American artist F. Pieter Lefferts

"To me the Adirondack Mountains are the original American landscape, both in geology and in art. The mountains are formed from the oldest rocks on earth and were the inspiration for the earliest American artists who set out to record the primeval landscape of the New World. In childhood I became aware of the magnificence of nature by experiencing the deep forest of the Adirondacks and today I paint to express my feelings and sense of place when I'm in the wilderness.

"My experiences first drew me to the paintings of Winslow Homer and the grand vistas of the Hudson River School. I later discovered Impressionism, and I've also found inspiration in the work of N. C. Wyeth and the abstract North Woods landscapes of American Modernist Harold Weston. These influences have melded together and given shape to my own vision as a painter of the wild."

F. Pieter Lefferts is an award-winning artist whose works are in collections throughout the United States and in Europe. His work focuses on the wilderness of North America and the animals and people that inhabit it. He is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and trained in portraiture and figure painting at the Art Students League of New York. He has traveled widely visiting many of the world's finest museums and cultural treasures enriching his knowledge of Art History.

Pieter is also a frequent visiting or resident artist to schools and art associations conducting workshops, master classes and mural projects through the Greater Hartford Arts Council, the Farmington Valley Arts Center and the Litchfield Performing Arts Gigline/ArtsAid! Program. He is a member of the Connecticut Pastel Society and serves on the Board of Directors for Litchfield Performing Arts, Artwell, Inc. in Torrington, CT and the Education Committee of the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT.

EXHIBITIONS:

1999   Upstairs Gallery, Hedgerows Market, West Cornwall, CT
1998   In The Adirondacks, Ausable Club, St. Huberts, NY
1998   Juried Exhibition, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
1998   'Setting Out', Solo Show, University Of Connecticut, Torrington, CT
1998   'Cycles', Artwell, Torrington, CT
1997   County Seat, Litchfield, CT
1997   P. S. Gallery, Litchfield, CT
1996   Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield, CT
1995   Center For East/West Arts, Millerton, NY
1995   The Silo, New Milford, CT; Cornwall Artists
1995   Art Students League of New York; student exhibition
1995   P. S. Gallery, Litchfield, CT; Figurative paintings
1994   P. S. Gallery, Litchfield, CT; Connecticut landscapes
1993   Rose Algrant Show, Cornwall, CT
1993   Northwest Connecticut Montessori School; benefit show
1992   Northwest Connecticut Montessori School; benefit show
1991   Webb Gallery, North Haven, CT; Solo exhibition
1991   'Views Of Serenity', Old Statehouse, Hartford, CT
1991   'Artists Of Conscience' Ely Whitney Barn Gallery, New Haven, CT
1990   'Art On Earth', Earth Day 20, Arts Place Gallery, Naugatuck, CT
1990   Webb Gallery, Woodbridge, CT
1990   Moon Bay Restaurant Gallery, Stamford, CT; Solo show
1989   'A Festival Of Trees', Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT
1989   'Myths, Legends, and Folklore', Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
1989   Forum Gallery, Lucas Industries, Stamford, CT
1989   'Connecticut Invitational', Stamford Museum And Nature Center, Stamford, CT
1988   Brush And Palette Club, J. S. Ely House, New Haven, CT; Juried show
1988   Arts Place Gallery, Naugatuck, CT; Solo show
1988   Gallery 26, Ridgefield, CT;Juried show
1988   Community Co-operative Exhibit, Rowayton, CT
1987   Merchants Bank/ City Spirit Artists, New Haven, CT; Solo exhibition
1986   P. S. Gallery, Torrington, CT
1986   Brush And Palette Club, J. S. Ely House, New Haven, CT; Juried show
1986   Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield, CT; Group show
1985   Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield, CT; Solo show
1982   Museum Of Art, Science, And Industry, Bridgeport, CT; Juried show