The Artist
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The subjects I paint reflect the romance and tranquility of another era. They are an evolution of my memories growing up on the family farm interwoven with my personal journeys. Although my goal is to capture a specific scene, my paintings are often interpretations of memories recalled by the subjects I paint. I enjoy creating an alternative environment where viewers can escape the turbulence of everyday life and connect with their inner stillness. Embracing that stillness is what brings us to awareness of the beauty that is all around us. ______________________ Biography Born in northeastern Ohio, Jerry Cable, discovered his passion for art at a very early age. Under the tutelage of private instruction, Jerry set out to define himself as an artist. He draws inspiration from the American Impressionists, specifically artists of the New Hope school in Bucks County, PA, and the Old Lyme Academy, in Old Lyme, CT. Through his travels abroad Jerry has had an opportunity to study works by the great European painters of the late nineteenth century, particularly Camille Pizzaro and Claude Monet. Resonating with unusual luminous rhythms of light and color that can only come from a true understanding of the subject, his paintings glow with attention to details that are often over looked by the casual observer. From the rolling hillsides of rural New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Midwest farmscapes and coastal Maine, abandoned structures and quiet landscapes continue to spark an inquisitive spirit. The subject matter reflects the romance and tranquility of another era, and is an evolution of treasured memories while growing up on the family farm. Cable's paintings offer the viewer an escape from the turbulence of today and a chance to savor the inner stillness of yesterdays. Jerry's work was recently published in the book "Artists of the River Towns", written by the late Doris Brandes of New Hope, PA. As the Artist-in-Residence for Hunterdon County Town & Country Living Magazine, his paintings were featured exclusively on the covers. Many of his works will also be found in private and public collections across the United States and in Canada. Since 1995 he has shown his work in more than Sixty juried and non-juried exhibitions including The Philadelphia Sketch CLub, and The National Art Club of New York City. His paintings have been featured in fifteen solo exhibitions in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, and Maine. These accomplishments have continued to define Jerry Cable's talent as a leader in the establishment of a new Delaware Valley school of artists. |
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Awards
Best of Show, Upper Makefield Historical Society
Canal Frame Crafts Gallery, Washington Crossing, PA - 2006
Best of Show
Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville, PA - 2002
Award for Traditional Painting
71st Annual Phillips' Mill Exhibition, New Hope, PA - 2002
Vasari Classic Artists Oil Color Award
87th Annual Allied Artists of America, National Arts Club, New York City - 2000
Award for Painting in memory of Arthur D. Ricker
71st Annual Phillips' Mill Exhibition, New Hope, PA - 2000
Award of Excellence
Sid Quinn Memorial Award, Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville, PA - 2001, 1997
Award of Excellence Hill School Center for the Arts, Pottstown Artists Guild, Pottstown, PA - 1996 First Place Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville, PA - 1996 Allied Artists of Schuylkill County, Pottsville, PA - 1996
Second Place
Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville, PA - 1998 Stony Brook Gallery, Hopewell, NJ - 1998
Honorable Mention
Tinicum Art Festival, Erwinna, PA - 1997, 1996
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Public Collections:
AM Best Company. Oldwick, NJ
Warren County Public Library, Washington, NJ
Hunterdon County Justice Center, Flemington, NJ
Marriott Hotel, Trenton, NJ
McDonald Corporation, Flemington, NJ
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Reviews
"For a pleasant escape, open your eyes to the world of Jerry Cable, whose landscape paintings evoke more innocent times - archetypal red barns, white farmhouses tipped with snow, orderly rows of haystacks..." - Ilene Dube, Time Off/Princeton Packet, "All Aboard," November 2, 2001
"In his own quiet way Jerry Cable is a preservationist. His art reveals a natural instinct for painting subjects that he fears may soon disappear. As an impressionist, he strives to capture the fleeting nature of light..." - Bruce Blackburn III, Nouveau Magazine, "Jerry Cable's Nostalgic Brush," September 2001
"He seeks the abandoned structures, the quiet landscapes that reflect America's rural heritage, and the pastoral imagery reminiscent of his youth... he is forever connected with the land and it is genuinely part of his life and his work." - Doris Brandes, New Hope Gazette, "Artist in Focus," September 21, 2000
"An artist for all seasons, both literally and figuratively, Mr. Cable brings to his metier a treasure trove of experience and skills. Whether it is a still life of a basket of apples or painting the last light of day as the sun sets over the horizon, Jerry is proof-positive that wonderful paintings can be found on the other side of the Delaware." - Cathy Viksjo, Bucks County Town & Country Living Magazine, Fall 1998
"Putting it all together - a hillside in Solebury, a stone springhouse above the Delaware River, a prime cottage in Ohio - Cable works to preserve the vanishing landscapes for all who come after." - Anita Donovan, New Hope Gazette, April 13, 2000
"Cable paints landscapes, still lifes and animal scenes in true impressionist tradition, using sunlight to define the essence of the scenes." - Karen DeLisle, Delaware Valley News, September 30, 1999
