On exhibition from April 7th through April 30th are recent paintings by Jeannette Lazarus, long time East Boston resident and founding member of the East Boston Artists Group (EBAG) The selection of works include Lazarus’s recent series of still lifes, portraits and abstracts.

Jeannette Lazarus has an exuberant love affair with the act of painting. While constantly exploring new subjects, Jeannette frequently returns to her original sources: still lives of fruit, often displaying three or four fruits to represent her three sons and one daughter. "I love the process of painting", says Lazarus. "Mostly what I'm after is to translate the miracle of seeing - whether it's a visual seeing or an intuitive seeing. I'm trying to make something physical out of the sheer joy of being alive". Jeannette is deeply committed to making the materials tell the story so that while the paintings are personal, they are also about the robust spirituality that paint, as a substance, has on it's own.

The Firehouse Center for the Arts is located at One Market Square in Newburyport. The art gallery is free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm, and Sundays from 12-6pm.

Jeannette is represented by the Chameleon Arts Gallery in Newburyport. Locally, she has shown her paintings in various locations throughout East Boston including the new Atlantic Works Gallery, Tony’s Realty in Maverick Square, and Zumix. Jeannette has a studio in the artists building at 80 Border Street, which is open to the public during the annual East Boston Open Studios in October.

For more information, contact Jeannette Lazarus at 671-569-1233, or the Firehouse Center for the Arts at 978-462-7336.

Exhibition Dates:    April 7 –30, 2003

Gallery Hours:  Tuesday –Saturday 10 am - 6 pm, Sunday 12 –6pm

 Location: Art Gallery Firehouse Center for the Arts, One Market Square, Newburyport, MA

Price: Free & open to the public

More Info: 978-462-7336 or www.firehousecenter.com