Lambertville Area Paintings

Gallery artists hang new paintings each month at Artists' Gallery and I usually don't try to have a theme for my own work, but last month I hung all winter paintings and had a lot of fun with that.  So this month I'm doing another theme:  Lambertville and the surrounding area - paintings done in town or fairly close by.

Here are a few of the paintings I'm showing for September:

The Lambertville Station restaurant - as always, I somehow manage to paint busy, bustling city scenes without getting a single person in my painting:

"At Lambertville Station"
8x10" oil on board

From the Lambertville Boat Club, looking across the Delaware at New Hope:

"Bucks County Playhouse"
8x10" oil on linen

This is the D&R Canal Bridge at the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead at the northern end of Lambertville, with the Rt 202 bridge in the background:

"D&R and 202"
11x14" oil on board

Thanks to the recent rains, the Delaware River is very high, but flood waters were nowhere near the gallery - we remain high and dry.  If you visit this weekend, Saturday from 4-8pm is the opening reception for Artists' Gallery's current show, "Freewheeling", featuring Rich Harrington and Charles Katzenbach.   For this show,  Rich and Chuck created artwork inspired the by the bicycle.   Cycling is my favorite way of seeing the countryside, so I can really appreciate this show - I hope you get a chance to see it too.

Winter in August

This month at Artists' Gallery, I'm showing nothing but winter snow scenes.  Hopefully this will make visitors feel a little bit cooler during August.   This group of work will be up through Sept 4, 2011.  (At Artists' Gallery, we rotate wall space and hang new work each month).

As I was hanging these, it occurred to me that many of these are very close to my home, like these three in particular:

"Winter Afternoon, Sourland Mountain"
8x10" oil on board

This is the road I live on and my house is just beyond the crest of the hill.

"Winter Drive"
24x18" oil on canvas

This is my driveway, looking out toward the road.

"Amwell Valley Winter"
18x24" oil on canvas

And this is the farm field just across the street from my house - the same field you can see in the distance of "Winter Drive".

I guess I don't travel very far on snowy winter days!

Also at Artists' Gallery: this month's featured artists are Paul Grecian and Materese Roche in a show entitled "A Sense of Place", with an opening reception this Saturday, August 6, from 5-8pm.   Visit the Artists' Gallery website for more information.

Sourland Music Festival - Looking North

"Looking North"

original: 8x10" oil on board
(giclees prints available)

Today is the 8th Annual Sourland Music Festival and Silent Auction, Saturday, July 16, 2011 from 4-11 pm.

A giclee of my painting "Looking North" will be one of the items available in the silent auction.  This scene is on Longhill Road on the north slope of the Sourland Mountain, a short walk from my home, so I thought it would be appropriate for this event.

The Music Festival if a fund-raiser for the Sourland Planning Council - a non-profit organization working to protect the ecological integrity, historical resources and special character of the Sourland Mountain region.

Besides the musical lineup, there will be food vendors and tables where local artists and craftsmen will show their wares.  Should be fun - bring your own chair or blanket, and something to protect you from the sun (it's held in an open field).  More information available on the Sourland Music Festival website.

Local Landscapes at Bell's Tavern

From July 5 through August 31st, 2011, I'll be showing my local landscape paintings at Bell's Tavern in Lambertville, NJ - a mix of older and newer work, large and small, about 14 pieces in total.

Bell's remains my favorite place to eat in town and they have a long tradition of exhibiting artwork by local artists. Their food is great, prices very reasonable and a good selection of beers on tap. I hope you get a chance to stop by:

Bell's Tavern
183 North Union Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
[map & directions]

Please note that Bell's has dinner and evening hours only:
Mon-Thurs 6pm-9:30pm,
Fri & Sat 5pm-10pm,
Sun 5pm-9pm

"Buttinger House Porch" 24x30 oil on canvas	"At Lambertville Station" 8x10 oil on board
"Barns and Fences" 11x24 oil on canvas	"Taylorsville" 11x14 oil on canvas

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My next big event will be "Get Lost" - a 2-person show with Beatrice Bork at Artists' Gallery this November. I'll send more information on this closer to the show.

Get Lost at the Artists' Gallery this November!

In the mean time, go visit Bell's.

Best in Show for Painting at Artsbridge 17

"Grandview Road"
18x24" oil on canvas
© Joe Kazimierczyk

Artsbridge is the Lambertville / New Hope area's premier arts organization and each year they run one of the best juried shows in the region.   Their 17th annual juried show is taking place now, and my painting was awarded best in show for painting.  Awards were also given out for best in other media categories, and one overall best in show.

Opening reception is Saturday, June 11, 6pm - 9pm.
The show runs June 4 to June 26 at:

New Hope Arts, Inc.
2 Stockton Ave (corner of Bridge St and Stockton Ave)
New Hope, PA
[map]

Gallery hours: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm; Sundays 12-7pm

The sunset really made this scene a grand view, but the road is actually named Grandview Road - it's between Skillman and Belle Mead, NJ.

In The Moment - 10 painters, 1 farm

"In the Moment" - 10 artists, 1 farm:  Over the past several months, 10 plein air painters were invited to paint at Glen Oaks Farm in Bucks County.  I was one of those 10 and "In the Moment" is the exhibit of the work that we created. The show runs May 1-28, 2011 at:

Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery
1093 General Greene Rd.
Washington Crossing, Pa 18977
[map]

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 1 from 1-4 pm.

Glen Oaks Farm is a beautiful place with a classic old Bucks County stone house, a pond, acres of trees, shrubs and fields, an old lime kiln built into the hillside... but I was fascinated by the big old rambling barn and that's what I painted each time I visited the farm.   These are the 4 paintings I have in the show - 4 views of the same barn:

"Glen Oaks Barn"
6x8" oil on board

"Glen Oaks Roofs"
8x10" oil on board

"Roofs and Windows"
8x10" oil on canvas on board

"The Barn Door"
11x14" oil on board

The 10 artists in this show are: Bob Beck, Gail Bracegirdle, John Ennis, George Thompson, Joe Kazimierczyk, David Hahn, Jo-Ann Osnoe, Peter Hunt, John Kane and Simon Mauer.

I hope to see you at the opening reception, Sunday, May 1, 1-4 pm. To make things even more interesting, Peter Hunt will be doing a painting demonstration during the reception - I'm a big fan of Peter's work so here's your chance to see a great artist in action.   Don't miss it!

Ellarslie Open XXIX

"Winter on the Towpath"
12x24" oil on canvas
 

My painting of the D&R Canal towpath in winter was juried into this year's Ellarslie Open at the Trenton City Museum, aka the Ellarslie Mansion:

Ellarslie
in Cadwalader Park
Trenton, New Jersey
Phone: (609) 989-3632
(map)

The show runs April 22 to June 12, 2011.
Opening reception: Saturday, April 30, 5-9 pm

The scene in my painting is looking north on the towpath near Washington Crossing Park at Titusville, NJ.   The bridge across the Delaware River is just beyond the left edge of the painting.  The backside of Faherty's Pub would be visible across the canal on the right, but I left it out of this painting - Faherty's is better for beer than for painting.

Grandview Sunset

"Grandview Sunset"
18x24" oil on canvas

Here's a scene from this winter, a sunset over appropriately named Grandview Road near Skillman / Belle Mead, NJ.  It's been a rough winter around here and I'm looking forward to painting some greenery soon!