Trip: Michener Museum, December 16, 2021

We visited the Mitchener Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, December 16th, carpooling from Kathy Hutchin’s house at 9:30. . The exhibit “It’s Personal: the Art of Robert Beck” is the main attraction. We had lunch in Doylestown after visiting the museum .

“Robert Beck has been an integral part of the Bucks County art scene. He paints what fascinates him, whether it be on land or sea; in Bucks County, New York, Maine, or around the world. His documentary style of plein air painting captures the vitality of everyday life, even if that life is on the set of Good Morning America, the annual High Heel Drag Race in New Hope, or in a village in Senegal. He challenges himself to create memorable works in unusual situations and this creative tension is distilled in paint. “The majority of my paintings are done directly from the subject in one sitting,” says Beck. “They depict where I am, what catches my interest, and what it feels like to be there…The reason why I was drawn to a subject became part of the image. It got very personal.”

Photos by Nora Ananos:

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