59 Wareham St
I love to paint close-ups of nature; water rocks, clouds and more. I make many quick studies outside using pencil, black pens and watercolors. In my studio I can spend years working and re-working canvases with thin layers of oil paint and large home-made brushes, looking to capture the spirit of these places. I love how complex and simple nature is, and how both dramatic and quiet it can be. To me mistakes, odd colors, and confusion have equal place with beauty, grace and harmony.
Michael Eder has a BFA in painting from RISD and a masters in Art Education from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In 1985 he was awarded a 9 month painting residency at the Banff Center in Calgary, Canada. He has taught in several youth arts programs around the country including as a founding teacher at Working Classrooms in Albuquerque, at YAYA in New Orleans, and for over 25 years at Boston Collegiate, a middle and high charter school in Dorchester. His studio is in the South End and he has work in many private and corporate collections. He shows at HallSpace gallery in Dorchester.
