Watercolor exhibit landscapes Sage Center
Andrea Benda
Issue date: 1/24/08 Section: Arts
An upcoming watercolor exhibit will mark the first time the art department has decided to install a donor's artwork in at least 30 years, department faculty said.
The month-long Watercolors exhibit is scheduled to open Sunday in Daughtry Gallery and will feature about 30 paintings by Peggy Eskridge, a classically trained artist and former professor of watercolor painting in landscape architecture at Harvard University, Art Department Chairman Sam Knecht said.
"We try to be really exacting when looking over the quality of perspective exhibits," Knecht said. "I am impressed by the breadth of her knowledge of good, realistic painting and technique…[Her pieces] are gems and are beautifully matted."
Student Gallery Manager junior Tricia Schoon agreed: "I'm really impressed because they look very realistic, yet when you get up close, they're very simple."
Eskridge and her husband, Bob, both supporters of Hillsdale College, donated the paintings a few years ago, and the department decided to feature the art this semester to coincide with Knecht's watercolor class, which is only offered every two years, Knecht said.
"This is the first time I've had an opportunity to display her works in a serious fashion while teaching the [watercolor] course," he said.
Schoon, who is enrolled in Knecht's watercolor course this semester, said the exhibit will help the students learn that they can be exact without being meticulous.
Knecht said the paintings feature mostly landscapes with building forms.
"Practically all give the feeling of being painted on location," he said. "They are very fresh with vibrant patterns of light and shadow."
The month-long Watercolors exhibit is scheduled to open Sunday in Daughtry Gallery and will feature about 30 paintings by Peggy Eskridge, a classically trained artist and former professor of watercolor painting in landscape architecture at Harvard University, Art Department Chairman Sam Knecht said.
"We try to be really exacting when looking over the quality of perspective exhibits," Knecht said. "I am impressed by the breadth of her knowledge of good, realistic painting and technique…[Her pieces] are gems and are beautifully matted."
Student Gallery Manager junior Tricia Schoon agreed: "I'm really impressed because they look very realistic, yet when you get up close, they're very simple."
Eskridge and her husband, Bob, both supporters of Hillsdale College, donated the paintings a few years ago, and the department decided to feature the art this semester to coincide with Knecht's watercolor class, which is only offered every two years, Knecht said.
"This is the first time I've had an opportunity to display her works in a serious fashion while teaching the [watercolor] course," he said.
Schoon, who is enrolled in Knecht's watercolor course this semester, said the exhibit will help the students learn that they can be exact without being meticulous.
Knecht said the paintings feature mostly landscapes with building forms.
"Practically all give the feeling of being painted on location," he said. "They are very fresh with vibrant patterns of light and shadow."
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