JEFFREY HESSING: Paintings and Musings

Pucker Gallery • Boston FERRIES II, 2002 Oil on Canvas 3 1 50 /4 x 76 /4 " JEFFREY HESSING: JH509 Paintings and Musings

he artist is an adventurer. He may live always in one place, but even still he travels the roads of imagination, expression and creativity. A painter, by nature of his craft, is not bound by the limita- T tions of place and time. He may come and go, both figuratively and literally, to wherever he pleases. What his imagination cannot conceive, his freedom and mobility will allow him to find. What he finds is then transformed by the limitlessness of his vision. Jeffrey Hessing has lived and worked in southern for twenty years, and the area’s rich history, culture and landscape have been the subject of his painting. Bold swaths of color and spontaneous brush movement have characterized his paintings of over these years. Recently, Jeffrey has brought this exuberant style to other settings. As in the case of Italy and Monaco, the colors in his paintings seem to echo the brilliant landscapes and cultural fervor of those areas. However it is in his cityscapes of New York and Boston that we see the paintings, not as naturalistic images of place, but as exercises in adventure. Here we see the artist as both traveler and guide – literally bringing his oils and canvas to new sites – and figuratively bringing his viewer to a more imaginative and expressive view of a once familiar place. NEW YORK

he terrace was about 4 feet by 6. There were seemingly endless rows of them above me and below. Like white chocolate ‘After Eights’. It was the thirty T fourth floor, 300 feet above the street, with the city throbbing and pulsating below. With my easel set up there was just enough room to squeeze by side- ways with my back against the railing. The first time my heart was pounding and even after ten or twenty times a day I never got fully used to it. By the time I set my equipment up on the terrace the sun was sinking into the urban haze. The gray-blue city slowly transformed into radiant golden yellow. The sky, the river, the buildings were all glowing. Growing up in NY I always found it a visual wonder. Wide avenues walled by skyscrapers, streetlights blinking successively into the distance. At night thousands of windows are fired by col- ored lights. The energy of the city would rush up and wash over me in waves. The exhilaration, fear, excitement and love for my home town in all it’s grandeur. NEW YORK Each evening, spent from the day, I’d imagine painting the city at night. When the evening arrived and all was prepared, I was confused to discover that, obvious as this may seem, it was dark. The city lights were sparkling before me, I was all set to go, but I couldn’t see the canvas. In all my visualizing of this moment I hadn’t thought of that, nor planned for it. I worked on, the result of which is still somewhat of a mystery to me. New York is my hometown and there is enough subject matter for a lifetime.

