BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Peninsula Gallery: Tranquility BEGIN:VEVENT UID:168272023-07-30 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230730 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230731 LOCATION:520 East Savannah Road\nLewes Delaware 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=520 East Savannah Road\nLew es Delaware 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=520 East Savannah Road:geo:38. 777734,-75.136051 GEO:38.777734;-75.136051 SUMMARY:Peninsula Gallery: Tranquility CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Take a breath and find peace in the scenic paintings of Peninsu la\nGallery’s July exhibition\, “Tranquility”. From July 1st to the \n30th\, bask in oil\, pastel\, and acrylic artworks that capture the\ncal mness and solitude evoked by idyllic locations. \n\n \n\nThis exhibition includes works from Sara Cameli\, César Jerez\, Laura\nMcGowan\, Janet R aesly\, and Drew Scarpa. While not all of the works are\nof Delaware\, the locations featured in these paintings are universal\nand can be found jus t about anywhere. Carol Boyd-Heron\, the\ngallery’s co-owner\, says of “Tranquility”: “We live in\nparadise\, and in paradise\, there are b eautiful sights to behold. This\nexhibition is filled with pieces that rem ind us how peaceful and\nrelaxing the natural world is.”\n\n \n\nSara C ameli\, a resident artist at Peninsula Gallery\, will showcase her\nlarge abstract paintings of marshlands and ocean scapes for\n“Tranquility.” After several years of teaching in Atlanta\, GA\,\nSara decided to focus o n painting. Since moving to Delaware in 2014\,\nSara has found coastal wat erways and marshes to be a powerful muse.\nSara’s works are reminiscent of vast horizons\, conveying the same\nsoothing feeling of standing on the water’s edge.\n\n \n\nCésar Jerez is a longtime New Jersey resident\ , who uses light\neffects in his plein air paintings to create a sense of distance and\ndrama while capturing both the weather conditions and the sp ecific\ntime of day. Today\, as a self-termed “abstract realist\,” Cé sar\ncaptures the life of the subject by identifying the essential\ncompon ents of an object or scene and depicting them in the most\nsimplistic way to convey complete realism without neglecting the\nartistic elements of fo rm and strong composition. César is the only\nartist in “Tranquility” that includes humans in his scenes\,\ndropping the viewer into the frame of mind of these relaxing\nindividuals.\n\n \n\nLaura McGowan\, another r esident artist at the gallery\, is based on the\nEastern Shore of Virginia . After working as a children’s art\nteacher\, Laura sought to reconnect with her own art-making\, becoming a\nfull-time artist in 2016. She paint s landscapes\, seascapes\, and still\nlifes\, combining studio work with p lein air painting. Her paintings\nutilize vibrant colors that engulf a sce ne\, transporting you directly\nto that moment via her painter's palette.   \n\n \n\nJanet Raesly is an oil painter from Chevy Chase\, Maryland\ , who\ncurrently resides in Bethesda and Rehoboth Beach. Janet’s focus i s\non landscapes\, waterscapes\, and still life\, using oil paints on\ncan vas. Her style is often referred to as expressionistic realism.\nMuch of h er current work is inspired by the colors and light of the\nDelaware coast and the Eastern Shore\, which can be seen in this\nexhibition. Her painte d landscapes and waterscapes capture light\,\ndepth\, and the ever-changin g movement of water and atmosphere.\n\n \n\nDrew Scarpa\, “Tranquility ’s” pastel artist\, has been developing\na body of work that represent s the landscape of Southern New Jersey\,\nwhere he lives\, as well as othe r areas of the East Coast. As an\nartist\, he paints\, in a realistic styl e\, scenes that are inspired by\nactual locations. In this show\, Drew’s landscapes are rendered both\naccurately and abstractly\, using blocks of colors to create a\nlandscape that is still identifiable by the viewer. H is pieces capture\nthe essence of a moment.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Take a breath and find peace in the scenic paintings of Peninsula Gallery&rsquo\;s July exhibition\, \;&ldquo\;Tr anquility&rdquo\;. From July 1st to the 30th\, bask in oil\, pastel\, and acrylic artworks that capture the calmness and solitude evoked by idyllic locations. \;

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This exhibition includes wor ks from Sara Cameli\, Cé\;sar Jerez\, Laura McGowan\, Janet Raesly\, and Drew Scarpa. While not all of the works are of Delaware\, the locatio ns featured in these paintings are universal and can be found just about a nywhere. Carol Boyd-Heron\, the gallery&rsquo\;s co-owner\, says of &ldquo \;Tranquility&rdquo\;: &ldquo\;We live in paradise\, and in paradise\, the re are beautiful sights to behold. This exhibition is filled with pieces t hat remind us how peaceful and relaxing the natural world is.&rdquo\;

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Sara Cameli\, a resident artist at Peninsula Galle ry\, will showcase her large abstract paintings of marshlands and ocean sc apes for &ldquo\;Tranquility.&rdquo\; After several years of teaching in A tlanta\, GA\, Sara decided to focus on painting. Since moving to Delaware in 2014\, Sara has found coastal waterways and marshes to be a powerful mu se. Sara&rsquo\;s works are reminiscent of vast horizons\, conveying the s ame soothing feeling of standing on the water&rsquo\;s edge.

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Cé\;sar Jerez \;is a longtime New Jersey resident \, who uses light effects in his plein air paintings to create a sense of distance and drama while capturing both the weather conditions and the spe cific time of day. Today\, as a self-termed &ldquo\;abstract realist\,&rdq uo\; Cé\;sar captures the life of the subject by identifying the ess ential components of an object or scene and depicting them in the most sim plistic way to convey complete realism without neglecting the artistic ele ments of form and strong composition. Cé\;sar is the only artist in &ldquo\;Tranquility&rdquo\; that includes humans in his scenes\, dropping the viewer into the frame of mind of these relaxing individuals.

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Laura McGowan\, another resident artist at the gallery\ , is based on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. After working as a children&r squo\;s art teacher\, Laura sought to reconnect with her own art-making\, becoming a full-time artist in 2016. She paints landscapes\, seascapes\, a nd still lifes\, combining studio work with plein air painting. Her painti ngs utilize vibrant colors that engulf a scene\, transporting you directly to that moment via her painter'\;s palette. \; \;

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Janet Raesly \;is an oil painter from Chevy Chase\, Ma ryland\, who currently resides in Bethesda and Rehoboth Beach. Janet&rsquo \;s focus is on landscapes\, waterscapes\, and still life\, using oil pain ts on canvas. Her style is often referred to as expressionistic realism. M uch of her current work is inspired by the colors and light of the Delawar e coast and the Eastern Shore\, which can be seen in this exhibition. Her painted landscapes and waterscapes capture light\, depth\, and the ever-ch anging movement of water and atmosphere.

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Drew Scarpa\, &ldquo\;Tranquility&rsquo\;s&rdquo\; pastel artist\, has been dev eloping a body of work that represents the landscape of Southern New Jerse y\, where he lives\, as well as other areas of the East Coast. As an artis t\, he paints\, in a realistic style\, scenes that are inspired by actual locations. In this show\, Drew&rsquo\;s landscapes are rendered both accur ately and abstractly\, using blocks of colors to create a landscape that i s still identifiable by the viewer. His pieces capture the essence of a mo ment.

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