BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:\"Side by Side\" Exhibition: Soulmates in Life and Art BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169522023-08-27 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230827 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230828 SUMMARY:\"Side by Side\" Exhibition: Soulmates in Life and Art CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Three couples share their artworks “Side by Side” in Peni nsula\nGallery’s August exhibition. This show\, which is on display from \nAugust 5th to 27th\, allows viewers to compare the artistic styles of\nc oupled artists\, seeing how a personal connection between two\nprofessiona ls influences their creative output. “Side by Side”\nincludes original paintings from Kristin Blanck and Dan Graziano\, Jean\nBrinton-Jaecks and Harry Jaecks\, Emily Thompson\, and George\nThompson.   “Side by Side ” is an exhibition with no specific\ntheme\, allowing the partners to de cide how they represent their shared\nvision. Known for her highly detaile d still life paintings\, Kristin\nBlanck’s images feature various alcoho l bottles that correlate with\nDan Graziano’s motion-filled bar scenes. The Brinton-Jaecks both\nfocus on waterways and landscapes\, with Jean opt ing to depict places\nacross the European countryside and Harry finding in spiration in\nworking docks and boats. While the Thompson’s subjects dif fer\, with\nEmily being inspired by vintage signs and homes and George pai nting\nmainly landscapes\, they both share a similar painterly style that\ nallows their works to feel complimentary.   Kristin Blanck is a\nreali st painter working with traditional techniques to capture the\nbeauty of t he ordinary and elevate it to the inspired. Before becoming\na full-time a rtist\, Kristin worked as an award-winning fashion\ndesigner for 25 years. Largely self-taught\, she paints in a highly\ndetailed style that is infl uenced by historic and contemporary Dutch\nartists. Working primarily in o il\, Kristin finds voice in minimal\ncompositions and familiar subjects co upled with a strong sense of\nlight and shadow to establish a counterpoint between the classical and\ncontemporary. Dan Graziano is an award-winnin g\, nationally exhibited\nartist\, whose paintings capture the hidden beau ty found in the\nunexpected places and fleeting moments of everyday life. Incorporating\ndramatic light\, shadow\, color\, and perspective\, his com positions\nfeature a diversity of subjects — from a simple still life to rugged\ncoastlines\, active urban life\, lively cafes and bars\, small ru ral\ntowns\, and forgotten roadside relics. His work has been featured in\ nnumerous publications and is in the collections of private and\ncorporate collectors throughout the world. For “Side by Side\,”\nDan’s exquis ite bar scenes perfectly accompany Kristin’s bottles\,\nwith her pieces providing the liquids used by Dan’s bartenders.  \nJean Brinton-Jaecks  is a plein air landscape painter\, who received an\nMFA from George Wash ington University. In 2016 Jean received the Annie\nAward for Fine Arts fr om the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County. She\nwas a recipient of the Al fred and Traord Klots International Program\nfor Artists Residency in Brit tany\, France. Jean has taught plein air\npainting on the Amalfi Coast\, S onoma\, San Diego\, New England\, and the\nBrandywine River Valley. She is a painting instructor for St. John’s\nCollege Annapolis\, the Smithsoni an American Art Museum\, the US Botanic\nGarden and Corcoran\, and the Nat ional Arboretum.  Harry Lloyd\nJaecks produces figure studies\, landscap es\, and portraits in oil\, egg\ntempera\, watercolor\, and graphite. His work is focused on the people\nand landscapes of California\, coastal New England\, his native\nChesapeake\, and rural Piedmont. He has exhibited at various locations\naround the U.S. including the Baltimore Museum of Art\ , the Easton\nMaryland Academy Art Museum\, the Washington Society of Land scape\nPainters Plein Air Exhibitions\, and the Baltimore Watercolor Socie ty\nMid Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibitions. Original works by H.L.\n Jaecks are represented in corporate and private collections throughout\nth e United States. Although they both use watercolor as their primary\nmediu m\, Harry and Jean’s “Side by Side” works showcase their\ncontrastin g vision\, with Jean’s landscapes capturing the opulent\ncolors and lush scenery of Europe and Harry’s embracing the brutish\nenvironment of wor king fishermen. Emily Thompson attended the\nprestigious High School of A rt & Design and earned her Bachelor of\nFine Arts Degree from the School o f Visual Arts in New York. She is a\nnationally recognized\, award-winning artist. Through her painting\, she\ndocuments the iconic\, the disappeari ng\, and the abandoned elements of\nthe American identity. Emily’s piece s are filled with nostalgic\nbuildings and signs\, taking the viewer back in time with classic\nmotels and beach cottages.  George Thompson earned his Bachelor of\nFine Arts Degree from Pratt Institute in New York and al so studied\npainting and drawing at The Art Students League. He specialize s in\nlandscape\, portrait\, and figure painting in a contemporary\,\ntrad itional style. His nationally recognized\, award-winning work has\nbeen ex hibited at the Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia\, The\nPhiladelphia Sketch Club\, and The Trenton City Museum in New Jersey.\nHis paintings are part of the permanent collection at The Art Students\nLeague and Doylestown Hos pital\, as well as collections throughout the\nUnited States. While the su bjects of Emily and George’s “Side by\nSide” paintings vary\, their painterly technique and style create a\ntype of surreal appearance to thei r realistic scenes. “Side by\nSide” is on display from August 5th to 2 7th. Works from the show can\nbe previewed at www.peninsula-gallery.com  and are available for\npre-sale.  A reception will be held on Saturday\, August 5\, from 5 to\n6:30 pm\, and attendees will have the opportunity t o mingle with some\nof the artists during the evening. Call (302) 645-055 1 or\nemail peninsulagallery1@gmail.com for further details.   