Arts Show & Sale

April 27, 2008 11am to 5pm

Original Paintings, Glassworks, Pottery, Sculpture, Photography ...and more...

Featuring the following artists and galleries...

ArtJaz Gallery

ArtJaz Gallery was established in 1999 in the historic district of Old City, Philadelphia. ArtJaz Gallery's mission is to provide a venue to exhibiting contemporary fine art by new and emerging artists of African descent, while building a greater number of collectors through art education and awareness. ArtJaz Gallery exhibits original paintings, mixed media, sculpture and fine art prints. The name "ArtJaz" was created because owners, Pamela Brown and Beverly Dawson believe that there is a keen connection between visual art and music, especially in reference to jazz. Jazz, the original American music provides the improvisational thread between music and visual arts which conveys artistic freedom. ArtJaz Gallery represents artists that challenge boundaries and provoke feeling and thought in their work. ArtJaz Gallery is committed to assisting collectors and art enthusiasts alike in starting their fine art collections or expanding their collection. For owners, Pamela Brown and Beverly dawson, representing artists and art is a passion. ArtJaz Gallery, 53 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: 215-922-4800, Fax: 215-922-7212, Email: info@artjaz.com

Twenty Two Gallery/The Bruce Murray Collection, LLC

Since 1991, Shawn Murray, the grandson of Bruce Murray, Sr., has been publishing and marketing his grandfather's photo artwork. For over four decades, "The Master" photographer, Bruce Murray, Sr. (1893-1969) has captured amazing images of sports legends, historical figures and Americana. Shawn prints these photographs directly from the original glass plate negatives that were handed down to him. The baseball photographs feature the true legends of the game and are done in numbered limited edition. The final number photos are now part of the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. These archival silver gelatin photographs are perfect for corporate gifts or office and home Decor. In April of 2003, Shawn opened an art gallery in Center City Philadelphia called "Twenty Two", located on 22nd Street between Locust and Spruce Streets. There he exhibits many of his grandfather's photographs, as well as different local and national artist's work. He has an art opeing with artist's reception on the "Second Friday" of every month from 6 to 9 pm. The gallery is open 7 days a week: Mon to Fri 1 am to 3 pm, Sat & Sun 7 am to 5 pm or by appointment. The Bruce Murray Collection, LLC, 236 S. 22nd St., Ste. 2R, Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-772-1515, Web: www.brucemurray.com Twenty Two Gallery, 236 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-772-1911, Email: twentytwogallery@cs.com

Barnstone Gallery

After extensive renovations designed to maintain the historical integrity of the family barn, Brint and Lynn Detwiler opened the doors of Barnstone Gallery in 2005, with a vision to carry forward the legacy of Barnstone as a special place that not only offers high-end contemporary American art and collectibles, but also the wider human experience of the local arts community. Seated in the upper levels of an historic Chester County barn, Barnstone represents a delightful meeting of new and old. Built in 1824, the barn retains many of its original features and old-world charm and offers contemporary art and one-of-a-kind collectibles created by more than 60 talented artists and craftsmen from all over the nation. Barnstone Gallery's mission is to share the art experience and offer visitors the opportunity to enrich their lives with one-of-a-kind, contemporary American artworks. Barnsstone's goal is for every visitor to share in what it means to be human through an experiential connection to fine art and culture. Barnstone Gallery, 388 W. Pothouse Rd., Phoenixville, PA Tues-Sat: 11 am - 5 pm; First Fridays until 9 pm; and By Appointment Phone: 610-917-0140, Web: www.BarnstoneGallery.com

Gallery 339

Located in Philadelphia, Gallery 339 promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world. The gallery's focus is thoughtful, carefully made work, extending across the spectrum of contemporary photography from antique processes used to explore current issues, to digital processes used to consider timeless questions in art. Through a regular program of exhibitions, the gallery is dedicated to broadening an appreciation for the depth, sophisitication and isight which can be found in contemporary photographic art. Since opening in May 2005, Gallery 339 has presented several exhibitions featuring work from US, Japan, South Korea and Great Britain. The gallery has debuted important work by local artists like Paul Cava, Donald Camp and Edward McHugh while introducing to Philadelphia artists including Edward Dimsdale, Sookang Kim, Amanda Means and Liz Rideal. The gallery also represents the work of emerging Philadelphia photographers like Tetsugo Hyakutake and Dan Lobdell. The gallery is open Tues thorugh Sat 10 am to 6 pm and on Sun and Mon by appointment. Gallery 339, 339 S. 21st St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-732-1530, Web: www.gallery339.com

Michele Byrne

I love to paint plein air in oils. Whether next to a busy cafe or an isolated beach scene; it is not just the visual information that becomes a part of the painting. The sounds, the smells, the mood of the environment all becomes integral to the finished image. My paintings are meant to be mirrors of our lives.

