Our monthly art show featuring two incredible local artists is the first Sunday of every month. Meet the creators – plus live music and wine!
Can’t make it to the debut event? The gallery is open to the public during regular winery hours, and we welcome you to enjoy the space! Selected artists showcase for an entire month and the pieces are available for sale.
Our curator, Lori Loewen, works to find the best and brightest creators in our area, pulling together solo, complimentary and group shows. Visit the Gallery page on our website to submit your work for consideration.
October Featured Artist: Rick Lang
Rick began his career in marine sciences. He spent years traveling along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for various projects aimed at restoring and maintaining our coastal resources. During that time, Rick acquired and honed his skills in visually translating the coastal scenery onto canvas. He developed a style that captures the vibrant colors, light, and feel of the coastal community. The endless combinations of sun, clouds, sand, and waves meld to make a continuously changing visual model that evokes a sense of relaxation and comfort. Many of Rick’s paintings also create a sense of nostalgia for past times at the shore with family and friends
Rick has received multiple awards and enjoys exhibiting in various juried art shows, events, and festivals throughout South Jersey. Rick’s paintings are created to share the ‘shore experience’ throughout the entire year. Rick’s primary medium is oil painting, and he enjoys both studio and plein air painting. Rick is also a member of the Ocean City Art Center.
October Featured Artist: Greg Stett
Greg Stett was born and raised in New Jersey. He received his love of art and talent from his mother, and his scientific genes from his father. The career years were spent in the Biomedical Engineering field in Louisiana and Texas. He returned to New Jersey at retirement.
Having dabbled in drawing and cartooning since childhood, it was not until retirement that he fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming an artist. He started by doing portraits of his grandchildren as Christmas presents for his children. He moved on to serene scenes of his favorite places, Cape May and Mannington, NJ and most recently started painting Texas scenes.
Pastels became the medium of choice because the pure color pigment helps capture the reflections and light of nature, the glow of the sun on sand, sky, or water, as well as the translucence of skin and the twinkle in an eye. “My painting style focuses on realism, play of light and detail. As an admirer of the works of the old masters, I continue to seek ways that they were able to portray light and shadow, as well as fine details. The level of detail creates many challenges, but capturing that realism helps the viewer be in the moment.”
Greg is a member of the Salem County Art League, Gallery 50, Juried Associate Artist of Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Perkins Center, The Pastel Society of New Jersey, Salem County Art Tour and STROBE. He splits his time between Cape May and Mannington, New Jersey. Both places offer a never-ending supply of inspiring and wonderful things to paint.
