Norman Crump and Dan McCole
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Norman Crump
Oil Painter
Norman Crump is best known for his use of vibrant color and dramatic light. Through his many years of painting the New England coastline and landscape he has continued refine his craft and today is saught after by collectors throughout the world.
In 1980 Norman moved his family to Thompson's Island in Boston Harbor so that he could be near the waterfront he loved. Even while spending long hours as a ferry captain from the island to the mainland, Norman still found time to study and paint the Boston Harbor, surrounding islands and city landscapes. During his ten years on the island, Norman's passion for his craft became so great that in 1996 he left the island to establish a home studio in South Boston and to pursue a full-time career in painting.
A series of successful one-man studio shows led Norman to open his first storefront studio/gallery in South Boston which became an instant success. Working primarily in oil, Norman's paintings have been commissioned by numerous corporate and private collectors throughout the United States and Europe.
In the fall of 2003, to accommodate the high demand for his work, he entered into a partnership with watercolorist Dan McCole and opened one of the only artist-owned galleries in Boston which was located in the heart of the New Seaport District at the World Trade Center. In the spring of 2008, the gallery closed it retail space but continues as an on-line business as Crump McCole Gallery.
Norman is the co-founder and charter member of the South Boston Art Association and has been an inspiraton to many emerging artists throughout the area. He can be found Tuesday through Thursday afternoons, painting live, by invitation, in the Westin Waterfront Hotel lobby here in Boston, or by appointment at his studio in South Boston. Norman also paints on location throughout the city. Call the Crump McCole Gallery to reach him, 617-330-1133
Dan McCole
Watercolorist
Watercolorist Dan McCole, is a graduate of Vesper George School of Art, completing a full three-year course in fine arts and illustration. Dan’s main source of instruction was under the guidance of James Wingate Parr, a most accomplished painter and teacher and one who excelled in watercolor. After graduation, Dan entered the newspaper world as a part-time editorial artist with the Boston Herald Traveler. Then, in response to personal and family obligations, he put his painting life on hold and morphed into a career in the newspaper business. In 1963 he founded a weekly newspaper (the Weymouth News in Weymouth, Massachusetts) and served in all related publishing capacities for ten years. After selling the business he remained engaged in similar newspaper enterprises with other publications. He retired from the Boston Herald in June, 2005, where he had served as production news editor, late news desk man, as well as a columnist and feature writer. During his career he was honored with a first place award for the Best Column in the New England Press Association’s annual newspaper contest.
In the early 1990s, as his personal obligations lessened, Dan took a watercolor refresher course to force a re-entry into painting. Positive reception and awards for his entries in local art festivals and shows convinced him to allocate more time to this talent. In December 2003, Dan entered into a partnership with acclaimed painter and gallery owner Norman Crump, to open the Crump McCole Gallery located in the Seaport District of Boston. Dan is currently the CEO of the South Boston Arts Association, an associate member of the New England Watercolor Society, and enjoys full memberships in the South Shore Art Association, the Quincy Art Association and the North River Art Association. Dan is also the host for a live, Boston Cable Network (BNNTV - Channel 9) program called Desperate Housepainters, a show about the South Boston's Creative Arts Community.
Dan can be reached through the Crump McCole Gallery, 617-330-1133
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