Timothy R. Mockler

A Connecticut native, Mockler has a significant reputation for his versatile work in a variety of media and is especially well known for his elegant impressionistic landscapes.

“One often hears, ‘‘The painting took on a life of its own.’ I take this as meaning the work stimulates an internal dialogue with the artist. The artwork is a record of that engagement, be it a confrontation or a communion. The painting starts with a nonchalant glimpse, expanding a spontaneous moment into a glance, that eventually leads to a sustained gaze in the Impressionistic tradition. There begins a 3-way play between the subject matter, the surface of the canvas, and myself. I use my innate color palette, sense of temperature over value, combined with gesture and mark. This is why I choose to work from direct observation, thus allowing me to convey both the sensations of intimacy and expansion with my work in landscape. The resulting image need not be a measure of all perceivable things, i.e., an inventory of objects, but is instead a response to the experience of being there, establishing a sense of place. Painting, for me, like a sport, combines the "sacred seriousness of play" with the joy of being in the game. The best game never ends. It is life itself. ”

His work is represented in many fine collections throughout the region, including the Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, the Slater Museum, Norwich, CT, the Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT, the Pfizer Corporation, Groton, CT, where he was invited to B.A.R.E., I & II ("Bring Art to the Research Environment").

Invitationals also include the Mystic Maritime Gallery "18th International Marine Art Exhibition", Mystic, CT., Baridoff Gallery, Portland, ME, "Paintings of Portland", Maryville College, St. Louis, MO, "7 Painters", Salisbury State College, MD, "Invitational Show."

Mockler's work is in private collections in Canada, England, and Germany as well. He is published in "Connecticut Collage, Art at 100 Pearl" Hartford, CT, and listed in the "Directory of Fine Art and Artists in Southeastern CT" published by the Griffis Art Center of New London. Mockler has taught painting, drawing, and Art History at Mitchell College, New London, U-Conn Avery Point, Mohegan Community College, and Norwich Free Academy.

He has also given classes at Lyman Allyn, Mystic Museum of Art, and privately.