topSeptember 2014 Newsletter
In This Issue
William R. Davis
Mitch Billis
David Bareford
The Christina Gallery is a proud sponsor of the Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival 

 

This is indeed the most delightful time of the year to spend on the Vineyard.  The days are warm, nights are cool and the air is very refreshing.  The Striped Bass Derby started over the weekend and every other car that drives by the gallery has at least two or three fishing rods on their roof rack.

Next month, the Martha' Vineyard Food & Wine Festival will take place October 16 - 19, 2014.  There is an extraordinary line up of culinary events and yet another wonderful reason to visit the Vineyard.

And though the summer season is behind us, we continue to receive in new works from our artists, including those featured in this newsletter, William R. Davis, Mitch Billis and David Bareford.

We hope you enjoy viewing these new works!

Best,

 

Christina & Liz
WILLIAM R. DAVIS
 
"Last Leg of the Race"

Once you have seen a painting by William R. Davis, you will understand why he has a national reputation as one of the best marine artists presently working in the United States. Mr. Davis grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts. He is a self-taught artist whose oil paintings typically capture the serene light of sunrise or sunset on the water. He employs many of the techniques traditionally used by American Luminist painters to realize his personal vision, showing a marked preference for 19th century subjects.

 

To view more works by William Davis please click on the image. 

"Fence Lined Rhodies"

MITCH BILLIS

 

Mitch Billis sees himself as an explorer, constantly searching for meaning in his life and in art. Paraphrasing Robert Henri's words in The Art Spirit, Billis says, "The purpose of doing a painting is not really to do that painting; it's to attain a state of being, and that's what I try to do daily in my life."

As a young child, in Frankfort, New York, Mitch enjoyed drawing; however he was discouraged from choosing art as a career. "The idea of ever making a living painting was never even thought of as a possibility," he says. He was encouraged to study math and science.

  
To view more works by Mitch Billis please click on the image.

DAVID BAREFORD

"Along South Water Street"

 

Born and raised in New Jersey, David Bareford moved to New England after graduation from college. Fascinated by the watercolor medium as a student, he achieved success early and had his work regularly shown in the exhibitions of the American Watercolor Society, Allied Artists of America and the National Academy of Design. 
 

Eventually, he turned his attention from watercolor to oil painting seeking to expand his vision and artistic expression.  His paintings are distinctive for his rich use of color and his ability to "capture the moment." 

  
To view more works by David Bareford please click on the image.

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