Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • March 7, 2012 Area Glen Rock artist Joseph Terrone will exhibit his plein air paintings at the gallery at West Side Presbyterian Church throughout the month of March. A professional artist, Terrone holds a BFA from Brooklyn College, an MFA from Pratt Institute, and New Jersey certification as an art teacher. His plein air paintings have been shown throughout the Tristate area and have been collected throughout the country. In the past, his work has been included in shows at the Brooklyn Museum and at the BACA Cultural Center, which is also located in Brooklyn. He has been a member of the Plein Air Painters of New Jersey, the Society of Plein Air Painters, the Blackwell Street Artists, the Plein Air Painters of New Jersey Highlands, the Riverdale Arts Center, the Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters, the International Professional Association of the Arts, and the Clifton Association of Artists. His painting, “Last Snow,” was selected Joseph Terrone to exhibit plein air oil paintings from among 7,000 entries as a finalist in The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th annual competition. He was also selected by Peter Trippi, editor of Fine Art Connoissuer magazine to participate in “Paint the Town,” a premier plein air event. After completing graduate school, Terrone worked abstractly in mixed media on paper. The success he enjoyed was met head on by a strong desire to revisit realism, and he began to paint outdoors. The experience encouraged him to move his energies into landscape painting. This combination of realism and abstraction was transformed into a unique energy evident in his work today. His paintings act as a vehicle to express his love of nature through color and movement. His work has been influenced by Emile Gruppe and other artists of the Cape Ann and Bucks County area. Terrone continues to work with local organizations to further the arts in the Bergen County area. He has recently Joseph Terrone working on a plein air painting. hosted a plein air landscape, music, and arts festival in conjunction with the Jacobsen Landscape Design and Construction Company, where he is now hosting a series of classes. Jacobsen Landscape Design Center is located at 413 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. Terrone’s work can be seen at Right Angle Gallery in Hoboken and online at www.thebrighamgalleries.com and www. joeterrone.com. The gallery at West Side Presbyterian Church is located at 6 Monroe Street in Ridgewood. Hours are 8:30 to 4:30 weekdays and 11:30 to 2 on Sundays. The gallery is closed on Saturdays.