Friday, August 29th through Monday, September 1st, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Receptions with the Artist
Saturday, August 30th, 2008     7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 31st, 2008     7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Howard Behrens, America's foremost palette-knife artist and one of the most-collected artists of our generation, has chosen Ocean Galleries to hold his final gallery show. This once in a lifetime show will feature a retrospect of his contemporary, Impressionistic artwork with paintings from his college years to his very first palette-knife painting and all the way through his amazing career.

Using only a palette knife, Behrens paints with great dramatic intensity and focus. His paintings, distinctly textured and brilliantly illuminated land and seascapes, evoke memories of romantic interludes in exotic settings, often encompassing familiar architecture and promenades. Classically trained, Behrens developed his current painting style from his lifelong passion for travel, particularly to beautiful coastal regions.

The exhibition will feature his recently released "Tribute to Monet" collections, based on his travels to Giverny, France, Monet's last home. Well-known art journalist and former editor-in-chief of Art Business News, Julie Keller, recently wrote, "...Behrens is well on his way to becoming the Monet of the 21st Century."