"I saw Charles Movalli give a talk in the Aldro Hibbard gallery of the Rockport Art Association in 1984. I thought I knew painting pretty well. I left that lecture shocked by all I didn’t know... The next morning, I got up and went to work to learn all of the things I had heard him describe. That evening changed my life."

Stapleton Kearns and T.M. Nicholas offer us an intimate glimpse into the methods and very soul of one of Cape Ann's most celebrated painters of the last half century, Charles Movalli. Stapleton will be leading a gallery walk through the “In the Moment: The Art of Charles Movalli” exhibition at the Rockport Art Association in the Hibbard and Maddox galleries, sharing precious insights into Charles Movalli's work and life.