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Larry Kerner
Hiking and camping while young brought Larry into the grandeur of nature and respect for the preservation of wilderness. His interpretations range from cloud capped canyons to close-up images of forest and flowers. His eyes see the image then the camera does it’s part.
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Photography – Call for Artists
The Morristown and Morris Township library’s North Jersey History and Genealogy Center invites interested persons to enter their first photography contest. This is an exciting way to celebrate local history through the art of photography. The photographs should be taken by amateur photographers of Morristown and Morris Township parks, streetscapes and structures (interiors are welcome) between April 1st and May 31st. Contestants may submit up to 5 photographs, at 300dpi, electronically to nj.historycenter@gmail.com by June 2nd. Model Release: Photographs that contain recognizable people must be accompanied by a model release form signed by each person photographed. If any photographed individuals are under the age of 18 years, the youth’s parent or legal…
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French Impressionism – Public Talk
The Library of the Chathams is hosting an art talk series focussed on French Impressionism. Michael Norris, Ph.D., has been an art educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 20 years. He will present a four part series on French Impressionism on Tuesdays, May 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. A $40 tuition fee is required by May 6 (please make checks payable to Friends of the Library of The Chathams). Please, anyone interested, contact the Library to see whether you can still join and whether you can get prorated tuition.
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Flowers in Art – Talk at the Denville Library
The Newark Museum Speakers Bureau will present the program Flowers in Art at the Denville Public Library this Saturday, May 21, at 2:30pm. Using examples of art from the Museum’s collection, the museum curators will show how artists have used their visual language to capture the essence of flowers. Painting, sculpture, folk art, decorative arts, furniture and jewelry highlight the work of many artists from the ancient world through today, including Henry Inman, Martin Johnson Heade, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Workshops, Florine Stettheimer, Max Weber, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keefe, Jacob Lawrence and Robert Rauschenburg. Sounds like a fascinating talk! RSVP if you wish. Here are some of our members’ take on flowers:
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Art in Arboretum
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Sally Abbott
Student, Collector, Curator, Board Member, Art Volunteer and Fundraiser, Painter Through a lifetime of rich art experiences that include studying art at Purdue University, the Des Moines Art Center and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, collecting art as our family moved around the country, working with New York art galleries and museums to curate, for the Summit Art Center, a drawing exhibition, a sculpture and tapestry exhibition, a solo exhibition for the historically significant gallery owner and artist Betty Parsons, and a one man show for famed artist Philip Pearlstein, while serving on various art boards, volunteering and fundraising for the arts … I have become a painter.…
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David Axelrod
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Fresh on the Walls
Our Spring Group Show is on display as of this morning till the end of May at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. The reception is on May 22, 2-4pm. Open to public and free. Please come visit. Showing artists: Sally Abbott Helena Axelrod Noreen Brunini Celeste Fondaco Yolanda Fundora Larry Kerner Nancy Kingman Harriet Kushins Betsy Mirabelli Melanie Sze Magdalena Urbankova Here are some pictures from the hanging. Thank you all for lending a hand!
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Plein Air in May
Bernardsville art club ArtSee is hosting a plein air event at the Ross Farm in Basking Ridge. It is open and free to all artists, walk ins are welcomed. This should be a great art happening! See you all there!
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Plein Air hosted by ArtSee
Bernardsville art group ArtSee organized event.
