Local artists will hold reception at Fiddleheads
Watercolors, brush art, acrylics among works featured in new show

JAMESBURG - The works of three local artists will be on display at Fiddleheads Restaurant through September.

Robert Heyer, of Monroe, Jack B. Kushnick, of East Brunswick, and Ryan Rosenberg, of Hightstown, will be on hand from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday for a free opening reception at the restaurant, located at 27 E. Railroad Ave.

The gallery features complex naturethemed watercolors, Chinese brush art, and environmentally inspired acrylics, and includes originals as well as prints, all available for sale. Also featured will be the framed work of outdoor-nature photographer Jennifer Wiessner, of North Yarmouth, Maine, formerly of East Brunswick.

The public is invited to the reception to view the show and meet the artists and the restaurant staff. Complimentary light refreshments, courtesy of the artists and Fiddleheads, will be served during the reception time. The restaurant will not be open for a la carte seating during the reception, but will open for dinner at 4 p.m.

Also during the reception, Fiddleheads will award a $10 restaurant gift certificate with any art purchase. Reservations are not required. For more information, call 732- 521-0878.

This will be the first exhibition at Fiddleheads for both Heyer and Kushnick.

Heyer works primarily in watercolors. His work has been featured in multiple publications, including Watercolor magazine and International Artist, and he is a member of the Garden State Watercolor Society, the New Jersey Water Color Society, and the Suburban Artists Guild, among other associations. He is a recipient of the New Jersey Water Color Society Silver Medal Award.

Heyer graduated from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts and had a long career in pharmaceutical package de- sign and development. He now teaches watercolor workshops statewide, including adult education classes at Monroe and East Brunswick high schools.

Kushnick specializes in Chinese brush art, as well as watercolors. Also a licensed physical therapist, he has sold his work into private collections and has been exhibited in many health-care facilities and medical offices. The mission of his art is for the viewer to focus on what is peaceful and beautiful, and he has studied under Asian and Western master artists so as to blend the two styles into serene and tranquil depictions. His art has won numerous awards, and he is a member of the Suburban Artists Guild, the New Jersey Water Color Society, and the Sumi-e Art Society of America, among other associations. His Web site is www.artofthebrush.com.

Rosenberg, 32, lived the majority of his youth in Jamesburg and is currently a borough councilman in Hightstown, where he owns a Web and print design shop called Delameana Design. His bold artwork in multiple media is inspired by the surrounding natural environment and the elements, and he sees his art as a meditative expression of his spiritual beliefs. He has exhibited in many groups and solo shows in New Jersey and New York. He has held painting demonstrations accompanied by live bands, notably with Natural Breakdown at the Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick. His first art exhibition was held at Fiddleheads when he was 16 years old. His Web site is www.ryanrosenberg.com.

Wiessner, 38, is the house artist at Fiddleheads, having displayed and sold her work there continuously since 2004. Formerly of East Brunswick and now raising two young children in coastal Maine with her husband, Greg, she focuses her lens on serene nature and its moments of breathtaking beauty, particularly with plant life, animals, and rays of light in the north country, from Maine to eastern Canada. She has won several awards in Maine for her photography and has sold more than two dozen framed prints at Fiddleheads.