14 October 2010

Presence/Absence

Little Gidding © Bruce Herman, 2009, Oil on wood panel, 60” x 70”. 
NOTE: The title is taken from the fourth section of T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, also inspired by Cape Ann.

 Bruce Herman was one of my favorite professors, even though I never took a class from him.  I loved his reflections on art, theology, and literature.  These paintings are from his exhibit "Presence/Absence: New Work by Bruce Herman" which is being shown at the Cape Ann Museum October 9 through December 12.  The exhibit features his Great Ledge Series which is inspired by Cape Ann.  For those of you in the Boston area, consider joining Bruce Herman for a guided walk of Great Ledge in West Gloucester on November 20th.  Bruce Herman's website is here, and check out this article and this article from the journal Image.
Tide at Walker Creek (from Great Ledge Series), © Bruce Herman, 2009, oil on wood. Private collection.

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