"Every artist has their beginning, and in the seventies we can see, so clearly, the bones and bare structure on which Richard Fahey's style inevitably builds off of and gives flesh to. During a time of exploration for Fahey, and the entire country, paintings such as 'Gathering' and 'Marching #78' mark the times as he begins to respond to his surroundings in order to fulfill the need to create and interact with his environment as an artist. This group of work serves as Fahey's establishing statements and notes as an artist in the contemporary era. They are the essential launching point of composition and color that we see develop throughout the continuation of his painting."