BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:\"Old World\, New Perspective\": Art Exhibition BEGIN:VEVENT UID:249412024-08-25 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240825 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240826 SUMMARY:\"Old World\, New Perspective\": Art Exhibition CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION: Experience the grandeur of historic imagery painted by contem porary\nartists in our latest exhibition “Old World\, New Perspective. ”\nEmbracing the style of classicism\, five oil painters — Cecelia Cox \,\nAustin Dwyer\, Barbara Efchak\, Barbara Nuss\, and Marco G. Vera —\n showcase work inspired by real-life observation\, historical events\,\nand unpolluted natural environments. The pieces exclude references to\nthe mo dern day and technology\, and\, instead\, ground themselves in\nscenes aki n to 18th and 19th century living.       An artist\nreception will be held on Saturday\, August 3\, from 5 to 6:30 pm and is\nfree and open to t he public. Attendees will have the opportunity to\nmingle with some of the artists during the evening. Call (302)\n645-0551 or email peninsulagaller y1@gmail.com for further details.  \n     Cecelia Cox studied art bri efly at the Atlanta College of Art\nbut found the emphasis on commercial a nd conceptual art wanting. A\nyear living in Brussels\, with visits to man y of the major European\nmuseums\, had a much greater impact on her growth as an artist. In\n2006\, Cecelia was invited to join a talented group of local artists\nwho met regularly at the studio of Scott Burdick and Susan Lyon to\ndraw and paint from the figure. A workshop with Sherri McGraw in 2010\ninspired her to focus on still life. Cecelia is one of two still lif e\npainters featured in this exhibition. From pewter jugs to delicate\nchi na\, all of her images feature impeccable tableware accompanied by\ncompli mentary objects like flowers\, eggs\, lemons\, and seashells.   \n   A ustin Dwyer was born in Tipperary\, Ireland\, and ventured to\nAmerica in 1957. Following discharge from the USAF\, he graduated with\nan art degree from the Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle\nand was accepted to serve on the faculty. Besides being an artist and\nteacher\, Austin is a published author and musician\, having graduated\nfrom the Municipal Sch ool of Music in Dublin. Austin’s paintings\ninclude majestic boats saili ng on the unpredictable ocean waves. His\ndepiction of these historically accurate ships captures the stately\nnature of colonial-style vessels\, pl acing them in scenes of powerful\ndomination\, as well as dangerous stormy seas.        Barbara\nEfchak has had a life-long journey with the art s\, practicing both\nvisual and musical art. Her pursuit of a more classic al approach to\nrealism led her to Grand Central Atelier in New York in 20 13\, studying\nwith accomplished portrait artist Greg Mortensen. She is in fluenced by\nboth the Italian Renaissance and the Dutch Golden Age. Anothe r still\nlife artist\, Barbara’s scenes are dominated by images of food. She\npresents her vibrant bounty with beauty and regality\, elevating the \nsimple subjects to something much more extraordinary.      \n Barba ra Nuss credits her artistic development to her B.F.A. from\nSyracuse Univ ersity\, the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore\, her\nexperience as a graphic artist and illustrator\, various workshop\ninstructors\, and he r inquisitive students. By painting landscapes\ndirectly from nature and s till lifes from studio arrangements\, she\nlearned the nuances of light an d color on every imaginable subject.\nShe has published a book of her land scape compositions\, titled Secrets\nto Composition. Barbara’s classical images include vast landscapes\nuntouched by man’s hand\, as well as pi cturesque snapshots of old\nEuropean streets. Her pieces have a fairytale quality to them\, giving\nthe sense that an elegant princess or a wicked w itch from an old\nGerman fable is hiding just around the corner.      A s an artist\,\nMarco G. Vera never received formal training but manifested artistic\ntalent from a very young age. Having initially demonstrated mas tery in\npencil drawing\, Vera\, at 16 years of age\, first began painting \nlandscapes in acrylics. By the age of 20\, he went on to paint in oils\, \nand\, after having been formally introduced to 19th century American\nla ndscape painting by his college professor Kevin Avery\, he began to\ndevel op a strong interest in following the footsteps of the great\nAmerican lan dscape painters of the past. Like Nuss\, Marco also paints\nlandscapes\, b ut his scenes show the collaboration between man and\nnature. His images f eature bird’s-eye view looks at people sailing\non bays and rivers and h iking vast mountain ranges. Venue: Peninsula\nGallery. