Local Color

During the month of March, Artists' Gallery features the work of landscape painters Michael Schweigart and Joe Kazimierczyk in the gallery's first show at its new location on Bridge Street. Both artists take their inspiration from the local landscape, each with his own way of looking at the world. Schweigart's work is exquisitely rendered with an eye for fine detail, while Kazimierczyk takes a looser approach, painting in broad gestured strokes of thick paint.

Michael Schweigart has been exhibiting his landscapes for more than 2 decades in galleries from New York City to South Jersey, Philadelphia and even the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. His paintings have won awards and are included in many prestigious public and private collections. "The natural landscape with just the footprint of civilization has been a boundless source of inspiration" says Mr Schweigart, "I'm always looking for new ways to creatively blend subject matter into paintings, while maintaining the realistic qualities many have come to identify with my work. Painting is a natural process for me, instilled and nurtured from childhood. It’s all about creating believable paintings and realizing the significance of man's connection with nature. Hopefully my paintings will encourage a greater connection for you".

Joe Kazimierczyk works in a style of traditional realism and his work has consistently won awards in many of the region's juried art shows. In this exhibition, Mr Kazimierczyk's new work continues his explorations of the local countryside for which he is know, but with a greater emphasis on atmospheric effects and cloudscapes than in his past work. "Painting for me is another means of exploring the world" says the artist, "I've always loved wandering the countryside and back roads of this area and the act of painting these scenes gives me a deeper appreciation for the beauty all around us. My hope is that this feeling comes across in my work".

After 15 years at it's location on Coryell Street, Artists' Gallery has moved to a new location at 18 Bridge Street in the heart of Lambertville. Please join Mr Schweigart and Kazimierczyk, and all of the Artists' Gallery artists to welcome them to their new location. Their reception on March 13 also serves as the Grand Reopening reception for the gallery in this first show at it's new location.