Nationally known fine artists will be descending on beautiful Cranford to PAINT THE TOWN! Watch the artists at work transform Cranford for several days into a town-sized outdoor painting studio culminating in a grand finale show and sale of all artwork. These accomplished jury-selected artists will create original oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor paintings at locations throughout our area.

Utrecht is proud to be a part of this extremly popular and fast growing art experience and is sponsoring a prize for the event.

Check it out Wednesday June 9th through Sunday June 13th.

Click here for more details.

Artists of Yardley welcomes Utrecht Brand Manager Joe Gyurcsak as their guest speaker this Wednesday, April 1, 2009. This lecture covers the historical beginnings of oil color all the way up to modern day manufacturing; in addition to, explaining the chemistry and coatings technology behind artists oil colors.

The AOY monthly meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Yardley-Makefield Branch of the Bucks County Free Library, 1080 Edgewood Road. Meetings are free and open to the public. More info is available here.

Went to an excellent show opening over the weekend at Artworks in Trenton. There is great work by three very talented artists and I’d recommend it to everybody. There will be an artist’s talk on Saturday April 11th at 2pm. You can read more about the artists and the show on the Artworks website.

Jason Snyder and Briana Feola are the collaborative minds behind NJ based Brainstorm Print and Design. We’ll let them introduce themselves: 

“We are passionate screen printers and designers who want to make Art that infuses positivity into society. We want to blur the line between Art and Design. We don’t like being profiled as just graphic designers, or just illustrators, or just whatever-you-call-thems. We are simply creative people who want to unleash our bitchin’ skills on whatever project comes our way.
Our best work has always been born from collaboration. We bounce ideas back and forth. We argue. We get enlightened. We eat some food and drink green tea. We listen to music and get lost on the internet. We draw. A lot. Eventually we hit on something both of us really love. And that is how Brainstorm works for us, and we work for it.
Brainstorm strives for energy independence and environmental consciousness. We use water and soy based inks. We print on paper that is made using 100% clean, renewable, hydroelectric power. Our studio is lit with compact fluorescents. Our emulsion and removers are biodegradable and non-toxic. We reuse ink containers and use rags instead of paper towels. We do as best we can to stay in-sync with mother nature because you should not piss her off. She’s mad enough. In our studio, we are living our passion and hoping to inspire others to do the same. Otherwise, what the hell are we doing here?”

You can see more of their work, purchase prints and inquire about their services here.

 

Sunday Night -Joe Gyurcsak

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College presents A Light Without-A Light Within, featuring the work of Utrecht Resident Artist and Brand Manager Joe Gyurcsak, MCCC painting professor Kyle Stevenson and Lambertville plein-air painter Robert Beck. The show explores these three artists’ amazing ability to capture light in both interior and exterior settings.   The opening reception will be on Wednesday November, 12th at 5pm, and there is a gallery talk scheduled for Thursday, December 4th at 6:30 pm.

Click here for Gallery hours and information.

Landscape - Kyle Stevenson

Outboard Repair Shed - Robert Beck

 

Nick D’Angelo is a lifelong Hamilton resident, currently living in Lawrence and working as an advertising editor in New York City. Nick has been making art his entire life but began seriously painting in 2007. Nick’s experiments with painted photographs, collages and solvent transfers led to the creation of a large body of work for a solo show at Triumph Brewing Co. in Princeton, NJ in the Spring of 2008. Nick is currently working on new pieces, focusing on delicate images with noise scrawled all over them and reproducing mechanical effects (like a silk screen) manually.  Nick works on large canvases,  exclusively in acrylic paint, but mixes in all kinds of materials (crayon, sharpie, highlighter, etc) as well.  Nick counts among his influences, Francois-Marie Banier, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Anselm Kiefer. 

School:
Rider University: BA English, Fine Art Minor
Mercer County Community College: Digital Imaging (current)

Shows:
Group
Mercer County Community College Student Exhibition, Spring 2007
Gallery 125, Art of Summer, Summer 2008
Solo
Triumph Brewing Co., Nick D’Angelo-Paintings & Drawings, Spring 2008

 

 “I don’t really know what’s beyond the surface of the paintings, but I guess everything that I think about or experience is hopefully recorded on the canvas.  I’m learning that making art involves more work than inspiration (thank you, Chuck Close) and that art is not a monument, but a record of a passing moment (thank you, Robert Rauschenberg).”  -Nick D’Angelo 

You can see more of Nick’s work on his website.

Everything an art student needs! From pencils to portfolios, find it at Utrecht without breaking the bank.

We also have many of the clearance Daler Rowney watercolors left which are greatly reduced. The 70% off dented tubes of paints bin, mostly oils, is full, but won’t be for long, so hurry in for those! And don’t forget, if you’re pressed for time, call me with the items you need. I will have your order ready when you get here.  Hope to see you soon.  Rod

Clearance: The Outlet is currently featuring clearance canvases from mid-size to large. Also great reductions have been taken on Julian Full Box and Half Box easels.

Have a Great Summer and I Hope to see you soon!