Solo Show in Kingston - reception this Sunday

Painterly Poetry of Quiet Places
Landscape Paintings by Joe Kazimierczyk
Feb 27 - March 30, 2011
Opening Reception: Sunday, Feb 27, 3-5pm

The Gallery at Verde, Kingston, NJ

My solo show at The Gallery at Verde is hung and open to the public, in case you wanted to go a day early.  Otherwise, the Opening Reception is this Sunday, February 27, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Here are a few pictures of the show:

The exhibition is taking place at:

The Gallery at Verde
4492 Route 27 (between Eno Terra & D&R Canal)
Kingston, NJ

Hours: Wed - Sat 11-5pm, Sun 12-4pm, or by appt.
609-865-5456 or 609-865-5812

Please note that the gallery is located between Eno Terra restaurant and the D&R Canal in a building called The Artists' Collective at Verde, which it shares with 3 other shops. If you get directions to this address from a GPS or a mapping website, you'll end up several blocks away.  Just park near the canal and you'll easily find the gallery.   And you'll see some of the scenes that I painted for this show.

In case you're looking for something to do after the reception, I hear that Eno Terra is an excellent place to eat.  And, it's right next to the gallery.

Painterly Poetry of Quiet Places

During the month of March, I'm having a solo show of recent landscape paintings at The Gallery at Verde in Kingston, NJ. I'll be showing mostly new work, including a few paintings done just a short walk from the gallery door.

Painterly Poetry of Quiet Places
Landscape Paintings by Joe Kazimierczyk

Feb 27 - March 30, 2011
Opening Reception: Sunday, Feb 27, 3-5pm

The gallery is located in a beautiful spot in Kingston that's rich in history and I've painted here quite a few times in recent years. The Gallery at Verde is right next to the D&R Canal at Lock Number 8, with a charming old locktender's house and the only surviving canal telegraph office on the canal. Just above the lock is a canal basin where barges could pull over to load and unload cargo.

"The Lock Tender's House"
11x14" oil on canvas

A short walk from the canal is the Millstone River with a 4 arch stone bridge crossing it. This bridge was built in 1798 to replace a wooden bridge that was destroyed by General George Washington's troops to prevent pursuit by Lord Cornwallis following the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777.

Across the stone arch bridge is the Kingston Flour Mill, built in the 1870's on the site of Jacob Skillman's grist mill from 1748. There's a small mill dam right here and just beyond it is the larger dam that creates Lake Carnagie.

"Kingston Mill"
11x14" oil on canvas

From here you can walk for miles in either direction on the towpath or on other connecting trails. Check out the trail maps of the Kingston Greenways Association and plan a day of exploring the area. There's even a pair of bald eagles nesting in the nearby!

As I said, I've been painting at this location for a while, so I was glad to learn that an art gallery had opened up here and I'm very grateful for this opportunity to show my work. I hope you can see the show!

The Gallery at Verde
4492 Route 27 (between Eno Terra & D&R Canal)
Kingston, NJ

Hours: Wed - Sat 11-5pm, Sun 12-4pm, or by appt.
609-865-5456 or 609-865-5812

Please note that the gallery is located right next to the D&R Canal in a building called The Artists' Collective at Verde, which it shares with 3 other shops. If you get directions to this address from a GPS or a mapping website, you'll end up several blocks away. Trust me on this, and don't trust your GPS!


Besides the local Kingston paintings, I'll have some from further travels, like this one which isn't Kingston, but Kingwood Township near Frenchtown, NJ:

"Horseshoe Bend Road"
7x14" oil on board

And this one in Pleasant Valley, West Amwell Township near Harbourton, NJ:

"Pleasant Valley Barns"
11x14" oil on canvas

Love That Art!

At the 18 member Artists' Gallery artists' cooperative, we're having a group show this month, entitled "Love That Art!"  running from Feb 10 through March 6, 2011 at:

Artists' Gallery
18 Bridge Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
map & directions

Opening reception is this Saturday, February 12, 4:00 to 7:00 pm

"Black Eyed Susan"
5x7" oil on board

The February group shows at Artists' Gallery always have a theme loosely tied to Valentines' Day and love.  I thought that my flower painting was the closest thing I had to fit this theme.

But if you still love snow, I'm also showing this winter sunset - a scene along Wertsville Road near Ringoes, NJ:

"Winter Sunset, Amwell Valley"
8x10" oil on board

Or, if you're tired of snow and no longer love the stuff, here's a recent painting that I'll also have on display, and it has no snow in it.   It's a November scene on the Raritan River near Three Bridges, NJ. 

