Opening and Grand Reopening

In my last post, I mentioned that Artists' Gallery had moved to a new location.  What I failed to mention is that this is a pretty significant event for us.  Artists' Gallery is an artists' cooperative of 18 equal partners who staff and run the gallery - there is no gallery owner to fall back on, we do it all ourselves.   So after 15 years of being on Coryell Street, an opportunity came up to move the gallery to a much nicer space at a much nicer location.  It was too good to pass up so we signed the lease in mid January and have been working hard ever since so that we were ready to open for business at the new location in March.   Physically, the building was in great shape but there were still so many details and unexpected complications to work on.   Did you know that you need permits and approval from 3 different local government bodies just to put your business's sign out front?   I certainly didn't.  I bet you don't know how expensive a gallery full of new halogen light bulbs is either!  So the permanent signs are not up yet but the inside is well finished, well lit, and if I say so myself, the gallery looks absolutely gorgeous.   We started with a pretty blank slate:

and finished with this (permanent signage yet to come):

The photos above are from my 2-man show "Local Color" with Michael Schweigart.  The wall of black-framed paintings are mine, the gold-framed paintings are Mike's.  I'd love to say that we planned this show so thoroughly, right down to the frames that each of us would use... but that would be lying - it was pure chance but I really like the end result.

Besides the main room where our 2-man show is hung, the gallery has other rooms, nooks and crannies where the other members' works are on display:

If you made it this far, I'd like to remind you that the Opening Reception for "Local Color" is Saturday, March 13 from 5-8pm.

And this opening also serves as the Grand Reopening of Artists' Gallery at our new location:

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

Saturday may be rainy but at least it's not snow.
I really hope you can make it out to see my show and our new space!

Local Color - Landscape paintings by Joe Kazimierczyk and Michael Schweigart

"Local Color"
Landscape paintings by 

Joe Kazimierczyk and Michael Schweigart
at Artists' Gallery in Lambertville, NJ
March 5 - April 4, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday, March 13 from 5-8 pm

top image: "Almost Spring" by Joe Kazimierczyk

bottom image: "Carried Away" by Michael Schweigart

During the month of March, I'm having a 2-man show with Michael Schweigart at Artists' Gallery in Lambertville, NJ.   As things stand now, this is the biggest show I have scheduled in 2010 so I hope you have a chance to see it.

Mike Schweigart is also a painter of landscapes, but his work is much more detailed than mine - it's really amazing to look at his work up close.  Me on the other hand, I take a much looser approach and tend to use the character of the paint to suggest detail.  The collection of new work that I'll be showing includes a number of sunsets and cloudscapes - a subject that's really been catching my eye as a painter this past year.

This is one of the newer paintings I'm showing - it's a farm near my home right after the big showstorm we had just before Christmas.  This scene was a short while before sunset:

"Rainbow Hill Farm"
12x24" oil on canvas

The show runs March 5 through April 4, 2010.
Artists' reception and Grand Reopening reception for the gallery:
Saturday, March 13 from 5-8pm at:

Artists' Gallery
18 Bridge Street ←new location!
Lambertville, NJ
map & directions
 
Gallery hours: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm

What's with the new location for Artists' Gallery?   After 15 years on Coryell Street, an opportunity came up to move the gallery to a better location at 18 Bridge Street, right in the heart of town.  We've all been very busy making this move happen in a pretty short period of time, and the gallery's first day of business on Bridge Street will be this Friday, March 5.

Here's the Mayor of Lambertville with gallery members Jennifer Cadoff and Carol Sanzalone at the ribbon cutting ceremony for our new space:

We're also having a small reception this Sunday afternoon, March 7 from 2-5pm since it's our 1st weekend of business in the new space and we'll need to work out the logistics of doing receptions here.   Please join us if you can, and check out our new digs!

And for a bit of nostolgia, this painting which I'll have in "Local Color" is scene from near the front door of our old gallery on Coryell Street - a view I'd see often when leaving the gallery in the evening.   And I just realized how appropriate the title is, as we've just ended our 15 year stint there:

"Sunset on Coryell Street"
8x6" oil on board

Rally the Troops!

