Painting inspires and restores my spirit. I want to share this transformation- this renewed sense of connection. I aim to suggest both the reality and the hidden energy of things, to see nature in new ways, as if for the first time.
George Middleton creates original paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and with digital painting. His themes- both real and imagined, include landscapes and expressions of the human figure inspired by experiences in nature, and spiritual traditions and practices. His style reflects realist techniques, and the influence of religious and visionary art. He exhibits, and hosts workshops from his studio at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts in Lowell MA . His commissions include many illustrations and decorative and scenic painting projects for advertising, public spaces and private interiors.
Featured Paintings
Tri Town ©2026, 18 x 24 x 1 acrylic on a wood panel frame. A place I walk in a local state forest at the junction of Lowell, Dracut, and Tyngsborough MA.
Rising Star ©2024, 4 ft. x 6 ft. acrylic on a wood panel frame. Commissioned work based on the Wind Dancer theme. prints
Mahadevi ©2024, 14 x 21 watercolor on Johannot cold press watercolor paper. A vision of the Mother Goddess, inspired during travels in South Dakota and the Bighorn mountains in Wyoming. prints
Indigo Dream ©2023, 12 x 16 watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper mounted on a wood panel frame. Union of earth and sky nspired by the Black Hills in South Dakota. sold prints
Salt Rock ©2023, 16 x 12 watercolor on Arches cold press watercolo paper mounted on a wood panel frame. The fire within, inspired from travels in Wyoming, and the first of a series of rock paintings. prints
Paha Sapa ©2023, 12 x 16 watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper mounted on a wood panel frame. Union of Heaven and Earth, Black Hills South Dakota.
THE PAST ©2023 collaboration with Vermont artist Vanessa Compton, 30 x24 paper collage on a pigment ink jet print on canvas from a gouache painting, For us, the wide open vistas of the American West invite reflection and symbolize the passage of time, of eons gone by. Vanessa’s narrative in cut paper collage celebrates the transition from the past into a new beginning, with new possibilities. Her use of the black and white ‘ritual’ images of Diane Arbus enhances the contrast of the timeless and transitory in this work. “I’m particularly drawn to how she would document the celebrations of folks on the fringes of society- for instance a birthday party at an asylum. After all, everyone has the right to celebrate” The hands cradle peyote, a symbol of the magic in transformation, the hidden sacred power in this magical existence. $1800. Available at Krinshaw Studios.
Assabet, Early Spring ©2022, 12 x 16 acrylic on a wood panel frame. I grew up on this river, my paradise for bird watching and nature exploration. sold prints
Aftermath ©2022, 17 x 22 1/2 watercolor on Fabriano cold press watercolor paper. Lucy Vincent beach on Martha’s Vineyard, just after a squall. A Least Tern and a Sandwich Tern beat their way up the line in a headwind. sold
Redux ©2021, 17 x 21 x 1/2 acrylic on a wood panel. California dreamscape. sold prints
Winter Strand ©2021, 9 x 12 watercolor on Arches hot press watercolor paper. After the rain on the ocean side, Martha’s Vineyard in the off season. sold prints
Pillar ©2018, is a 20 x 16 acrylic on a wood panel, artist-framed. Flame, sky, and water from on high. sold prints
Lost City ©2018 collaboration with Vermont artist Vanessa Compton, 28 x 28 pencil, watercolor and acrylic on paper on a wood panel. The “Shining City on the Hill”, inspired by Thomas Moran in New Mexico. sold prints
Wind Dancer ©2016, 24 x 18 acrylic on canvas mounted on a wood panel frame. prints
Prayer ©2016, 19 x 14 1/2 watercolor and digital painting. prints
Blue Angel ©2015, 16 x 16 watercolor and digital painting. prints
Angelus ©2013, 22 x 28 digital painting. prints
Blue Geronimo ©2000, 29 x 24 acrylic on canvas. Portrait based on an old balck and white photograph. sold prints
Acadian Shore I ©1997, 12 x 16 oil on a wood panel. Looking south from Hunter’s Point at Acadia National Park. sold prints
Grand Canyon ©1995, 12 x 16 watercolor and gouache on Arches hot press watercolor paper. sold prints
Campfire ©1994, 40 x 22 acrylic on canvas. Local winter camping near Bedford, MA. sold prints
Carlisle Pines ©1992, 10 x 8 oil on a wood panel. Deep winter at Tall Pines. sold prints
Red Dock ©1992, 22 x 30 acrylic on canvas. A lazy summer on Newfound Lake, New Hampshire. sold prints