Dennis Sheehan

Dennis Sheehan lives and paints in New Hampshire, and his pastoral paintings are reminiscent of 19th-century New England in both style and subject. He is fascinated by the subtle tones and chords of light on landscape during transitional moments: dusk, dawn, or the time immediately before or after storms, when small amounts of light and color in an otherwise somber environment produce piercingly beautiful effects. "My goal is to have the painting emanate light," the artist explains. "This is why the areas of shadow are so important, for it is from them that this emanation proceeds." His attention to technique is derived from his training in the "Boston School" of painting, which he studied at the Monserrat School of Visual Art, the Vesper George School of Art, and under private instruction with Richard Whitney and Robert Cormier. In addition, he studies his own extensive collection of art history books, which comprises hundreds of volumes.

Silver Reflections
oil, 20 x 30      SOLD

Heading Back
oil, 30 x 24        SOLD

Autumn Meadow
oil, 24 x 30         SOLD

Nature's Silent Hour
oil, 12 x 16      SOLD

Evening
oil, 8 x 16      SOLD

Along the River
oil, 30 x 40      SOLD