Art Watch: David Katz’s bold and beautiful flying chairs
Plus RockDraw, Fantasy & Abstract, & painting in Longwood
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Oil painter David Katz will be showing his big, bold and beautiful artwork at Galer Estate Winery Pop up show Thursday July 17th. David works on very large handmade canvases and paints whatever interesting series of images pop into his head. He starts with a large gessoed canvas and then positions...
Galer names Mitchell as new winemaker
Virginia Smith Mitchell
Named as third-ever winemaker at award-winning Chester County winery
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery announced this week that it has has hired a new Winemaker, Virginia Smith Mitchell, to continue the management of their award-winning wines.
She joins Galer with an extensive and diverse history in the wine making industry.
Mitchell was the Assistant Winemaker...
Tick Tock to benefit from Galer events
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery’s Thursday Pop up Art Shows will now benefit Tick Tock Early Learning Center in Avondale. For the past year, Galer Estate Winery has hosted Pop up Art Shows every Thursday from 4-8pm with a different artist exhibiting every week.
Pop-up Art shows are simply an art show that is for only one day; like having a gallery opening party without the...
Art Watch: Kirsten Fischler
Tiffany inspired color transformations of reclaimed wood
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Kirsten Fischler is painter with a very unique style of art. Kirsten collects recycled wood building materials, cuts them up, paints them and then reconfigures the elements into a singular work of art. Often the pictorial elements are simply rectangular cuts of a piece of plywood- but what a piece of plywood!
Her...
Art Watch: Susan Heaver
Local jewelry artist turns found materials into unearthed treasures
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Local jewelry artist Susan Heaver is drawn to the natural beauty in found materials that she cuts, carves and twists into unique works of wearable art. Not many people can look at a junked piece of copper gutter material and envision bracelets cuffs; but Susan Heaver has a vision, and is inspired...
Art Watch: Diane Micklin
Passion for color and texture leads to abstraction plus what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Abstract painter Diane Micklin will be exhibiting this Thursday April 3 at Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square for a Pop up show from 4 to 8 p.m. Diane combines her love of Chester County landscape with a passion for color and texture. Her acrylic painted images range...
Art Watch: Painting on collage combines old and new
Plus: what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Painter Jasmine Alleger will be exhibiting this Thursday March 20th at Galer Estate Winery for a Pop up show from 5-9pm. Alleger combines found materials and photographs with painted objects of everyday subject matter. She writes that “the juxtaposition of collaged material with painted objects is a way to navigate...
Art Watch: Shake off winter by taking in some art
Although Spring may be slow in coming, the Spring art scene is blooming
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
With all the snow and ice of the past weeks, it will be nice to start visiting the local galleries again, going to events and warming up to great food, wine and local art. The end of winter is a perfect time to get inspired to be creative, and it is always great when art combines to raise money...
Art Watch: Art for the Holidays
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
There are some wonderful holiday arts and artisan shows in our area in the coming weeks. 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 of Kennett’s new Mala Galleria...
Event offers taste of fine fermented fare
“Meet the Makers” on tap Friday in Kennett Square
For the finest in fermented fare, Historic Kennett Square invites area residents to ”Meet The Makers,” an intimate tasting event on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.
The event, a prelude to Saturday’s Kennett Square Brewfest, will feature samples from some of the region’s food and drink – artisanal cheeses, wines, spirits, and craft beers –...
