August 2015
In August we are celebrating the Art of Painting. The Brandywine Valley had a long history of famous painters, from the Quaker images of Edward Hicks to the Wyeth Family of artists, Howard Pyle, and the beautiful landscape artists that have captured the essence of the Chester County environment over the past two hundred years. This is an area that inspires art and this month, every listed winery will highlight a different contemporary painter in their tasting room..Come for the wine and enjoy the art! Click the images below to link to the artists' websites.
Penns Woods Winery
Sarah Russell
Exhibiting artist
At Ten Gallon Hat Winery in ChaddsFord, celebrated artist Frank DePietro will be exhibiting his beautiful vistas and naturescapes of the Chester County area during the month of August. For more information on Mr. DePietro's work, please visit his website by clicking the main painting image above.
At Kreutz Creek's Winery location in West Grove, painter Bev Kratzel will be exhibiting her brightly colored paintings of flowers and animals (click the image to link to her site!). Ms Kratzel will also be an on site artist for the August 29th Art on the Trail event in Kennett Square. In the Kreutz Creek Tasting Room in West Chester, artist Anita Routzahn will be showing her work for the month of August.
Every month the gallery at Wilson Vineyards exhibits a different group of local artists. The Wilson Gallery is curated by Sally Wilson, who is also an artist and aunt to Zach and James Wilson who run the vineyard and winery. Please click the image (by Sally Wilson) to enter the gallery site.
At Penns Woods Winery in Chadds Ford, the brightly colored paintings of contemporary artist Sarah Russell will be exhibited throughout the month of August. For more information on this artist's work, please visit her website by clicking the artist's image.
Every Thursday different pop up artists will be exhibiting their work from 4-8 in the tasting room including Carle Pastore August 6, Susan Bankert August 20th and the wonderful Diane Cannon August 27th! At Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square, one of the owners is an artist who exhibits widely in the Chester County area. Mrs Galer will be showing her recent contemporary treescapes throughout the month of August. Click the image for Mrs. Galer's painting website.
Paradocx Winery has a tasting room in Kennett Square as well as at their winery location in Landenberg. They are working on getting a painter for their locations, and meanwhile, enjoy the beautiful image from Frank DiPietro!