Anita Gregorski's "Surroundings" exhibit at the Southbury Public Library

The Gloria Cachion Gallery at Southbury Public Library will host an exhibit of Anita Gregorski from Wednesday, April 1 until Thursday, May 14, 2015 The library is located at 100 Poverty Rd., Southbury, CT, 203-262-0626.

Local barn and fences, quaint neighborhood homes, flowers from her gardens, New England landscapes, area store fronts and street scenes are among her artworks on display. Anita has lived all her life in Connecticut, and her paintings successfully reflect the colors and atmosphere that are so much a part of this landscape. Many of the barns that she has captured in paintings have disappeared, streets have changed and storefronts modernized. “I like to find that bit of nostalgia, record that weathered look, catch the light on fresh fallen snow and the new bloom on the flower from my garden. A paint brush and a few props and a painting gets created. Some days I wrestle with the paint brush and other days I hang onto the brush as the painting paints itself.”

Artist Gregorski has won numerous awards, and her work has been accepted in many Juried Art shows including the Salmangundi Club National Show (NY City) Northeast Watercolor Society National Show, The Art of New England National Show in Lyme, Academic Artist National Exhibit, The Connecticut Watercolor Society Shows, and The Connecticut Women’s Artists. She has had many local solo exhibits.