Celebrating Color & Light - the art of Jane Adriance and Claudia Fouse Fountaine

Celebrating Color & Light
Jane Adriance and Claudia Fouse Fountaine

June 5 - July 6, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7, 4-6 pm

Artists' Gallery is delighted to present "Celebrating Color & Light," an uplifting and visually rich exhibition featuring the work of Jane Adriance and Claudia Fouse Fountaine. On view from June 5 through July 6, 2025, the show invites visitors to experience the artists’ shared love of luminosity, expressive color, and the vibrant energy of the natural world.

Jane Adriance is a celebrated local artist from Princeton whose paintings have captivated viewers for years. Her recent retrospective at the Arts Council of Princeton highlighted her enduring commitment to "open up new perspectives," a goal reflected in her bold and dreamlike imagery. Adriance’s work, often open to interpretation, evokes the influence of Surrealism and possibly Georgia O’Keeffe, while standing uniquely her own. Her mediums include watercolor and oil, she has exhibited widely, won numerous awards, and studied at prestigious institutions including the Barnes Foundation and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her paintings are startling, contradictory, and deeply beautiful—always infused with sumptuous color.

Claudia Fountaine is a Bucks County artist with art degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Pratt Institute. After working as an illustrator in New York, she moved to Pennsylvania to raise a family, also volunteering in the local school art program. Becoming a docent at the Princeton Art Museum deepened her art appreciation and education in art history. As the years passed, she spent more time painting, always intrigued by her surroundings and interpreting them through a lens of soft light and brilliant color. Whether the subject is a platter of oysters or the Grand Canyon, it’s the quality of light, and the strong color that tie them all together. 

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits! 

 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Surroundings - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Bill Jersey

 

Surroundings
Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Bill Jersey
August 8 - September 1, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 5-7 pm 

This month, Artists' Gallery presents "Surroundings," featuring Bill Jersey and Claudia Fouse Fountaine. Their last exhibit together highlighted travels around the world and views of different countries; colorful as well as exotic. "Surroundings" brings the focus closer to home, to what we see around us every day. It turns out it can be as inspirational as anything else if we take the time to look carefully.

At the age of 97, Bill Jersey still explores life with what he calls a fresh eye. "If you think you've seen this before," he says, "you're not paying attention." A Country Road invites an encounter with a new world. The leafless tree suggests a life well lived. We are surrounded by rich memories. I choose to preserve them with paint and brush.

Claudia Fountaine is intrigued by the quirky and the mundane; a snowman in an icy backyard, with skeleton tree branches for arms. The shelves in a garage, overflowing with all manner of strange things. A dog relaxing on the patio in his bright blue e-collar. These are some of the "surroundings" Fountaine has chosen to depict.

"Surroundings" will be at Artists’ Gallery from August 8th through September 1st. The Opening is Saturday, August 10th from 5-7pm.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits! 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Here & There - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Michael Schweigart

Here & There
Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Michael Schweigart

Exhibit: - September 7 to October 3
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 4-7 pm

In this exhibit you’ll see the remarkable works of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Michael Schweigart. Visit Tuscany, the coast of Maine and other special places as the artists take you on a visual voyage.

Claudia Fouse Fountaine has been painting local subjects for years now; the farms, gardens, and animals she's surrounded by in Bucks County. Lately traveling has given her the chance to depict a wider range of images, whether it's the rolling hills of Tuscany, or just a Manhattan Street scene. Either way, ultimately it's the vibrant light and energy Fountaine brings to her work that draw you in, whatever the subject.

