During the month of September, Copley artist member Ann Marie O’Dowd was living in Gloucester, taking in the vistas of the North Shore. Every day she painted lobster boats, sandy beaches, and fishermen as she got to know her way around the small coastal community. Last week Ann Marie gave a talk at the Cape […]
Each Small Works show the Co|So Art Committee chooses ten exceptional artworks to receive an Award of Merit. Awards of Merit truly reflect the effort, talent and skills of our artist members at the Copley Society of Art and we are proud to present them to our devoted artists every time. The awards given out […]
An exhibition can’t begin without an opening reception and every opening we have the thrill of announcing awards to artists who created exceptional work. Our juror, Robert Klein, chose four out of the 30 featured photographs to receive the awards of Juror’s Choice, and Third, Second and First Prize. Each work explored the question: what […]
Every year during the month of September, the Copley Society of Art awards the Charles Family Foundation Cape Ann Residency to one of its artist members. The artist is given a whole month to devote to their artwork in the beautiful coastal locale of Cape Ann. This year, Ann Marie O’Dowd was awarded the residency, […]
The Prudential Center is both a popular destination and one of the iconic skyscrapers in the Boston city skyline. Passing through this shopping center, you may notice images of other equally famous Boston landmarks on display at the Boston Private Bank! Artist member Matthew McCosco is showing his watercolor paintings of Boston landmarks—from Fairmont Copley […]
Featuring over 30 photographs, the National Photography Show Elevated, juried by Robert Klein, features a wide range of subjects and styles to explore the question: what elevates photography to fine art? In anticipation of the show, here is a sneak peak of photographs that will be featured in the show, all of which were taken […]
Our Summer Members Show “Anchors Aweigh” features a variety of marine scenes, from boats and docks to crashing waves and calm seas. With all of these depictions of water on display, today we are looking at how our watercolor artist members interpreted the exhibition’s nautical theme. Gary Tucker, Along the Seine, watercolor, 25 x 25” […]
Like their real-life inspirations, Copley Master Mikel Wintermantel’s landscape paintings can take your breath away. While each painting takes viewers on an inspiring trek through richly-colored natural wonders, they also act as a means to heighten one’s awareness of nature’s slow disappearance. Therefore, Wintermantel’s solo show “Evanescent” earnestly captures natural landscapes to document their disappearing […]
If you visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston this weekend, you may have seen Copley Master Jeanne Rosier Smith giving a gallery tour of the “French Pastels: Treasures from the Vault” exhibition. Jeanne explained how artists such as Degas, Monet, Millet, and others innovatively created painterly pastels, and how their techniques and styles […]
Hanging in the back window of the Anchors Aweigh exhibition, Copley Artist Beatrice Dauge Kaufman’s abstract work Imagine this Orange Ship is Underway offers a brilliant contrast to the recent glum weather. Imagine this Orange Ship is Underway currently hangs in the exhibition “Summer Members Show: Anchors Aweigh” Its plethora of contrasting colors encourages moments […]
