Peninsula Gallery Presents...
"On the Farm"
Scenes of Rural Living
Showing April 6 --- 28
Grab your boots, throw on your old denim jeans, and make your way to the countryside with our April exhibition, “On the Farm.” Jacalyn Beam, Carol Fastuca, J. Stacy Rogers, and Meg Nottingham Walsh collectively showcase 40 oil paintings that depict farm-inspired landscapes, animal portraits, and machinery.
An artist reception will be held on Saturday, April 6, from 5 to 6:30 pm, and is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with some of the artists during the evening. Call (302) 645-0551 or email peninsulagallery1@gmail.com for further details.
Jacalyn Beam is a nationally known plein air oil painter, with her work being recognized across the country. In 2021, Jacalyn was juried into the prestigious Plein Air Texas, one of the top plein air events in the nation. Her work is included in various books and publications, including 100 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters, Art Collector Magazine, Brandywine Valley Reflections, and more. She has won numerous awards for her work and was asked to represent Delaware in the National Invitational “America the Beautiful.” For “On the Farm,” Jacalyn uses her impressionistic style to paint the scenic landscapes found around Delaware and Pennsylvania. Her images focus more on historic farm locations, capturing the scenes that hark back to colonial America.
Carol Fastuca received an MFA in painting from Queens College in NY before moving into teaching drawing and painting at various universities. She was an advisor for the formation of the new Imaging and Digital Arts Program at UMBC. After leaving the university system, she started her own design business, creating murals. When Carol returned to Pennsylvania, she was inspired by the landscape in her backyard, challenged by the light and color of the sky and the curious personalities of the cows that populated the environment. “On the Farm” is filled with Carol’s charming cows, showcasing the black and white animal in various locations around the farm. Her cows are seen grazing by the water, huddled in scenic fields, and resting in the afternoon sun. Carol’s collection also includes snowy barn scenes and an elongated herd of sheep.
J. Stacy Rogers majored in illustration at Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) and began illustrating professionally while still a student. After graduating and illustrating for several major magazines, he began designing magazines. For 15 years, Stacy ran his graphic design business and full-service advertising agency in Morris County, NJ. He has spent the last eighteen years establishing his presence as a fine artist, painting contemporary realism first in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and now in Delaware. While Stacy has become particularly adept at painting the landscape en plein air, he has many animal portraits featured in “On the Farm.” The palette of his images embraces shades of rust, chartreuse, and auburn, which evoke within the viewer the sights, sounds, and scents of a working farm.
Known for landscapes drenched in light and color, Meg Nottingham Walsh has garnered numerous awards at juried exhibitions and national plein air competitions. Though realistic, her paintings have a strong abstract element, characterized by simplified shapes, limited values, and glowing color. Her work has been purchased by the Academy Museum, the National Institute of Health, Georgetown University Hospital, and Martha Jefferson Hospital and has been featured in the book 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic. Meg’s collection for “On the Farm” is a balanced mixture of landscapes and animal portraits. Her iconic style is on full display here, as each scene is saturated in light and shadows bringing dimension and depth to the image.
“On the Farm” is on display from April 6th to the 28th. Works from the show can be previewed via the button above and are available for pre-sale.
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Peninsula Gallery Presents...
"Larger than Life"
Oversized paintings 36"x48" and larger
Showing May 4 --- 26
Artist Reception: Saturday, May 4, 5-6:30pm
Immerse yourself in towering artwork that explodes with color and detail, absorbing you into the massive images before you! Peninsula Gallery’s May exhibition, “Larger than Life,” presents oversized paintings that measure 1,500 square feet or bigger. This exhibit provides the perfect showcase for clients looking to fill an empty wall in their homes, offices, or businesses. These vast canvases are from Frank DePietro, Laura Hickman, Barry Koplowitz, and Steve Rogers.
An artist reception will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 5 to 6:30 pm and is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with some of the artists during the evening. Call (302) 645-0551 or email peninsulagallery1@gmail.com for further details.
Originally from Scranton, PA, Frank DePietro graduated from Bloomsburg University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, later earning a Post Baccalaureate Degree in Art Education from Moore College of Art and Design. In 2010, following several years of painting and teaching, Frank took residence at the world-renowned Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square PA, where he lived on the property of the gardens until 2021. The submergence into this surrounding nature quickly became the primary source of inspiration for his painting and continues to be the subject of much of his work today. Frank currently resides in Landenberg, PA, teaching classes and workshops at Longwood Gardens, The Delaware Art Museum, and The Center for Creative Arts. For “Larger than Life,” Frank exhibits his large-scale florals, which make the viewer feel minuscule compared to the macro petals. His pieces provide a unique perspective on lotus flowers, water lilies, and magnolia blossoms, engulfing you in the fine details of each leaf and vine.
Laura Hickman was born in Milford, Delaware, and grew up on Fifth Street in Bethany Beach. She is profoundly influenced by her life at the beach, which is evident in her artwork. She attended Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, graduating with a B.A. in Art, and received an M.F.A. from the University of Delaware in Printmaking and Painting and Drawing. She taught for several years at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and then at The Savannah College of Art and Design. Laura’s hometown beckoned for her return in 1988 when she realized her dream of becoming a full-time artist. For this exhibit, Laura has strayed from her usual pastel medium and, instead, has opted to feature four oil paintings. Three of the pieces capture wistful sunrises and sunsets that employ swaths of color to evoke the feeling of the day's beginning and ending. Meanwhile, the fourth work uses shadow and light to represent the feeling of spring arriving.
Although born in Brooklyn, New York, Barry Koplowitz grew up walking distance from a beach. He spent more time walking the rocks and sand in the winter than in summer and was deeply influenced by how the beach is constantly changing. He studied under Lester Polakov at The New York Studio and Forum of Stage Design in New York City's Greenwich Village district, where he learned the art of painting scenery for theater and film. Since then, Barry has moved from painting for theater to Murals, Studio Painting, Plein Air, and Teaching. He is now located in Southern Delaware. In “Larger than Life,” Barry returns to his original inspiration: the beach. He depicts the various moods and lights of our sandy shores. From tangerine dawns and twilight evenings to stormy days and cotton candy afternoons, Barry’s rocky beaches are a flood of color and shapes that illicit the smell of salty air and the feeling of rushing water.
Steve Rogers, a resident of Lewes, has loved boats and water all his life, centering his art career around them. He works in acrylics to paint traditional working boats in precise realism. Steve’s boats are not pampered fiberglass yachts, but rather hard-bitten and over-worked oystermen, crabbers, and menhaden steamers. His paintings capture the toughness and durability of everyday working boats and the beauty and terror of the weather in which they work. Steve’s depictions are incredibly accurate, down to the materials and construction of each particular type of vessel. His palette is rich with natural tones of ochre, umber, and rust set off by shadows in cool blues and stark blacks. His subjects glow with an ethereal aura, beckoning the shipmen back to shore.