Bill Revill Art

Connecticut painter & photographer
Landscapes, Seascapes and more

The show at the Marshview Gallery in Old Saybrook is up until May 30th.

I also have three photographs up at Middletown's MAC650 Gallery [650 Main Street] in their "Angles of Middletown" show until June 15th.

From June - August, I'll have a number of paintings and photographs up at the New England Emporium & Marketplace at 386 Main Street, Middletown CT

Until January 2006, I had not picked up a paint brush for over forty years when I was back in middle school. In t

he back of my mind, I had thought about trying painting and had picked up some cheap paint, brushes and canvases the summer before, but those had lingered in the closet until one January day when no one was home. A small, hesitant painting from a photograph of a boulder in the Hammonasset surf of Long Island Sound was the beginning. I felt sufficiently encouraged with the results of that painting to take an acrylic painting course with the Middletown Adult education, and in the fall of 2006, met painter and teacher Aleta Gudelski of Durham CT. I took private lessons with Aleta until the summer of 2010 and credit her with helping me discover myself as a painter.

While my painting ability lay dormant for decades, it is a talent possibly drawn from my genetic pool. Great-great grandfather James Barton Longacre was the chief engraver for the United States Mint (he designed the Indian Head Penny). My grandmother, Breta Longacre DelMar, and great aunt, Lydia Longacre (never got meet either of them), were both accomplished painters and members of the Old Lyme Art colony at the Florence Griswold House (now the Florence Griswold Museum).

As a recent retiree from the state of Connecticut, I am now spending more time at the easel. I have been primarily drawn to New England seascapes and landscapes, using acrylics on canvas and on board. I primarily work from my own photographs (please see my Flickr page) in my home studio.

You may also see my paintings through my Flickr site, which may be an easier way to see them all, if you are so inclined. I also have a video of my paintings that I posted last year in Youtube. Click the icon, set for 480p, and view in full screen.

If you have questions or would like to be notified when I post new work, please contact me at bill.revill@gmail.com. You can also

Thanks for taking a look!

This site is primarily about my paintings, but I am also including a link to my photo page. If you are interested in prints from my photos, please let me know. My photos have been published in books, magazines and used in websites.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/billrevill/

Castle Craig, Meriden CT. I can't guarantee it, but this may be the only current Meriden postcard out there. Available at Gallery 53 and through me. 94¢ each plus 6¢ sales tax = $1.00, Contact me if you are interested in the original painting.

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