Olivier Suire Verley

"Hélène and I are delighted to welcome you to this exhibition, which I hope will allow you to discover a new facet of my work. I live and paint on a small patch of land drifting in the Atlantic. It is here that I find my inspiration; the light is crystalline, and the sound of the waves cradles my creative process. I find this same sense of serenity in Cape Cod—a gentleness of spirit that is so conducive to artistic fulfillment. The Addison Art Gallery is the perfect testament to this.

When one imagines Olivier's paintings, it immediately brings to mind the true meaning of the French phrase, “joie de vivre.” Spanning the world from Morocco to Rome, Egypt to Venice, Mr. Verley's works inspire and capture the essence of his subjects, be it horses and their Moroccan riders going full gallop across the plains or a farmer captured in a field of ruby drenched poppies. His paintings have the capacity to energize and evoke feelings of desiring to be there...in that place, experiencing all the possibilities of life. — Tom and Trish O'Connor