Excerpts from Hope Palmer’s Reviews
“Landscape Abstracted” and “Between Realism and the Abstract”
“[Richard Trumbull] is less interested in local representation and more interested in abstraction to express the essence of the experience. He paints in a suggestive rather than a descriptive mode. We are the ones who complete the image.
In these paintings with their viscosity of paint we see an ongoing dialog with abstraction. Unfettered falling lines of color mixed with layers of previous strokes create a rich mélange of texture and color that skirt an immediate reading of a known place. At once familiar because of tonal values and shapes we only secondarily become aware of something richer and deeper.
The paintings don't rely on local color, but they have a spectral light all their own. These are the kind of paintings that don't release everything upon a first visitation but insist upon active participation from the viewer. The luxuriant color not often found in conventional representation lingers long after our encounter. The deftness of the strokes and a willingness to play as Trumbull makes use of each corner of his canvases is truly refreshing.”
In these paintings with their viscosity of paint we see an ongoing dialog with abstraction. Unfettered falling lines of color mixed with layers of previous strokes create a rich mélange of texture and color that skirt an immediate reading of a known place. At once familiar because of tonal values and shapes we only secondarily become aware of something richer and deeper.
The paintings don't rely on local color, but they have a spectral light all their own. These are the kind of paintings that don't release everything upon a first visitation but insist upon active participation from the viewer. The luxuriant color not often found in conventional representation lingers long after our encounter. The deftness of the strokes and a willingness to play as Trumbull makes use of each corner of his canvases is truly refreshing.”
Excerpt from Collector J. Kress' Review
“My first encounter with a painting by Richard Trumbull, an artist whom I had never met nor even heard of, was one of recognition. It had something of the feel of another artist whose work I equally admire: Nicolas de Stael. Gradually, I became acquainted with more of Trumbull's creation and, again, the same reaction. Here there was a touch of Cezanne, there a hint of Monet. In several paintings, the paradoxically luminous use of the color black reminded me of Soulages. Others achieved the "glow-from-beneath" effect that one associates with Mark Rothko and Rufino Tamayo. Richard Trumbull demonstrates with skill and mastery, harmony, rigor and finesse that draws inspiration from the greats.”
Upcoming Exhibitions
Currently showing at Zoho Gallery in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Past Exhibitions
Encinitas Council of the Arts Library - Encinitas, California - Solo Exhibition 2022
BFree Gallery - La Jolla, California - Group Exhibition 2022
Centro Cultural El Nigromante (Bella’s Artes) – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2019
Rosewood Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Group Exhibition 2019
Berlin Bar & Bistro - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2019
Artemis Gallery – Mexico City, Mexico – Group Exhibition 2018
Galeria Paralelo – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2016
Ambos Gallery – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2015
La Sirena Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2015
Bordello Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2014
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2011
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2010
Pergola Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Group Exhibition 2010
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2009
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2008
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2007
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2006
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2005
Warner’s Gallery – Warner Springs, California - Solo Exhibition 2005
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2005
East County Art Association – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
Bohm Gallery – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
Robson Gallery – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
East County Art Association – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2002
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2002
San Diego Museum of Art – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2001
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2001
BFree Gallery - La Jolla, California - Group Exhibition 2022
Centro Cultural El Nigromante (Bella’s Artes) – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2019
Rosewood Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Group Exhibition 2019
Berlin Bar & Bistro - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2019
Artemis Gallery – Mexico City, Mexico – Group Exhibition 2018
Galeria Paralelo – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2016
Ambos Gallery – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2015
La Sirena Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2015
Bordello Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Solo Exhibition 2014
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2011
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2010
Pergola Gallery – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – Group Exhibition 2010
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2009
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2008
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2007
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2006
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2005
Warner’s Gallery – Warner Springs, California - Solo Exhibition 2005
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2005
East County Art Association – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
Bohm Gallery – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
Robson Gallery – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2004
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
East County Art Association – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2003
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2002
San Diego Art Institute – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2002
San Diego Museum of Art – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2001
San Diego Portrait Society – San Diego, California – Group Exhibition 2001