News from the Studio of Ben Solowey
Posted in exhibition, Studio on May 2nd, 2012
The Studio of Ben Solowey announces a new exhibition, TWENTY YEARS SO FAR: A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Exhibitions at the Studio of Ben Solowey, featuring the “greatest hits” selected from thirty-six popular shows presented by The Studio of Ben Solowey. “We often hear from people who have only recently discovered the Solowey Studio, that they […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on Jun 11th, 2010
Posted in exhibition, Studio on Jun 8th, 2010
There’s a wonderful blog about food in Bucks County, Bucks County Taste, that is the go-to place to find out what’s happening with anything edible in our area. Whether it be a fire house pancake breakfast, a lobsterfest, community day, a CSA, or a farmers’ market, Bucks County Taste not only tells you about it, […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on May 26th, 2010
On Saturday June 19th, DuSold will give a portrait demonstration in the Main Studio at 2:30 pm. Visitors are invited to witness history as DuSold paints the first work painted in the studio since Solowey’s death in 1978. RSVP Like Ben, Paul is one of the few accomplished portrait painters who not only can capture the […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on May 24th, 2010
The James Michener Art Museum continues its tradition of studio visits with a special tour “of the only remaining intact studio from the Golden Age of Bucks County Art.. Located on a 34 acre farm in Bedminster, the views from the studio are virtually the same as when Ben Solowey arrived in 1936. The artist […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on May 10th, 2010
Here’s what Edward Sozanski, Art Critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about Paul DuSold’s work in a 2005 exhibition. Under the heading “Echo of the Masters”: Paul DuSold’s “atmospheric” realism, displayed in an exhibition of 28 still lifes at the Gross McCleaf Gallery, might, as he says, be influenced by artists of 16th-century Venice, especially […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on May 3rd, 2010
The Studio of Ben Solowey is pleased to announce a new exhibition, EYE TO EYE: Paintings and Drawings by Paul DuSold & Ben Solowey, featuring a collection of artwork by award-winning painter Paul DuSold and works by Ben Solowey (1900 – 1978) selected by DuSold. This is first show at the Solowey Studio of a contemporary […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio, Theater Portraits, Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2009
In my “2:30 talks”, what I don’t mention is frequently asked about by visitors. The “talks” are closer to conversations with people who are interested in Ben Solowey’s art. I call them the “poor man’s audio tour” because I talk about the paintings and drawings as people are looking at them. Spontaneous questions from visitors […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio, Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2009
Like so much in his studio, Ben Solowey made his easel, by hand. It stood center-stage for still lifes, portraits, and interiors, but at night he sometimes wheeled it in a cool corner and hung it with a damp towel so that the oil paint on his canvas would stay supple and wet. This “wet […]
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