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)

Winter on the Towpath

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

This scene is on the D&R Canal towpath at Washington Crossing Park, NJ.   I love snow scenes but don't paint very many because we usually don't get much snow around here.   Some winters, we get no snow at all, or else it melts soon after it falls.  Last weekend we had almost 12 inches of snow here but today, six days later, there's barely a trace of it left on the ground.  At least the snow lasted until Christmas, and that was nice.  Oh well, I did get a lot of photos after last weekend's snowstorm and I can work from those for a while.   I love painting outdoors in the summer, but in the middle of winter when it's 20°F outside... photographs can be very useful!

Ellarslie 2010 Calendar

"Hopewell, 3pm"
16x20" oil on canvas

My painting "Hopewell, 3pm" was selected as one of the images for the Ellarslie 2010 Calendar, published by the Trenton City Museum.  My painting is Mr. July.

Images were chosen from paintings which were juried into this spring's Ellarslie Open XXVII.    My painting is a scene on Broad Street (rt 518) in the heart of Hopewell, NJ, across the street from where the Hopewell Frame Shop used to be.

The 2010 calendar is available at the Museum Store and other area shops listed on the store's web page.