Ron Michaud writes about his work in Oxbow’s upcoming front gallery show: “As the title suggests, the paintings in this exhibition are inspired by the place that is my home. I have lived and worked in Western Massachusetts nearly all my adult life. I know it well. It is truly home to me. So, it seems perfectly natural that as a visual artist, a painter, I would take as a part of my identity, the places that I see on a daily basis; places that I have been seeing and interacting with for many years; places that I have returned to often at different times of the day or the season; places that I have found particularly visually intriguing. My years in academia provided an opportunity to engage in inquiry, exploration and research related to color and vision. My early work consisted of geometric abstract paintings and drawings directly related to those early inquiries. For some twenty or so years now, I have taken this evolving fascination with color and vision and sought to answer many questions raised in my own mind about its role in the interpretation of the physical world I have come to know. This brought me to some of the places and images most closely associated with that sense of home. The paintings in this exhibition are examples of my continuing fascination with color and vision. The landscapes that I selected evoke for me a personal sense of “home” while at the same time provide a convenient vehicle for demonstrating some of the ways that color and vision help me to interpret, negotiate and understand the physical world of my everyday life.”

Stop by Oxbow Gallery on December 6th from 4-7pm during the Easthampton City Art Walk to view the works of art and meet the artist!