Morpeth Gallery to feature paintings of borough sites
Morpeth Gallery, 43 W. Broad St., Hopewell, will feature works by Philadelphia artist Frank DePascale, a contemporary realist painter, from Sept. 20-Oct. 18. There will be a reception Sept. 20 from 6-8 p.m. Some of the works feature Hopewell Borough landmarks.
Best known for his urban paintings, the body of work for this exhibition was initially inspired by gardens. The gardens are not always obvious, but the gardener’s impulse behind them is clear. The connection holds if gardening is understood as a redemptive labor, a passionate hope. Certainly his painting is. His aim, “after a raucous youth” is to build and cherish – not to despoil. Among the paintings are views from Lambertville.
Last spring, according to Ruth Morpeth, Mr. DePascale “gave me a preview of several of the paintings he had completed for our fall show.” Much of the subject matter was found in Lambertville.
”I then suggested he check out Hopewell’s historic architecture, nice gardens and Rose & Chubby’s — a place where time has stood still.” He went there, and thanks to Chubby, spent a lot of time alone there without any supervision. “These paintings would not have happened without her cooperation,” said Ms. Morpeth.
Among Mr. DePascale’s Hopewell paintings are “Chubby’s Lucheonette,” “At the Counter,” and “In Town.”
Mr. DePascale is a graduate of the Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia. He has had numerous solo exhibitions at the Gross McCleaf Gallery, also in Philadelphia.
Mary Monahan, a quilt artist from Newtown, Pa., celebrates the arrival of autumn with a solo show through Nov. 1 at the Queenstown Gallery at Hopewell. Marc Udell, the gallery’s owner, says the quilts are colorful, inventive originals that hint at a story. The shop is located at 24 W. Broad St., Hopewell. For more information on current and future events, visit thequeenstowngallery.com or call 466-0817 or 737-1876.
Paintings by Marilyn Honig will be featured at the opening of a new gallery, Honig Gallery, on Oct. 4 and 5 from noon-5 p.m. each day. Featured will be watercolors, oils and acrylics of local landscapes. The gallery is located at 47 W. Broad St., Hopewell.
Gallery 14 is holding a joint exhibit by members Jim Hilgendorf and David Miller. These two exhibits present a contrast of subjects and styles, both experimental for the photographers, who have left many of their old habits behind to create a new portfolio of work. Mr. Hilgendorf’s “My Twilight New York” shows him working in black and white images. Mr. Miller has emphasized color in “The Colors of Antarctica,” to show the varied and subtle colors in a land thought of as full of white ice and snow and dark mountains. In the Small Gallery will be “The Women Within,” by Lionel Goodman. The exhibits will continue through Oct. 12. The gallery is on Mercer Street, Hopewell.