Dan Gaudette
DAN GAUDETTE is depicted as a romantic realist, a man who paints from the heart. On his first trip to Ireland, he fell in love with the land and its people. Now he returns annually for a fresh infusion of the spirit and drama he encountered on that first visit. His passion for Ireland has compelled him to buy property and he now divides his time between the US and the land he has come to love. He says “my wife and I went to Ireland in the summer; I was fascinated with everything – the whole philosophy. I thought it was tremendous subject matter for paintings; I love the landscaping, the tranquility, and the whole atmosphere. In my work I try to incorporate all of that – the clouds, the pastures, the surroundings, the whole character of the community in various areas”. His subject matter includes seascapes, landscapes, and still life. He works meticulously in oil capturing every detail in his brushwork.
Born and raised in Lowell Massachusetts he studied Art and Education at Salem State College, pursued a masters degree in fine arts at Assumption College and has primarily been an art instructor in the Lowell Public School system since 1967. He was particularly influenced and inspired by the artists of the early Renaissance but now subscribes to the Romantic Realist movement. Gaudette has participated in numerous group, private and solo exhibitions both in Ireland and in America. As an artist, he finds that landscape is an inexhaustible inspiration. His work captures the wonderfully rich lush ambience of Ireland’s greenery, people, farms, its coasts and villages. Many variations and interpretations of meadows, rolling hills, cottages and stone walls testify to the artist’s painstaking analysis, authenticity and thoughtful appreciation of the surroundings. Dan’s graphic realism is achieved by the precise and meticulous control of his medium, yet his work is always fresh and the evocative and poetic qualities are never lost. The artist’s travels to Ireland are both vivid and haunting. He says “in my paintings, I’ve tried to capture the expanses of the Irish countryside. Driving down the coastal roads, you come to these sweeping, unobstructed vistas where the sea, sky and the land converge until everything fades into mist. It’s breathtaking”. In his work Gaudette attempts to recreate a mental state as well as a realistic vision, “I have a feeling of what is around me. I try to combine what impresses me visually with the emotions I experience at the time. It is all part of creating the mood, the atmosphere”. He paints thus from the heart with his thatched cottages representing a time that once was and will never be recreated. A time that will soon cease to exist. In this sense his work is historical, recording an Ireland of times past. Yet his work is not bound by the predisposition of sentimentality and it is uncluttered by irrelevant details which one often sees in bucolic scenes. He uses aerial views especially of farmhouses which he paints with flair, precision and detail. As well as concentrating on the Irish landscape his romantic realist style also looks to scenes of America, mostly of his surrounding locality as painting what is familiar is important such as Rockport, Vermont and Maine.
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Details
SOLD
Road to Connar Pass, Dingle
Oil 18x24 inches
Farmhouse, Ballinloghig, Dingle
Oil, 18x24 inches $2500.
Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
Oil, 18x24 inches $2500.
SOLD
Cottage Ruin, Brandon
Oil, 12x16 inches $850.
Johns Gate, Dingle, Co. Kerry
Oil, 15x30 inches $3500.
SOLD
Marys Hydrangeas, Glashabeg, Dingle
Oil, 12x24 inches $1850.
Graffee, Dingle, Co. Kerry
Oil, 15x30 inches $4500.
SOLD
Farmhouse Beara, Co Cork
Oil 10x20 inches Sold
West Coast Ireland
Nasturtiums, Ballycotton Co. Cork
Oil, 12x16 inches $850.
Seacoast Road, Dunquin, Dingle
Oil 18x24 inches $2500.
Cliff Walk, Prouts Neck, Scarborough, ME
Oil 18x24 inches $2500.
SOLD
Ardamore, Dingle, Co. Kerry
Oil 10x20 inches $1200.
Stone Shed, Ballmoloe, Co. Cork
Oil 14x18 inches $1200.
Cloghane, Dingle, Co. Kerry
Oil 14x18 inches $1200.
SOLD
Rose Covered Wall, Doonsheane, Dingle
Oil 18x24 inches
Boars Head Hampton
Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, $1850
SOLD
Rocks at Seabrook
Oil on canvas, 22 x 28 inches $4500
Sand Dunes at Seabrook
Oil on canvas, 15 x 30 inches $3500
Beane Bawn Dingle
Solitude Seabrook Beach
Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches $850
Sunset at Seabrook Harbor
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, $3000
Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork
12 x 24 inches, $1850
Ballinahow
16 x 20 inches, Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Glashabeg
10 x 20 inches, Oil on Canvas
Ballyluska
Oil on Canvas
Hillside Farm Co. Donegal
Original of Limited Edition Prints
Oil on Canvas, 27 x 32 inches, $18,000
After the Storm
Oil, 16x20 inches, $2000.
