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native Bostonian, Penny Billings earned her bachelor of arts degree
from Mount Holyoke College. As an artist and passionate student of
the works and techniques of the master painters, she has read art
history extensively and toured museums and galleries throughout Europe,
the British Isles and North America.Penny's richly conceived landscapes are inspired by the late 19th century American Tonalist painters, notably George Inness, Alexander Wyant and John Francis Murphy, who idealized "the civilized landscape," and those of the earlier French Barbizon school such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, who immortalized the beauty of the pastoral. Her atmospheric oil paintings capture the grace, serenity and constantly changing moods of the New England countryside, and the important intersection between light and shadow. A glazing technique of applying several thin layers of oil paint helps to create an almost translucent effect on the canvas, which is further ensured by Penny's use of the highest quality oil paints and archival linen canvases. All of her works are framed in gold leaf 19th century impressionist or plein air style frames. Penny’s paintings have exhibited in commercial art galleries and many juried art shows, including one-artist shows. They appear in private collections across the United States. |
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