the Pastel Society of America, Salmagundi Club, The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and the American Artists Professional League. She is currently teaching at the Katonah Art Center in Katonah, NY.

To view Mireille’s work, visit her online gallery.
For more information about her, read her biography.

The exhibit runs through the end of May. Admission to the gallery is free, and the paintings are available for acquisition. The Geary Gallery is regularly open to the public Wednesdays – Saturdays, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm. The Gallery is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more information, contact (203) 655-6633 or visit www.gearygallery.com.