Exhibitions

To the Finish: The Art & Process of Greg Montgomery

Jul 29, 2016 - Nov 27, 2016

To the Finish: The Art & Process of Greg Montgomery delves into the artist’s creative process. The show  of thirty-five fine art prints and preparatory materials features Montgomery's early serigraphs (silkscreen prints), drawings, and cut-paper studies as well as giclées printed with the innovative ink-jet printing technology which was embraced by fine art print makers by the mid-1990s for the resulting realistic colors, detail, and faithfulness to the original medium.

Montgomery states of his process, “When beginning a drawing or illustration, it is the composition of a scene that catches my eye. I see the shapes, the darks and lights, the colors and balance or tensions within the scene. I seek to simplify what I see into flat solid shapes of color with hard edges and high contrast, creating strong focal points and aligning elements within the artwork to focus your view.”

This exhibit is sponsored by NSLM Vice Chairman of the Board Mrs. Jacqueline B. Mars and David E. Greenhill.

Greg Montgomery (American, contemporary) 
Driving Home
giclée on Stonehenge paper
30 x 22 inches
© Greg Montgomery, 2001

Greg Montgomery (American, contemporary) 
Driving Home
giclée on Stonehenge paper
30 x 22 inches
© Greg Montgomery, 2001

Greg Montgomery (American, contemporary) 
Wine & Roses
giclée on Stonehenge paper, 30 x 22 inches
© Greg Montgomery, 2016
Note: This image was created for a poster to commemorate the NSLM's 6th Annual Polo Classic

Greg Montgomery (American, contemporary) 
Wine & Roses
giclée on Stonehenge paper, 30 x 22 inches
© Greg Montgomery, 2016
Note: This image was created for a poster to commemorate the NSLM's 6th Annual Polo Classic

A detail of the Color-aid paper study for Rain or Shine, 1988, reveals the level of detail required to cut and fit varying sizes of different color papers seamlessly together. On the margin, the artist mixed silkscreening inks to match the paper colors. © Greg Montgomery

A detail of the Color-aid paper study for Rain or Shine, 1988, reveals the level of detail required to cut and fit varying sizes of different color papers seamlessly together. On the margin, the artist mixed silkscreening inks to match the paper colors. © Greg Montgomery

Marker study and ink color matching swatches for The Silks, 1986, © Greg Montgomery

Marker study and ink color matching swatches for The Silks, 1986, © Greg Montgomery