The Bryan House (detail)
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juls buehrer
A 2004 graduate of Penn State’s Integrative Arts program, Juls Buehrer completed a combined Bachelor of Arts degree in fine art painting and scenic painting for theatre. After graduating she moved to Ithaca, NY, where she pursued her painting career. While there she took part in the Ithaca Artist Markets, had solo shows, and illustrated two children’s books for a local author. In 2007 she and her husband, Kurt, moved to Hamilton, NY. Inspired by its abundant snow, Juls’ work developed a dramatic lighting and landscape-centered focus. Her show “Snowy NY,” comprising landscapes in both acrylic and oil, was entirely sold out. She also participated in the 2008 “HERstory” show celebrating women’s history month and taught at the Hamilton Center for the Arts. In 2009 Juls and Kurt moved to Gettysburg where Juls continues to be interested in dramatic lighting, applying it to scenes of Gettysburg and the battlefield. She participated in the 2009 and 2010 Art for Life Art Auctions, and, through donated works, raised over $800 dollars for the Whitman Walker Clinic in Washington D.C.
Join us to meet Juls and see her work on First Friday, November 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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The Gettysburg Train Station
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new vintage signs by laurich
Although businesses advertised on Brian Laurich’s signs no longer exist, the artistry of each creation live on. Once upon a time, this man—who made a good but unsatisfying living in graphic arts—fell asleep and woke up a new person: an artist. Not only did he begin to see visions of the art he would create, but also that the art would also take the form of a whole new medium—using antique wood to make and paint signs that look as old as the wood itself. So expert has Laurich become that he is able to “read” a piece of wood—to know how its surface will respond to paint, how its intrinsic character will be revealed once it takes on new hues and stenciled lettering, and the effect of its shape when hung against a wall. He is always seeking out wood with painted surfaces between 150 and 200 years old. While preserving that original paint, he adds lettering and graphics. Laurich’s methods and techniques for distressing painted surfaces to look old remain a guarded secret. “My goal with every sign is to transform a 200-year-old piece of wood into a work of art.”
Join us to meet Brian and see his work on First Friday, November 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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