Paul Batch: Fleeting Light

During the month of April, Left Bank Gallery Essex is honored to feature the work of young Connecticut artist Paul Batch. Batch creates traditional landscape paintings in oil, poetically capturing the fleeting and ephemeral light cast by the passing sun or rising moon. The artist focuses on transition, painting times of day or changing weather conditions and their dramatic effects upon the natural and uninhabited landscape. Batch says he is, "drawn to the beauty of transitional moments in time....twilight, a passing storm, the moon rising. The beauty comes in part from our awareness that these moments of transition are fleeting." Batch is an elected member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art and has won numerous awards inculding a Gold Medal from the Connecticut Plein Air Society.

"Paul Batch: Fleeting Light" runs from April 1st-31st

Meet the Artist : Saturday, April 10th from 4-6pm.

Artist Larry Horowitz joins Left Bank Gallery Essex

Larry Horowitz, an important and internationally collected artist, will be featured in a solo show for the month of July at Left Bank Essex. We are currently exhibiting 6 of his new works to provide our clients "a taste" of Larry's breathtaking work before this summer. We had the great pleasure of visiting Larry and his family at his studio and home outside on NYC yesterday. While in his studio, surrounded by works of all sizes and colors I felt like a kid in a candy store. Saturated colors, captured moments of fleeting light, the relationship of water and sky...I was in heaven. Larry can transport the viewer right into the painting and I left yearning for the Cape, beach, sunsets and the magic of summer. He paints all over, literally from coast to coast, and in all seasons. The paintings selected to show in Essex are mostly of the east coast in summer. Is there any other place to be in the summer?

Spring Workshops at LBGE

We are offering artist-led workshops for those looking to learn about art or test out their artistic skills. If you are looking for a relaxed morning of great company and creativity, sign-up for what will be a fun-filled and informative lesson in art techniques. No experience necessary. Beginners are encouraged to join.























Lori Lenz will lead three WATERCOLOR classes.
Wednesdays from 11 to 12:30
March 24th - March 31st - April 7th

1st class - Watercolor Basics
2nd class - Still lifes and florals
3rd class - Landscapes and Skies

You may sign-up for all 3 classes for $75
or $25 per class. Materials Included.


























Tracye Chin Mueller will lead a NEEDLE-FELTING workshop.
Create miniature sculptures out of wool!
Learn the art of needle-felting while creating a new project each week.


Thursdays from 11 to 12:30
March 25th - April 1st - April 8th

$75 for all three classes.
Material fee is $15 per person.


For more information or to sign-up,
please call the gallery at 860.767.0449.
Deadline is March 22nd.

Upcoming Events

The Essex Art Association in conjunction with LBGE will be exhibiting an art show for its members at the Left Bank from March 7th-31st. EAA members are encouraged to join. There is an entry fee of $10 with a limit of one piece per member. EAA artwork specifications apply. For more information, contact Rob DeBartolo at Essex Art Association or Riverside Press Essex.

The opening reception will be held Sunday, March 7th from 3-5pm.

Michele's Reception

Valentine fun @ LBGE

Michele Dangelo @LBGE

FORM AND SPACE: WORKS BY MICHELE DANGELO
During the month of February, the Left Bank Gallery Essex will feature the work of painter Michele Dangelo. Dangelo’s work is both evocative and atmospheric, eliciting an emotional response from the viewer without creating any sense of narrative. Dangelo focuses on ordinary objects – houses, dresses, boats – and places them within a landscape devoid of place and time. Highlighting form, space, color, and texture, the seemingly simple objects are placed skillfully on the canvas elevating them to iconic status. The artist’s handling and mark making enhance the complexity of her use of color and contrast. Dangelo’s imagery creates a sense of calm, reserved energy and isolation whist also stimulating the viewer to recall memories or dreamscapes. Dangelo says that she is, “challenged by the notions of free expression and a distinct hand to create work that has more to do with the viewer’s perception than my intention.” An Artist Reception will be held Saturday, February 13th from 4-6pm.