Artist and physician to display artwork

Roger Moore will showcase his work at the Cazenovia Public Library through the months of September and October.

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. >> The Cazenovia Public Library will showcase the work of Cazenovia-raised artist Roger Moore in the Gallery throughout the months of September and October.

An opening reception with the artist will be held 5:307:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the library.

“We live in a beautiful spot on this earth,” Moore said. “Having grown up on a farm in Central New York, the wonder of the hills, the fields, the sky, the villages, the seasons, are all blended in my memories and current conceptions. To paint inspired by what I know and understand is joy. The need to preserve a bit of the spirit of where we live, on canvas, will drive me as long as I have the wit and energy to do it.”

Moore, 89, was born on an apple farmin Pompey Hollow. He began drawing and painting his surroundings at the age of 7 or 8. He graduated from CazenoviaHigh School, where he studied under nationally acclaimed watercolorist Merrill A. Bailey (1909-1981).

Moore earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University (SU) in 1952, and he was pursuing a mas

ter’s degree in art when he was drafted as a foot soldier into the Korean War. He spent two years in Korea before returning home and starting a pre-med course at SU.

After graduating from medical school in Syracuse and completing a family practice residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Moore and his family moved to Clinton, where he practiced medicine for nearly 40 years.

His artistic interests include set design for opera and musical theater; stained glass; small watercolors; and painting — primarily in oils.

He has completed more than 820 oils and 2000 small watercolors.

His artworkhas been exhibited across Central New York and has received several awards.

He is represented in numerous permanent collections, including MunsonWilliams-Proctor Arts Institute, Niagara Mohawk Corporation, Kirkland Art Center, and Cazenovia College.

For more information, call 315-655-9322 or visit cazenoviapubliclibrary.org.

PHOTO COURTESY CAZENOVIA LIBRARY Cazenovia-raised artist and physician Roger Moore will have his works of art displayed at the Cazenovia Public Library through September and October, 2019.

PHOTO COURTESY CAZENOVIA LIBRARY Cazenoviaraised artist and physician Roger Moore will have his works of art displayed at the Cazenovia Public Library through September and October, 2019.