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May exhibit at Peninsula to
feature Rodger, Martin.Rodger
Tided Saints, Symbols and Sea-
sons: The Art of the Unusual, this
exhibit which opens May'3 to co-
incide with the LewesArt Loop,
features the work of husbandand
wife team Fred and Gina Rodger.
Both artists prefer to work in a se-
ries and in this exhibit there will
be there. Fred Rodger has pro-
duced two bodies of work; the
fn'st is tided Altarpieces and is in-
spired by late Gothic and early
Renaissance art, but presented in
his own inimitable and'whimsical
way. The second is called Alex
Yoder's Garage and is a study of
rural outbuildings near his Penn-
sylvania home.
Regina Martin-Rodger has
called her series Four Seasons. It
shows a lone tree which stands
atop a hillside at the back of her
home, painted at various times
during the year. Of the tree she
says, "For many • years I've
watched this trec gro w through
the changes of the seasons, offer-
ing refuge and shade to birds,
horses and cows. I've watched
this tree grow and yet hold its es-
sential form. I've sen it emerge
from a morning mist and bask in
an evening sunset'. At times it
seemed to belthe connecting force
between earth and sky."
Bothcame to art relatively late
in.life. Fred grew up in Lititz, Pa.,
graduating from West Chester
University with a bachelor's de-
gree in biology, going on to teach
for a num - of years.
It was not until the death of his
good friend, artist David Bruin-
bach, that he decided to change
his career. He enrolle.d at
Millersville University in 1992 as
an art student After graduating,
he continued to teach art at Larn-
peter Strasburg High School, al-
though he is currently considering
retirement in order to paint full
time. Regina also studied at
Millersville, graduating in 1996.
She now spends as much time as
possible exploring the creative
proce.
'l'his whimsical and llycol-
orful exhibit is a must for collec-
tors of more unusual works of art,
but that is not to say it won't also
appeal to the more conservative
client," said gallery owner Tony
BoYd-Heron.
"We are very excited to be
showing this most interesting
body of work."
The entire show can be pre-
viewed on the internet at
www.peninsula-gallery.com. A re-
ception to meet the artists will be
held from 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday,
May 3, during the Lewes Art
Loop. The gallery is located just
across the canal on 'Savannah
Road in Lewes on the first floor of
the Beacon Motel. It is open sev-
en days a week.
For more information, call 645/
0551.
• qCour Seasons #11 by Regina Martin-Rodger, is part of a
series of paintings that will be on display during the Lewes
Art Lbop at the Peninsula Gallery.
Purnell Museum sets spring celebration May 4
Bringing in the May, a concert featuring historical music and dance,
will be presented at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 4, at the Snow Hill Middle
School auditorium. The concert is sponsored by the Julia A. Purnell
Museum and features Piper's Fancy Recorder Ensemble, Open Gate
Contra Dancers and other special guest artists.
"Admission is $2 for adults and 50 cents for children. Tickets can be
purc had at the door. For more information, call 410-632-0515.
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"The creation of Man" by Fred Rodger, is one of the works
which will be featured•at Peninsula Gallery during the
Lewes Art Loop.
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