Art Musings

Two Member Shows Highlight Winter

by Deb Perugi | Feb 12, 2026 | Abstract Art, Cold Wax and Oil, Contemporary Art, Copley Society, Galatea Fine Art

Exciting to be in two different member shows this past January. The one on the left "Fire and Ice" was up at Galatea Gallery in SoWa Boston. The Painting "Snowscape" was at Copley Society, or Co/So on Newbury Street. They are from the same series of cold wax paintings...

Now a member at Co/So

by Deb Perugi | Dec 30, 2025 | Arts, Cold Wax and Oil, Collectors Art, Contemporary Art, Copley Society, Shows

Exciting News! I submitted an application and was accepted as a 'Professional Artist' at the Copley Society of Art. Located at 158 Newbury Street, Co|So is the oldest non-profit art association in the United States, with a history dating back to 1879. Read about...

Galatea and Friends Show

by Deb Perugi | Aug 2, 2025 | Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, First Friday, Galatea Fine Art, Shows

A really fun show was held this July called "Galatea and Friends." The idea was to invite a friend who is not a member of the gallery to show a painting to pair with yours. I noticed via Instagram that an old friend from The Boston Globe days who was an illustrator...

‘Earth Unknown’ Galatea Show

by Deb Perugi | Jun 12, 2025 | Cold Wax and Oil, Contemporary Art, Galatea Fine Art, Non Representational

My first gallery show was this past month, May 1 through May 31. A gallery space at Galatea Fine Arts in Boston was hung with 20 or so cold wax and oil paintings on cradle board and a few oil and acrylic paintings on canvas. The...

Newton Open Studios April 5&6

by Deb Perugi | Mar 11, 2025 | Abstract Art, Arts, Cold Wax and Oil, Collectors Art, Contemporary Art, Jewelry, Newton Open Studios, Newton, MA, Shows

I will be showing my latest paintings at the New Art Center this year at 61 Washington Park, Newtonville. Featured are all sizes of cold wax and oil paintings that I have been working on the past year or two. Join me and many other artists and craftspeople in the...

New Gallery in SoWa — The Art Gallery

by Deb Perugi | Jul 30, 2024 | Arts, First Friday, Shows

Something new in Boston! A gallery called The Art Gallery (TAG) is opening this First Friday, August 2. It was established and curated by Galatea Fine Art Director Claudia Fiks and right next door at 460B Harrison Avenue, Boston. It was the previous space occupied by...

Art At April 2024 Newton Open Studios

by Deb Perugi | Apr 7, 2024 | Abstraction, Arts, Cold Wax and Oil, News, Newton Open Studios, Oil Painting

Deb will be showing her latest cold wax paintings at the Newton Open Studios this April 27 and 28. The location for seven artists is a new gallery at New Art @ Trio, 245 Walnut Street in Newtonville, near the intersection of Washinton. Food nearby, parking and...

Painting Juried into MJ1: Members Painting Show

by Deb Perugi | Jan 30, 2024 | Abstraction, Cold Wax and Oil, News

At Concord Art Association Gallery Now "Students from Milldam Nursery School were so thoughtful and enthusiastic in selecting their favorite pieces from Members Juried 1: Painting + Sculpture 2024. Hosting this Art Appreciation field trip is always a highlight of the...

First Friday Interview at Galatea

by Deb Perugi | Nov 4, 2023 | Abstraction, Cold Wax and Oil, First Friday, Galatea Fine Art

I spoke to Jonathan Gold who recently graduated from Berkeley School of Music in composing. He was very thoughtful and articulate in describing the painting I had at Galatea. We found that the creative process of painting and compoing had a lot in common. (Video...

First Friday, First Show at Galatea, 2023

by Deb Perugi | Oct 30, 2023 | Abstraction, Arts, Cold Wax and Oil, Galatea Fine Art, Shows

My painting, "Abstract #10", will be in Galatea Fine Art Gallery opening on First Friday, November 3, from 5 pm to 9 pm. The small exhibit is called "Color Theory" and features a few Galatea group artists. Galatea Fine Arts is online at galateafineart.com and is...