Artist Statement
My work has two primary components. One is the spiritual connection the outdoors holds for me. I am enamored of the sights and sounds of nature: the patterns, the rhythms, the textures, and the almost tangible quality of the light. The other is my enchantment with color. It fascinates me that a certain hue can change depending upon how it is surrounded. I love the richness of deep tones used together, the emotion of vivid explosions of color and the subtleties of combining softer hues, closely related in value. Having worked for many years to describe the landscape, I have become increasingly interested in abstracting imagery and in pushing color in the direction of my choice. I aspire to evoke the spirit of the landscape, simply by virtue of palette and mark making.
Pastel: The very first time I tried pastel, it felt like coming home. I was seduced by having a tray filled with gorgeous colors right at my fingertips. I loved the tactile nature of picking up what is essentially pure pigment and making a mark on the page, followed by another mark in response and then another. Gradually the image would evolve. The richness of the color and the immediacy of the process have kept me fully engaged with this amazing medium for many years.
Acrylic: Recently, I have also been working with acrylics. There are limitless applications with this medium. There are numerous textural additives that can be mixed into the paint or used to prime the surface. The paint itself comes in a variety of viscosities ranging from heavy body, which can almost be sculpted, to fluid, which will flow easily without loss of vibrancy. Acrylics can be transparent, opaque or iridescent and can be painted on a variety of substrates. In addition to creating imagery which pays homage to nature, I want the surface itself to be compelling, interesting and beautifully painted.
I am excited about the creative journey ahead and I believe as I move back and forth between these two wonderful worlds, each body of work will be informed by the other.
Exhibitions
2011 Mix it Up! Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Enormous Tiny Art Show X, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Exploring Pastels, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Eleven in Eleven, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Enormous Tiny Art Show IX, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
2010 Enormous Tiny Art Show VIII, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Enormous Tiny Art Show VII, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
TEN, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Colorworks, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Spring Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
AD 20/21, Diana Levine Fine Art, Boston, MA
2009 Landscape Show, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Tim Beavis / Teresa McCue, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
New Works in Pastel, Powers Gallery, Acton MA
Enormous Tiny Art Show V, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
2008 Enormous Tiny Art Show IV, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Recent Works, Belushi-Pisano Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
Explorations: Recent work in Acrylic & Pastel, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Enormous Tiny Art Show III, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
LA Pastel Tour, Huntington Beach, CA
Santa Monica, CA
2007 Landscape Show, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH
Recent Works, Belushi-Pisano Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
June in Bloom, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Seasons: an installation, Diana Levine Fine Art, Boston, MA
2006 Abundant Color, Powers Gallery. Acton, MA
A Sense of Balance, Kimber’s Fine Art, Rockland, ME
Works on Paper, Powers Gallery. Acton, MA
The Pastel Biennial, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Summer’s Whisper, Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
New Works on Paper, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Recent Works, featured artist Diana Levine Fine Art. Boston, MA
2004 Works in Pastel, N.W. Barrett Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Fall Market: New Works, Diana Levine Fine Art, Boston, MA
Recent Works, Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MANHAA 56th Annual Exhibition, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Illuminations, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
In Sight, Artstream Rochester, NH
New Works 2004, Powers Gallery. Acton, MA
2003 New Works, Diana Levine Fine Art, Boston, MA
The Pastel Biennial, Powers Gallery. Acton, MA
Summer’s End, Linden Gallery, Rowley, MA
New Year: New Works, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Illuminations, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2002 Preview to Summer, Housewarming Gifts & Gallery, Swampscott, MA
Landscape Impressions, Linden Gallery, Rowley, MA
Illuminations, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
New Visions in Pastel, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Teresa McCue, Solo Exhibit Saturday Cove Fine Art, Northport, ME
The Beauty of the Season, Housewarming Gifts & Gallery, Swampscott, MA
Recent Works in Pastel, The Via Gallery, Boston, MA
Here and There, The Via Gallery, Boston, MA
Coming Home, Saturday Cove Fine Art Gallery, Northport, ME
Drawing the Light II: The Art of Pastel, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Teresa McCue, Solo Exhibit, Saturday Cove Fine Art, Northport, ME
Recent Woks in Pastel BSC, Wallace L. Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater, MA
1998 Teresa McCue, Solo Exhibit Saturday Cove Fine Art, Northport, ME
A Fall Gathering of Artists, Studio At Saturday Cove, Northport, ME
Works in Pastel, De Havilland Fine Art, Boston, MA
Outdoor Treasures, Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover, MA
Interpretations, in Pastel MIT, Deans Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1996 Jewels of Maine, Studio at Saturday Cove, Northport, ME
The Sky’s the Limit, Saturday Cove Fine Art, Northport, ME
Pastels by Teresa McCue, Wrubel Gallery, Boston, MA
Regional Landscapes in Pastel, Gallery 166, Newburyport, MA
Marshes and Other Miracles, Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, NH
Selected Landscapes in Pastel, Erlich Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1993 One Artist’s View, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. Wakefield, MA
1984 Silkscreens by Teresa McCue, Somerville City Hall, Somerville, MA
1983 Silkscreens by Teresa McCue, Modern Times Café, Cambridge, MA
1981 Prints & Drawings by Teresa McCue, Somerville City Hall, Somerville, MA
Events
Art for Embassies, Botswana, AFRICA, 2006
Families First Exhibit and Calendar Portsmouth, NH, 2003
Button Factory Open Studios Portsmouth, NH, 2002 - 2003
Junior League of Boston Decorators’ Show House, Westwood, MA, 2002
Artcetera, Aids Action Committee Bi-Annual Art Auction, Boston, MA 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Maine Coast Artist Annual Auction, Rockport, ME 2003, 2002,2001,2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Education
2003 Painting the Landscape w/Eric Aho NH Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2002 Landscape Workshop in Tuscany with Ann Simonsen
Color Intensive Workshop with Kitty Wallis Newtown, CT
1999 Artist in Residence, International School of Art Montecastello di Vibio, Italy
Pastel Workshop with Ann Simonsen, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1998 Pastel Workshop with Rosalie Nadeau, Sandwich Artworks, Sandwich, MA
1996 Southwest Landscape Workshop with Ann Simonsen, Silver City, NM
1985 Silkscreen Instructor, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
1982 Toured Europe for the purpose of viewing architecture and works of art at museums such as the Louvre, Pompideu,
Jeu de Paume, Uffizi, Borghese, Vatican, Van Gogh, Rijksmuseum & others
1980 Bachelor of Arts in Art, Education Minor, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Post Graduate Course Work: 1980 to present
Ongoing study in Art History, Design and Studio
Boston Center for Adult Education
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Massachusetts College of Art
Montserrat College of Art
New England School of Art & Design
New Hampshire Institute of Art
Student-taught Art to American and Italian students in Pecetto, Italy
Publications
The Wire, Sea Change, May 2009
Accent Magazine, illustration 2006
The Artful Home, 2003, 2004, 2005
Foster’s Daily Democrat, Pastel Power, February 2003
Mass General Hospital Cancer Care Center Radiation Therapy Booklet, cover image
Bridgewater Review, A Gallery of Pastels, cover and feature article, Dec.1999
Southern New Mexico Magazine, Painting the Desert, Spring 1997
Eagle Tribune, Soft, Soothing Art, April 9,1997
Beauty is Just a Glimpse Away, October 11, 1995
The Free Press, The Sky is No Limit, September 5,1996