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PAINTING OF THE WEEK:
"MAY: CAYUGA LAKE"
This 10 inch by 22 inch watercolor is the first painting in the series "May in the Finger Lakes." I have been intrigued for years with the degree of color apparent when Spring foliage begins to appear, especially on wet, cloudy days. From my own perspective, the unique palette of colors found in Spring actually rivals that of autumn colors in intensity, especially since it follows the white of winter. This series will celebrate Spring color!
The actual scene depicted is from the east side of Cayuga Lake looking northwest on a misty afternoon in early May.
Works by David and his wife Kathie will be included on the Cortland Arts Trail throughout the year.
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Special on Smaller Works
Check out the SPECIALS gallery page featuring smaller unframed watercolors. All originals depicted are archivally matted to 11 by 14 inches. Subjects include wildlife, winter landscapes, barns, scenes from the Finger Lakes, and more colorful paintings.
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David Beale draws upon a broad range of lifetime experiences in his approach to painting watercolors. His need for artistic expression began after joining the Peace Corps and visiting Abrego, Columbia during the revolution. When he returned, Beale studied music composition at Duke and Cornell Universities with the intention of becoming a professional music composer. One of his early pieces, "Reflections on a Park Bench," was performed at Carnegie
Hall in 1976.
Beale soon turned to carpentry and in 1975 founded Southern Exposure, a remodeling company based in Ithaca. He ran Southern Exposure until 2000, when he and his wife Kathie (also an artist and teacher) opened The Picture House Frame Shop in Cortland, NY. David Beale's medium of choice changed at 50 when he took a workshop in watercolors. Beale recently built a cottage-sized house adjacent to a seven acre wildlife pond, McCloy Pond, in the Finger Lakes region of New York which provides inspiration for many of his paintings.
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