Richard Kattman - March Artist of the Month

RICHARD KATTMAN’S LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS TO BE FEATURED AT DOVER LIBRARY IN MARCH

The Friends of the Dover Library is pleased to announce that Richard Kattman of Holliston is the March Artist of the Month. Kattman’s landscape paintings will be on display the Dover Library March 1 through 31.

“Painting and drawing are my passion; landscape architecture is my profession,” said Kattman. “My paintings and drawings are about nature, man’s relationship to nature, man’s nature and the nature of painting and drawing.”

A practicing landscape architect, Kattman’s art comprises of abstract and landscape paintings, figure and portrait paintings, figure drawings, 35mm and view camera photography. His landscape architecture practice consists primarily of residential, commercial, and recreation/open space related projects.

He added: “Through color, line, and the creation of form, I search for beauty and meaning in the universe. Drawing allows me to discipline my creative instincts. I try to capture in every model or landscape the energy I envision radiating from the person or object’s core.”

Kattman has received several honors and awards for his work, including: Best of Show – Abstract (Attleboro Arts Museum, 2007), Juror’s Choice Award (Attleboro Arts Museum, 2006), “Keeping America Strong” Award (Heartbeat of America TV Series, 2005), American Landscape Contractors Association: Cambridge Center Roof Garden (2004), American Society of Landscape Architects Award for Excellence in Study (1973), and Arts Grant: Massachusetts Arts Council (1983).

Kattman earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with honors, and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He also holds a Certificate of Graduation: Horticulture from Pennsylvania State University.

He has shown his work throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Kattman is represented by the galleries Boston Art, Inc. in Boston, The Frame Shop in Natick and J. Todd Galleries in Wellesley. He is also represented in public and private art collections. His abstract work may be viewed online at www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/.../Richard+Kattman/21447.html.

The Artist of the Month program is sponsored by the Friends of the Dover Library. Each month, a different local artist's work is displayed in the library. Pieces are available for sale and 10 percent of all sales go to the library.

The Dover Library is located at 56 Dedham Street in Dover. Library hours are Monday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. It is closed on Sunday.

For more information, please visit the library's web site at www.dovertownlibrary.org.