Paul Bertholet
- Maryland
- Painting
It is folly to attempt to record a world in flux; but the challenge of open-air painting compels me to capture that evasive effect. The process is as valuable as the end result – concentrated work that heightens the present with a sense of urgency....Read More
ABOUT THE ARTIST
STATEMENT
It is folly to attempt to record a world in flux; but the challenge of open-air painting compels me to capture that evasive effect. The process is as valuable as the end result – concentrated work that heightens the present with a sense of urgency. To see the world in the unique way of an artist is in itself endlessly entertaining; and engaging with it in paint, even more so.
BIO
Decorative Painting and Mural commissions have taken him to both U.S. Coasts, Switzerland and Bermuda. A native of Providence, RI, he studied Illustration at Rhode Island School of Design, BFA 1986. He has also studied portraiture and the Cape School approach to plein-air, with Cedric and Joanette Egeli of Annapolis. He has painted portraits for The Homestead Hotel and Historic Christ Church, and many of his landscape paintings are in private and corporate collections. Paul has also participated in several juried “Paint-Out” invitationals and is featured in the book: “100 Plein-Air Painters of the Mid Atlantic.”
His group and solo exhibits include: Still Life Gallery, Crystal Moll Gallery, MFA Gallery, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Carmen’s Gallery, Wayne Art Center, and The Sand Box, to name a few. Paul currently lives and works in the Baltimore area.
EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/COMMISSIONS
Group Exhibitions:
2021- Big Winter Show, Artists Emporium, Havre de Grace, MD.
2016- Summer Plein-Air Exhibit, Crystal Moll Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2015- Structure, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA.
2014- Paint Annapolis, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, MFA Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
2014- The Ebersberger Influence, Notable Students of John Ebersberger, Benfield Gallery, Severna Park, MD, 3rd Place award.
2014- 100 Plein-Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic, Exhibit and Book Release by Gary Pendleton, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
2013- All That Art, Invitational Fund Raiser Auction, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis. MD.
2013- Wayne Plein-Air, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
2013- Keep Virginia Beautiful- Fundraiser and Auction, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.
2013- Top of the World Exhibit, World Trade Center Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2012- Annual Exhibit and Sale, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, DE.
2012- Paint Annapolis, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD.
2012- Wayne Plein-Air, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
2012- Six Contemporary Artists, Still Life Gallery, Ellicott City, MD
2012- Paint Solomon’s Island, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Carmen’s Gallery, Solomons, DE.
2012- Paint-it! Ellicott City, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD.
2011- All That Art, Invitational Fund Raiser Auction, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD.
2011- Paint Solomon’s Island, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Carmen’s Gallery, Solomons DE.
2011- READ Fundraiser Group Exhibit, Willowbrook Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2011- Camp Hill on Canvas, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Camp Hill, PA, Fourth Place Award.
2010- Mudheads, Curated Group Exhibit of Cape School Artists, Egeli Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
2010- Paint Annapolis, Invitational Juried Plein-Air Event, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD.
2010- Save Planet Art, Invitational Group Auction, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009- Small Wonders, Invitational Group Exhibit, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009- Save Planet Art, Invitational Group Auction, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009- Group Invitational Exhibit, Crittenden Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2008- Small Wonders, Invitational Group Exhibit, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2008- Jack Woodson Sketch Club Group Exhibit, The James Center, Richmond, VA.
2008- Group Invitational, Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA.
2007- Small Works Invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2007- Small Works Group Exhibit, Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2007- Jack Woodson Sketch Club Group Exhibit, The James Center, Richmond, VA.
2006- Small Works, Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA.
2006- Group Exhibit, Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2006- Small Works Invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2006- Small Works Exhibit, Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA.
2005- Small Works Exhibit, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2005- Group Exhibit, Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2003- Group Exhibit, Cudahy’s Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2002- Guest Artist, Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA.
2000- Open House and Group Exhibit of Studio Artists, Fulton Hill Studios, Richmond, VA.
1999- Group Exhibit, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Gallery, Charleston, SC.
1997- Open House and Group Exhibit of Studio Artists, Shockoe Bottom Art Center, Richmond, VA.
Solo Exhibits:
2009- Old Venice, Optimus Production House Suites, Santa Monica, CA.
2009- Solo Exhibit, VCU Health Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
2009- Visiting Artist, St Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA.
2008- Old Venice, Park Group Production House, Richmond, VA.
2006- Figurative Work, Firehouse Theatre, Richmond, VA.
2004- Recent Work, Corporate and Museum Frame Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2003- Portraits of Venice, The Sandbox Gallery, Venice, CA.
2002- Recent Work, Corporate and Museum Frame Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2002- Guest Artist, Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA.
EDUCATION
2007-2011, Winter workshops in Portraiture with Egeli Studios, Annapolis, MD.
2010, Color Studies in Cape School Tradition, Provincetown, MA.
2008- 2009, Portrait and Color Studies with John Ebersberger, Annapolis, MD.
1986, BFA Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design.
1981- 1983, Art and Anthropology, Rhode Island College.
AWARDS
Featured in the book: 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid Atlantic, By Gary Pendleton.
2011, Public Mural Grant Award from Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA).
2013, Public Mural Grant Award for a Thermoplastic Crosswalk Design for the Entertainment District, from BOPA.
Permanent installation of Portraits of U.S. Presidents who have visited the Homestead Hotel, at The Homestead.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
35 Years experience as a decorative painter and muralist, working in a variety of mediums, installing projects in the
United States, Bermuda, and Switzerland.
TAGS
allaprimapainting, openairpainting, pleinairpainting, oilpainting, murals