Still Life Watercolor Paintings
September 15 - October 6
Opening Reception September 15: 5 - 8 pm
Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery
1093 General Greene Road
Washington Crossing, PA 18977
215.493.3660
www.canalframe.com
by Gail Bracegirdle
Multi-talented gallery artist and president Marc Reed will be screening his latest film The Papermill this weekend at The River Moon Film Festival in Frenchtown at their annual RiverFest weekend. Marc's film will show at 4pm on Saturday, Sept 1.
Award-winning photographer Marc Reed uses time-lapse photography techniques to record a day in the life of an abandoned New Jersey paper mill very near Frenchtown. Clouds swirl overhead, beams of light track over broken machinery on the factory floor. A passing rain moves in then out again. "By simply speeding up the events of an ordinary day, an abandoned paper mill takes on a new and fascinating life," says Reed.
If you're not familiar with Frenchtown's annual RiverFest weekend, here is an excerpt from their press release:
Frenchtown, NJ's quintessential Victorian river town is small, preserved, and historic, while also chic and alive. This year's RiverFest, celebrating the environment, river history, land preservation, animal protection, and the arts will be Labor Day weekend ( 3 days!), Sept. 1-3, 2007.
There will be not-for-profit organizations sharing their vision and mission, juried vendors selling great crafts, a center stage with performances ranging from river gospel to reggae.
This year for the first time we are also recruiting for-profit businesses that are engaged in environmental product development ("green" products) to exhibit their newest innovations. Throughout town there will be in-store events and showcases of "green" merchandise. And our restaurants will be serving great food (and not only fish!).
Oh yes, being Frenchtown, we will also be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of America’s favorite Frenchman: the Marquis de Lafayette (Sept. 6, 1757)!
We hope to locate the 1961 film "La Fayette" to show during our Fourth Annual Film Festival, featuring award winning independent films that weekend. Bon anniversaire, La Fayette!
Charles Katzenbach will be exhibiting his work along with 2 other New Jersey artists at StrataSphere, an exhibition space in Philadelphia. The exhibition is entitled Multiplicity, which refers to the idea of repetition and duplication. The show, curated by Carol Taylor-Kearney, will be at StrataSphere from August 25th through September 29th. An opening reception for the show is from 2pm until 5pm on Saturday, August 25th.
Stratasphere is located at 1854 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia. For more information on this and other upcoming events at Stratasphere, please call 267/974-5060 or send an email to info@thestratasphere.com. Or visit them at www.thestratasphere.com.
Artists' Gallery members Stacie Speer Scott and Taylor Oughton will each exhibit one painting along with the photographic portraits of themselves and their studios, done by Rick Gould, in a show entitled "Inside the Artist's Studio".
Opening Reception: Saturday, Aug 25, 6 pm to 10 pm. The show runs August 25 through September 14, 2007 at:
Bucks Gallery of Fine Art
201 South State Street
Newtown, Pa 18940
215-579-0050
bucksgalleryoffineart.com