"...I paint mostly from memory using instinct to guide my painting process."

It would seem that all neurons are firing properly in the brain of Lully Schwartz. To look at her images one is immediately transported to those magical places in our own memories: a barn lazing in warm sunshine that seems to buzz with the summer sounds of country insects, a farm house with such a big sky that we are tempted to lie right down and start pointing out Rorschach images as we did when we were young, or a seaworthy vessel whose varnished sides seem to playfully reflect the gently lapping waves - the sound of which calls us to our own favorite summer places, wherever they may be.

Perhaps an accurate test of a painter's ability to share their vision can be measured somewhat quantitatively by how many of us are willing to follow along. Her instincts about her memories must be spot-on as she easily gathers willing viewers to step into the paintings and, by following her, follow their own individual paths to favorite places in the heart and mind.

Come step into your own cherished memories at the Firehouse where Lully's work will be on view in the Lobby Gallery August 4 through September 12 during regular Box Office hours (Wed-Sun, 12N-5P). There will be a reception Thursday, August 5 from 5-7pm.

Lully Schwartz is a graduate of the School of the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston where she studied oil painting, engraving and art history. Recognized for her award-winning art work in oil painting and drawing Schwartz is an nationally recognized artist. Djin Maxx Atelier, Thos. Moser (Boston) and National Art Club (New York) are just a few of the galleries that have exhibited Lully’s oil paintings. She is a 2010 inductee in the National Association for Women Artist, NYC and teaches oil painting and art history both privately and with the Newburyport Art Association where she holds the position of Art Education Director.

Artist Statement: "In 1977 I embarked on a career as an oil painter in Boston during the revival of realism. My realism incorporates recollected imagery and today I paint mostly from memory using instinct to guide my painting process. Light, content and color are part of my sublime experience of making art. I find the fluid nature of painting and the ability to turn my thoughts into art to be the ultimate statement." Lully Schwartz 2010

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