NEW YORK TRILOGY, 2001 Oil on Canvas 1 Three Panels 18 /4 x 15" each JH495 NEW YORK Oil onCanvas NIGHTLIGHTS II,2002 JH510 63 1 / 4 x 51" NEW YORK x 51" 4 / 3 63 JH511 A WALK IN THE 2002 PARK, A WALK Oil on Canvas TUSCANY TUSCANY I miles overaruralpatchworkofhillsrollingtothemountains. for breakfastinthewarmmorningsun. small, green,andperfectlyround.Oneofmygreatestpleasureswastowalkdownpickthem ing inanewplaceandstartingrighttoworksothatIdiscoveritwithpainter’s eyes. fellow guests.Iwenttobedineageranticipation.Therearefewthingsthatloveasmuchwak- t wasdarkbythetimeIarrivedathouseinTuscany. At tenPMmyhostesswasjuststartingto the garden.We satuplateinthecandlelightcatchingonoldtimesandgetting to knowmy eat dinner. Thepasta,parmesan,sausageandlastyearshomemadewinewereonthetablein JH547 21 Oil onCanvas FIRS CORTONA, 2003 I wastakentoseveralotherhousespaintandeverywherewewentyoucouldseeforfifty x 32" T VIEW FROM T VIEW olives. TheywerethesweetestandmostunusualfigsI’deverseen, the morningmist.Therewerefourfigtreesscatteredamong tops Icouldseethewholevalleyanddistantmountains,bluein trees. Theywereprunedlowformaximumproduction.Overthe tations. Hergardenslopeddowntoanolivegrovewithaboutforty The viewthatgreetedmeinthemorningsurpassedmyexpec- JH546 21 Oil onCanvas TUSC x 25" AN SUN,2003 TUSCANY x 18" OOD MORNING TUSCANY, 2003 OOD MORNING TUSCANY, x 18" ALIAN VALLEY, 2003 ALIAN VALLEY, JH543 G Oil on Canvas 15 JH545 IT Oil on Canvas 15 x 16" HE LONG AND WINDING ROAD, 2003 ROAD, AND WINDING HE LONG T Oil on Canvas 12 JH544 BOSTON BOSTON was allglass,floortoceilingoverlookingBostonHarbor. Itwaslikebeinginpermanentflight.There all bythesameartist.Themoststrikingthingaboutitwasthatonewall,perhapsthirtyfeetlong, me sothatIcansharetheirviewsofthecity. see itinanewlight.Iamalwaystouchedbythegraciousnessofpeoplewhoopentheirhomesto out overtherooftopsofBackBayithardlymattered.Everythingchangescolorinrainandwecan sweetest, mostgentleandbeautifulcities.Duringmylastpaintingtripitrainedeverydayyetlooking how decisionsweremadeinthosedaysand,Iconfess,occasionallystillare. years before.Itseemedlikeaniceplace.IthoughtI’dmovethere.wasonly23old.That’s M Boston ismyadoptedhomeintheUS.InmanytravelsIstillconsiderittobeoneof New York seemedtoobig,hard,daunting.I’donlybeentoBostonforonedayseveral On returningfrommyfirsttriptoEuropeIwonderedwheregonext?Wherelive? 38th floor. Thepresident’s officewasfurnishedinleatherandwoodwithfourlarge paintings, building inGovernmentCenter. Iwasgivenmypassandnegotiatedaseriesofelevatorstothe y paintboxisquitedifferentfromthebriefcasessecuritywasaccustomedtoseeingin automatically fromtheeyetohearthand. like amirrorreflecting,withoutthoughtorpreconception. Acting thoughts quietdown,doubtsdisappearandIbecomeonewithvista, to begin.Itstartswiththefirstbrushstroke,thennextandsoonmy the islandsandwaterways.Ittakesawhiletosortitout,knowwhere is somuchtoseefromthatheight;hundredsofbuildings,cars,boats, JH550 38 Oil onCanvas T HE BOATHOUSE, 2003 1 / 2 x 57" BOSTON " 2 / 1 x 32 2 CK BAY, 2003 CK BAY, / 1 7 BA Oil on Canvas 5 JH526 JH525 4 Oil onCanvas T 4 HE CHARLES, 2003 1 / 2 x 63 1 / 2 " BOSTON JH520 18 Oil onCanvas BOST 3 / 4 x 15" ON V, 2003 JH517 2 Oil onCanvas BOST 8 1 / 2 x 20" ON II,2003 BOSTON ON IV (DIPTYCH), 2003 x 38" 4 / 1 JH519L BOST Oil on Canvas 15 ON IV (DIPTYCH),2003 x 38" 4 / 1 JH519R Oil on Canvas 15 BOST BOSTON 2003 JH531 2 Oil onCanvas BOST WILLOWS, 3 1 / 2 JH527 3 Oil onCanvas VIE 2003 DINING ROOM, 9 x 29" ON GARDEN, 1 / W FROM A W FROM 4 x 31 1 / 2 " BOSTON " 2 / 1 ON I, 2003 T HOUSE, 2003 3 x 23 3 x 23 JH534 BOA Oil on Canvas 2 8 x 24" JH516 BOST Oil on Canvas 2 JH522 7 Oil onCanvas OVERLOOK 6 1 / 2 x 51" , 2003 PROVENCE PROVENCE otebah oso etnilplsacmayte otesa littlefurtherpastSaintTropez to thebeach.Rowsofcentennialpalmsaccompanythemsea. A stretch oflandbetweentheseaandfoothills Alps opensup.Thefirstvineyardsrunrightdown Roussillon isperched onagiantredrockinthemiddleofflatplain.Theruinsanancientvillage surrounded byhillsandmountainsdottedwithsmallvillages.Eachvillageisdifferentspecial. theVoucluse andtheLuberontherearelarge valleys road andweareintheheartofProvence.In Onemore houronthe and thevinescanbeseendescendinghillsideslikearmiesofdwarves. these exceptlavender. Itisamostsingularhue. colors, fivetubes;tworeds,blues,oneyellow, blackandwhite.Icanmixvirtually anycolorwith blue-ish purpleasfaryoucansee.InallmyworkforthepasttwentyfiveyearsIuseonlythree isdeep breaker’s cominginoffthepacificcoast. You canwalkintothemiddleofafieldandearth F to atotallydifferentterrain. shortdriveinanydirectionwillleadyou rance isrenownedforit’s widediversityoflandscape. 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I worked with my furniture, boxes, paintings The loft was filled there on larger pieces enchanted by the light from the skylight and the abundance pieces enchanted by the there on larger and the view from the But it got colder and colder atelier. of space in my new only be for a few months. especially as I knew it would apartment was enticing, the view from my to work outdoors I was grateful for When it got too cold just above the little mint patch. which was window,

