The Gallery Committee is excited to announce the next art exhibition at the Clubhouse. Join us for a very special exhibit of work by these brilliant local artists. Please plan to visit the exhibition during Club hours and join us at the Artists’ Opening Reception to experience the extraordinary creativity of these artists. Light refreshments will be served. Cosmopolitan Club Members and their Guests, Artists and their Patrons are most welcome to attend. Club Members can register themselves and their guests HERE. Artists and their guests can register HERE via Eventbrite.
The Gallery is also OPEN Monday- Thursday, 10:30am-2pm. If you’d like to view the works outside of these hours or events, please call 215-735-1057 to make an appointment. The works on display at the Club are for sale, with a percentage of the purchase price donated by the artist to The Cosmopolitan Club. If you are interested in discussing purchase, please reach out to our Receptionist Caryn Whittington or Club Manager Agneta Bacican.
Growing up in a family of classical musicians made me very aware of patterns and rhythms. In my late teens I switched my focus from piano to oil painting, but my general approach to creative expression has remained quite similar. I start by taking a complex scene in nature, such as a tangle of tree branches or an overgrown field, and emphasizing the beauty of the relationships of color, light and forms. Finding a harmony in the design is what draws me to a specific subject. My approach to my pre-painting drawing tends to be very traditional. I keep shapes and perspectives realistic and even simplistic. Where I enjoy taking liberties is with color. My goal is to capture the emotional experience of being in nature, and to do this I deviate from realistic tones to pure fantasy. Blue trees, a green sky, hot pink fields, these are the things that get me excited about painting. Laura Kaderabek Eyring graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1987. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990, cum laude. From 1990 to 1998 she showed her work at the Artforms Gallery in Philadelphia and the American Artists Gallery in Wayne Pa, along with numerous shows in local cafes and restaurants in the Philadelphia area. In 1998 Laura took a hiatus from art to pursue a chemistry degree at Drexel University (replacing a long career in waitressing). She now works as an analytical chemist and paints in every free moment. Laura Eyring is represented by the Cerulean Arts Gallery in Philadelphia.
Photography is both an art form and a channel for transforming the mind’s ability to “see” completely. In other words, photographs can reveal what the conscious mind misses, and invite connections that may not have been made in real time. In its best form, photography has the superpower of being able to spark the mind of the viewer, propelling stories—past, present, and future. Photography, for me, is about creating images that are more than pretty pictures, and that trigger the viewer’s inner-voice—suggesting a narrative, inviting a sense of curiosity, and causing one to pause, take a closer look, ponder, and be touched. Ray Schneider’s images span numerous genres including portrait, street, landscape, animals, and events. An avid traveler, his images come from over 30 countries. Using these images, and others, he has published a book entitled What the Photographer Sees, available on Amazon. Ray has also recently received a Portfolio Merit Award from Black and White Magazine. Ray teaches photography workshops, exhibits his work, shoots community events, and is a speaker at camera clubs.
In my Bucks County studio, I am elbow deep in a large collection of charms, beads, crystals, and old broken jewelry. Adding color with enamels, I breathe new life into these elements in elaborately crafted “little stories” inspired by history and nature. My collection includes necklaces, brooches, hair pieces, and earrings in various themes such as floral, Americana, and butterflies. My goal is to appeal to the child in everyone and take them on a journey down memory lane. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1981, Lisa remained in Philadelphia building her business, ICIS jewelry, and traveling to various shows here and abroad selling to boutiques and galleries. Lisa was commissioned to create 250 Americana pins for the Clinton administration and her Liberty bar pin is featured in Madeline Albright's book “Read My Pins - stories from a diplomat's jewel box”. Some of her outrageous pieces of the 80’s made their way to Liberace, Cher, and Patti Labelle. ICIS jewelry is currently a fixture at the Philadelphia Flower Show, Christkindlmart in Bethlehem, and various craft shows.