"Flight/Patterns"
featuring Beatrice Bork and Jennifer Cadoff
September 4 - October 5, 2014
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6, 5-8 pm
Coffee & Conversation: Sunday, October 5, 2-4pm
Explore rhythms, flight, textures, and patterns inspired by the natural world
in the art of Beatrice Bork and Jennifer Cadoff at Artists' Gallery in
Lambertville. "Flight/Patterns" showcases these award-winning artists' latest
paintings and drawings, and is their second collaboration in as many years.
Beatrice Bork is an internationally-recognized wildlife artist whose
watercolors capture animals -- often, but not exclusively, birds - immersed in
their natural habitat. "The signature of Beatrice's art is an ability to
balance the intricate details of her animal subjects with loose brushwork,
splashes of color and unusual compositions that make her paintings thrum with
life," says Cadoff. Bork has won the prestigious Don Eckleberry Award for
outstanding bird art from the Society of Animal Artists, of which she is a
signature member. Her paintings have been published in a variety of books and
magazines and acquired by collectors from around the world.
Beatrice Bork
"I Spy"
Eastern Box Turtle
watercolor/gouache
Jennifer Cadoff, also an award-winning artist, makes intricate abstract ink
drawings that suggest her close observation of natural patterns such as tree
bark, rain, even cells under a microscope. Bork says: "Jennifer creates
thousands of small, simple marks that transform into wonderfully complex
organic patterns that let your imagination take flight. They draw viewers in to
discover and interpret - and each can see something totally different in her
work." Cadoff incorporates into some of her compositions the outlines of
leaves, pine cones and other natural detritus that she collects on her walks,
mesmerized by the infinite variations of their simple forms. Other work
includes striking collages that play with dimension and form through
combinations of patterns and textures.
Jennifer Cadoff
"Small Collage #1"
pen & ink
The artists invite you to explore their work at their opening reception on
Saturday September 6, from 5 to 8 pm. The show runs through Sunday October 5,
with another opportunity to meet the artists at "Coffee & Conversation" on
that day, from 2 to 4 pm. See Beatrice and Jennifer's work right now, and
learn more about them, on their websites:
www.beatricebork.artspan.com
and
www.jennifercadoff.com.
And don't forget - while we feature 2 of our artists each month,
all 18 Artists' Gallery artists always have work on display at the gallery.
