George Martin
Member since 2007
Born in Massachusetts in 1951, George Martin is an award-winning painter and graphic designer who resides on the North Shore. Graduate of Vesper George School of Art, Boston, he studied under Robert Douglas Hunter, Robert Cormier, and Willian Brady among other noted Boston artists. Awarded the Vesper George Scholarship. He went on to earn a reputation as a successful graphic designer at a number of major corporations and design firms such as Polaroid Corporation, IBM/Lotus, Fader, Jones+Zarkades and Giardini/Russell. Since 2005, George has been a professional painter with increasing recognition for his work. He is an artist member of the North Shore Arts Association and the Rockport Art Association. From 2011-2012, he served on the Board of Trustees as President of the North Shore Arts Association.
The partnership between art and nature has been a central theme throughout my life. Influenced by representational and impressionist styles, my landscapes and other subjects are painted from life and in the studio.
Plein air painting restores my passion for nature and awakens each of my senses. I am not seeking to duplicate an experience but to choose and design what I think conveys my impression of the story. The visual vocabulary can be challenging and must be boldly distilled to create a believable account of the natural stage.
As witness to the constant movement of light on the landscape and other subjects, I am carried deep into the tapestry of color, value, atmosphere and composition. Each occasion presents its own emotional energy that will influence elements that can move a painting in surprising directions.
2020 Rockport Art Association, Antonio Cirino Memorial Award for Excellence in Oil
2020 The Corporate Program at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln MA
2019 Whistler House Museum of Art, Hibbard Award, Fall Juried Members, Lowell MA
2019 The Guild of Boston Artists, New England Regional Juried Competition, Boston MA
2018-19 Members Juried 1: Painting & Sculpture, Concord Center for the Visual Arts
2018 Rockport Art Association, Donald Allen Mosher Memorial Gold Medal Award
2017 Charles Fine Arts, Solo Exhibition, The Vines, Gloucester MA
2016 Cape Ann Plein Air National Juried Competition
2015 Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville VT, Awarded First Honorable Mention
2015 Rockport Art Association, John F. and Margaret F. Kieran Memorial Award
2015 North Shore Arts Association, Glenn Jorgensen Memorial Award
G.S. Martin, Figs I, Oil on linen panel, 6 x 8 in.
G.S. Martin, Habitat I, Oil on linen, 6 x 8 in.
G.S. Martin, Island View, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 in.
All images ©George S. Martin