"Taylorsville"
11x14" oil on canvas

Rally the Troops is a group show at Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery to benefit Washington Crossing State Park.  For a special treat, George Washington and his troops will be standing guard at the opening - how cool is that!?  That would be the group which reenacts the famous Washington Crossing the Delaware every Christmas.

This town on the river here was once called Bakers Ferry.   When George Washington crossed the Delaware here in 1776, it was called McKonkeys Ferry.   Sometime after that, it became Taylorsville - the buildings in my painting above are from that period.  The town's name was changed again in 1918 to commemorate Washington crossing the Delaware here, and it's since been known as Washington Crossing, PA.

A portion of the sales made during this show will be donated to the Friends of Washington Crossing to be used exclusively for the Park.   Besides the painting shown above, I'll have 2 other pieces in this show.

Show runs Feb 6 - March 6

Reception with George Washington and his troops:
Friday, Feb 12, 5 - 8pm & Saturday, Feb 13, 5 - 8pm
at:

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

Lambertville and the Surrounding Area

"In Kevin's Garden"
8x10" oil on board

The 30th annual "Lambertville and the Surrounding Area" juried art exhibition organized by the Coryell Gallery along with the Lambertville Historical Society is taking place soon.   The painting I have in this year's exhibition is a garden I visited on one of the annual Hidden Gardens of Lambertville tours - it's located at the east end of Coryell Street, a block away from the Coryell Gallery.

The show runs Feb 7 - March 21
Opening reception: Sunday, Feb 7, 3-6pm
at:

Coryell Gallery at the Porkyard
8 Coryell Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
(map)

Artsbridge Members Show

"Montgomery Winter Sunset"
18x24" oil on canvas

Artsbridge is the Lambertville / New Hope area arts organization dedicated to improving the public understanding of the arts, and this is the annual show of it's members works. My painting in the show is a sunset over a farm lane off of Hollow Rd, near Skillman, NJ - just a few miles from where I live.

The show runs Feb 6 - 21
Opening reception: Friday, Feb 12, 7-10pm

at:

Prallsville Mills
Rt 29 (just north of town)
Stockton, NJ
(map)

Note that the reception for this show was originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb 6 but due to predictions of heavy snowfall that day, it's been rescheduled for Friday Feb 12. Weather permitting, the show will be open to the public on Sunday Feb 7.

Saturday Openings in Lambertville

"Lambertville Station"
8x10" oil on board

In addition to the opening for "All Together Now" at Artists' Gallery on the evening of Saturday, January 16, there's also an opening reception for Susan Blubaugh's show at the des Champs Gallery.  I had a preview of Susan's show and it looks great!    So if you're in town this Saturday, stop by both galleries and you won't be disappointed.   I have about a dozen paintings at des Champs Gallery right now.

Artists' Gallery opening reception:  Saturday, Jan 16, 6-9pm

Des Champs Gallery opening reception:  Saturday, Jan 16, 5-8pm

All Together Now

Artists' Gallery is celebrating it's 15 year anniversary with a special exhibit were we invited past gallery members to join us and exhibit a couple of pieces.   Over the years, a lot of really good artists have passed through the gallery, and it's great to have so many of them joining us for this show - there's never been such a wide variety of artwork at the gallery.  All current members, including myself, will have a few pieces on display as well.  The show is called "All Together Now" and is running now through Feb 14, 2010

Opening Reception is Saturday, January 16th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.


Thanks to Artists' Gallery member Andrew Werth for the panoramic photo!

The Gift of Nature - Show Extended

"The Updike Farm"
5x7" oil on panel

The show "Season’s Greetings: The Gift of Nature" at the D&R Greenway headquarters in Princeton, NJ has been extended a few weeks, and the new end date is Friday, Jan 29, 2010.   This is a group show of smaller works and I have 3 paintings on display.
 
The show is free and open to the public, but please note that the gallery is only open Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm, and it's best to call the Greenway at 609-924-4646 first to confirm that the facility is not being used for other purposes:

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