Childs Gallery is pleased to present “Bricks of Boston: Watercolors by Adam Van Doren.” The exhibition marks the artist and author’s fourth solo show with Childs, and the first dedicated solely to paintings of Boston, ‘The City on the Hill.’
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Van Doren (American, b.1962) has traversed Boston and beyond capturing images of the area’s storied architecture: historic churches, government buildings, libraries, bridges, and more. A trained architect himself, Van Doren handles his subject matter with a master’s eye, but also that of an artist, sensitively capturing the spirit of some of Boston’s most hallowed grounds.
Though based in New York, Van Doren travels frequently to paint – his finished works often serving as illustrations for books such as In the Founder’s Footsteps: Landmarks of the American Revolution, The House Tells the Story: Homes of the American Presidents, and The Stones of Yale. Always attuned towards eye catching architecture, Van Doren has this time turned his brush specifically to Boston.
The exhibition travels through the city and its surrounding areas – including images of Harvard University and Martha’s Vineyard – to capture the unique character of quintessential New England architecture. As one of the United States’ oldest cities, Boston’s architecture encompasses several different periods, styles, and movements; Van Doren deftly paints many superb examples of these with his trademark expressionist flourish.
“Bricks of Boston: Watercolors by Adam Van Doren” is on view in the Childs upstairs gallery through February 9, 2025. For more details, please visit childsgallery.com.
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