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Ruenes and Kathie Jankauskas will be showing their artwork at the Stover Mill Gallery in June and July. The exhibit is open from 1-5p.m., June 29-30, July 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28 with an opening reception from 1-5pm on Saturday June 29th.
The artists will embark on a visual journey through “A Duet of Color”, where they creatively blend a variety of the mediums oil, cold wax, and mixed media. Inspired by Bucks County, Maine, Italy and nature, their harmonious art captures the essence of landscapes, flowers, veggies, and animals.
The rich artistic culture that is prevalent in Bucks County, PA and in nearby Delaware River towns in New Jersey, has inspired Cindy Ruenes to paint the beauty that surrounds her. She had always been in awe of artistic ability, but did not begin to study as an artist until 2000. She creates landscape, still life and abstract paintings in oil and occasionally oil and cold wax. She generally produces her paintings alla prima (wet into wet paintings produced in one sitting) and almost always from a still life setup or en plein air. Trained as a nurse, she works part-time as a biometric screener/ health educator and as a vaccine nurse. She is equally involved in the music and art scene in the area. She is a singer-songwriter and she performs locally, singing and playing acoustic guitar and classical guitar. She performs with her brother, Steve Rocca in the duet, Dark Hollow Road.
Kathie Jankauskas has been drawn to the arts since art camp as a kid. She graduated college with a degree in engineering but her other studies were focused on the arts. As fate would have it, her first boss, Narendra Amin, was himself an accomplished artist. He encouraged her to keep her artistic core and throughout his life, was a good friend, art mentor and inspiration. As a mother her artistic energy was channeled into teaching her children to embrace creativity. Returning to her own artistic roots, Kathie studied graphic arts and web design at BCCC. She then created KjanStudio; providing small businesses in the greater Philly area with websites, logos, and print design. Kathie’s latest artistic pursuit and passion is oil painting. "I love the depth of color and energy that oils bring to the canvas." She creates paintings of landscapes, still life, birds and animals in oils and mixed media.
Cindy and Kathie are both members of The Painters’ Collective, eight artists who are friends and supportive colleagues. They have their gallery at Prallsville Mills in Stockton, NJ.
The historic Stover Mill Gallery is located along the banks of the Delaware River, 852 River Road, Erwinna. PA 18920. Handicapped accessible. Admission is free.
For more information:
The gallery phone number is (610) 294-9420.
Cindy Ruenes at cindyruenesfineart@att.net or https://www.cindyroccaruenes.com
Kathie Jankauskas at kathie@kjanstudio.com; or https://kathiejankauskas.com.