Art Review by Victoria Donohoe, Philadelphia Inquirer

Glenn Harrington portrays the Bucks County landscape and portraits of real people in a landscape setting (Cedar Maze: Alyssa).

This Pipersville artist, who became a full-time painter after a successful career as an illustrator, is no colorist, instead favoring moody tonality and a judicious selection of lighting effects that reinforce a sense of drama in several of his best paintings.

There is more to these oils than mere picturesqueness because this artist's feel for strong contrast and his well-honed technical ability confer a knowledgeable rather than inevitable cast on things. We stay interested in Harrington because a landscape such as his Bend in the Canal glows with the promise of a new beginnings.

 

Travis Gallery, 6089 Rt. 202, Solebury Township. Tues-Sat 10-5.