The Sky Above Catalog
"The Sky Above Us the Air We Breathe" This catalog documents the exhibit held at the Blue Heron Gallery and the Laura Craig Gallery during the summer and fall of 2007. The attractive catalog reproduces the work of painters and photographers in full color along with the written word of several regional poets. A very engaging publication to contemplate the thoughts of the poets and painters who were addressing the sky as an inspiration but
also with Al Gore's book and movie, "An Inconvenient Truth," as a subtext. Artists included in the show- James Gwynne, Tom Wise, Michael Thomas, Tom Gardner, Joanne Sonsire, Aleta Wynne Yarrow, Louis Pontone, Brian Keeler, Susan Dawson-Scranton, Karl Neuroth, Tom Buechner, Bill Benson, Gary Kresge, Francine Douaihy, Paul Bracey, Kellie Goodman, Karen Black, Joseph Burinsky, James Ramsdell, Fred Lawrenson, Alice Laputka, Michael Downend, Marvin Baker, Brody Burroughs and Jan Ward.
Poets include- Megan Wolfe, Karen Blomain, Lou Faber, Elaine Heveron, David Elliott, Richard Aston, Kay Lawson-Gilbert, Lawrence Bassett, Ronda Morton, Valerie Lawson, Margot Douaihy, Devorah Namm, and Barbara Tomaine.
Available for $17.
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The second publication of River Light Press is the catalog for the exhibit of art at the Blue Heron Gallery and the Laura Craig Gallery in Scranton titled, "Watercourse - The Beauty of our Rivers and Streams". The exhibit at these two galleries occurred in the summer and fall of 2005. The catalog is edited by Brian Keeler and presents the work of 23 artists from New York and Pennsylvania, all whom are representing the waterways of the Susquehanna River watershed area. This handsome booklet is sure to make a nice gift for the art and history buff and for those interested in preserving our environment, as this is part of the mission of the exhibit and book. The catalog includes over 40 full color reproductions of the work of these painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers and ceramic artists. In addition to the beautiful images of the streams of this area, the book also includes the work of several regional poets, whose work here is inspired by the rivers of this area as well. This attractive 9" x 9" book with a glossy heavy paper cover is available at the Blue Heron Gallery, Pure Pennsylvania Gallery in Towanda (570-268-5055), or at the Laura Craig Gallery for $15.
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Everyday Life — Genre Art Northeast
The third publication of River Light press is the catalog documenting the exhibit of art and accompanying poetry at the Blue Heron Gallery in Wyalusing and the Laura Craig Gallery in Scranton. This show titled “ Everyday Life- Genre Art Northeast” has exhibit dates of- August 1 to November 1 at the Blue Heron and from November 18 to January 18, 2007 at the Laura Craig Gallery.
This 9” x 9” catalog printed on heavy weight paper with a glossy paper cover, includes several full color reproductions of most of the 20 artists represented in the show. In addition the catalog has the written work of prominent regional poets, whose work in this catalog also is focused on the theme of everyday life. The catalog includes an essay explaining about the history and contemporary nature of genre art by Brian Keeler, who edited this publication and was the curator of the show.
The artists represented here are; Robert Bender, William Benson, Tom Buechner, Georgianna Cray-Bart, Tom Gardner, Jason Goedeke, Hall Groat II, Dave Higgins, Vincent Hron, Brian Keeler, Kioun Kim, Karen Kucharski, Rob Lettieri, Karl Neuroth, Rolfe Ross, Marshall Rumbaugh, George Schelling, and Tom Wise. The poets are Megan Wolfe, Karen Blomain, David Elliott, K. Lawson Gilbert, Lawrence F, Bassett, Valerie Lawson, JoAnne Growney and Barbara Tomaine.
The catalog is available for $16 through the Blue Heron Gallery or the Laura Craig Gallery.
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Karen Black's delightful
forty-page coloring and
activity book of local
scenes and animals from
northeastern Pennsylvania.
$5.00/ea.
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The River Light Press
Wyalusing’s first publisher of fine art, was formed in 1994 with the mission of fostering the visual arts, poetry, history and environmental awareness in the upper Susquehanna region. River Light Press was conceived as part of the Blue Heron Art Gallery and is under the aegis of the Wyalusing Community Corporation.
For Information:
River Light Press
PO Box 813
Wyalusing, PA 18853
570-746-1187 or 570-746-4922
wchamber@epix.net or bkeeler@epix.net.
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The Art of William Keeler
Pennsylvania Regionalist Painter
The publication of the book about the artwork of William Keeler (1923-1980) was the first project of The River Light Press. The Artwork of William Keeler, Pennsylvania Regionalist Painter was written by the artist’s son Brian Keeler. The book, which served as the catalog for the retrospective of William Keeler’s paintings held at the Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA in the spring of 2004, contains dozens of full color reproductions of the elder Keeler’s paintings and an extensive text with historical facts about the paintings as well as historical information about this region of Pennsylvania. The book contains a survey of the artists that were active in the Wyalusing area during William Keeler’s life, as well as watercolors painted during WW II in the south Pacific with excerpts from the artist’s diary at that time.
The book is available at the Blue Heron Gallery with a cover price of $40. To order by mail send a check for $45 payable to the WCC Book Project, and mail to- Blue Heron Art Gallery, WCC Book Project, PO Box 813, Wyalusing, PA 18853. Or call 570-746-4922 or wchamber@epix.net.
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