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Don't forget to take a virtual tour of the gallery,
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A Calm Day By Murray Smith |
Murray Smith is back! This November, please stop into the gallery to see "Still Life & Light" featuring his original still life and landscape paintings. We hope to see you soon!
We would like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the year and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Anne & Tom Geary
(203) 655-6633
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This November, you are cordially invited to see "Still Life & Light" featuring the original still life and landscape oil paintings of New York painter, Murray Smith. His exhibit runs November 1 - 30.
Murray Smith, is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design, and attended both The Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He also studied with master painter, John Phillip Osborne, for 14 years. Osborne is himself a student of American Impressionist painter, Frank Vincent DuMond, who developed and taught the prismatic palette-the flow of light and the effect it has on its subjects.
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| Peonies Bouquet in White Vase By Murray Smith |
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Osborne has continued DuMond's theories and preserved DuMond's historical legacy in his teachings. This, in turn, has influenced Smith's paintings--his use of this unique palette and its principles of light can be seen in his convincing still lifes and landscapes.
Smith is the recipient of numerous open juried awards, including the Vasari Classic Oil Award for Still Life, 2017 Ridgewood Open Juried Show, the Betty Kaytes Award for Best Floral, the 34th Annual Ridgewood Art Institute Regional Open Juried Show 2014, and earned Best Floral in 2009, 2007, and 2006.
He also captured the top prize for still life with the Jane Peterson Still Life Award from the Hudson Valley Art Association and the Salmagundi Club Award from the 2005 Regional Open Juried Show in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
He won the distinguished Art Director's Gold Medal for the poster, "I Want Out," which has been in London's Victoria and Albert Museum's poster and print collection for the past 30 years. His first prize landscape graced the cover of the Warwick Valley phone book in 1999.
An award winning art director, Smith has enjoyed a distinguished career in advertising for more than 25 years. He's most proud of the 12 years spent as a designer in an entertainment advertising company he helped form. Among his many achievements, he is credited with creating campaigns and posters for more than 200 films, including Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now, Superman, and All the President's Men.
He is currently an instructor at the Ridgewood Art Institute in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He resides with his wife, Rochelle, in upstate New York.
Smith's exhibit runs November 1 - 30 and his paintings are available for acquisition. All are welcome and admission is free.
To view some of his work, visit our online gallery.
Gallery Location & Hours
Geary Gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more information, call (203) 655-6633 or visit
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What Would You Frame for Your Loved Ones?
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Pete Rose Shadow box Baseball Memorabilia |
This holiday season, consider our custom framing service -- recognized as the area's trusted source for framing everything -- from important certificates, photos and paintings, to oversized and 3D objects. If you're giving a gift to a loved one who has a collection or item that holds special meaning or evokes wonderful memories, display it for a lifetime in a handcrafted shadow box or frame made in our Darien shop, Accent Picture Framing. Learn why our custom frames stand the test of time
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Either from a live sitting or photograph, Geary Gallery's portrait service makes it easy and affordable to have a custom portrait painted of your loved ones -- pets,
children, home or even your favorite vacation spot. We can match you with the perfect artist chosen for his or her medium mastery. We invite you to
view the portfolios of our portrait artists. For more information about our portrait service, contact us today at (203) 655-6633.
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Stop by the gallery to see all the fall artwork by our amazing artists!
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| Evening on the River By Tina Underwood |
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| A Distant Glow By Sharon Hathaway |
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Before and After Restoration |
Get Your Home Ship-Shape for the Holidays
If you have a painting that needs to be cleaned or repaired, or a frame that's chipped or broken, bring it to Accent Restoration and give it new life! We'll bring your treasured paintings and frames back to their original beauty.
Our projects hang in leading galleries, museums, historical societies and private residences throughout Fairfield County.
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A Geary Gallery Gift Certificate Makes a Special Gift
Deciding on an art piece can be a very personal choice. If you're considering giving someone a work of art but you're not sure which piece to choose, take the guesswork out of gift giving with a gift certificate in the denomination of your choosing. Our gift certificates can be used towards any of our original artwork, custom frames, shadow box framing, frame or oil painting repair, or a custom original portrait.
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We Deliver Your Art to Your Car
To help parents with babies and small children who are unable to easily leave their car, we have Curbside Pick-up service. Just call from your car when you're in the gallery parking lot to pick up your work, and a gallery employee will bring it to you. Call (203) 655-6633.
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Geary Gallery and Accent Picture Framing were founded in 1984, and today are Fairfield County's preeminent art gallery and frame shop, featuring an extensive collection of original artwork, and custom framing services. With four elaborate display rooms, Geary Gallery maintains an ambitious exhibition schedule to showcase both Connecticut-based artists with national reputations as well as well-known artists from along the Eastern seaboard. The public can enjoy a new show virtually every five weeks. The Gallery also offers a Custom Original Portrait Service, which matches their favorite artists with customers wishing to commission an original portrait of their family, an individual, pet or home. With an extensive inventory of over 2,000 corner samples, Accent Picture Framing and Restoration is a service that is highly regarded for its master framing techniques as well as precision art restoration services for leading museums, auction houses, and historical societies.
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For more information about Geary Gallery and Accent Picture Framing, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our
website.
Store hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
9:30am to 5:00pm
Visit us at
576 Boston Post Road
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