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: Experience the grandeur of historic imagery painted by contemporary artists in our latest exhibition “Old World\, Ne w Perspective.” Embracing the style of classicism\, five oil painters — Cecelia Cox\, Austin Dwyer\, Barbara Efchak\, Barbara Nuss\, and Marco G. Vera — showcase work inspired by real-life observation\, historical events\, and unpolluted natural environments. The pieces exclude reference s to the modern day and technology\, and\, instead\, ground themselves in scenes akin to 18th and 19th century living.       An artist reception will be held on Saturday\, August 3\, from 5 to 6:30 pm and is free and o pen to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with some of the artists during the evening. Call (302) 645-0551 or email peninsula gallery1@gmail.com for further details.        Cecelia Cox studied ar t briefly at the Atlanta College of Art but found the emphasis on commerci al and conceptual art wanting. A year living in Brussels\, with visits to many of the major European museums\, had a much greater impact on her grow th as an artist. In 2006\, Cecelia was invited to join a talented group of local artists who met regularly at the studio of Scott Burdick and Susan Lyon to draw and paint from the figure. A workshop with Sherri McGraw in 2 010 inspired her to focus on still life. Cecelia is one of two still life painters featured in this exhibition. From pewter jugs to delicate china\, all of her images feature impeccable tableware accompanied by complimenta ry objects like flowers\, eggs\, lemons\, and seashells.       Austin Dwyer was born in Tipperary\, Ireland\, and ventured to America in 1957. F ollowing discharge from the USAF\, he graduated with an art degree from th e Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle and was accepted to serve on the faculty. Besides being an artist and teacher\, Austin is a publishe d author and musician\, having graduated from the Municipal School of Musi c in Dublin. Austin’s paintings include majestic boats sailing on the un predictable ocean waves. His depiction of these historically accurate ship s captures the stately nature of colonial-style vessels\, placing them in scenes of powerful domination\, as well as dangerous stormy seas.        Barbara Efchak has had a life-long journey with the arts\, practicing b oth visual and musical art. Her pursuit of a more classical approach to re alism led her to Grand Central Atelier in New York in 2013\, studying with accomplished portrait artist Greg Mortensen. She is influenced by both th e Italian Renaissance and the Dutch Golden Age. Another still life artist\ , Barbara’s scenes are dominated by images of food. She presents her vib rant bounty with beauty and regality\, elevating the simple subjects to so mething much more extraordinary.        Barbara Nuss credits her arti stic development to her B.F.A. from Syracuse University\, the Schuler Scho ol of Fine Arts in Baltimore\, her experience as a graphic artist and illu strator\, various workshop instructors\, and her inquisitive students. By painting landscapes directly from nature and still lifes from studio arran gements\, she learned the nuances of light and color on every imaginable s ubject. She has published a book of her landscape compositions\, titled Se crets to Composition. Barbara’s classical images include vast landscapes untouched by man’s hand\, as well as picturesque snapshots of old Europ ean streets. Her pieces have a fairytale quality to them\, giving the sens e that an elegant princess or a wicked witch from an old German fable is h iding just around the corner.      As an artist\, Marco G. Vera never r eceived formal training but manifested artistic talent from a very young a ge. Having initially demonstrated mastery in pencil drawing\, Vera\, at 16 years of age\, first began painting landscapes in acrylics. By the age of 20\, he went on to paint in oils\, and\, after having been formally intro duced to 19th century American landscape painting by his college professor Kevin Avery\, he began to develop a strong interest in following the foot steps of the great American landscape painters of the past. Like Nuss\, Ma rco also paints landscapes\, but his scenes show the collaboration between man and nature. His images feature bird’s-eye view looks at people sail ing on bays and rivers and hiking vast mountain ranges. Venue: Peninsula G allery. 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