My favorite perch was right on the edge of the cliff with a view of Nice, the roads of Nice, a view cliff with edge of the on the was right perch My favorite rivers like the feet and my all around mint grew Wild the sea. toward the buildings through back winding the sun. with the heat of scent rose It amused me that I had the atelier of my dreams, full of furniture, yet I spent my time in my of furniture, yet I spent my time in my I had the atelier of my dreams, full It amused me that By the sound of itBy the sound the walls. They never left a trace inside an abundant family of mice lived in Heat had not yet been installed in my loft in the port of Nice . Winter was coming on so I was coming on Winter the port of Nice . in my loft in not yet been installed Heat had

was all except for the Mediterranean Sea outside my window filled my heart and dreams. the Mediterranean Sea outside my window was all except for little room on the hill. There was a bed, a table, two chairs and my easel. It was monastic. That and my easel. It was monastic. hill. There was a bed, a table, two chairs little room on the the apartment and so I left them in peace. the apartment and in the throes of degradation. of degradation. in the throes rented an apartment in an old house on the hillside above the center of above the house on the hillside apartment in an old rented an A the city. house lovely

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JEFFREY HESSING: Artist Biography

1952 Born in Brooklyn, New York. 1993 Hôtel de Ville, Lausanne, Switzerland T BIOGRAPHY 1977 Artist in residence, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Unisys, Saint Paul de Vence, France 1978-79 Resident, Millay Colony for the Creative Arts, Austerlitz, New York Litho Art, Copenhagen, Denmark 1979 Resident, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, Virginia R.V.S Gallery, Southampton, New York 1980 Resident, Ossabaw Island Foundation, Savannah, Georgia. Center Gallery, Winter Park, Florida 1980 Resident, Fondation Karolyi, Vence, France. 1999 Resident, Masterworks Foundation, Bermuda. PUBLICATIONS Pulse, “Hessing on Bermuda”, October 1999 EDUCATION Nice Matin, “Hessing dévoile ses toiles”, August 1998 1972 State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A. New Riviera, “Art on the Move”, Summer 1997 1972-73 Private Study with Leonard Baskin The Seattle Times, “View Worthy”, July 27, 1997 Arts and Antiques, “Côte d’Azur Allure”, November 1993 SOLO EXHIBITIONS Outdoor Photographer, “Eos or Easel”, December 1995 2004, 2002, Pucker Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts Semaine des Spectacles, “cover,” September 1994 1999, 1997, Original Print Collectors catalogue, Summer 1993 1994, 1992, Houghton Mifflin Company, Catalogue Cover, Spring 1994 1989 Original Print Collectors catalogue, April 1993 2003 Société Générale, Monaco New Riviera, “Jeffrey Hessing: Reflection on Gardens”, Winter-Spring 1989 2000, 1998, D’Artigny, Saint Paul de Vence, France Catalogue Galerie Musée, Summer 1995 1996, 1992 Catalogue Art Vencia, Summer 1994 1999 Masterworks Gallery, Bermuda Original Print Collectors catalogue, Winter 1992 1997 La Salle Gallery, Monaco 1995 Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Hong Kong C OLLECTIONS 1994 Val Rahmeh, , France Boston Public Library Moulin des Artiste, , France Centre Culturel , Vence France Centre Henri Matisse, Vence, France Château de la Napoule, France Villa Principe Leopoldo, Lugano, Switzerland Office of the Mayor of Seattle, Washington 1993 Galerie Musée, Nagoya, Japan Princess Margret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario 1991 Galerie Leo Allamargot, Paris and St. Tropez, France Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University MONACO, 2003 Oil on Canvas Unisys, Saint Paul de Vence, France Tufts University, Medford, MA 1 21 x 25 /2" 1990 Maralyn Wilson Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama University College of Cape Breton Art Gallery, Nova Scotia, Canada JH533 Centre Henri Matisse, Vence, France 1989 Galerie Quincampoix, Paris, France Galerie Bleue, Vence, France 1986 Musée Municipal de Saint-Paul, France

RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2003 DMF Fine Arts, Gallery, Monaco 2000 Ora Sorenson Gallery, Delray Beach, Florida 1999 Château D’Eze, France Château de Tourrettes sur , France 1998 Galerie Mouvance, Place des Vosges, Paris, France Evelyn Fine Arts, Atlanta, Georgia 1997 Fel Gallery, Singapore 1996 “Four Visions”, Château de Tourettes sur Loup, France 1995 Caesarea Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida Lyons Gallery, Delray Beach, Florida Cygnet Gallery, Toronto, Canada 1994 Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong 1993 Galerie Musée, Nagoya, Japan Galerie Debut, Nagoya, Japan JEFFREY HESSING: Paintings and Musings DATES: 20 March – 13 April 2004

OPENING RECEPTION: 20 March 2004 – 3 to 6 pm The public is invited to attend. The artist will be present.

CREDITS: Design: Leslie Anne Feagley Editor: Jeanne Gressler Photography: Max Coniglio

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