Plein Air Oil Paintings by Paul Hamilton
at The Ohio State University Faculty Club
181 South Oval Drive, Columbus, OH 43210
Opening reception
Friday, November 8, 2019 6 – 8 PM
On view
November 6 – December 31, 2019
Granville artist Paul Hamilton will present a new body of work inspired by our enduring connection to nature. The solo exhibition of oil paintings will be on display at The Ohio State University Faculty Club from November 6 through December 31, 2019. An opening reception in Mr. Hamilton’s honor will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The opening reception is free and open to the public – all are welcome! Please call 614-292-2262 or email the club at facultyclubosu@yahoo.com if you would like more information.
Painted plein-air, on site in nature, Paul Hamilton’s landscapes are a combination of renderings, interpretation, and memory. A masterful painter with an incredible sense of art history, Hamilton has an inherent understanding of how paint mixed on the surface of the canvas mixes in the eye of the beholder. He holds a Fine Arts Degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design, and is a member of both the Columbus Art League and the American Impressionist Society. His résumé includes a long list of gallery and museum shows for his painting, sculpture and installation mediums. Hamilton has exhibited extensively, including at the Columbus Museum of Art, the Butler Institute of American Art, and the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. His Blue Beautiful Skies, a painting consisting of 96 individual panels, is on permanent view at The James Cancer Hospital at the Wexner Medical Center on the campus of The Ohio State University.
“I try to paint Ohio as honestly as I can…and then I romance it a little to give it the recognition it deserves.”
Paul Hamilton
Hamilton never tires of capturing the rolling landscapes of rural Ohio and often drives for hours searching for a scene to put on canvas. In its simplest form, landscape painting becomes a place in time, an immediate impression recorded. Painting on location allows Hamilton to experience the spirit of a place, to capture these temporal moments within nature. Discovering the poetic beauty, power, and grandeur of our landscape in all her moods has become has been a lifelong journey for him.