Solo Show Award Winner 2009: Clayton Buchanan

The eye should not be led where there is nothing to see.
Robert Henri

Former Solo Award Winners:

2008: Zufar Bikbov
2007: Ruth Newquist
2006: Carole Day
2005: John Swatsley
2004: Barbara S. Groff
2003: Patricia Billeci

Clayton Buchanan paints those pieces of nature that speak to him through light, color, structure, and emotion. He has been fascinated with the Impressionist color concept for over 35 years and is still visually learning from nature. Looking for moments that come and go with a blink of an eye are a challenge for him to capture. Many of his figurative paintings are those moments, frozen in time, that capture life in movement, and gives us a chance to recognize that fleeting beauty of light and color so easily lost forever. Pastels are his medium. Applying these brilliant colors layer upon layer, mixing on the painting surface, and doing so with energized strokes enhances the visual imagery.

Clayton Buchanan's paintings are in private and corporate collections including the Elizabeth T. Greenshields Memorial Foundation, Montreal, Canada, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck, NY. He has done numerous portrait commissions throughout the Northeast and South and is currently conducting demonstrations and workshops. He received The Richard Pionk Memorial Award, Connecticut Pastel Society Annual Renaissance Show, 2008, and has won awards on a regional and national level. Memberships include the Guild of Boston Artists, Connecticut Pastel Society, Kent Art Association, CT, and Orange County Art Federation, NY. Clayton Buchanan studied Impressionist Painting with Henry Hensche in Provincetown, MA; Figure/Portrait Painting with William Draper, Art Students League, NY. He resides and has his studio in Newburgh, NY.

You may view more of his work and full bio on his website: www.claytonbuchananart.com.