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Peninsula Gallery Presents...
A Collection of Work from the Colorado Painter
Showing October 3--November 1
In 1998, while vacationing in San Antonio, Texas, Peninsula Gallery owners, Tony and Carol Boyd-Heron, came across a grand 5-foot landscape painting depicting an ethereal, winding road. The couple, so moved by the image, purchased the piece. Crafted by Tania Dibbs, this painting, titled “The Road to the Future,” was instrumental in paving the path that the Boyd-Heron’s business and life would take. As a result of their purchase, Tony and Carol invited Tania to have a solo exhibition in their gallery, which became one of the first major showcases they mounted. The success of this show earned the Peninsula Gallery a reputation for representing high-quality fine art and providing opportunities for artists all across the country.
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Peninsula Gallery is bringing Tania’s work back to Lewes for the first time since 2006, honoring the artist who put the gallery on its “road to the future.” Over the years, Tania’s work has evolved from low landscapes and big horizons to a new, varied approach that combines impressionism and abstraction. Clients who know Tania’s work from the past will be thrilled to see how her style has changed, while new patrons will appreciate her skilled approach to color theory and composition.
Tania Dibbs is a contemporary abstract painter based in Basalt, Colorado, collected by clients in Aspen and throughout the United States. Working from her studio and gallery in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, she creates large-scale paintings and sculptural works that explore the intersection of the natural world, humanity, and culture. Tania’s paintings often incorporate screens, overlays, and layered surfaces that both reveal and obscure the landscape beneath. These visual interventions reflect the tension between the beauty of nature and the complex, often contradictory systems humans construct around it.
Tania’s work is held in private collections in the United States, Europe, and Australia, including those of Perry Farrell and Etty Lau Farrell, Jackie Bezos and Mike Bezos, Portia de Rossi, and John Hickenlooper, among others. Her pieces have also been placed in leading hotels, including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, and Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.
Hours
Tues - Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 3 pm
Monday closed
No framing consultations on Sundays
Peninsula Gallery Presents...
Robert Bruce Weston's Adventures in Marquetry
Showing November 7--22
Artist Reception: Saturday, November 7 from 5:00-6:30pm
Dating back to the early 16th century, marquetry is the art of applying thin pieces of wood veneer to form decorative pictures, patterns, and designs. Traditional marquetry recreates a notable image with wood and can be found on objects such as bespoke furniture, decorative boxes, wall panels, and flooring. But for Robert Bruce Weston, marquetry becomes the centrepiece and driving inspiration for his artmaking.
From November 7-22, Weston’s large-scale wood art will be exhibited here at the Peninsula Gallery. Robert’s marquetry work includes finely crafted scenes of local icons — such as the Breakwater Lighthouse, the Lewes canal, and the barn on Cave Neck Road — majestic landscapes, detailed architecture, and abstract imagery. His pieces, in contrast to classical marquetry, lean towards non-representational, with some surrealism thrown in. This allows viewers to have a more personal interpretation of Weston’s work, asking them to perceive each wooden composition through their own artistic eye. Along with the artwork, an educational display on how these intricate works are made will accompany the showcase.
An opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, which is free and open to everyone. Weston will be in attendance, giving patrons the opportunity to mingle with the artist. Join Robert and the gallery staff for an evening of fine art and complimentary food and drink.
Robert Bruce Weston is a master cabinetmaker who has retired to Delaware to pursue his love of art. During 40 years of on-the-job training working for and with many famous architects in the New York Metropolitan region, he absorbed much from their compositional abilities and design expertise. In retirement, he traded city living for the quiet life in Milton and has settled into making paintings using wood veneer marquetry.
Weston exhibits at shows across the Delmarva Peninsula and has an in-home gallery, which is open by appointment only. He maintains memberships in the American and British Marquetry Societies, the Biggs Museum's Delaware by Hand, and the Rehoboth, Ocean City, and Maryland Federation Art Leagues.