"South Branch of the Raritan"
6x8" oil on wood panel

I'll have 4 more paintings hanging in addition to these 3.   And with all 18 gallery members showing their work, you'll find a great variety of artwork at the gallery this month, so please try to stop by.

Home for the Holidays at Artists' Gallery

"East Amwell Winter"
5x7" oil on board

At the 18 member Artists' Gallery artists' cooperative, we're having our annual holiday group show.  This year it's titled "Home for the Holidays" and runs from December 10, 2010 through February 6, 2011 at:

Artists' Gallery
18 Bridge Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
map & directions

This year's theme is especially meaningful to us as this is our first Christmas at our new location on Bridge Street.  If you haven't seen our new home yet, please visit us and help us celebrate.

Opening reception is Saturday, Dec 11, from 2-5pm.

"Prallsville Winter"
6x8" oil on board

Celebrating the Seasons at desChamps Gallery

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

DesChamps Gallery, one of the galleries I regularly show at, is having it's annual holiday exhibit from December 1, 2010 to January 9, 2011.  The exhibit is called "Celebrating the Seasons" and I have 8 paintings on display there.

"Lambertville Station"
8x10" oil on board

Open House is Saturday, December 4, 3-6pm, and features a painting demonstration by gallery artist Phillip Carroll.

desChamps Gallery
7 Lambert Lane
Lambertville, NJ 08530
(map)

Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat & Sunday 11am-6pm

"Wickecheoke July"
8x10" oil on board

Sunflowers, Agriculture and Audubon

"The Derwood Farm"
6x8" oil on canvas
 

It's hard to tell from the point of view of this painting, but the yellow on the left of this farm lane is a huge field of sunflowers.  It was such a beautiful sight driving down the road this past summer, and there's an interesting story behind it too:


The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) has a program where NJ farmers grow sunflower seeds in support of the society's program called "Support Agricultural Viability and the Environment", or S.A.V.E.  - the Derwood Farm is one of nine farms in the state growing sunflowers for S.A.V.E.

The S.A.V.E. initiative promotes the production of agricultural products that are economically and ecologically sustainable. Revenue from the birdseed benefits New Jersey farmers and directly supports NJAS's conservation mission. For every 5 acres planted for birdseed, NJAS manages and maintains 1 acre of grassland habitat for threatened and endangered birds.

Farmers participating in the project not only grow the seeds, they also process and package them, cutting out the middleman which of course helps the farmers even more.

S.A.V.E. birdseed is available for sale at many locations throughout the state including Sergeantsville Grain & Feed.  Check the NJAS's website for a full list of retailers and more information about the program.

And now go feed some birds!

12th Annual Holiday Small Works Show

"Ottos Farm, First Day of Spring"
5x7 oil on board

These 2 paintings will be on display at the 2010 Holiday Exhibit, a group show at Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery, running Nov 7 - Dec 31, 2010. Reception: Sunday, Nov 7, 1-4pm

at:

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

"Dory Dilt's Barns"
6x8 oil on canvas

Wildness in Out Midst - The Greater Sourlands Eco-Region

I have 3 paintings in a show entitled "Wildness in Out Midst - The Greater Sourlands Eco-Region" running Oct 25 - Nov 26 at the D&R Greenway headquarters in Princeton, NJ. This show celebrates the Sourland Mountain, a truly unique region covering about 90 square miles and including the largest contiguous forest remaining in central NJ.  It also includes my home, so I know the area very well and paint on the mountain often.

"Rock Brook"
8x6" oil on board

The waterfall in my painting "Rock Brook" is really an old mill dam, and you can see many old stone foundations in the woods nearby.  According the book "New Jersey's Sourland Mountain", there were 5 mills operating on this small creek in the late 1700's.   And the artist George Bellows sent a summer living nearby and did a number of paintings within a mile of this spot.

"Amwell Valley Clouds"
11x14" oil on canvas on board

My painting "Amwell Valley Clouds" was done just across the street from my house.  I can only see woods out of my windows, but this is the view from my mailbox, looking northeast across the valley towards the Watchung Mountains.


The show runs Oct 25 - Nov 26 at:

D&R Greenway's Marie L. Matthews Gallery
at Johnson Education Center
One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-924-4646
[map & directions]

Artists Reception: Friday Evening, November 5, from 5:30 - 7:00