About the Artist
Bernard C. McTigue
Bernie's interest in art has been a lifelong pursuit. Growing up on the Connecticut shore, he paints what he loves, the coastline and marshes where he spent many hours of his youth.
After attending the University of Connecticut he went on from there to continue his studies at the Lyme Academy of Fine Art. There he was awarded a John Stobart Fellowship as he received his BFA along with his first one man show in 1997 included in the awarding of the Stobart Fellowship..
Whether working on the Connecticut coastline or in Northern New England, north to Nova Scotia and as far south as Maryland, Bernie creates scenes of natural beauty as seen through the eyes of an artist, revealing an understanding of nature and the environment.
His talents are not limited to landscapes. Portraits and still life works appear throughout his diverse portfolio.
Exhibiting extensively, he participates in various art exhibitions and benefits whenever the opportunity arises. Traveling to participate in Plein Aire competitions and events is another venue Bernie pursues, both locally and throughout New England. He enjoys painting on location, traveling to Nova Scotia and as far south as Maryland.
He has displayed his work in various public exhibitions and one man shows in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, New York Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Bernie has won awards of distinction in such exhibitions as the Salmungundi Club Annual Open Exhibition and the Hudson Valley Art Association.
He is an Elected member of the Connecticut Plein Aire Painters Society (CPAPS), the Lyme Art Association, and the Rockport Art Association. He is also affiliated with many local art associations, the New Haven Paint and Clay Club, the Mystic Art Center, Essex Art Association, the Guilford Art Society, and the Madison Art Society.
Southington Art Association Annual Exhibit - (Judge's Choice).
2009 Salmungundi Club Annual Open Exhibition - (Gamblin Color Award ).
2009 Hudson Valley Art Association Annual Exhibition - (Rayma Spaulding Award).
John Stobart Fellowship Award Winners: 1989-2011 Exhibition - (First place.)
CT Plein Aire Painter Society 2013 Annual Exhibition - (Honorable Mention).
Currently, you can view his work at Artisan's Harbor (Old Saybrook, CT), and, the Lyme Art Association, (Old Lyme, CT).
He has exhibited at the Grenning Gallery (Sag Harbor, LI.), the Susan Powell Gallery, ( Madison CT ), the New Britain Museum of Art ( New Britain, CT), and the Slater Mueseum, (Norwich, CT).
Bernie offers private classes and teaches professionally at several art centers, the Artisan's Harbor Gallery, the Mystic Art Center, the Middlesex Community Continuing Education Program and New London Adult & Continuing Education Classes.
Bernie also gives demonstrations and accepts commissions.
