Years ago I was vacationing with girlfriends through New England, and ran across an artist I loved. I didn’t buy that day. Many years later I was again treading the same terrain, I was found myself, admiring Todd Bonita’s work and realizing that I had seen it many years prior. This time I bought the painting in his window of an ethereal, white row boat with his distinct oars in the window. Little did I know that the day would come that I would open a gallery. He was the first one I asked to show his paintings here. He was quite sweet. It was a new adventure for me and he asked good, pointed questions. Many things I hadn’t even thought of. At the end of the questions he said, well you answered them all as I would like so “yes”, I’ll be part of your new endeavor. I was so excited…but it took a while to get his work. He usually sends a couple of pieces at a time, and once they sell I will get a few more. He is an excellent artist, and business man. He is also generous with his time and knowledge. Recently, I was in Palm Beach talking to another new member of the gallery. I mentioned his name off hand about something unrelated and she exclaimed that he was one of her favorite artists and she hoped to take a workshop with him at some point. Todd graduated from the Art Institute of Boston, He continued post baccaulaurette study of classical painting and drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He then enjoyed a twelve year career as an illustrator, that included a creatively-explorative period, working as a muralist, sculptor and designer followed. He focused full time on fine art oil painting in 2006, creating works for art galleries and collectors. He now is blessed to call his craft a full-time occupation. He runs a Summer School of Art, has exhibited in four Art museums, take painters abroad to train in plain air. His works are in hundreds of corporate and private collections world wide, including 41st president George H. W. Bush. Only after I had moved into the space, and received some of his work did I realize how similar our buildings are… his newest works felt perfectly at home.
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