Christopher VOLPE
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Painting for me is a three-way conversation among sheer joy in the medium, the
challenge of seeing and responding to the world in a fresh, spontaneous way, and
the history and traditions of western art.
I moved to New England from Long Island, NY, to earn a graduate degree in poetry
at the University of New Hampshire. I wrote poetry, worked for about 15 years as a
professional writer, and taught college English before falling in love with American
landscape painting while teaching a class in art history.
My work draws upon 19th-century landscape traditions, such as Barbizon and
Tonalism, yet extends to abstraction through a contemporary sensibility. My paintings
are exhibited and sold through regional galleries and juried shows.
I teach the history of art as an adjunct faculty member at the New Hampshire Institute
of Art. I live in Hollis, NH, with my wife, Anna Birch, and our five-year-old son, Max.
Painting for me is a three-way conversation among sheer joy in the medium, the
challenge of seeing and responding to the world in a fresh, spontaneous way, and
the history and traditions of western art.
I moved to New England from Long Island, NY, to earn a graduate degree in poetry
at the University of New Hampshire. I wrote poetry, worked for about 15 years as a
professional writer, and taught college English before falling in love with American
landscape painting while teaching a class in art history.
My work draws upon 19th-century landscape traditions, such as Barbizon and
Tonalism, yet extends to abstraction through a contemporary sensibility. My paintings
are exhibited and sold through regional galleries and juried shows.
I teach the history of art as an adjunct faculty member at the New Hampshire Institute
of Art. I live in Hollis, NH, with my wife, Anna Birch, and our five-year-old son, Max.
