Annapolis, MD. - (BUSINESS WIRE) -May 4, 2006 - The McBride Gallery of Annapolis, MD and Master Painter R. Jean Vallieres today announced that the McBride Gallery has acquired exclusive rights to display the artist’s paintings and represent Mr. Vallieres throughout the Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Mr. Vallieres, stated, "For several months I have researched fine art galleries in the Baltimore and Annapolis area and concluded that the McBride Gallery, located at the center of Annapolis a short walking distance from the Maryland State House, was the art gallery I wished to have display my paintings. I consider this gallery the premium fine art gallery in the Annapolis Baltimore and surrounding area, one of the top art galleries in Maryland and one of the best in the United States."

Five of Mr. Vallieres’ oil paintings are now on display at the gallery. Over the months ahead several of his works in progress will be offered to the McBride Gallery for the viewing pleasure of gallery art patrons and visitors to the historic city of Annapolis.

The McBride Gallery, Annapolis’ largest art gallery, displays seven rooms of original paintings, sculptures and fine graphics, viewed in a historic colonial home located at 215 Main Street, a short stepping distance from the historic state capital, harbor area and Naval Academy. The down-town area of Annapolis is world-renowned as “America’s Sailing Capital.” Located 30 miles from Baltimore, MD, Annapolis serves as the capital of Maryland and boasts the nation’s oldest statehouse in continuous legislative use.

R Jean Vallieres’ oil paintings demonstrate mastery of medium; convey meaning, immediacy and depth. His painting style is a balanced amalgamation of “European Neoclassical”, and new “American Realism” , a new painting style acclaimed as “Neo-Classical American Realism”, that marks a new art movement in the United States. His works are on display at St Paul Cathedral; The Basilica and National Shrine and The Cathedral of Saint Mathew the Apostle, Washington DC, Trinity Cathedral, and St Paul Cathedral, and Downpatrick Cathedral, The DuPont Winterthur Museum; The Merrick Museum and Cultural Center and prominent corporate buildings in the United States and United Kingdom. His painting are now displayed at major fine art galleries throughout the eastern United States.