PRINTS & PAINTINGS STUART LOUGHRIDGE
September 11 - October 16, 2021
STUART LOUGHRIDGE
Stuart T. Loughridge is based in Saint Paul. As a studio painter he works primarily with oil-paint and watercolors. He is also a devoted print maker, well known for his etchings; and occasionally he is able to find time to create serigraphs. As for genres he is a landscape painter, and part-time he's a portrait and figure painter. Stuart's methods of creating a landscape are rooted in the 18th and 19th century practice of watercolor sketching. Stuart carries a small watercolor kit with him at all times. These treasured plein-air sketches are the raw material; they are the seeds for the finished studio creations, whether that be an etching, a watercolor, or an oil painting. The field sketches are by no means trying to be accurate representations of fact but rather inspired short-hand observations and are often void of city or settlement.
ARTIST STATEMENT Nearly all the works in this exhibition were created in the studio, yet they were also created with reference to a sketch. A sketch, no more than 7x10”, is created on location in the course of a few hours, and, if necessary, brought to completion in the studio. For an example of the completed sketch see “Carlton Peak,” and “ Lake Superior.” Sketching is a peripatetic discipline, so I travel light, carrying only a sketchbook and a compact watercolor kit. There is no such thing as a failed sketch: in the studio all the notes and sketches become useful as reference material in the building of a finished work of art. A piece may cite numerous sketches and notes, such as the etching “Beaver River,” which made use of five different sketches that were created over a span of twelve years. “St. Croix” (oil on canvas) references four sketches. Sometimes there are extensive alterations from an original idea, and it is this process of translating a sketch into a finished work of art that I find most intriguing. The final result is not necessarily an exact representation of a place, rather these works are the results of problems I have solved on how best to view a scene. For me the decision to become a landscape painter was not a profound or difficult one. Figuring out how to make a living at it was, but my love of sketching has provided the foundation for my art and my business. Investing in my library of sketches and the experiences of sketch-artists, such as the outstanding John Sell Cotman, have taught me how to use sketches as a resource for creating finished works of art.
- Stuart Loughridge
Self Portrait 10/15 etching 2008 $225.00 image: 4 x 4” | frame: 10 x 10"
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Lady on the Ledge 32/40 etching 2017 $325.00 image: 5.75 x 4.75” | frame: 13 x 11.5"
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View of the St. Croix 2021 | oil on canvas $7,800.00 image: 24 x 45" | frame: 31.5 x 52.5"
Wabasha Bridge 3/65 etching 2019 $300.00 image: 3.5 x 6" | frame: 10.5 x 12.5"
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Highbridge 1 48/50 etching 2015 $475.00 image: 5 x 6.75" | frame: 12 x 13.25"
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Bong Bridge, Duluth 5/14 etching 2009 $475.00 image: 4 x 6" | frame: 10 x 12"
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Stone Arch Bridge 29/35 etching 2013 $325.00 image: 3.5 x 9.25” | frame: 10.75 x 16.25"
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Wissahickon 39/75 etching 2019 $285.00 image: 5 x 3.5" | frame: 11.75 x 10.5"
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Highbridge 2 etching 2019 $385.00 image: 7 x 5” | frame: 14 x 11.5"
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Carlton Peak watercolor, bodycolor on toned paper 2019 $725.00 image: 5 x 9" | frame: 11.5 x 15.25"
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Lake Superior from Tofte watercolor, bodycolor on grey paper 2018 $650.00 image: 4.5 x 9" | frame: 10.75 x 14.75"
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Winter Marsh oil on canvas, mounted on panel 2021 $500.00 image: 12 x 7.5" | frame: 17.5 x 13.25"
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View from Oberg Mountain, Summer watercolor 2021 $800.00 image: 9.75 x 7" | frame: 16 x 13"
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Lake Superior Shoreline, Autumn watercolor and bodycolor 2021 $1,800.00 image: 10 x 14" | frame: 20 x 24"
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Baptism Falls, Autumn watercolor and bodycolor on white paper 2021 $725.00 image: 8.25 x 6.25” | frame: 15 x 13"
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St. Paul Marina Sunset oil on board 2021 $1,200.00 image: 9 x 12” | frame: 17 x 14"
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Brule River 1/1 oil paint over etching 2021 $600.00 image: 7 x 3.75” | frame: 14.75 x 11.25"
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Gooseberry River, Autumn watercolor and bodycolor 2021 $650.00 image: 6.5 x 4.75” | frame: 14 x 12"
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Wenatchee River etching 2019 $185.00 image: 2.5 x 3" | frame: 9.75 x 9.75"
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Moon Over River etching 2017 $185.00 image: 3 x 3.5” | frame: 10 x 10"
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Sugarloaf Moon 5/15 etching with watercolor and bodycolor 2019 $600.00 image: 7.25 x 4.5” | frame: 14.75 x 11.25"
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Beaver River, Lake County 15/85 etching 2021 $485.00 image: 8.5 x 4.5” | frame: 18 x 14"
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Rocky Creek 3/7 etching 2016 $400.00 image: 7.25 x 3.75" | frame: 14.25 x 10.25"
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Bucolic Landscape 31/75 etching 2013 $385.00 image: 6 x 7" | frame: 11.5 x 13.25"
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River Landscape 46/50 etching 2016 $500.00 image: 14.75 x 7.25” | frame: 11.75 x 14"
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Mountain Ranch, Colorado ed. 34 serigraph 2021 $500.00 image: 7 x 10" | frame: 15 x 18.25"
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Moonset, New Year 3/15 watercolor over etching 2019 $700.00 image: 19.25 x 5” | frame: 18 x 13.25"
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