Art Watch: CCAA Members show is ‘awesome’

The one of the biggest and best displays of art in Chester County By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Most of you are undoubtedly familiar with the wonderful adult and children’s classes offered by the Chester County Art Association, but you might not know that every month their galleries have interesting new exhibits that highlight different themes, and that they have auxiliary Art Show sites...

Art Watch: Art goes 24/7

The 24/7 Project is an exhibition adventure in art! By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Thursday January 29th marks the opening reception for a fabulously innovative and fresh take on plein air in a day. Ceramic artist Rhoda Kahler and photographer Darcie Goldberg have collaborated on a 24 hour, 7 city artistic exploration of their travel impressions. Over the past few months, this intrepid duo have...

Art Watch: Enjoy a good vibe…from art

Schaller, Oleski and a CCAA Kriskindlmarkt By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times For the month of December encaustic neo-pop artist Jeff Schaller is showing “Sweet Spot” at Mala Galleria in Kennett Square. Once again, Mala has allowed for a total interior and exterior transformation by the visiting artist.  This December, Mala is an infusion of Jeff Schaller’s sexy, fun, brash artistic...

Let your holiday shopping be an ‘art’

Art is the best gift, give from your heart By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Though you may prefer to invest in a large new work of art for your home from a local gallery (a really great idea!), this is a unique time of year to find the more portable and affordable works of art available at holiday shows. Zvezdana Scott, owner of downtown Kennett Square’s  Mala Galleria said, ” A new...

Art Watch: John Hannafin

Pre-holiday arts and craft shows start to pop up around the county, too By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times This week begins with a Pop up show at Galer Estate Winery featuring the vividly colorful and expressionistic paintings of popular local artist John Hannafin. The pictured downtown West Chester winter scene is a show stopper- what a perfect Christmas card! It has the warmth and nostalgia of a...

Art Watch: Gallery shows abound in Chester County

A busy schedule and a chance to meet the artists Anne Yoch Russell and Rhoda Kahler By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times As October draws to a close, we have many opportunities to see the last week of some wonderful exhibitions across Chester County. The Church Street Gallery in West Chester is in its last weeks of showing the wonderfully talented pastel artist Jessica Turgoose, whose exhibit ends November...

Art Watch: Margaret Matuszewski’s Chester County florals

Plus: Heather Davis solo show and The Hickman’s Art of Caring! By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times When you think of painterly flower and lush fields of poppies, you first think of the Impressionists, and then you might think of local delightful painter Margaret Matuszewski. I first saw her work at the Unionville Art Gala where she is a longtime favorite, with her feathery brushstrokes and abundance...

Art Watch: Delaware Valley Collage Cooperative

Plus; Art Sales at Chester County Art Association and DCCA By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times The Delaware Valley Collage Cooperative is having a Popup show this Thursday at Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square from 4-8pm.  One of the original DVAL artists,  Linnie Greenberg, says it was “serendipity that brought a few women together in the winter of 2011” at a collage class on the...

Art Watch: Heather Davis

Davis brings new light to the Chester County Art Scene..plus what going on around the county By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Oil painter Heather Davis will be showing her light-filled, beautiful Brandywine Valley landscapes at Galer Estate Winery Pop up show Thursday August 14th from 4-8pm.  Just a little over a year ago, Heather decided to throw in the towel to her life-long successful career...

Art Watch: Jasmine Alleger

Painting & Collage combines words and images that Pop! plus what’s going on this week in art By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Painter Jasmine Alleger will be exhibiting this Thursday July 31st  at Galer Estate Winery for a Pop up show from 4-8pm.  Alleger’s newest series of collage and fine-painting combinations are tied to specific word and image allusions. Her “Behr Premium...