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Welcome to the July issue of the Geary Gallery Guide. There’s something very peaceful about meditating on a masterful oil painting of a natural setting, such as a field or river. This July, fans of “en plein air” oils can enjoy “The Beauty of En Plein Air” featuring North Carolina painter, Jon Houglum.

Take a cool respite from the summer heat this July with a visit to Geary Gallery. We ask you to think of Geary Gallery when you need a unique gift. Some ideas, include purchasing an original painting or having a portrait of your loved one commissioned, as well as having a treasured photograph, painting, or diploma framed.

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Featured Artist, July
Jon Houglum

Fine artist Jon Houglum of Franklin, North Carolina is known for his plein air landscape oils, but he’s also highly sought after for his portraiture.

“Painting landscapes is my passion,” Houglum says, “but my special gift as an artist is the ability to render a portrait that captures the spirit of a person in a realistic painting style.”

Jon Houglum graduated from Moorhead State University in Moorhead, Minnesota with a B.S. Degree in Art Education. He also studied four years privately under Antonius Raemaechers, a Dutch Master in Martinsville, Indiana. His fine art education also included two years of portrait and figure study at the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Houglum’s professional expertise in the composition and use of brilliant colors reflects the style of the Old Masters in his plein air oil paintings. Some of his favorite subjects include paintings of landscapes with people, landscapes with wildlife, and landscapes with old barns and old structures. His waterscape paintings include a variety of scenes in North Carolina, including waterfalls, rivers, lakes, beaches and low country scenes.

Some of Houglum’s favorite locations to paint are Florida and the Western North Carolina mountains. While camping with his grandchildren on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina during spring break, Houglum took the opportunity to paint low country scenes on location.

The cow pastures, goat pastures and chicken pens seen throughout the mountains of Western North Carolina are some of his favorite subjects to paint.

His passion for painting and ability to capture the spectacular beauty of the scenery with oils on canvas shows in his renderings of these scenes.

“My goal in painting is to communicate the beauty of creation through the elements and principals of fine oil painting. Painting in the traditions of the Old Masters is a never ending quest for me and I thoroughly enjoy the thrills and the interesting people I meet along the way.”

John Houglum’s works are included in many private and public collections, including John Collette Fine Art Gallery in Highlands, North Carolina. He has also been commissioned by many Civil War re-enactors and Alafia River Rendezvous members for portrait paintings.

To view Jon Houglum’s work, visit our online gallery.

Jon Houglum’s exhibit runs July 1 – 31 and his paintings are available for acquisition. All are welcome, and admission is free. Geary Gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more information, call (203) 655-6633 or visit www.gearygallery.com.

Have a Favorite Vacation Spot?
Geary Gallery’s portrait service makes it easy and affordable to memorialize your summer house or family home in pen & ink or acrylic by one of our favorite expert artists! Created by special arrangement with a select few of some of the best artists on the East Coast today, our portrait service makes it easy and affordable to create an original work of art either of your family, an individual, your pet or your home. Geary Gallery can match you with the perfect artist, chosen for their mastery of a particular subject and medium. The summer is a perfect time to gather your family for a sitting. View our artists’ portfolios click here.

Time to Frame and Preserve those Special Memories
If you and your family recently celebrated an important event or milestone, now is the time to frame photos and mementos from those occasions so you can preserve the memories for a lifetime. From wedding pictures to graduates’ diplomas, prom, and confirmation photos, a custom frame from Accent Framing & Restoration will proudly showcase your treasured memories. All of Geary’s Accent Picture Framing projects are made in-house at our Darien gallery, and the materials we use to make our frames are almost all sourced in the US. Bring your treasured pieces to us for framing and learn why our custom handmade frames stand the test of time.

Restore Your Oil Paintings
If you have a painting in need of repair, or a dirty, damaged, or aging frame that’s been banished to the attic, bring it to Accent Restoration. We’ll bring it back to its original beauty. Our work is renowned, and projects hang in leading museums, auction houses and historical societies.

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We Deliver Your Art to Your Car
To help parents with babies and small children who are unable to easily leave their car, we have Curbside Pick-up service, which allows customers to call from their car when they’re in the gallery parking lot to pick up their work, and a gallery employee will bring it to them. Call (203) 655-6633.