American Spirit, ME
Oil, 9x12 inches, $600.
Ashore in Winter, ME
Oil, 9x12 inches, $600.
Bernard Harbor
Oil, 28x22 inches, $6000.
Boardwalk, Seabrook Harbor
Oil, 24x30 inches, $7500.
Buoys at York Harbor
Oil, 18x24 inches, $2500.
Crashing Waves
Oil, 16x20 inches, $2500.
Early Morning Fishing, Nova Scotia
Oil, 14x18 inches, $1200.
Foggy Harbor
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Garden Gate, Rye
Oil, 9x12 inches, $600.
Harpswell, ME
Oil 18x24 inches, $2500.
Hydrangeas, Nantucket
Oil, 12x16 inches, $850.
Lobster Traps Peggys Cove
Oil, 14x18 inches, $1200.
Low Tide at Seabrook
Oil, 16x20 inches, $1850.
Lupines
Oil, 14x18 inches, $1200.
Miss Alison, Hampton Harbor
Oil, 20x24 inches, $3500.
Moored
Oil, 16x20 inches, $1850.
Morning Sun in Rockport
Oil, 12x16 inches, $850.
Nantucket Street
Oil, 24x30 inches, $7500.
Providence, Nova Scotia
Oil, 16x20 inches, $2000.
Provincetown Dunes
Oil, 16x20 inches, $2000.
Rocky Shore at Boars Head
Oil, 14x18 inches, $1200.
Rose Covered Arbor, Nantucket
Oil, 18x14 inches, $1200. Sold
Rose Covered Wall, York ME
Oil, 15x30 inches, $4500.
Sea Roses at Seabrook
Oil, 18x24 inches, $2500.
Shed in Rockport
Oil, 16x12 inches, $850.
Still Harbor, Nova Scotia
Oil, 14x18 inches, $1200.
Stormy Seas, Ocean Point ME
Oil, 10x20 inches, $1200.
Tranquil Waters
Oil, 12x24 inches, $1650.
Winter Setting Sun
Oil, 16 x20 inches, $2000.
Aquinnah Light House, Martha’s Vineyard
Oil, 12x24 inches, $1850
Ashore in Winter, ME
Oil, 9 x 12 inches, $600
Boat Shack with Buoys, York, ME
Oil, 11 x 14 inches, $750.
Cape Cod Seashore
Oil, 12 x 9 inches, $600
Cape Neddick, ME
Oil, 16 x 20 inches, $1850
Dock at Olde York Harbor
Oil, 12 x 24 inches, $2000.
Dune Shadows, Provincetown
Oil, 12 x 24 inches, $2000.
Early Morning, Rockport
Oil, 22 x 28 inches, $6000.
Edgartown Lighthouse
Oil, 15 x 30 inches, $4500
Fall, Cape Neddick, ME
Oil, 16 x 20 inches, $1850
Harbor Cove, Booth Bay
Oil, 12 x 24 inches, $1850
Lily Pads
Oil, 12 x 28 inches, $2000.
Marshes at Menemsha, Martha’s Vineyard
Oil, 12 x 24 inches, $1850
Moored in Dingle Harbor
Oil, 16 x 20 inches, $2000.
Seacoast Road, Dunquin, Ireland
Oil, 18 x 24 inches, $2500
Stop at the Beach, Seabrook
Oil, 12 x 16 inches, $850
Summer Glow, Seabrook
Oil, 16 x 20 inches, $1850
Water’s Edge, Martha’s Vineyard
Oil, 10 x 20 inches, $1200
Waves at High Tide, Seabrook
Oil, 24 x 36 inches, $9500
Edgartown St., Martha’s Vineyard
Oil, 12 x 16 inches, $850
Edgartown Window
Oil, 16 x 12 inches, $850
Foggy Seabrook Harbor
Oil, 16 x 20 inches, $2000.
Fog Lifting
Oil, 30 x 22 inches, $8500
Lilac Time, Martha’a Vineyard
Oil, 15 x 30 inches, $4500
Pemequid Lighthouse
Oil, 8 x 10 inches, $500
Sunlit Porch, Martha’s Vineyard
Oil, 18 x 24 inches, $3800.
Docked Fishing Boats, Nova Scotia
Oil, 24 x 36 inches, $9500
Newburyport Harbor, from Rings Island
Oil, 36 x 24 inches, $9500
Weathering the Winter
Oil, 11 x 14 inches, $750
The Gated Cottage
Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
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