"The transition from one season to another; the comings and goings of flowers and foliage as the seasons change are all things that catch Mr. Cable's discerning artist's eye. He captures the subtleties of warm and cool light... in his brushy, painterly interpretations of the landscapes of the Delaware Valley..." - Matthew J. Hannan, Hunterdon Democrat, "What's Up" section, August 28, 1997
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Past Exhibits
Selected Featured Exhibitions:
Ocean House Gallery, Port Clyde, ME - 2006, 2007, 2008 Solo Exhibition Port to Port, paintings of Monhegan Island and Coastal Maine
Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance, Flemington, NJ - 2005 Solo Exhibition Chronicles of Hunterdon
Sabine Rose Gallery, Doylestown, PA - 2004 Solo Exhibition, Home for the Holidays
Knollcrest Furnishing Gallery, Flemington, NJ - 2003 Solo Exhibition, Recent Works
Swain Galleries, Plainfield, NJ - 2002 Solo Exhibition, Sojourns Out Back and Beyond III
Stover Mill Gallery, Erwinna, PA - 2002 Solo Exhibition, Sojourns Out Back and Beyond II
Minor Memorial Library Gallery, Roxbury, CT - 2002 Solo Exhibition, Sojourns Out Back and Beyond
Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA - 2002 Two-person Exhibition with Bradley Hendershot, Between the Brush Strokes
Hopewell Train Station, Hopewell, NJ - 2001 Solo Exhibition, On Track
Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA - 2000 Solo Exhibition
Canal Frame-Craft Gallery, Washington Crossing, PA - 2002, 2001 Solo Exhibition
Grey Horse Gallery, Sandy Hook, CT - 1999 Solo Exhibition
Minor Memorial Library Gallery, Roxbury, CT -1999 Solo Exhibition Artistic Crossroads I
Stover Mill Gallery, Erwinna, PA - 1999 Solo Exhibition, Artistic Crossroads II
North Canton Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH - 1999 Solo Exhibition, Artistic Crossroads III Washington Crossing State Park,
Washington Crossing, PA - 1998 Solo Exhibition, Recent Paintings
Stover Mill Gallery, Erwinna, PA - 1997 Solo Exhibition, Seasonal Inspirations
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Selected Group Exhibitions:
Art of the Sea Gallery, South Thomaston, ME — 2005, 2004, 2003, A gathering of Marine Masters,
Waterways, Old favorites & New Faces
Allentown Museum, Allentown, PA - 2000, 1996
Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA - 1996
Ceres Gallery, New York, NY - 1998, 1999
Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - 2007, 2001, 2000
Gallery One, Mentor, OH - 2003, 2002
George B. Markle Gallery, Hazleton, PA - 1996
HardCastle Gallery, Wilmington, DE - 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000
Historic Yellow Springs Art Show, Chester Springs, PA - 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ - 1997, 1996
Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA - 2004, 2003
Kent Art Association, Kent, CT - 2002
National Arts Club, New York, NY - 2000, 1998
Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville/Schwenksville, PA - 2002, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1996
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA - 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997
Phillips' Mill, New Hope, PA - 2008, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996
Potter & Slack Fine Art Gallery, Marbledale, CT - 2002, 2001
Prallsville Mill, Stockton, NJ - 1997, 1996
Soroptimist International, Phoenixville, PA - 2000, 1998/Featured Artist, 1997
Swain Galleries, Plainfield, NJ - 2002, 2001
Schwenkfelder Library, Pennsburg, PA - 1998
The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA - 1999, 1998
The Hill School, Pottstown, PA - 2002, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1996
Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA - 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ - 2003, 2001
University of Delaware, Goodstay Center, Wilmington, DE - 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Ink River Gallery, Flemington, NJ - 2000
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH - 1997
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Published Articles - Selected bibliography and published articles
Books:
Artists of the River Towns - Their works and their stories by Doris Brandes, 8-30-02
Magazines:
Hunterdon County Town & Country Living , "Meet Me at the Fair" by Diana Cercone, Summer 2005
Nouveau Magazine - Fine Arts issue "Jerry Cable's Nostalgic Brush" by Bruce Blackburn III, 9-1-01
Art Matters, "On the Right Track" by Glenn Curry, 11-01
Bucks County Town & Country Living, "Jerry Cable" by Cathie Viksjo, Fall 1998
Hunterdon County Town & Country Living , "Jerry Cable" by Cathie Viksjo, Summer 2003
Newspapers:
Time Off/Princeton Packet, Princeton, NJ "All Aboard" by Ilene Dube, 11-2-01
New Hope Gazette , New Hope, PA "Artists in Motion" by Scott Edwards, 3-28-02 "Genetically Inspired to Paint the Land" by Doris Brandes, 9-21-00 "Jerry Cable, Capturing the Vanishing Past on Canvas" by Anita Donovan, 4-13-00
Trenton Times , Trenton, NJ "Exhibit breathes life into Hopewell Train Station" by Janet Purcell, 11-2-01 "Garnering Inspiration from a Childhood Dream" by Janet Purcell, 9-22-00 "Starved for the Truth" by Cathy Viksjo, 10-18-98
Hunterdon Democrat, Flemington, NJ "Paintings Capture Vanishing Vistas" by Stephen Van Etten, 4-14-00 "Inspired by Seasons" by Matthew Hannan, 8-28-97
Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA " Jerry Cable, Impressionist" by Cindi McGorthy, 09-30-99
Delaware Valley News, Erwinna, PA "Artist's Crossroads meets at Stover Mill" by Karen Delisle, 9-30-99
Voices , Waterbury, CT "Cable's Oils in Library Show" by Steve Pisni, 5-28-99
Star Ledger, Newark, NJ "Paintings Honor Boy in a Place That He Loved" by Bill Nutt, 1-15-98
Beacon, Lambertville, NJ "Painting Chosen by New York Club," 12-3-98
Star Ledger, Newark, NJ " Capturing the Spirit of Andrew" by David Van Horn, 5-11-97
Star Gazette, Easton, PA "Painting Dedicated to Honor Youngster's Love for Library" by Mario Palomo, 6-5-97