Artist's Retrospective to honor life, work of artist Peter Spataro

When:
Friday, Apr 01, 2016 6:00p -
Saturday, Apr 30, 2016 5:00p

Where:
South Street Gallery
149 South Street
Hingham, MA 02043

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art

Event website:
www.southstreetgallery.com

For the month of April, South Street Gallery (www.southstreetgallery.com) will honor the work of the late Peter Spataro, a well-known artist in this area, who was also a teacher in the Town of Hingham, and whose death a year ago had a profound impact on the artistic community.


The show begins with an Opening Reception Friday, April 1, from 6 to 9 p.m.; Peter Spataro’s work will be on display at South Street Gallery through April 30. His son, Matt, will be present at the Opening Reception to meet with people who are interested in his father’s paintings.


Spataro’s work reflects not only Hingham area landscapes, but also scenes from Florida, as he lived for some time in Miami. He was primarily an outdoor painter, whose passion for color and light is evident in all of his paintings, which were painted on location – which he loved to do with natural light and color. He had studied with many famous master painters but credited five years of study with Edward A. Whitney as the single most influential factor in becoming a serious artist. His original work is represented in galleries from Maine to Florida.


Spataro’s work appeared in two issues of Better Homes and Gardens and two issues of the American Artist. Spataro was featured in the book “The Best of Watercolor” by Betty Lou Schlemm and Thomas Nicholas Sr. His work has been purchased by the first National Bank of Boston of Boston, Town Offices, medical centers, hotels and restaurants as well as extensively through private sales. And, he was selected by Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami and The Ritz Carleton in Palm Beach to paint views of their world famous locations.


Spataro taught and directed the art program at the Massachusetts Department of Correction for over seven years. He additionally had done a number of one-man shows in places including City Hall Boston, Symphony Hall, The Prudential Building, South Shore Conservatory of Music, and many art associations throughout Massachusetts.

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