NEW WORKS ... OIL ON CANVAS ... BY REZ WILLIAMS
A GALLERY NEW LOCATION : 8 UNCAS AVENUE, OAK BLUFFS, MA
Rez Williams is known for his large scale, vivid colored, clean lined oils on canvas ~ painting fishing vessels from the perspective of being on the water.
This exhibit features new and unseen paintings of varying scales, of both the fleet that has engaged Williams' interest for over a decade, as well as works from a currently developing subject, the Hudson River, from the upper west side of Manhattan.
"Rez Williams produces large paintings of vibrantly colored fishing boats, paintings that are as mercurial and moody as the ocean the boats work. Some depict the hulking vessels at rest, others show them steaming toward or alongside the viewer, and yet others show them in the distance, appearing vulnerable between a dynamic sea and sky. The perspective begins down along the waterline, so the vessels loom, and Rez extends the color palette well beyond the reality of the boats and their environment."
– Jim Miller, Martha's Vineyard Magazine, July 2011