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Ridgefield's Watershed Exhibit Explores Father-Son Relationships

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – A new exhibition featuring the work of painters David and Max Dunlop will open at Ridgefield’s Watershed Gallery with a reception on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m.

Artwork to be featured at the Watershed Gallery beginning Jan. 31.

Artwork to be featured at the Watershed Gallery beginning Jan. 31.

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The works featured resulted from a collaboration between the father and son duo. Each painter created a piece; then, they switched paintings and each completed the other’s work.

“The results are astounding: collaboration between differing sensibilities, between generations,” said Jennifer Mathy, director of the gallery. 

During the reception on Jan. 31, parents who bring their children will be asked to visit the basement studio to begin a painting collaboration of their own. Parents will be asked to begin a piece, and then turn it over to their children to complete, while the adults enjoy the reception in the gallery.

Staff will be on hand in the basement studio to monitor children and facilitate the project.

On Feb. 1 at 2 p.m., David and Max Dunlop will reunite in the gallery for a joint lecture on the subject of artistic collaboration.

“Artwork is never ‘done,’” said David Dunlop. “The American landscape painter, George Inness, would famously sneak into collectors’ homes to steal away his own paintings to make changes – changes he felt urgently necessary. In the same way, one’s relationship with their child is never ‘done.’ It just gets renewed and takes on a new dimension. It’s always dynamic, always in flux. Just like a painting.”

David Dunlop, a Wilton resident, is faculty member at the Silvermine School of Art and host of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series "Landscapes Through Time." Max Dunlop is a painter and musician from New York City.

Both events are open to the public.

The Watershed Gallery is located at 23 Governor St. in Ridgefield. For more information, visit watershedgallery.com or contact the gallery at 203-438-4387.

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