Lauren Daddona

Most recently, I have taken a step away from traditional watercolor and have focused on the 'process of painting' which has stimulated new ideas and approaches. Continuing to stress design, composition, and my own creative expression, I have incorporated watercolor, acrylics, pastel, collage and found and cherished objects. Art is exciting and I am always looking for ways to grow!

Doree Loschiavo

Painting is an abstract impressionistic style and creating a piece of art is how I like to present the viewer with a lasting experience. I work in a direct spontaneous way which will take me through a journey of color, energy and motion. My medium is whatever I feel will express the emotional response I have to what inspires me. A composition of value, texture and strong color set up a chaotic beginning to maintaining control in the finished piece.

Christine Clay

The intent of my painting is to portray the sublime beauty and mystery of life, despite the many layers of tragedy and despair experienced along the way.

Deena Ball

I paint as a form of meditation. When I paint, the details of daily life fade away. I choose watercolors and oils to capture the natural world: an isolated swamp, an old maple shielding a simple barn or standing water in a field at dawn. These simple images allow me to play with shape, color and light. I constantly strive to challenge myself to create simple expressive paintings that strike an emotional cord in the viewer.

Jacqueline Cornette

Using techniques dating back to 5 B.C., Ms. Cornette's work is created by using a combination of waxes, resins and pigments that are applied in a molten state, then ultimately fused with high heat for permanency. She revives an ancient technique and creates a rough modernism of the ordinary still life. Numerous pigmented, molten wax layers are poured, painted, sculpted, layered and fused repeatedly. In the end, each piece becomes a textural, luminous work of art that combines the art of sculpture, painting and ancient precision craftsmanship.

Eric N. Fausnacht

I am a painter who specializes in the modern/traditional photo-realistic portraiture of roosters and chickens. I have shown my work several times at Muse Gallery in Philadelphia. I am a member of the PA Guild of Craftsmen and most recently showed at the Traditional Designer Craftsmen Show. I paint full time out of my studio in Bucks County, PA.

Zivile Pupinyte

Every piece of my work is part of me. It is alive and will be until I am. It is wearable live sculpture.

Ellen A. Gavin

I work in oils, with a broad subject interest. I love city and figurative, as well as landscape. I am also known for my equestrian paintings. I paint plein air or in the studio. I enjoy painting with a sense of fun, energetic brushwork and color. Small special moments catch my eye.

Jack Paolini

I am a self-taught photographer who is constantly striving for perfection. Reading everything I can about photography as a starting point but trying my own unique interpretation or everything I read. I have come up with, after many tries, a combination of three different chemicals to achieve my unique toning effect. I am always trying something new and exciting. I think the best way to learn is to not only read but to try to come up with your own ideas.

Cagla Inselbag

Glass and color have always fascinated Cagla Inselbag. After a lifetime of exposure to fine arts, her love of glass and color motivated her to begin working with stained glass. Strength and fragility of glass, rich colors and designs from her past were all influential in the pieces she created. However, stained glass was also restraining and traditional, and frustrating at times. Creativity in fusing glass is continuous and infinite until that final piece is placed in the kiln, thus enabling the artist to explore her limits. The focus is on the emotion that the combination of colors and form produces. The end result yields inner peace, harmony and beauty.

Debs Bleicher

I was born in 1951, and have been drawing, sketching and art making since I was five years old. I was an art major in high school. At Tyler School of Art, I was a ceramics major and earned my teaching certificate in Art Education. I have been taking painting classes and developing my knowledge of mixed media collage paintings. I work exclusively in water based media. My method can be summed up in one word - experiment.

Ralph Berglund

A committed photographer since the 40's, and still stirred by a perfect dawn on a lonely beach, or a spray of daffodils on a hillside. I try to capture the enduring beauty and drama in nature and sometimes in my life. My portfolio includes the beaches, bays and birdlife of the shore; landscapes from the timeless southwest to misty Lake Placid; the odd castle, synagogue or poignant street scene from Moscow to Rhine to Vienna to Budapest to Prague; the gardens of Holland in the spring; Vermont waterfalls and lakes; Manhattan's Saffron gates; and colorful doorways and foggy days. I love it all and I love sharing it with others.

Pam Pawl & Sandy Chierici

Pam and Sandy have been working together for the past two years using the concept of living with warmth and light. Pam has been weaving for thirty years. She creates hand-woven, hand-dyed blankets and scarves. Sandy has been working with glass since 1998. She creates both functional and decorative pieces. She sees glass as a means of bringing a balance to her life. Both artists teach classes because they enjoy sharing the excitement of passing on the knowledge of their craft.

Patricia Schreck

Patricia Schreck, or more commonly known as 'PT", was born in Grand Junction, Colorado. She has most recently studied with various instructors at the Wayne Art Center and has sold numerous of her oil paintings privately and through exhibitions. Most of her works are oil on canvas.

