Local Artist's Paintings To Welcome New Year At Ocean City Arts Center

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Welcome in the New Year with beautiful, expressive paintings made by a local artist.

“and then again,” featuring colorful expressive paintings by Marion Lotka, opens Jan. 3 at the Gallery at the Ocean City Arts Center and runs through Jan.29. A “Meet the Artists” reception will be held on Friday, Jan. 12 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Lotka graduated from Philadelphia University and also studied at Philadelphia College of Art, Moore College of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. As a New Jersey resident, she studied with Rita Mikalenka, Andrea Sauchelli and currently teaches art and design for the Cape May County Library.

She is on the board of directors with Ocean City Fine Arts League, volunteers and exhibits at the Art On Asbury Gallery. Lotka’s paintings have been purchased by Atlanticare and are part of the Healing Arts permanent installation in Atlantic City. She is an Associate Member Artist with Riverfront Renaissance and a member of Society of New Jersey Artists.

Her award winning work has been exhibited in many solo and group shows in New Jersey. Lotka’s work and updates can be seen on Instagram @ mlotkaartist.

The exhibit includes work from three of Lotka’s recent series: “Three Little Figs,” “Factory Work” and “The Produce Series.”

“The intention of my work is to convey feelings about a subject seen. If a view or object makes my heart beat a little faster, I’m inspired to paint it. I am interested in still life, but in a way that questions perspective and context,” Lotka said. “Figs and peaches make lovely, still subject models. My paintings are often inspired by the evolving sky, land and sea views here in southern New Jersey, using layered acrylic and mixed media gestures and marks to explore scale, color and texture, I can only hope that the viewer shares a similar visceral response.”

The Ocean City Arts Center is located on the second floor in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Arts Center is closed on Sunday. For further information, call (609) 399-7628. Check out the Ocean City Arts Center’s website (oceancityartscenter.org) or on Facebook and Instagram.