“WONDER BAR (ASBURY PARK)”: This oil portray by Marge Miccio is featured in “Ode to New Jersey Artwork Present,” on view August 29 by way of October 28 at West Windsor Arts. A gap reception is on September 8 from 7-8:30 p.m.
The “Ode to New Jersey Artwork Present” at West Windsor Arts celebrates the distinctive connections that artists should the dynamic and ever altering state of New Jersey. The exhibition will run from August 29 to October 28, with a free opening reception on Friday, September 8 from 7-8:30 p.m. at West Windsor Arts.
As artists returned from distant summer season holidays, West Windsor Arts invited them to take part in “Ode to New Jersey” to remind them of the distinctive qualities that make this state house. Artists have been inspired to discover the historical past, heritage, symbols, and reminiscences of New Jersey of their creations. From Jersey tomatoes to neon diners, serene sunrises to bustling evening scenes, and crowded boardwalks to remoted barns, artists delivered on conveying the individuality and variety of the Backyard State.
Artists featured on this present embody: Gary Becker, Scott Brustein, Ann Marie Fitzsimmons, Irene Freeman, Barry Hantman, Robert Hazzon, Joelle Hofbauer, David LaMorte, Eleni Litt, Dave Magyar, Beth Malonoski, Marge Miccio, William Plank, Kate Pollack, Tracy Pollock, Bruce Rigby, Donna Ruane Rogers, Yvonne Rondinone, John S. Rounds, René Kammeyer Seeland, Jennifer Tungol, Karen J Waller, and Laura Warne
Miccio described her inspiration for her nighttime oil portray, Marvel Bar (Asbury Park), “The Marvel Bar has been a favourite vacation spot for many years, by way of all of Asbury Park’s ups and downs. At one time it might be empty and echoing with an eccentric buyer or two, it’s gratifying to see it leaping nowadays!” The portray makes use of layers of coloration on black ready board to convey the vivid neons and refined shadows that give nights thriller and attract.
“BARNEGAT LIGHTHOUSE”: This watercolor portray by René Kammeyer Seeland is a part of the “Ode to New Jersey Artwork Present” at West Windsor Arts in Princeton Junction August 29 by way of October 28.
In her watercolor Barnegat Lighthouse, Kammeyer Seeland highlights reminiscences from a particular New Jersey trip spot that has been a household favourite for many years. She mentioned, “That is Barnegat Lighthouse at Barnegat Gentle, New Jersey. The fantastic reminiscences my household created whereas vacationing there in the summertime will at all times shine like a beacon all through the remainder of my life. I nonetheless can see my Dad casting out a line to fish subsequent to the lighthouse again within the Seventies.”
Ruane Rogers explores a unique facet of New Jersey in Fishing Shack, a pastel depiction of a lone hut on a serene river. Rogers’ intention for the piece was “to convey the sensation of peace and calm within the early summer season night in an remoted and pure location.” This celebration of the varied landscapes this state has to supply focuses on the pristine Maurice River, the place you possibly can see bald eagles and nesting ospreys, in addition to remnants of the previous like Burcham Farm.
The jurors who curated this exhibition are Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, the creators of Bizarre N.J. As described on Bizarre NJ.com, the publication is “a journey information and journal to locations you gained’t discover on state-funded maps or situated on any vacationer attraction pamphlets.” Since 1989, Sceurman and Moran have printed 9 points and numerous information articles that element lesser identified Backyard State oddities.
West Windsor Arts is situated at 952 Alexander Highway, Princeton Junction. For extra data, go to westwindsorarts.org, name (609) 716.1931 or write [email protected].
