“HAVEN”: Recent works by award-winning artist David Stier are featured in a solo exhibit on view April 5 through May 4 at the Silverman Gallery of Bucks County Impressionist Art in Holicong, Pa.

Award-winning Carversville artist David Stier will be presenting a collection of his most recent paintings and drawings in a solo exhibit, “David Stier: Refuge,” at the Silverman Gallery of Bucks County Impressionist Art. Opening receptions with the artist are on Saturday, April 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibition continues through May 4.

Three standout paintings — Refuge III, Haven, and Approaching Light — embody feelings of quiet and peaceful spaces, urging viewers to stop and reflect. Stier said, “To be the silent witness to our minds and our sensory experience is a refuge. It’s the place where imagination and observation intersect. Where compulsions and judgement surrender and a wordless perspective arises to celebrate life.”

The paintings on exhibit portray a wide selection of subjects, carefully curated and individually framed by the artist in his home workshop. Stier’s Porch Light takes you down a quiet Lambertville neighborhood. His Hill Top and Detour invite the viewer into a magical, mysterious world — part landscape, part dreamscape.

Stier said, “This body of work feels personal. It tips the balance from the direct observation of plein air and still life painting into a language that relies on imagination, memory, emotion, and intuition. Refuge is dedicated to everyone. It’s the need for shelter, a safe place amidst chaos and division. It’s what unifies us. Refuge is rediscovering life and therefore, compassion.”

A collector of Stier’s work from Dublin, Pa., agrees. “Life hangs in the balance, part of us is broken, part is downcast, yet David’s paintings lead to self-reflection and its gift: inner strength to face the world.”

Stier is also a skilled instructor and loves teaching, urging people to try different things and unlock who they are as an artist. Jeanette H., one of his students says, “I study oil painting and drawing with David. I appreciate his focus on classical technique, while inspiring me to embrace my own process.”

Born and raised in Princeton, Stier worked with the Lewis School there for many years. In the Spring of 2024, his oil paintings and charcoal drawings were featured in the New Hope Colony Foundation for the Arts premier exhibition. Stier’s work has garnered numerous awards and accolades at venues such as Moravian University’s Payne Gallery in Bethlehem, Pa., Phillips’ Mill in New Hope, Pa., and the National Arts Club in New York City. Stier gives credit to the experience of studying with a broad range of painting instructors while attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

The Silverman Gallery is located in the Buckingham Green Shopping Center, 4920 York Road (Rt. 202) in Holicong, Pa., just north of PA 413. For more information, visit silvermangallery.com or call (215) 794-4300.