Charlene Bohnert Jobe

I love the painting process, and if it dissolves in water I paint with it. I have recently started painting with oils. The creative feeling while I work is a freeing and joyful experience. I paint image based adstracts that are as hard a process as any work possible. With the recondite effect it has on me, it never the less is cathartic. I feel I will paint forever and hopefully continue to learn from each experience.

Ron Orlando

Whether it is a scene depicting a backyard experience common to us all or an intimate view of a predator in search of prey, Ron's ability to make a connection between viewer and viewed is what attracts people to his work. "What interests me most in creating wildlife art is presenting a moment in time, an intimate moment in the life of a wild creature, brought to the viewer through the imagination, insight and skill of the artist." Ron is a three-time national award winner and a member of the Society of Animal Artists and Artists for Conservation.

James Evangelista

After sixteen years of producing images for architectural, interior design and advertising agencies, I turned to photographing the American Landscape. The challenges to capture the spirit of a three dimensional landscape in a two-dimensional photograph was to be my mission and goal. My imagery now reflects a deep admiration for the gospel of nature, from surreal light on well known landmarks to spacious scenes enveloped in stillness; my photographs are framed to enhance a serene, calm and meditative mood. The magic of the changing seasons and interplay of light, rock and water has held my gaze and serves as visual reminders of the wonders at our doorstep.

Alice Thompson

I am a visual artist who completed my MFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Prior, I earned my BFA from Binghamton University in NY. I love to create images of musicians, and I play several instruments myself: the clarinet, saxaphone and piano.

Linda Fragale, Paris Muchanic, Mary Dieter

Linda Fragale, Paris Muchanic and Mary Dieter are jewelry artists with altogether more than 20 years of experience in the creation of jewelry art. These three artists' works reflect the diverse, expanding and exciting direction contemporary art jewelry is taking today. The artists belong to the Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths, a group of artists working in all metals. PSG offers workshops and opportunities for jewelry artists to explore and expand their craft, and then to show their work.

Maria Maneos

My artwork is not meant to be a careful attempt to copy nature but to embrace nature and evoke individual feelings of a time or place that is individual to each viewer. The theme of nature can appear as more than just imagery in paintings; I use nature as a vehicle to bind my imagination with the canvas. A degree of ambiguity allows my paintings to rouse a sense of familiarity without presenting a specific location. Whether the painting is of a predawn, a sunset or a night scene, the color values are paramount; always judging the new brushstrokes of paint against the relative value and temperature of those already on the canvas helps me understand how the color of an object is affected by what surrounds it.

James Smull

James is a Philadelphia area artists whose current work focuses on a combination of painting, photography and digital media. His paintings deal with the duality of two seemingly irreconcilable systems: the grid, whose structure expresses the ordering drive of humanity and the organic gesture of serendipity, which highlights our underlying connection to nature. His paintings use both abstract and representational modes to connect the view to the idea of duality whether it is physical, visual or conceptual.

Joy Frazier-Dodoo

Joy Frazier-Dodoo has been an importer of Silk Thread Art for the past few years. Two global Ghanian artists from Ghana, West Africa hand weave the pictures one color at a time and arrange rows which work around spiral shapes and often change directions to contrast the flow of color. This embroidery like artwork involves abstract illustrative and scenery images woven together using silk thread.

Mathe Roberts/Shea

For me, life is a compilation of texture, dimension, color and design. These are the very qualities that inspire my art. I see beauty in nature's designs as well as artistry and grace in the workings of everyday mechanical objects. Some of my designs are big, bold and scream for attention, while other pieces quietly ask for a closer look to discover their details and true beauty. Precious and semi-precious gemstones add more color and texture - bringing an organic feel to jewelry. I have been an artist for as long as I can remember. My formal education in several artistic disciplines has fueled my search for alternative mediums to express my creativity. Making jewelry is the culmination of everythng I have learned artistically. I am drawn to it because of its limitless possibilities. It's thrilling to see a rigid piece of metal become a solf, graceful, wearable piece of art.

Henry Chadeayne Martin

Henry Martin graduated Cum Laude from the Pennsylvania Academy and the University of Pennsylvania. He displays a passion for luminous and atmospheric landscapes. His uncle, the painter Robert Chadeayne, once stated that the mark of a good painter in one who can paint the sky, a trait cleary manifest in Henry's work. After studying at Penn, Henry lived and painted in Spain for several years, incorporating the luminosity of the Spanish Impressionists into his work. In his paintings, rather than lighting the objects he paints, Henry Martin lights the space in the painting, and lets the objects fill that space naturally. Henry currently paints in his studio in Mt. Airy, teaches painting at local art centers and runs private plein air throughout the Philadelphia area.

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