Thomas Bucci
Thomas BUCCI is an award-winning watercolorist with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design and a Masters of Architecture. After 8 years working as an architect, he began working full-time as a printmaker and painter. He is currently focused on watercolor plein air and studio painting.
"I like to work from life and on location, directly from the subject. When I’m not painting, I am often looking for ideas for paintings. Sometimes the scene serves up a ready idea and I just have to put it down on paper. More often ideas come from something less complete; a glimpse of atmospheric effects, the way sunlight lands on a surface, or an element in a landscape. The most important part of painting for me is this mental preparation. But I do paint at every opportunity. Small pencil or watercolor sketches are a key part of my process.
I have a background in graphic design and architecture. After brief periods of practice in these fields I came back to my original intent to be a painter."
Thomas BUCCI is a Signature Member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, and an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club of NY. He is also a member of Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. For the last three years he has exhibited with a group representing the USA at Fabriano In Acquarello, an annual international watercolor exhibition in Italy.
https://thomasbucci.com/
"I like to work from life and on location, directly from the subject. When I’m not painting, I am often looking for ideas for paintings. Sometimes the scene serves up a ready idea and I just have to put it down on paper. More often ideas come from something less complete; a glimpse of atmospheric effects, the way sunlight lands on a surface, or an element in a landscape. The most important part of painting for me is this mental preparation. But I do paint at every opportunity. Small pencil or watercolor sketches are a key part of my process.
I have a background in graphic design and architecture. After brief periods of practice in these fields I came back to my original intent to be a painter."
Thomas BUCCI is a Signature Member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, and an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club of NY. He is also a member of Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. For the last three years he has exhibited with a group representing the USA at Fabriano In Acquarello, an annual international watercolor exhibition in Italy.
https://thomasbucci.com/
2021 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton, Easton MD, Award for Best Architectural Subject
-Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Atlanta GA, Judges Award
-Mountain Maryland Plein Air, Cumberland Maryland, First Place Award in Quick Draw
-Paint Grand Traverse, Traverse City MI, Artfully Aging Award
-Plein Air New Bern, New Bern NC
-Signature American International Watermedia Exhibition at the Fallbrook Art Center, CA
-Salmagundi Club’s Annual Members Show, NYC, John N Lewis Memorial Award
-Salmagundi Club’s Cityscapes Show, NYC
-Breaking Glass, an exhibition of Varnished Watercolors, The Painting Center, New York NY, sponsored by Golden Artists Materials
-Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Members Show, Seattle WA
-San Diego Watercolor Society Plein Air Exhibition. San Diego CA
-FabrianoInAcquarello, International Watercolor Exhibition in Fabriano, ITALY
-Crystal Moll Gallery, Summer Plein Air Show
2020 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton, Easton MD, July 2020, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Award
-Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Atlanta GA, April 2020
-Feature Article on my work in Feb/Mar Issue of Plein Air Magazine entitled “Each Building an Episode” by Bob Bahr
-Weekly Watercolor Class at Chesapeake Fine Arts Studios, Stephensville MD
-Cocktails & Conversation, Webcast Discussion on the Experience of Participating in Plein Air Easton, Reception at Trippe Gallery, Easton MD
-Crystal Moll Gallery, 10th Anniversary Show, Baltimore MD
-Watercolor Demo at Annapolis Watercolor Club. Feb 2020
-Chadds Ford Winter Paint-Out, Chadds Ford PA Historical Society, Feb 2020
–Fabriano In Acquarello, International Exhibition & Watercolor Conference in Fabriano, ITALY, May 2020
2019 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton Quick Draw, Alumni Award with Invitation to PAE 2020
-Elected as an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club of NY
-Salmagundi Club Fall Auction, Mortimer E. Freehoff Award
-Crystal Moll Gallery, Summer Plein Air Show, Baltimore MD
-Crystal Moll Gallery, 4-Person Show, “Fab 4,” Baltimore MD
-Finger Lakes Plein Air, Canandaigua NY, People’s Choice Award, Quick Draw
-West Reading Plein Air, Reading PA, Honorable Mention
-Parrsboro Plein Air, Parrsboro Nova Scotia, Best Nocturne
-Paint It! Ellicott City, MD, Juror’s Award 5th Place
-Chadds Ford Paint-Out, Chadds Ford PA
-Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Online Member Show, Honorable Mention
-Society of Watercolor Artists Juried International Exhibition, Fort Worth TX
-Illinois Watercolor Society 35th National Exhibition, Outstanding Landscape Award and the Directors Choice Award
-LPAPA Waterworks Exhibition, Ocean View Gallery, LA CA
-Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle WA -FASO Artist Websites & Jack Richeson Materials Award
-Watercolor Art Society-Houston, 42nd International Watermedia Exhibition, Houston TX
-Louisiana Watercolor Society, 49th Annual International Exhibition, New Orleans LA
-Pikes Peak Watercolor Society International Watermedia Exhibition
-Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, View Arts
-Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme
-Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s PWS 41th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Jack Richeson and Creative Catalyst Award
-Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 119th International Exhibit of Works on Paper
-Fabriano In Acquarello, International Exhibition & Watercolor Conference in Fabriano, Italy, Painting
Demonstrator & Work Selected for the Traveling Exhibition
2018 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton, MD, Best Watercolor
-Paint It! Ellicott City, 1st Place
-Mountain Maryland Plein Air, 2nd Place
-Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 40th International Exhibition, Bronze Medal for Third Place and Induction to the Sylvan Grouse Guild
-Salmagundi Club’s Annual Non-Member Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, New York NY
-Art Renewal Center (ARC), Selected as a finalist in the Annual International Salon
-Crystal Moll Gallery, Baltimore MD, Summer Plein Air Exhibition 2018
-South Street Art Gallery, Easton MD, Plein Air Group Show 2018
-Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 117th Exhibition of Works on Paper
-Mid Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, Blackrock Arts Center, Gaithersburg, MD
-Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme CT
-Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolor, View Arts, Old Forge NY, Gurdon & Mildred Evans Memorial Award
-Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Watermedia Exhibition, Laguna Beach CA
-Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 42nd Annual International Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha WI
-Red River Watercolor Society, 25th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition, Hjemkomst Center, MN, Holbein Materials Award
-Fabriano In Acquarello, International Exhibition & Watercolor Conference in
Fabriano, Italy
-Plein Air Easton, Easton MD, Award for Best Architectural Subject
-Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Atlanta GA, Judges Award
-Mountain Maryland Plein Air, Cumberland Maryland, First Place Award in Quick Draw
-Paint Grand Traverse, Traverse City MI, Artfully Aging Award
-Plein Air New Bern, New Bern NC
-Signature American International Watermedia Exhibition at the Fallbrook Art Center, CA
-Salmagundi Club’s Annual Members Show, NYC, John N Lewis Memorial Award
-Salmagundi Club’s Cityscapes Show, NYC
-Breaking Glass, an exhibition of Varnished Watercolors, The Painting Center, New York NY, sponsored by Golden Artists Materials
-Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Members Show, Seattle WA
-San Diego Watercolor Society Plein Air Exhibition. San Diego CA
-FabrianoInAcquarello, International Watercolor Exhibition in Fabriano, ITALY
-Crystal Moll Gallery, Summer Plein Air Show
2020 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton, Easton MD, July 2020, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Award
-Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Atlanta GA, April 2020
-Feature Article on my work in Feb/Mar Issue of Plein Air Magazine entitled “Each Building an Episode” by Bob Bahr
-Weekly Watercolor Class at Chesapeake Fine Arts Studios, Stephensville MD
-Cocktails & Conversation, Webcast Discussion on the Experience of Participating in Plein Air Easton, Reception at Trippe Gallery, Easton MD
-Crystal Moll Gallery, 10th Anniversary Show, Baltimore MD
-Watercolor Demo at Annapolis Watercolor Club. Feb 2020
-Chadds Ford Winter Paint-Out, Chadds Ford PA Historical Society, Feb 2020
–Fabriano In Acquarello, International Exhibition & Watercolor Conference in Fabriano, ITALY, May 2020
2019 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton Quick Draw, Alumni Award with Invitation to PAE 2020
-Elected as an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club of NY
-Salmagundi Club Fall Auction, Mortimer E. Freehoff Award
-Crystal Moll Gallery, Summer Plein Air Show, Baltimore MD
-Crystal Moll Gallery, 4-Person Show, “Fab 4,” Baltimore MD
-Finger Lakes Plein Air, Canandaigua NY, People’s Choice Award, Quick Draw
-West Reading Plein Air, Reading PA, Honorable Mention
-Parrsboro Plein Air, Parrsboro Nova Scotia, Best Nocturne
-Paint It! Ellicott City, MD, Juror’s Award 5th Place
-Chadds Ford Paint-Out, Chadds Ford PA
-Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Online Member Show, Honorable Mention
-Society of Watercolor Artists Juried International Exhibition, Fort Worth TX
-Illinois Watercolor Society 35th National Exhibition, Outstanding Landscape Award and the Directors Choice Award
-LPAPA Waterworks Exhibition, Ocean View Gallery, LA CA
-Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle WA -FASO Artist Websites & Jack Richeson Materials Award
-Watercolor Art Society-Houston, 42nd International Watermedia Exhibition, Houston TX
-Louisiana Watercolor Society, 49th Annual International Exhibition, New Orleans LA
-Pikes Peak Watercolor Society International Watermedia Exhibition
-Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, View Arts
-Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme
-Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s PWS 41th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Jack Richeson and Creative Catalyst Award
-Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 119th International Exhibit of Works on Paper
-Fabriano In Acquarello, International Exhibition & Watercolor Conference in Fabriano, Italy, Painting
Demonstrator & Work Selected for the Traveling Exhibition
2018 Exhibitions, Events, & Awards
-Plein Air Easton, MD, Best Watercolor
-Paint It! Ellicott City, 1st Place
-Mountain Maryland Plein Air, 2nd Place
-Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 40th International Exhibition, Bronze Medal for Third Place and Induction to the Sylvan Grouse Guild
-Salmagundi Club’s Annual Non-Member Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, New York NY
-Art Renewal Center (ARC), Selected as a finalist in the Annual International Salon
-Crystal Moll Gallery, Baltimore MD, Summer Plein Air Exhibition 2018
-South Street Art Gallery, Easton MD, Plein Air Group Show 2018
-Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 117th Exhibition of Works on Paper
-Mid Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, Blackrock Arts Center, Gaithersburg, MD
-Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme CT
-Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolor, View Arts, Old Forge NY, Gurdon & Mildred Evans Memorial Award
-Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Watermedia Exhibition, Laguna Beach CA
-Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 42nd Annual International Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha WI
-Red River Watercolor Society, 25th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition, Hjemkomst Center, MN, Holbein Materials Award
-Fabriano In Acquarello, International Exhibition & Watercolor Conference in
Fabriano, Italy
