For the past few years, the Artists’ Gallery has supported the Kalmia Club by joining them in their annual tour of the Hidden Gardens of Lambertville. The town has many small backyard gardens that people have transformed into wonderful little spaces that most people just don’t get to see.
Every year the Kalmia chooses a number of these gardens to be on the tour, and the members of the Artists’ Gallery paint or take photos of the gardens. The finished pieces are for sale later in the gallery, with a portion of the sale supporting the
Kalmia Club. This year, the sale will be in December.
Some pieces, however, might make it into our September show. It is part of NJ that one does not usually get to see, and the gardens are unexpected. They sometimes include water features, topiary, exotic plants, and artwork. They are always beautifully arranged spaces.
This year I liked the exotic passion flower that is only in bloom a short time, and the mud maiden that will be covered in greenery as the summer progresses. One of the gardens features some works by local artist
Bee McDonald Burke who does little wooden constructions comprised of colorful lines.
