Artist Information:
J. G. Mcgill
Volant, PA
United States
Tel: 724-533-2700
Member Since: Jun 2002
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Artist Statement:
My style of painting isn't
exactly impressionism, nor is
it photo realism; I call it
photo impressionism. Since
there is no formal art
movement by that name, I'm
probably the only photo
impressionist of my day! But
why juxtapose the words photo
and impression? Because at
first glance many of my
paintings resemble
photographs, I'm told. I've
often heard someone in a
gallery exclaim, while looking
at one of my pieces, 'Hey,
that looks just like a photo!'
and then, on closer
examination, add, 'But it
looks more real than a photo,
as though I could reach out
and touch it.' That's exactly
the reaction I'm after, and I
hope you can get that same
feel when viewing some of my
work...as though the painting
conveys a little something
extra.
At the time of this writing,
I'm in what I'd have to call
my 'pastel period'. The
properties of soft pastel
allow me to best describe the
world as I see it in terms of
the strong contrasts.
Down through the years
different artists have come up
with varying, interesting ways
to represent that which they
saw as they looked at ...
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Artist Galleries:
Village Gallery
102 E. Neshannock Avenue
New Wilmington, PA 16142
724-946-9181
villagegallery@pathway.new
http://www.village-gallery.com
Dutchland Galleries
Kitchen Kettle Village
Intercourse, PA
Lancaster County
1-800-760-7175
http://www.dutchlandgalleries.c
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Westminster College
Bookstore
http://www.westminster.edu
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J. G. Mcgill's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to J. G. Mcgill's Portfolio. Browse Mcgill's body of work: My style of painting isn't exactly impressionism, nor is it photo realism; I call it photo impressionism. Since there is no formal art movement by that name, I'm probably the only photo impressionist of my day! But why juxtapose the words photo and impression? Because at first glance many of my paintings resemble photographs, I'm told. I've often heard someone in a gallery exclaim, while looking at one of my pieces, 'Hey, that looks just like a photo!' and then, on closer examination, add, 'But it looks more real than a photo, as though I could ... |
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