Teddy Benfield: Summer's Lease Hath Blah Blah Blah...: Neighborhood Wines Boston

Location: Neighborhood Wines, 619 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date”-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 ( Shall I compare thee to a summers day)

Presented by Neighborhood Wines and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, this body of work comprised of 6 paintings and 4 hand painted wine bottle labels is inspired by the summer months and our relationship with time and space. As this work is a comment on past times spent with loved ones, I look at the quote above and think of the fleeting days of summer, time simultaneously standing still while passing by all too quickly, thoughts that I would share this body of work before the temperature outside dropped down to the 40s… blah blah blah… As New Englanders, we can all relate to the feeling of warmer days and nights passing by too quickly. These recent paintings continue to examine modern still life and blur the lines between interior and exterior spaces. Using common images of New England as a vehicle, the subject matter of this body of work imply time passing and the absence of life- snap shots of summer days and nights passed by for us to reminisce upon.