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Thomas Paquette, known for his evocative paintings of nature, will explain how years spent hopping freight trains around the country and hitchhiking to Alaska sharpens the aesthetic sense during this lecture on Friday, March 13, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Paquette will show how dialogues are set up between his gouache and oil paintings and how "mistakes" are welcomed in finding fresh territory to explore on the canvas or paper. Following his presentation, Paquette will sign copies of his books Gouaches and On Nature's Terms: Paintings of Thomas Paquette Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Admission is free with M&T Second Friday.

Paquette’s works range from large canvases to tiny gouache paintings on paper that are exhibited and represented in many museum collections. He has received several fellowships and honors, including artist residencies at the American Academy in Rome, the Aegean Arts and Cultural Exchange (Greece), and three U.S. National Parks (Acadia, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain). At his studios in Maine and Pennsylvania, he completed several large public and corporate commissioned works. His paintings have also been selected to hang in 16 U.S. embassies on five continents. Paquette lives at the edge of the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.

For further information, please contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki, curator of museum learning and community engagement, ext. 3549.

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Upcoming Workshops and Presentations

Beyond Watercolor / Workshop with Artist Caitlin Cass
Sunday, March 22

Travel Sketching: Pen, Ink, and a Splash of Watercolor / Workshop with Bill Elkins
Sunday, April 19

Pencils in Your Palette / Workshop with Watercolorist Norine Spurling
Sunday, April 26

Coming Full Circle / Presentation with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Friday, May 8

With a Broad Brush / Workshop with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Saturday, May 9