Newtown Artists Represented Regionally

Two members of Newtown’s artist population are currently represented in gallery exhibitions.

Glenn Kessler, who works out of his Old Road Studios, is among the artists with work included in “The Four Seasons.” The exhibit at Sherry French Gallery in New York City is on view until January 29.

The show is a presentation of contemporary landscapes and sculpture by 16 realist and representational artists.

In many of his works, Mr Kessler romantically portrays the Connecticut coastline. Calves Pasture, Sherwood Island, Niantic and Sprite Island are among the locales depicted in Mr Kessler’s beautifully rendered oil paintings.

His works capture a day at the shore, with sunbathers and their umbrellas set against the peace and solitude of the shoreline. His renderings of clouds are particularly atmospheric and sensitively capture the fleeting nature of time.

He has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries including New Britain Museum of American Art, The Mattatuck Museum, Pound Edge Museum, The Slater Museum and The Salmagundi Club.

Virginia Zic also has work being shown this month. Ms Zic is one of the artists participating in “The Heart,” a special exhibition by The Women’s Caucus for Art-Connecticut, on view at City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport.

On view through February 12, the exhibit offers compelling pieces by artist members of WCA-CT which respond to the immense power of the human heart.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, “The Heart” explores the vastness of the universal symbol that is the heart, with the oconic symbol as a central theme.

Also featured are notecards and small 3-D heart valentines, available for $5 each, created by exhibiting artists specifically for this show. Proceeds from these cards will go directly to The Women’s Heart Foundation.

City Lights Gallery is at 37 Markle Court; telephone 203-334-7748.