Roy Germon’s landscapes convey a peaceful mood and the essence of a beautiful natural landscape but it is all about the paint. His paintings are a celebration of color and texture. He revels in the paints richness, in mark-making, and the sheer craftsmanship of working with a variety of materials “I paint landscapes that point in the direction of abstraction because they are primarily about painting,” he says.

A talk by artists Roy Germon, Kathi Smith, and Timothy Wilson about their exhibition Real & Remembered. As described by featured artist Kathi Smith, "Maine i...

Germon grew up in northwestern Connecticut where the landscape was a constant inspiration.
He earned his BFA in illustration and painting in l990 from the School of Visual Art in New York City.

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