Tina Madonia at the Dutot

The Antoine Dutot Museum and Gallery in Delaware Water Gap, PA held an Artist’s Reception on Friday July 5th featuring the work of Tina Madonia. A number of landscapes created through a deft use of various mediums filled the gallery as conversations relating to the display filled the air. These mediums included pieces creates by applying oil based paint on canvases while others were created through Monotyping which is a type of printmaking whose process traditionally consists of an image being drawn onto a smooth surface and then transferred onto a sheet of paper. There were also a number of pieces presented in layered framed mats referred to as “Boxes.”

As mentioned earlier, the work depicted several outdoor scenes which allowed those who moved themselves into the images to experience a certain degree of the tranquility which embodied the work. There was a quietness to be found in each piece enhanced by the varying artist’s strokes which combined an amount of descriptive detail along with enough of an impressionist’s technique to encourage the viewer to explore the vagueness of the image more closely until an inner clarity could be discovered during the process of seeing. You’ll find more photographs taken during the Reception in The Dutot 2013 Gallery at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151703218890421.1073741837.636000420&type=1.

Ms. Madonia fell in love with painting during her early teens while taking her first art class. Her discovery of her talents soon combined with her love for the outdoors allowing her to be a more intrinsical part of nature through the art of painting and photography. Ms. Madonia’s work can be found in private collections throughout the United States and has been shown in various galleries such as The Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, PA. You can learn more about Tina Madonia and her work by exploring her website at www.tmadonia.net.

The Antoine Dutot Museum and Gallery originated as a brick school house built c. 1850 by Antoine Dutot who founded the town of Dutotsville before it was renamed to Delaware Water Gap, PA. In addition to the exhibitions presented at the gallery, the museum offers tours and educational opportunities for those who would like to learn more about the area. The current exhibition featuring the work of Tina Madonia will be on display at the gallery until July 21st. Their next exhibition will feature the work of Peter Salmon beginning with an Artist’s Reception on Friday July 26th and will continue to be displayed until August 11th. Please Explore The Antoine Dutot Museum and Gallery Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DutotMuseumAndGallery?fref=ts for more information.