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The Art of
Chester County
Gregory Blue BY BRUCE A. COLLEY, DO
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est Chester, the epicenter of the Brandywine Valley art community, is where I ventured early this winter and met Gregory Blue at his studio. A beautiful, converted garage with the studio on the top floor. It was flooded with natural light coming through windows that girdled the ceiling walls. The studio was filled with his current projects all in separate phases of completion. We spent several hours discussing Gregory’s motivations and approach to art. I was amazed to find that many of his large works begin with three to five preliminary studies. Gregory grew up in south central Pennsylvania in a small town surrounded by the lush farmlands of Pennsylvania’s western most Piedmont near Gettysburg. An area much like Chester County, Cumberland County lends itself to hiking and that’s what Gregory did. As a young boy he wandered the woods and farmlands that surrounded his hometown and continues to meander across Chester County today. Observing the sunlight spilling over the landscape creating patterns of shadow and light fascinated him.By college, and now an art major, Gregory recognized his intense interest in analyzing light, shadows, and March 6, Snow, Stroud Series 10" X 10" | Oil on Panel | 2021
Stroud Woods, Autumn
Summer Evening Front, Stroud Series
16" X 20" | Oil on Canvas | 2018
40" X 46" | Oil on Linen | 2019
16 CHESTER COUNT Y Medicine | WINTER 2022
