Slideshow: Peter Hussey Comments on His Artwork
Peter Hussey, MBA’77
Blue Colonial
“As much as I am drawn to using a bright and diverse palette in my work, this painting is interesting for its near-universal use of one color: indanthrone blue.”
Hooky
“This painting, which was on exhibit at the New Britain [Conn.] Museum of American Art, is actually a composite. The setting is a gate and stone wall in Westport, Mass., into which I introduced an old bicycle I saw in Deerfield.”
Windows in Westport
“This lovingly restored farmhouse occupies the same site as the gate and stone wall in Hooky. I have returned at different times of the year and have yet to come away without a great idea for a painting.”
Municipal Lamp
“In this painting, I chose to set aside the overarching architectural context and focus on making a portrait of sorts from a simple architectural detail—a lamp in downtown New Bedford, Mass.”
Pediment with Pumpkins
“I paint a lot of pumpkins because orange is a challenge. Pumpkins are a wonderful vehicle for introducing a burst of color into a painting, and I like the challenge of rendering them convincingly without the benefit of a good commercially available orange pigment. What you see here has been achieved with meticulously applied washes of brown, yellow, red, and mauve.”
Stonington Light
“This lighthouse is a classic New England image.”
Jack Flynn’s Door
“I like to capture the juxtaposition of different materials and could not turn down the chance to paint a piece of blue bull’s-eye glass in a highly varnished wood door with a brass lock and handle.”