Harold Dodge (1924-1990)
Environs Preserved
Paintings
Exhibition:
Friday, October 23, 2009-Saturday, November 21, 2009
‘Environs Preserved’ featuring Western New York artist
Harold Dodge (1924 – 1990) is an exhibition of paintings completed by the artist during the 1980’s. With lifelong interests and accomplishments in many areas, Mr. Dodge sought in both word and deed “growth through diversity”.
Harold studied briefly at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY before entering the Air Force in 1944 where he was deployed to Europe during World War II. Later stationed in England, he met his wife Barbara, with whom he raised five children. As a businessman, Dodge used an education in accounting to contribute to a family company which supplied specialty equipment for the aviation industry. As a community activist he volunteered his service for local planning and development boards.
Always an environmentalist, he helped create two centers dedicated to preserving nature and educating the public – Beaver Meadow Audubon Center and Tifft Farm Nature Preserve. An interest in ornithology prompted creation of a series of bird paintings as well as a term as President of the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Bird watching was a recurring activity in travels throughout the states, including Montana, Colorado and New Mexico.
Music was another lifelong passion for the artist, whose handmade dulcimers often played original compositions at family gatherings and school presentations. He played at least eight other instruments including French horn and violin. Often dubbed ‘Mr. Earth’, Harold used music as well as his own slide presentations to teach students about Western New York ecology.
Painting was yet another vehicle for learning and exploring, while depicting his concern for the environment. Dodge exhibited his oil and acrylic compositions of Buffalo cityscapes and outlying areas in local galleries, taking numerous awards for his work. Many integral parts of the man made Harold Dodge an artist of life in its truest sense. In the artist’s words, “the only real limits to our lives are those we place upon ourselves”.
Catalog of Exhibition:
Please contact the gallery concerning availability of works from past exhibits.
1.
Boulder Creek I
16 x 20”, signed lower right
oil on masonite
1000.00 (sold)
2.
Autumn Maple
1986, 20 x 24”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
975.00
3.
Colden Church Study
6.5 x 7.5”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
350.00
4.
Creek Study
6.5 x 7.5”, monogram lower right
oil on masonite
350.00 (sold)
5.
Swamp at Twilight
8 x 10”, unsigned
oil on masonite
450.00 (sold)
6.
Creekside Home
1984, 8 x 10”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
450.00
7.
Woodland Dam
8 x 10”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
450.00 (sold)
8.
Backyard Shadows
1986, 16 x 20”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
900.00
9.
Late Summer Field
16 x 20”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
850.00
10.
“Bright Allentown Day”
1987, 32 x 46”, signed lower right
oil on canvas
2200.00 (sold)
11.
Colden Country Store
8 x 10”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
400.00
12.
Colden RR Crossing
8 x 10”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
400.00 (sold)
13.
Stones `83
8 x 10”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
400.00
14.
West Side, Buffalo
1986, 24 x 36”, monogram lower left
oil on canvas
1800.00
15.
Buffalo Skyline
1986, 16 x 20”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
900.00
16.
Harbor Inn
1986, 16 x 20”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
900.00 (sold)
17.
Bar & Grill
1986, 16 x 20”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
900.00
18.
Ohio Street Bridge
1986, 36 x 40”, monogram lower right
oil on canvas
2500.00
19.
Books, Loans, Flowers
1986, 16 x 20”, monogram lower right
oil on masonite
900.00
20.
“Steel Takes Flight”
1985, 29 x 36”, monogram lower left
oil on canvas
2500.00
21.
Winter Grain Elevators
1986, 36 x 40”, monogram lower left
oil on canvas
2500.00
22.
Creekbend
1987, 28 x 36”, signed lower right
oil on canvas
1600.00 (sold)
23.
Southern Tier Farm
1989, 16 x 20”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
750.00
24.
Elm Shade
1986, 16 x 20”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
750.00
25.
From Porter Avenue
1986, 40 x 48”, monogram lower left
oil on canvas
2800.00 (sold)
26.
From Tifft Farm
1985, 5 x 9.5”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
375.00 (sold)
27.
Frontyard
5 x 9.5”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
375.00 (sold)
28.
Creek Study
1985, 5 x 9.5”, monogram lower right
oil on masonite
375.00 (sold)
29.
Sun Baked Hillside
1985, 16 x 20”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
800.00
30.
“Boulder Creek II”
1985, 16 x 20”, monogram lower right
oil on masonite
800.00 (sold)
31.
Winter Ravine
21 x 36”, unsigned
oil on canvas
1500.00
32.
Boulder Creek III
1985, 16 x 20”, monogram lower right
oil on masonite
800.00
33.
“At Hamburg Beach”
11/1986, 16 x 20”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
850.00
34.
In The Valley
1987, 36 x 37”, signed lower left
oil on canvas
1750.00
35.
Ice Flow I
8 x 10”, monogram lower left
oil on masonite
450.00
36.
Ice Flow II
8 x 10”, monogram lower right
oil on masonite
450.00
37.
Dappled Creek
1989, 16 x 20”, signed lower left
oil on masonite
800.00
38.
Lily Pond
8 x 10”, unsigned
oil on masonite
400.00 (sold)
39.
Still Water Reflection
1987, 38 x 50”, signed lower left
oil on canvas
2200.00 (sold)
Front Display Windows
Left-
Creekscape
28 x 30”, unsigned
oil on artist board
1400.00 (sold)
Right-
Valley Farm
1987, 24 x 36”, signed lower left
oil on canvas
1400.00
• Dimensions are in inches, height precedes width.
• Titles in quotes are artist titled.
• Unsigned works are authenticated by the Dodge family and Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc.
