Art Musings

Perugi Now Member of Galatea Fine Art

by Deb Perugi | Sep 23, 2023 | Arts, Galatea Fine Art, News, Newton Art Association, Newton Open Studios

Several Newton artist members of both Newton Open Studios and Newton Art Association invited me to apply to become a member of Galatea Fine Art Gallery. It is located in the SoWa (South of Washington) district of Boston, located at Harrison Avenue, 3B-6. I have been...

A Summer Reception at Arts Worcester

by Deb Perugi | Jul 21, 2023 | Arts, News, Shows

Cool off in the galleries and engage with new exhibitions at a summer reception celebrating the artists of The 11th Annual One at Arts Worcester, Wednesday, July 26, 5:30-8:30 PM.This event is free and open to the public. Cash bar 5:30-830 PM. Deb will be exhibiting...

Newton Open Studios

by Deb Perugi | Feb 9, 2023 | Arts, News, Newton Open Studios

Newton Open Studios 2023 has announced it's two day 2023 show for April 29 and 30. Deb Perugi will be exhibiting at "The Centre" in Newton Center, 1294 Centre Street, where almost a dozen artists will be at that location. We will have plenty of parking About 50...

Three Painting Styles Developing in the Studio

by Deb Perugi | Jun 10, 2022 | Abstraction, Cold Wax and Oil, Nicholas Wilton

Over the last few weeks I have working on three different series of paintings ongoing in the studio. Find these three styles on the Latest Work page. I've separated them out so its easier to see the three styles. The first is the Cold Wax method of painting, which has...

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a haven for artists

by Deb Perugi | May 5, 2022 | Arts, Cold Wax and Oil, Travel, Workshops

I've made plans to travel to San Miguel de Allende in October for a 5 day workshop with Jerry McLaughln, master of cold wax media painting. (https://www.jerryscoldwaxworkshops.com/) Yes, I'm looking forward to getting up at the crack of dawn, stumbling out to the...

2022 Shows in Spring and Fall

by Deb Perugi | Apr 10, 2022 | Arts, News, Newton Open Studios, Photography, Shows

Coming soon! Newton Open Studios is heralding Spring this year with a show May 21 and 22 throughout the town. With over 190 artists, find me and ten other artists at New Art @ Trio, 245 Walnut Street, Newtonville, a well-lit large gallery space, corner of Washington...

In two Days: Outdoor Show in Newton

by Deb Perugi | Oct 21, 2021 | News, Shows

A group of artists will be gathering at a fenced in field right in the heart of West Newton Hill, Saturday, October 23. Hours are 10 am to 3 pm.

Cold Wax Medium and Oil Explained

by Deb Perugi | Aug 11, 2021 | Abstraction, Books, Cold Wax and Oil

A number of newer paintings on Perugi Studio are described as Cold Wax & Oil. What is this new (or not so new) painting method? It is a product by Gamblin (and others) made with mostly beeswax and some solvent. When the artist adds oil paint in a ratio of 1 part...

Lucy MacGillis Painting

by Deb Perugi | May 4, 2021 | Oil Painting, Plein Air, Travel, Workshops

I met Lucy MacGillis through a friend at the Boston Globe. Lucy is the daughter of Don MacGillis, who sadly passed away this past Fall. Don and his wife Ingrid talked many times about their daughter who moved to Italy and was so successful at her painting that she...

Intimacy and Power

by Deb Perugi | Jul 27, 2020 | Arts, Awards, Cold Wax and Oil, Nicholas Wilton

Nicholas Wilton recently spoke with artist Nadine Renazile, and she shared something about painting with scale that confirmed his creative experience, but never thought through to put into words. “Small, tiny paintings need to feel powerful and large paintings need to...