The Furniture Designs of Robert Whitley:

Artistry. In an age of mass-produced, buyer-assembly required bookshelves and desks, it’s a term that is seemingly lost in the world of furniture. That is, until you see the work of Solebury’s Robert Whitley. 

Charity Art Auction to Benefit Philadelphia’s Mazzoni Center.

More than 20 years ago, artist Christopher Veit left his tidy suburban hometown of Media, PA, to pursue a life in the arts. Beginning with a four-year stint in art school in Baltimore, his passion for the arts has propelled him ever since, with little time spent looking back.

Making Art from Life:

Beautiful and full of dignity, Stacie Speer Scott’s mixed-media paintings have a decorative flair. In their accomplished play with materials and their obvious adherence to the spontaneity of Abstract Expressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism, they remain seriously contemplative. Scott’s style is playful, ambitious and unique, using molding, embossing, printmaking and sewing—all techniques that build up to a myriad textures and references with an underwater drowsiness to them. 

More Than Just Pen and Paper

Young American artists deal with political subject matter in surprisingly subtle and abstract ways. Such is the case in the small gouache-on-paper narratives of Christopher Davison, 28, a Philadelphia artist who has made a name for himself with his brightly colored, emotionally tense paintings and drawings. 

An introduction, an opportunity, and a point of cultural entry

The loft movement of the 1970s—an urban mentality where folks opted to live cheaply in large, raw, often formerly industrial spaces—led artists to inhabit the hinterland near the Delaware River called Old City. Independent (i.e. young money or no money) galleries arrived piecemeal throughout the decade, from veterans Larry Becker, Richard Rosenfeld and the Painted Bride, at their original Old City venues, to the seminal but short-lived Étage Gallery. As rent stayed cheap and space remained abundant, more galleries began to arrive, and some survive. With the creation of First Fridays in the mid 1990s, Old City truly, announced itself as a self-appointed cultural destination, considered by many to have signaled the arrival of a truly cutting-edge, truly vibrant art scene in this city. Except it wasn’t, exactly.  

Nearly 20 years ago, Dane Tilghman was watching The Cosby Show with his 4-month-old daughter when to his surprise, the camera panned past a piece of his artwork on Rudy Huxtable’s bedroom wall. Little did he know, that would be the first of many accomplishments. 

The Landscape Memories of Linda Dubin Garfield.

Some artists are so full of life and passion, they not only make you want to be a better artist, they make you want to be a better person.  And although that might sound like a Jerry Maguire-esque epiphany, Linda Dubin Garfield is definitely one of those artists.  

Chuck Connelly

 is a 30-year veteran of the art world. Working exclusively in oils because he loves the sensuality and brightness, Chuck’s paintings elude simple classification. His subject matter ranges from fantastic surrealism to portraits of rap artists, from panoramic landscapes to detailed studies of a single plant. He has a firm hand with the brush, painting from the shoulder instead of the wrist, yet is capable of surprising delicacy and subtle tones. He is not afraid to experiment with his work, utilizing anthropomorphic animals, words or atmospheric effects to convey his message. Whether he is creating an almost cartoon-like satirical painting or an intricately crafted portrait, there is an underlying emotional tension that comes through clearly. 

Capturing Bucks County

Every morning, Dot Bunn enters her studio and gets to work, still anxious after thirty years. "I don’t think of painting as a career, it is more of a calling," said Bunn.