PHOTO PROVIDED Williamsport artist Fred Gilmour will present pieces — such as this entitled “Dear in the Headlights” — during the Bald Eagle Art League’s monthly meeting on Dec. 5.

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Williamsport artist Fred Gilmour will discuss his hyperrealism approach, featured in pieces such as this one, during Bald Eagle Art League’s monthly meeting on Dec. 5.

WILLIAMSPORT — Local Williamsport artist, Fred Gilmour, will present his hyperrealism approach to painting at the Bald Eagle Art League monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Thomas Taber Museum, located at 858 W. 4th St., Williamsport. Gilmour is an artist and designer with over 60 years of experience in fine art, graphic and video design, and instructional design.

In his artist statement, he explains, “My job as an artist is to help a viewer see, feel or experience my art to the best of my ability so that it evokes the same or similar feelings in the viewer as it does in me. Sometimes I am successful; sometimes, not so much. I have been formally trained to interpret real-world objects as technically accurately as possible. As an illustrator, there was no room for abstraction or ‘creative interpretation.’ Generally, one can master the technical skills necessary to replicate an object or scene on a two-dimensional field relatively easily. Occasionally — and rarely — a fine illustration can be viewed as art.”

Fred is retired from Pennsylvania College of Technology where he was Director of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art. His former professional responsibilities included film and television production, digital photography, computer art, 3D computer animation, graphic and web design and instructional program design for both face-to-face and distance learning environments. He holds professor emeritus status.

He designed, developed, implemented and taught Art 180; one of the first drawing courses to be delivered to distance learning students via the Internet. He presented the Art 180 course design at an International Conference on Technology at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

His present interest lies in watercolor painting with a particular focus on hyper-realism. With his specialty being black and white mediums such as pencil and pen and ink, he finds the watercolor media both challenging and enjoyable.

Gilmour also holds a parallel interest in digital imagery using a variety of photographic and postproduction graphic arts techniques. His work has been shown in the Galeria del Mar on St. John, U.S.V.I., The River Cottage in Irvington, Va., and Gustin’s Gallery, Corning, N.Y. His artwork has appeared on the Discovery Channel.

Gilmour was formally trained as a Technical Illustrator. He holds two associate degrees and a BS degree in Art Education from Mansfield University. His artwork and photography have hung in Pennsylvania State and U.S. Congressional offices as well as governmental offices in Australia. He has received several awards for his artwork. His multimedia productions have received a number of national awards and international recognition. He was a founding partner of the former Eagles Mere Art Gallery, an artist co-op in Eagles Mere, Pa..

He has exhibited in one-man and group shows at various venues in the Greater Williamsport (Pa.), western Pennsylvania, and the Gallery at Penn College.

In the past he has served as a judge for the Scholastic Art Awards and various photography competitions locally and in Florida. He serves on the UPMC North Central Arts Advisory Committee, a consulting group that selects art to be installed in the healthcare environment.

For more information, email fredgilmour@comcast.net or visit www.Gilmourarts.com.