Works by Arnold Hurley are on display in the auditorium corridor.
A native of Boston, Arnold is a graduate of Tufts University where he received both his Bachelors degree in education and his Masters of Fine Arts as a painting major, He also took courses at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. For twelve years he taught painting on the college level in the Boston area. Institutions included Emerson College, Wesleyan University, Lowell University, and Milton Academy, He received more than 30 awards for his painting and drawings. His work appeared in group exhibitions in Massachusetts, New York, and other states.
Arnold has now lived in Maryland for 33 years. He is known at Collington as he has taught a mixed media art course on Tuesdays through the SAGE program. He has also taught in Prince George’s County Public Schools.
He appreciates the style of realism and the challenges it brings. He likes the works of Rembrandt and Ingres as well as Andrew Wyeth. He enjoys all subjects related to color, form, and the human face. His Collington exhibition includes oil paintings, watercolors, and pencil drawings, with subjects varying from still-life to portraiture.
Arnold’s show will be up through the end of May.