Художник Джек Макбреарти представит свои работы с мифологическими и природными мотивами на выставке в Амблере

AMBLER — Artist Jack McBrearty will be featured at Art in the Storefront, 41 E. Butler Ave., beginning on Friday, September 18 with an opening reception at the storefront from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend and refreshments will be served. Anchored in nature, McBrearty’s thought-provoking art combines elements of Pre-Columbian, Ancient Egyptian and Art Nouveau influences, juxtaposed with contemporary human figures. One piece, for example, features wood storks accompanying a shaman and grandmother figure, while another captures the essence of lemurs dancing on mechanical gears in a tropical setting. His artwork often includes meticulously drawn ornamental borders heralding his Celtic ancestry. While in grade school, McBrearty lost himself in drawing intricate designs with pencil. Soon after, he began his life-long affair with colored pencils, largely self-taught, infusing his art with beguiling patterns and textures of sensuous color combinations. He became immersed in his artwork as an avocation while working, like his father, at Alan Wood Steel Mill and subsequently as a mailman, pursuing his art most Sunday afternoons. One can’t help but look at his enigmatic pieces and wonder about the symbolism and message lying therein. He does not lay claim to any answers, but invites you, the viewer, to decide for yourself what his work conveys. He and his wife, Jackie, live in Ambler, where he birds daily and devotes a part of every day to his drawing. Art in the Storefront is a free venue for artists co-curated by Mark Elliott, No Bare Walls Framing Studio, 215-654-9106 and Karen Kieser, Immersion Studio, The site is lit all evening courtesy of owner, Denney Electric Supply.