A rapid painter who clutched his brush in his fist, Walter Farndon captured spontaneous, fresh, impressions on canvas. Layers of thick impasto create a sense of movement and life, an instant of light and color. Indeed, his chromatic brilliance was so dramatic that his nine color palette – emeraude, ultramarine, titanium white, zinc yellow, medium cadmium, deep cadmium, yellow ochre, alizarian crimson, burnt umber and black – became famous. Seeking inspiration elsewhere, Farndon began traveling, visiting shores along Eastport, Boothbay Harbor, and Monhegan Island, Maine; Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts; Long Island, New York; and Nova Scotia. Critics quickly recognized and lauded his fresh, spirited impressions, “Walter Farndon has long been a favorite. You stand aghast and say ‘How can impasto exhibit such exact draughtsmanship!’”

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