Stephen Parmley – Painter/Sculptor - at The ArtHouse

Written by Hugh Navarette Thursday, 31 March 2011 01:37

Belfast, Maine - Saturday, August 19^th from 4 to 7p.m. there will be an opening reception for painter, sculptor, Stephen R. Parmley.  The exhibition will feature oil paintings, works on paper and sculpture.  This exhibit will be hosted by well known master painter Harold Garde and his daughter Elissa Garde-Joia at their home The ArtHouse at 41 Court Street, Belfast, behind the purple door.

Parmley, known primarily for his iconic, serene totems in marble and granite will make the focus of this exhibit his recent oil paintings.  In these the hand of the sculptor is evident in the heavily textured mosaic like surfaces. 

The paintings, mostly landscapes of untrammeled nature lean heavily on Parmley’s intense love of mountains, forests, streams and rocks.  Stephen, not a shy colorist, applies paint in a thick impasto with palette knife or straight from the tube creating energetic canvasses of swirling vibrant colors.  The works are expressionistic in attitude and make use of the bright palette of Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Fauves; surprisingly these paintings are inspired by the delicate and ethereal landscape paintings of China and Japan.

This exhibit will be open to the public on two (2) consecutive weekends: Saturday and Sunday Aug.19^th & 20^th, and Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26^th and 27^th, noon to 5p.m.  The ArtHouse is looking forward to holding more events that share with the community the spirit of creativity.

Visit The ArtHouse at : http://www.mainesculpture.com/arthouse/

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