Bernardsville Art Walk Returns for December, After Break for Sandy

Bernardville's Art Walk is back from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, with participating galleries and retailers opening their doors for holiday browsing along with the usual art displays, refreshments and a chance to mingle with other art lovers.

The event, held the first Friday of several months each year, was canceled during November when Superstorm Sandy left the borough in the dark and cold during a prolonged power outage.

This month, a holiday theme will mix with artistic endeavors.

Highlands Art Gallery at 27 Olcott Square will be part of the annual Holiday Small Works Show. Artists Susan Blackwood, Lili Anne Laurin and Kenn Backhaus will be at the Art Walk on Friday night. The gallery also is holding an open house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, said owner Cheryl Macdowall.

Along with the food and wine that is a treat at many of the galleries during the Art Walk, Diehl's Jewelers at 24 Olcott Square also will feature new designers Andrea Candela, Tony Maccabi and new designs by the shop's Kris Schmid, according to Diehl's website.

Another regular participant is Studio 7 Art Gallery at 5 Morristown Road, whose owner, Kathleen Palmer, was instrumental in starting the recurring Art Walks.

, will have an opening of the oil paintings by Onelio Marrero, who is the art teacher from Mendham High School, at the December Art Walk.

Marrero is an extremely accomplished fine art painter who also shows his work in galleries in Georgetown in Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Va. and Madison, Wisc., according to WallFlowers co-owner Christine Sutherland.

Please let us know if your gallery is doing something special for Friday's Art Walk.