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Sue Reno March 19, 2010

"Transformation: The Watt and Shand Series"

Many of us have watched, through the years, as the Watt and Shand Building in downtown Lancaster went from an iconic landmark to decline, only to be rejuvenated again with the inception of Lancaster's Convention Center. SUE RENO's FIBER WORK IN "TRANSFORMATION: THE WATT AND SHAND SERIES" captures this transformation through finely detailed pictorials of the process as it unfolds. Through a series of 10 fiber art pieces, we can see the "transformation of the Beaux Arts building into a modern hotel and convention center."

RENO uses a variety of surface design techniques that includes cyanotype, screen printing and direct printing onto the fabric, while staying true to the quilter's process and the resulting artwork creates unique effects that take the art of quilting off the bed and onto the wall. Viewed from a distance one realizes the panoramic impact of the structure, while closer contemplation reveals the intricate detailed work of Reno's creations.

RENO is an award winning fiber artist, with regional solo exhibits, including an exhibit for The Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, in Harrisburg, 2007. She has also participated in numerous exhibits including The Pennsylvania State Museum, the Robeson Gallery at Penn State, the Wolf Gallery at York Collage and the Bellefonte Museum. Her work has been seen as far west as Texas and as far east as Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Reno has been featured on the cover of The Professional Quilter magazine and is an active member of the American Quilters Society.

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Carol Oldenburg February 19, 2010

Hide Away 30 x 48 Oil on Canvas

"Nature's Muse"

CAROL OLDENBURG's "NATURE'S MUSE" is a collection of garden vignettes in painting and drawing. Carol's work reflecting on the delicate balance between nature's foundation and man's irresistible urge to tame its palette, Carol says of the work, "the order imposed by man is either emphasized or juxtaposed with the chaotic element of nature."

VIEWING ART THROUGH LIFE, Carol sees beauty displayed in light and color, dramatically playing off of one another. Elements of sky and earth are the catalysts for her visions of a "dreamlike feeling" compelling the observer to explore the underlying element of darkness that gives nature it's beauty, depth and intensity.


OLDENBURG'S WORK has been exhibited at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts in Wilmington, Delaware, in numerous exhibitions in the Mid-Atlantic region, and in Laguna Beach, California. Her work was featured in the "Art in the Embassies Lome", Togo Collection Catalog and is part of the Pennsylvania Arts Experience, Artists' Studio Trail Catalogue.

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Constantine (Gus) Kermes January 15, 2010

Cross Curent, 36 x 72 Acrylic on Panel

"Modern Icons"

CONSTANTINE "GUS" KERMES, an authentic modernist in every sense of the word, his work spanned 60 years before his death in 2009. Gus captured the world and it's inherent ironies and icons on canvas, making use of his well-trained eye and artistic hand. An industrial designer by trade, he worked for Sperry/Ford New Holland Machine Company from 1955 to 2004, receiving numerous design patents and awards for his work.
MODERN ICONS is a collection of older works that best capture his graphic, iconic style. He frequently explored the conflicting aspects of modern life with the simplicity of the Amish and Shaker lifestyles - mechanization of cars, military presence, man on the moon, peace marches and the quiet persistence of faith and living with the land. As Andy Warhol elevated the characters of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie O to iconic status, so does Gus Kermes to Henry David Thoreau and his Amish neighbors.
KERMES WAS BORN in 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1946 where he studied art and design. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, including ten solo exhibitions at the Jacques Seligmann Gallery in New York. He was a signature member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Echo Valley Art Group in Lancaster County. His work in included in numerous public and private exhibitions.

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