Michael Schweigart can find inspiration just about anywhere he goes and relishes taking the road less traveled whenever possible with a focus on what characterizes a region. Like many he has a deep appreciation for nature. It provides a constant source of ideas to explore. Scenes of coastal Maine and parts of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey make up the bulk of his work. Schweigart’s studio work is often a composite of memory, plein air sketches, and photographic images to paint specific places, naturalistically. Much of his work is inspired by trips to Maine, a favorite place to paint.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Natural Influences - the art of Beatrice Bork and Claudia Fouse Fountaine

Natural Influences
Beatrice Bork and Claudia Fouse Fountaine

Exhibit: June 9 - July 3
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 11, 6-8 pm

 
"Natural Influences" is the perfect title for a show featuring acrylic and watercolor paintings, by two artists whose love of the natural world is reflected in everything they paint. While Claudia Fountaine and Beatrice Bork differ in their methods, they are both inspired by feather and fur, leaf and stone.

Beatrice Bork is most known for her poetic, yet carefully rendered watercolor paintings of animals and birds. Claudia Fouse Fountaine is known for her landscapes of local farm life, as well as gardens, flowers, animals and still lifes.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Claudia Fouse Fountaine, Joe Kazimierczyk, Alan Klawans and Michael Schweigart

Exhibit: January 6 - February 6
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 8, 3-5 pm

It feels like a new beginning for all of us, maybe more than usual this year. And for these 4 artists what does it mean? Pursuing their craft, honing their skills, perhaps continuing to chase that perfect image in their minds' eye. Landscapes from Joe Kazimierczyk, Michael Schweigart and Claudia Fouse Fountaine, and always a surprise from Alan Klawans. Come in and check out the beauty of nature as translated by these four very different artists.

Please don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Please check our home page for any schedule changes due to inclement weather.

Visit the event website for more information about this exhibit.

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Apples and Oranges - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Alan J. Klawans

"Apples and Oranges"
Featuring
Claudia Fouse Fountaine
and
Alan J. Klawans

June 10 - July 4

Alan Klawans and Claudia Fouse Fountaine will be showing their work together at Artists' Gallery, and their images couldn't be more different than apples and oranges. All the artwork was created during Pandemic, and each artist responded quite differently to the situation.

ALAN - "My art is my visualization of the Covid 19 Pandemic from March 2020 to March 2021. It is abstract and I have used some of the same shapes over and over again within the various compositions to indicate that the virus was present for many months---and still is. The medium for my pictures is inkjet printing and I have varied the color to indicate my moods during the various months of the cycle that I have chosen to portray." 

CLAUDIA - "My art is basically a celebration, of light, of color...of Life, really. As the Pandemic wore on I felt less and less like celebrating anything. At one point I stopped painting altogether, hopefully waiting for a glimmer of joie de vivre' to return. I tried focusing on memories of beautiful places, Nature, animals, and just the objects around me. Eventually I was able to scrape together enough paintings and my old creative enthusiasm began to return. May I continue on that path!"

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Visit the event website for more information and additional images.     Don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit. We look forward to your next visit to Artists' Gallery, where there's always something new to see.

 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

A Clear Light - the art of Gail Bracegirdle and Claudia Fouse Fountaine

"A Clear Light"
Featuring
Gail Bracegirdle
and
Claudia Fouse Fountaine

January 7 - 31, 2021

Artists' Gallery will be showing work by Gail Bracegirdle and Claudia Fouse Fountaine from January 7 to 31 in the exhibition "A Clear Light."

Gail Bracegirdle enjoys working in watercolors because of the environmentally sensitive nature of the medium. She likes to experiment with various textures and types of watercolor papers and pigments to create specific effects. The subjects vary, depending on each day’s distractions.

Claudia Fouse Fountaine is an award-winning Bucks County artist known for her colorful depictions of animals, interiors, and local landscapes. This show features all new work from her, done during the pandemic. Smaller in scale than usual, these paintings reflect a somewhat distilled vision, or a "clearer light."

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Visit the event website for more information and additional images.     Don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 15 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit. We look forward to your next visit to Artists' Gallery, where there's always something new to see.

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Please note that there is no opening reception for this exhibit due to social distancing recommendations. The gallery will be open our regular hours and we hope that you can visit us.

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directionshttps://www.lambertvillearts.com/events/2021/01
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

2 Roving Artists - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Bill Jersey

"2 Roving Artists"
featuring
Claudia Fouse Fountaine
and
Bill Jersey

May 9 - June 2
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 11, 5-8 pm

Please join us for "2 Roving Artists" where Bill Jersey and Claudia Fouse Fountaine will be showing paintings of their world travels. The show runs from May 9 - June 2, with an Opening at the gallery on Saturday, May 11, 5 - 8pm.

During this show, please consider putting your email or business card into a fishbowl at the gallery, for a chance to win this original oil painting by Bill Jersey. A winner will be chosen on the final day of the show, Sunday, June 2nd.

12x16 oil on canvas study for MORNING LIGHT
by Bill Jersey

Visit the event website for more information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit,
all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit.
We look forward to your next visit to Artists' Gallery,
where there's always something new to see.

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

ConneXions

"ConneXions"

featuring

Claudia Fouse Fountaine
Joe Kazimierczyk
Laura Rutherford Renner
Annelies van Dommelen

Feb 7 - Mar 3, 2019

Opening Reception: Sunday, Feb 10, 1-4 pm

Please join us for "ConneXions" featuring the artwork of Claudia Fouse Fountaine, Joe Kazimierczyk, Laura Rutherford Renner, and Annelies van Dommelen. This is the third in a series of four winter group shows featuring 4 artists in each show.

All are invited to attend the opening reception on Sunday, Feb 10, 1-4 pm.
Please note that we are not having a Saturday evening reception this month. 

Please check our home page for any information regarding closures due to inclement weather.

Visit the event website for more information. 

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit,
all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit.
We look forward to your next visit to Artists' Gallery,
where there's always something new to see.

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Memoirs of Shadow and Light - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Laura Rutherford Renner

"Memoirs of Shadow and Light"

the art of

Claudia Fouse Fountaine

and

Laura Rutherford Renner
  

  September 6 - 30, 2018

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 8, 5-8 pm

This is the first time that Laura Rutherford Renner and Claudia Fouse Fountaine will be exhibiting their work together as featured artists at Artists' Gallery. Both are painters whose work celebrates the everyday world around them in realistic terms.

Claudia Fouse Fountaine is an award winning local artist whose work can be seen in Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey. With a Master’s degree in fine art, a background as a docent at Princeton Art Museum, and a history of teaching Art Appreciation in elementary schools, Fountaine has a wealth of information and ideas to fall back on.

Laura Rutherford Renner is an artist whose paintings on wood depict contemporary life in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her work has been included in various juried exhibitions, recently at the iconic Philadelphia Sketch Club. In addition to her painting career, Laura is a practicing Occupational Therapist. This show runs from September 6th through September 30th, with the Opening Reception on September 8th from 5-8.

Visit the event website for more information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit,
all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit.
We look forward to your next visit to Artists' Gallery,
where there's always something new to see.

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

"Visionaries" (4x4 Winter Group Exhibit Series)

"Visionaries"

(4X4 Winter Group exhibit series)

February 8 - March 4, 2018

Opening Reception: Sunday, February 11, 1-5 pm

Artists' Gallery presents the work of four "Visionaries", Claudia Fouse Fountaine, Alan Klawans, Carol McClure Sanzalone and Michael Schweigart, who will exhibit their work as the featured gallery artists from February 8th to March 4th. Highlighting images of nature and the environment in which they live, this exhibit showcases a variety of media and creative techniques, unique to each artist as they express their creative visions. This exhibit is not to be missed!

"Visionaries" - the Artists' Gallery February winter showcase, is the third in the winter series of exhibits featuring four gallery artists each month. You are invited to join us at the Artists' reception on Sunday February 11th from 1 to 5pm to meet the four featured gallery artists.

Please check our home page for any information regarding closures due to inclement weather.

Visit the event website for more information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit,
all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit.
We look forward to your next visit to Artists' Gallery,
where there's always something new to see.

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Images and Imaginings - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Alan J. Klawans

"Images and Imaginings"

Paintings by Claudia Fouse Fountaine

Digital art by Alan J. Klawans

August 10 - September 3, 2017

Opening Reception: Saturday August 12, 3-6 pm 

Claudia Fouse Fountaine is an award winning local artist. Along with a BFA and an MFA, she has experience as a museum docent, and an art teacher. She's shown her work in galleries in San Francisco, New York, Brooklyn and New Hope, before becoming a member of Artists' Gallery in Lambertville. This will be her second two person show there. Whereas previously her colorful acrylic paintings depicted mostly bucolic scenes flowers and farms, in her new work Claudia seems to be exploring more personal subjects, and painting with a bit more of an expressionistic touch.

Alan J. Klawans has enjoyed an accomplished career as a graphic designer and printmaker. He has always been interested in the structure of things. For example: buildings, ships, machinery, utility towers and industrial structures. In this exhibition he has observed the structure of flowers and plants. His previous work has been exhibited widely, including the Whitney Museum, New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia.

Visit the event website for more information about this show.

 

And don't forget - while we feature 2 artists each month,

all 16 Artists' Gallery artists have work on display,

and there is always a wide variety of artwork to enjoy. 

 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

"Inspirations" - an Artists' Gallery group show

"Inspirations"

an Artists' Gallery group show 

March 9 - April 2, 2017 

Inspirations - An exhibit of inspiring images by the member artists of Artists' Gallery. Displaying their creative spirit and coming together to present the essence of their visual expression, this exhibit highlights the wide range of media, visual style and exciting work always on exhibit at their gallery.

There is no opening reception for this show, but we hope you can stop by anytime during the month for a visit with us.

Here are a few of the pieces that will be on display:

Beatrice Bork

"Moonlit"

Great-horned Owl

watercolor/Gouache

Carol Sanzalone 

"Petal Party" 

watercolor

Claudia Fouse Fountaine

"Dog With a View"

18x24 acrylic on board

Bill Jersey 

"Embraced by Nature" 

oil on canvas 

Gallery artists include Jane Adriance, Beatrice Bork, Gail Bracegirdle, Joseph DeFay, Claudia Fouse Fountaine, Richard Harrington, Bill Jersey, Joe Kazimierczyk, Alan Klawans, Debbie Pisacreta, Alla Podolsky, Laura Rutherford Renner, Carol Sanzalone, Michael Schweigart, Maxine Shore, and Joseph Zogorski.

We hope you can see the show!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Feels Like Home - Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Debbie Pisacreta

"Feels Like Home"

Claudia Fouse Fountaine

and Debbie Pisacreta

June 9 - July 4, 2016

Opening Reception: Saturday June 11, 4-8 pm

"Feels Like Home" is the perfect title for the June exhibition on view at Artists' Gallery this month. The two artists whose work is on display here not only live close by, but also choose as their subject the beautiful surroundings with which they are blessed.

We see the pastel light and shadow in the Victorian neighborhoods of Lambertville, as well as fields of lavender and local farms in Debbie Pisacreta's tender landscapes.

"I am in love with my town", she says. "I am drawn to a scene not only by the qualities of light and color it has, but also by the quiet feeling it inspires in me".

Claudia Fouse Fountaine's work gives us a glimpse of intimate interiors, as well as animals and farmland in nearby Bucks County.

"My paintings tend to be colorful and lively, with rarely a straight line", says Fountaine. "They are full of energy. Even the inanimate objects seem to be alive".

Both artists have exhibited extensively and won awards locally. This show will be up from June 9th to July 4th, with the Opening Reception being held Saturday, June 11th, 4 - 8pm.

"Feels Like Home" is a delightful interpretation of the bountiful beauty of our area as seen through the eyes of two artists who know it well.


 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com