Words of the day: gesture. narrative. emotion. abstraction. lineage.
This episode's guest is Fairhaven, Massachusetts based painter Ron Fortier. In my chat with Ron you’ll find detailed accounts of his past, present, and even what the future will hold for his paintings,... along with a healthy list of artist from the lineage that is his rich continuing story.
Also in the episode...lots of materials shop talk as well as the challenges inherent to abstraction, and narrative work, as he works in both concentrations.
Ron is also the host of The Southcoast Artists Index's In Focus podcast, he shares a bit about his podcast's goal as well. Listen below for more!
New Bedford Arctic Whaling Disaster of 1871: The Window - 2
24" x 24"
Acrylic on stretched canvas
America's Guernica: Greenwood - 5
24" x 24"
Acrylic on stretched canvas
Ron Fortier in his studio
Mentioned in the interview:
Jane Ferris Richardson
Dante Vena
Peter London
Francisco Rapoza
Herbert Cummings
Ed Togneri
Bill Elliott
Frank McCoy
Kilburn Mill in New Bedford, MA
Luis Villanueva
Don Wilkinson
Mark Rothko
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Picasso
Rene Magritte
Ernst Gombrich
Julian Schnabel
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Vincent van Gogh
Frank Grace
Stephen Remick
Ron Fortier is also the host of The Southcoast Artists Index's In Focus podcast, check it out here: The Artists Index
Do check that out and give a listen and follow!
Thank you for listening!
(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)
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