The\ng allery is located in the Shops at the Beacon\, 520 East Savannah Rd.\nLew es\, DE\, and is open Tue-Sat 10-5\, and Sun 11-3. Venue: Peninsula\nGalle ry. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Three couples share their artworks “Side by Side” in Peninsula Gallery’s August exhibition. This show\, which is on display from August 5th to 27th\, allows viewers to compare the artist ic styles of coupled artists\, seeing how a personal connection between tw o professionals influences their creative output. “Side by Side” inclu des original paintings from Kristin Blanck and Dan Graziano\, Jean Brinton -Jaecks and Harry Jaecks\, Emily Thompson\, and George Thompson.   “Si de by Side” is an exhibition with no specific theme\, allowing the partn ers to decide how they represent their shared vision. Known for her highly detailed still life paintings\, Kristin Blanck’s images feature various alcohol bottles that correlate with Dan Graziano’s motion-filled bar sc enes. The Brinton-Jaecks both focus on waterways and landscapes\, with Jea n opting to depict places across the European countryside and Harry findin g inspiration in working docks and boats. While the Thompson’s subjects differ\, with Emily being inspired by vintage signs and homes and George p ainting mainly landscapes\, they both share a similar painterly style that allows their works to feel complimentary.   Kristin Blanck is a realis t painter working with traditional techniques to capture the beauty of the ordinary and elevate it to the inspired. Before becoming a full-time arti st\, Kristin worked as an award-winning fashion designer for 25 years. Lar gely self-taught\, she paints in a highly detailed style that is influence d by historic and contemporary Dutch artists. Working primarily in oil\, K ristin finds voice in minimal compositions and familiar subjects coupled w ith a strong sense of light and shadow to establish a counterpoint between the classical and contemporary. Dan Graziano is an award-winning\, natio nally exhibited artist\, whose paintings capture the hidden beauty found i n the unexpected places and fleeting moments of everyday life. Incorporati ng dramatic light\, shadow\, color\, and perspective\, his compositions fe ature a diversity of subjects — from a simple still life to rugged coast lines\, active urban life\, lively cafes and bars\, small rural towns\, an d forgotten roadside relics. His work has been featured in numerous public ations and is in the collections of private and corporate collectors throu ghout the world. For “Side by Side\,” Dan’s exquisite bar scenes per fectly accompany Kristin’s bottles\, with her pieces providing the liqui ds used by Dan’s bartenders.   Jean Brinton-Jaecks is a plein air lan dscape painter\, who received an MFA from George Washington University. In 2016 Jean received the Annie Award for Fine Arts from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County. She was a recipient of the Alfred and Traord Klots I nternational Program for Artists Residency in Brittany\, France. Jean has taught plein air painting on the Amalfi Coast\, Sonoma\, San Diego\, New E ngland\, and the Brandywine River Valley. She is a painting instructor for St. John’s College Annapolis\, the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, th e US Botanic Garden and Corcoran\, and the National Arboretum.  Harry Llo yd Jaecks produces figure studies\, landscapes\, and portraits in oil\, e gg tempera\, watercolor\, and graphite. His work is focused on the people and landscapes of California\, coastal New England\, his native Chesapeake \, and rural Piedmont. He has exhibited at various locations around the U. S. including the Baltimore Museum of Art\, the Easton Maryland Academy Art Museum\, the Washington Society of Landscape Painters Plein Air Exhibitio ns\, and the Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibitions. Original works by H.L. Jaecks are represented in corporate a nd private collections throughout the United States. Although they both us e watercolor as their primary medium\, Harry and Jean’s “Side by Side ” works showcase their contrasting vision\, with Jean’s landscapes cap turing the opulent colors and lush scenery of Europe and Harry’s embraci ng the brutish environment of working fishermen. Emily Thompson attended the prestigious High School of Art & Design and earned her Bachelor of Fin e Arts Degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is a nationa lly recognized\, award-winning artist. Through her painting\, she document s the iconic\, the disappearing\, and the abandoned elements of the Americ an identity. Emily’s pieces are filled with nostalgic buildings and sign s\, taking the viewer back in time with classic motels and beach cottages.   George Thompson earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Pratt Ins titute in New York and also studied painting and drawing at The Art Studen ts League. He specializes in landscape\, portrait\, and figure painting in a contemporary\, traditional style. His nationally recognized\, award-win ning work has been exhibited at the Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia\, The Philadelphia Sketch Club\, and The Trenton City Museum in New Jersey. His paintings are part of the permanent collection at The Art Students League and Doylestown Hospital\, as well as collections throughout the United Sta tes. While the subjects of Emily and George’s “Side by Side” paintin gs vary\, their painterly technique and style create a type of surreal app earance to their realistic scenes. “Side by Side” is on display from A ugust 5th to 27th. Works from the show can be previewed at www.peninsula- gallery.com and are available for pre-sale.  A reception will be held on  Saturday\, August 5\, from 5 to 6:30 pm\, and attendees will have the op portunity to mingle with some of the artists during the evening. Call (30 2) 645-0551 or email peninsulagallery1@gmail.com for further details.    The gallery is located in the Shops at the Beacon\, 520 East Savannah Rd. Lewes\, DE\, and is open Tue-Sat 10-5\, and Sun 11-3. Venue: Peninsula Gallery. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20261028T220608Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR