Richard Gabriele is a painter currently working in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The paintings are records of self-revelation reflecting archetypal themes such as duality, isolation and metamorphosis. These symbolic forms verify the inner eye and poetically evoke moods relevant to the individual’s journey to reconcile inner and outer realities.

The series developed from a breakthrough into a new manner of painting from improvisation that occurred during experiments with color washes on thin handmade Japanese paper when nuances caused by the interaction of layered pigment seemed to suggest the image of a bird. Instead of representing nature or a purely preconceived mental image, an image that appeared through atmospheric color washes was spontaneously realized.

As a rare honor, Richard was awarded a second fellowship by the Morris Graves Foundation for 2010. He will be hosted in the redwood forest of Northern California at Morris Graves’ estate where he will continue to develop his upcoming series.

Bird of the Inner Eye has been selected by the Woodmere Art Museum for its 70th annual juried exhibition Contemporary Voices. The show runs from January 23, 2010 to March 14, 2010 with an opening reception from 5pm to 7pm on the 23rd of January.

Bird of the Inner Eye was also selected by the State Museum of Pennsylvania for its 42nd annual juried exhibition Art of the State - June 28 to September 20, 2009

Restless Steller’s Jay was awarded First Place in the Lancaster County Art Association’s National Juried Exhibition – June 14 to July 23, 2009.