SCOTTY ARSENAULT   OCTOBER 6 - NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts will exhibit a selection of works by Scotty Arsenault in the Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library. Scotty is a native of New Hampshire, living and working in Dover as a multimedia illustrator and freelance 2D animator. 

“It was all cartoons for me, growing up in Salem, New Hampshire. Drawing on paper plates with crayons, scribbling on the walls in my bedroom, or doodling in my notebooks at school when I should have been studying. 

When I set out on my own, I found myself learning how to make cartoons the way the professionals do. To this day, I’m still trying to figure it all out. My sketches and watercolors reflect the colorful worlds I imagined myself in as a kid.

I carry pocket-sized Leuchtturm1917 books and a TWSBI Mini fountain pen with De Atramentis Archive Black ink. I paint with Schmincke Horadam watercolors. It was a very good day when I discovered this combination of materials.

I sketch in restaurants, waiting rooms, anywhere and anytime I have a few moments to kill. The books have the wear and tear of resting in my back pocket until needed. Some drawings like the bottles and fish have graduated to more detailed studies but there are still lots of hidden gems in these pages. Also hidden in my sketchbooks are assorted business cards, receipts, toothpicks, emergency cash and whatever miscellaneous mementoes and keepsakes that will fit in the back pouch.”

The exhibit runs from October 6th to November 30th, 2018. A small opening reception will be held in the Carnegie Gallery from 1-3pm on Saturday, October 6th. The public is encouraged to attend. The Rochester public Library is located at 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH. 
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The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is sponsored by Rochester Main Street, City of Rochester, Bernier Insurance, Holy Rosary Credit Union, and Hannaford Supermarkets. Visit www.rochestermfa.org for more information.

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MATT PIDGEON   NOVEMBER 3 - JANUARY 4, 2019

Matt Pidgeon has been a painter for most of his life and employs various mediums including acrylic, oil, and enamel on canvas. Pidgeon has been featured in numerous galleries throughout New England and New York. His work has been has been acquired by both public and private collectors, residential and commercial.

Pidgeon is heavily influenced by the works of Wassily Kandinsky, Jackson Pollock, Picasso, and Braque. He paints with great passion for music and incorporates mood evoking color and movement into his works. The process is meticulous and involves hours of painting, viewing, and reflecting.

This will be Matt’s second exhibition with the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. His work was last showcased in a vacant store front window. This will be his first solo exhibition in the Bernier Room.