MEET THE ARTIST: This work by Gwen Toma is featured in “Plein Air Perspectives,” on view at the Cranbury Public Library through the end of September. Toma will speak at the library on Thursday, August 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Cranbury Artist Gwen Toma will appear at the Swanagan Gallery at the Cranbury Public Library in Cranbury on Thursday, August 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Toma’s solo multi-media art exhibit, “Plein Air Perspectives,” has been extended through the end of September and will feature a refreshed selection of local, autumnal plein air paintings.

“Plein Air Perspectives” is the artist’s visual travelogue of transatlantic crossings, coastal connections, and island greetings. “The exhibit reflects my coastal and island plein air paintings from Bermuda to Key West to the Hawaiian Islands and Ireland; to the river banks and shorelines from Philadelphia to Bucks County to the Jersey Shore and more,” said Toma. “Whether I am painting plein air (outdoors) at an easel or from a beach chair seaside, my hope is that my art transcends the viewer into a moment in time and space.”

The artist will share insight into her work in acrylic, pastel, colored pencil, and oil-based ink. She will also share a preview of her first children’s book, Lake Girl Chronicles, available this holiday season.

The Cranbury Public Library is at 30 Park Place West, Cranbury. Toma will donate 15 percent of art sales to the Cranbury Public Library Foundation. For more information, visit gwentomaart.com.