Richard T. Reminger has always had a
fascination with the force and power of the sea. His discovery
of the Maine Coast, particularly the island of Monhegan in 1960,
stimulated his interest in oil and acrylic painting, as it has
many before him.
His paintings have captured landscapes and seascapes throughout
North America and Europe, with a strong attraction for
lighthouses, harbors, unique structures and pastoral settings.
He finds it most dramatic and powerful to paint in a
"chiaroscuro" style, capturing subjects that have caught his eye
with their distribution of light, shadow and color, which
includes a recent interest in portraiture. His teachers include
Alfred Fuller of Monhegan Island, Maine and Murray Yorke of Nova
Scotia and Palm Beach, among others.
Reminger's paintings have been exhibited in Florida, Illinois,
Ohio, Massachusetts, California, Maine and Michigan as well as
the island of Bermuda. In Europe, his work has been shown in
galleries in Dublin, Ireland and Truchtlaching, Germany. In
1999, he became the first North American painter to appear in
the gallery at OSRAM GmbH's Headquarters in Munich, Germany, the
world's second largest lighting company. In 2006, by invitation,
his work was also shown in an exhibition in Florida along with
such other artists as Monet, Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec, Anthony
Thieme, Emile Gruppe' and N.C. Wyeth.
An award winning artist, Reminger's works have been selected for
numerous juried exhibitions. Further, he is
an elected member of the Oil Painters of America and the Salmagundi Club,
New York City. He is also a member of the American Society of
Marine Artists as well as The Portrait Society of America. He is
a signature member of the International Society of Marine
Painters. Private and corporate collectors, both in this country
and abroad, own many of his works.
Edna Hibel, the internationally acclaimed artist, in February
2001, said: "I've never had such a comfortable and enjoyable
exhibition... (I) enjoyed your paintings... I prefer them to
Hopper... Yours are warmer, so stay that way."
The Fenn Galleries of Santa Fe, New Mexico said, "Your
compositional elements are quite good... you are adept in
creating a feeling and mood in your paintings... your treatment
of light and shadow is convincing and inviting... it is obvious
that you have a knowledge and understanding of perspective."
Helen Cullinan, Art critic at the "Plain Dealer" newspaper in
Cleveland, had this to say: "(He is) a mature artist... His
paintings are beguiling and convey the essence of light and
moving shadows.. .(he) comes off at first glance.. .as
representational. A closer look reveals an underlying freer and
more expressive approach in brushwork." Again in 1996 The Plain
Dealer said: .... "Edward Hopper is, perhaps, the biggest
presence in Reminger's art, with Winslow Homer a close second..
There's a dash of impressionist Camille Pissarro in the way (he)
makes light play across the scene.. He handles reflections in
water gracefully."
The Portrait Society of America said "(You are) an artist of
unquestionable skill and ability," and in its newsletter
augmented these comments by stating, "(You are) highly
accomplished." One of Reminger's portraits was featured at their
annual meeting in 2005.
Richard T. Reminger is the founder and retired Chief Executive
Officer of Reminger Co., L.P.A., a law firm
headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his retirement,
Reminger spent his entire legal career in the courtroom
specializing in the defense of civil matters before juries in a
broad spectrum of liability lawsuits. As a successful lawyer, he
was the recipient of his law school's Man of the Year Award in
1989 and is listed in Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the
World both as an attorney and an artist.
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