Cazenovia Artisans has announced it will present the works of emerging artist Taddeus Retz in the shop gallery.
Retz, 20, a 2015 graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School, is a painter as well as a sculptor. He has received a National Gold Key award for sculpting, for which he was invited to Carnegie Hall in New York City to accept. His training has involved studying with accomplished artists, attending classes at the college level and intense independent study.
“My studying takes the form of painting every day, continuing my study of master’s paintings, reading books by established artists, learning about their ideas and techniques,” Retz said. “I feel that painting every day is the best schooling.”
Retz began painting digitally while in high school and at times still uses digital painting to edit and layer his traditional paintings. He now paints mainly in oil, acrylic and watercolor.
Retz paints mostly “en plein air” (painting outdoors starting and finishing on location). “There are laws of nature I try to adhere to. I go into every painting with a set of ‘rules’ that pertain to color, values, composition. I try to create a painting that follows these rules,” he said.
“At 20 years old, he has developed a painting style that is identifiably his own. Providing a gallery setting for this young man is an honor for us. We have no doubt that he will soon be expanding his horizons,” stated Cazenovia Artisans officials in a press release.
