PRELUDE
An Exhibition by John Wooldridge

Exhibition Dates: June 10 – June 21
Location: Provincetown Commons
46 Bradford Street
Provincetown, MA 02657

Opening Reception
Friday, June 12
5 PM – 7 PM

Artist Website
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Gallery Hours
Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

I am inspired by what is visual. As a former Industrial designer, Shape, Form, Materials and Color create desire. Water plays a big part in my inspiration in composition. I gravitate toward vessels or objects that hold water. In my landscapes and in my life, bodies of water have always been near. Coastlines, lakes, intercoastals, moors, all inspire creativity. The sun, and the atmosphere on the Cape is unique, as you have sky, water, sand, that creates reflective light. That light throws color into the highlights, low lights, shade and reflective light on a surface. Water is also can evoke a sense of wellness, calm, serenity, and is reflective. Working with a palette knife maintains my ability to stay loose, keep my colors pure, and allows me to layer unmuddied color notes. I begin my painting with masses of color, seeing how each color must relate. As I complete my painting, my intention is that the viewer will see what inspired me about the composition and feel the atmophere in the moment, the beauty in the light.

Artist Bio
John Jay Wooldridge is a Cape Cod resident, educated at Carnegie Mellon University with BFA in Industrial design and an MBA. His Career in Boston and then NYC was in Consumer product design and in the Fitness Industry. A lifetime attachment to the Cape, he and his husband moved from NYC to take over the Inn at Cook Street for almost a decade. He recently has been working for some of the top Galleries in Provincetown.