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10/15/2026

From Gouache to Oil: Celia Reisman’s Process

“I use the source as a starting point. Working from direct observation, I could construct a painting clearly from the beginning. But in the end, the challenge of inventing and creating my own pictorial world is more exciting.” — Celia Reisman, in conversation with Elizabeth Johnson for Art Sync

For Celia Reisman, painting often begins outdoors, with a gouache study made directly from observation. Back in the studio, these studies become the starting point for larger oil paintings, where she revisits the composition and reimagines the colors and spaces of the original scene.

Swipe through for a look inside Celia’s studio and to see how several of her gouache studies developed into finished paintings.

A selection of gouache studies by Celia Reisman are now available for purchase on our website. Explore the available works at grossmccleaf.com.

This Friday and Saturday are your final opportunities to visit Celia Reisman: Street Views and Common Ground, curated by Celia Reisman, before both exhibitions close on October 17.

Gross McCleaf Gallery Friday & Saturday, 11 AM–4 PM 123 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19127

Celia Reisman Gross McCleaf Gallery

10/13/2026

Meet the Artist: Ted Walsh

“My work often begins with familiar things—buildings, figures, animals, objects, skies. I am interested in pictures that feel as though they are setting a scene, although what has happened, or what might happen, is often left unresolved.” - Ted Walsh

Based in southern New Jersey, Ted Walsh has exhibited throughout the United States for more than two decades. He earned his MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has received numerous awards and artist residencies, including two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants.

Rooted in the American realist tradition, Walsh’s paintings and drawings draw on a lifelong fascination with buildings, landscapes, familiar objects, and the stories they might hold. From childhood, he has enjoyed imagining the spaces inside buildings, turning them around in his mind and considering what might exist beyond their visible exteriors. That curiosity extends throughout his work, where familiar subjects can take on an uneasy, sometimes humorous quality.

Walsh considers his subjects both as recognizable objects and as shapes within a painting, paying close attention to their scale, placement, and relationships to one another. As he explains, “The physical character of the work is equally important to me. I build, scrape, sand, draw into, and repaint surfaces until they have the quality I’m looking for.”

We’re excited to share a new collection of Ted’s paintings and drawings in ‘If Memory Serves’, opening October 23.

Ted Walsh: If Memory Serves October 23 – November 28, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 24 | 1–4 PM

Gross McCleaf Gallery 123 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19127

Featured:
Slide 4: “Green and White Bee Boxes”, oil on panel, 15” x 20”

Ted Walsh Gross McCleaf Gallery

10/10/2026

“When I paint en plein air, I look for order amid the visual overload of everyday life. Each scene becomes a puzzle: countless details collapse into simple, interlocking shapes on the canvas.

I distill every element through three core pillars—colour, composition, and feeling—and use them to create a calm, ordered space for the viewer.” - Laura Vahlberg

A closer look at Laura Vahlberg’s paintings in Common Ground, curated by Celia Reisman. Working from direct observation, Vahlberg transforms the visual complexity of everyday streets and landscapes into paintings defined by broad shapes, subtle color relationships, and richly textured surfaces.

Common Ground and Celia Reisman: Street Views are on view through October 17. Next weekend is the final weekend to visit both exhibitions!

Gross McCleaf Gallery Friday & Saturday, 11 AM–4 PM 123 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA

Visit grossmccleaf.com for details.

10/09/2026

Meet the Artist: Lisa S. Roberts

“Color has always been the engine of my work.”

Originally trained as an architect, Lisa S. Roberts spent more than three decades working in graphic and product design, creating designs for home furnishings, textiles, and everyday objects. Throughout her career, her fascination with color and architectural space led her to develop a distinctive practice in cut-paper collage.

Working with surgical scissors, an X-ACTO knife, and hundreds of sheets of colored paper, Lisa constructs intricate compositions one layer at a time. Her process combines the precision of architectural drawing with an intuitive approach to color, shape, and form.

In her upcoming solo exhibition, Quiet Home, Lisa turns her attention to domestic interiors and the objects that give them character. Books, furniture, artwork, flowers, and a familiar black cat become part of colorful, carefully constructed spaces that suggest the lives of the people who inhabit them.

Lisa S. Roberts: Quiet Home October 23 – November 28, 2026

Opening Reception Saturday, October 24 | 1–4 PM

Gross McCleaf Gallery 123 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19127

Lisa S. Roberts Gross McCleaf Gallery

10/07/2026

A 60-second look at Celia Reisman’s latest solo exhibition, Street Views, featuring paintings drawn from suburban streets, backyards, gardens, and architecture throughout Philadelphia, rural Vermont, and Portland, Oregon.

On view at Gross McCleaf Gallery through October 17.

Visit us Friday & Saturday, 11 AM - 4 PM, or by appointment.

📍Gross McCleaf Gallery, The Mill Studios
123 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19127

Visit grossmccleaf.com for more details.

Celia Reisman Gross McCleaf Gallery

10/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday for our Artist Conversation with Celia Reisman, Claudia Rilling, and Sophie C. White.

A special thank you to Celia, Claudia, and Sophie for sharing their perspectives on their work and approaches to painting place, and to everyone who joined us for the conversation!

Celia Reisman: Street Views and Common Ground, curated by Celia Reisman, remain on view through October 17.

Visit grossmccleaf.com for details.

10/03/2026

Details from Celia Reisman: Street Views and Common Ground, currently on view.

Join us today at 2 PM for an Artist Conversation with Celia Reisman, Claudia Rilling, and Sophie C. White, exploring their approaches to painting place and the different choices that shape their work.

Gross McCleaf Gallery
The Mill Studios, 123 Leverington Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19127

Visitor parking is available in The Mill Studios Lot.
Gallery entrance is on Baker Street.

The conversation is free and open to the public.
We hope to see you this afternoon!

Celia Reisman: Street Views and Common Ground are on view through October 17.

Visit grossmccleaf.com for details.

10/02/2026

Ahead of tomorrow’s Artist Conversation, get to know Common Ground artist Claudia Rilling in a new feature from the Chestnut Hill Local.

In “Hill Award-Winning Artist’s Dreams Come True,” writer Len Lear speaks with Rilling about her path as an artist, her approach to painting, and her work currently on view in Common Ground at Gross McCleaf Gallery.

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, October 3 at 2 PM, for an Artist Conversation with Celia Reisman, Claudia Rilling, and Sophie C. White, followed by a Q&A.

Common Ground and Celia Reisman: Street Views are on view through October 17.

Read the full article in the News/Press section at grossmccleaf.com.

Featured:
Claudia Rilling, “Harbor Road”
Oil on panel, 12” x 12” Claudia Rilling

10/01/2026

Artist Conversation | This Saturday!

Join us this Saturday, October 3 at 2 PM for an Artist Conversation with Celia Reisman, Claudia Rilling, and Sophie C. White.

Together, the artists will discuss their approaches to painting place, architecture within the landscape, and the different choices that shape each artist’s practice.

The conversation will be followed by a Q&A, with time to explore Celia Reisman’s solo exhibition, Street Views, and Common Ground, a group exhibition curated by Reisman.

This event is free and open to the public.

Parking: The Mill Studios lot, entrance on Leverington Avenue Gallery Entrance: Baker Street

Celia Reisman Claudia Rilling Sophie White

09/30/2026

Save the Date | Ted Walsh: If Memory Serves

Coming to Gross McCleaf Gallery this October: If Memory Serves, a solo exhibition by Ted Walsh.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, October 24, from 1–4 PM.

On view October 23 – November 28, 2026.

More details coming soon.

Ted Walsh Gross McCleaf Gallery

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