THREE REMARKABLE RENEGADES: COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

By Linda Chestney1 min read
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Christopher Volpe, Event Horizon, tar and oil on canvas, 48” x 48”

Callthemrenegades.Mavericks.Rebels. Coming from a literary perspective, perhaps I’d call them artists who chose the road less traveled…

For our 15th anniversary issue, six long-term writers for Artscope Magazine were chosen to profile favorite artists we’ve written about previously. A veteran writer of 14 years for the magazine, I was honored, and yet overwhelmed. Because— how do you narrow it down to three from the multitude of talented artists? But I’ve selected the three below. After deciding, I asked myself what — beyond the obvious common denominator as artist — do they have in common.

After some contemplation, it came to me: They are renegades. They color outside the lines. They march to the beat of a different drummer. They choose the road less traveled. One refused to be confined to the standard “full-sheet watercolor” restriction. Another rebuffed her instructor (respectfully) and did pastels as no one else has done them. And one chose a medium that few would think of.

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