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Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release

From: Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc.

Subject: Reflections of a Bayshore Painter: Glenn Rudderow, National Distribution And Emmy Awards

Date: September 19, 2006

For Additional Information Contact: Jane Morton Galetto, President, Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc. at 609-774-5853 or 856-327-1161

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Louis Presti, Senior Producer, NJN  at 609-777-5280

The NJN / Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc. (CU) documentary film Reflections of a Bayshore Painter - Glenn Rudderow has been selected to be aired by nearly 100 stations (see partial list below- many affiliate stations are not listed).  Co-Producers Jane Morton Galetto and Louis Presti as well as editor cinematographer Jeffery Reisley have been awarded Emmy™ awards in the Arts Program or Special category by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. 

Reflections of a Bayshore Painter - Glenn Rudderow, documents the NJ Delaware Bayshore artist's ability to masterfully epitomizes the spirit of the region we call home.  CU President Jane Morton Galetto declares, "be it East Point, Egg Island, Turkey Point, Greenwich, the Maurice River, Burcham’s Farm, Money Island, Fortescue, Hansey Creek Road, Maple Avenue or the expansive farms of Western Cumberland County, each of us is enraptured by his painterly images in his own way. Glenn brings an emotion to our local landscapes that capture the viewer’s imagination and heart.  He sees the artist metaphorically as a window, looking outward and inwardly depicting the world around him on his canvases.  His paintings are not simply a reflection of the Bayshore; rather they are insightful glimpses of what the artist sees and feels and in turn what the viewer experiences." 

In working on the film, Senior Producer Louis Presti, co-producer Jane Morton Galetto, editor cinematographer Jeff Reisly, and the NJN Crews felt privileged to be a part of Glenn’s creative world.  They met the people who mentored his artistic talents, witnessed his creative genius, and experienced his use of light, color, composition and stroke.  They met the loves of his life: art and his wife, Carol.  They learned through many hours of observation some of the ingredients that make a masterful painter.  For them as producers and Glenn as an artist, the ultimate cinema graphic achievement is sharing the film with the audience.  Having the audience expanded to a national audience is all the sweeter.

Citizens United is grateful to our sponsors PSEG, The National Park Service, Community Energy and our membership.

Glenn Rudderow- Glenn lives and paints in Hopewell-Bridgeton, NJ.  His work reflects his love and passion for the landscape and the people of the Delaware Bayshore.  He exhibits nationally at venues which include the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; National Academy of Design, NY; American Watercolor Society, NY; Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ; Springfield Art Museum, Missouri; Sherry French Gallery, NY; Butler Institute of Art, OH; and John Pence Gallery, San Francisco.  He has received prestigious awards including the Greenshields Memorial Grant, Montreal; the NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship; the American Watercolor Society Award for Excellence; and the National Academy of Design Award for Outstanding Portraiture.  He taught portrait and life painting and drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1986 to 2002.  His work is represented by the following galleries:  Newman-Saunders Galleries, Wayne, PA; the Troika Gallery, Easton, MD; the Treen Studio and Gallery, Mullica Hill, NJ; and the LaBotega Gallery, Millville, NJ.  Mr. Rudderow is one of four artists featured in the NJN/ PBS, documentary entitled “Bayshore Artists: A Sense of Place” released in 2001.

Reflections of a Bayshore Painter - Glenn Rudderow National Broadcasters (partial list)

ALAB- Birmingham AL ARKA- ConwayAR KAET- Tempe AZ KCOS- El Paso TX KCPT- Kansas City MO KCSM- San Mateo CA KEET- Eureka CA KENT- Lexington KY KIXE- Redding CA KNCT- Killeen TX LOIU- Baton Rouge LA MISS- Jackson MS NDAK- Fargo ND NEWH- Durham NH NEWJ- Trenton NJ SCAR- Columbia SC WCNY- Syracuse NY WDCQ- University Center MI WETP- Knoxville TN WFSU- Tallahassee FL WFUM- Flint MI WFWA- Fort Wayne IN WGCU- Fort Myers FL WVU- Grand Rapids MI WIPB- Munci IN

KPTS- Wichita KS KQED- San Franciso CA KRSC- Claremore OK SXPS- Spokane WA KTCA- St. Paul MN KUED- Salt Lake City UT KUHT- Huston TX KVCR- San Bernardino CA KWBU- Waco TX KWSU- Pullman WA WKYU- Bowling Green KY WMHT- Troy NY WMVS- Milwaukee WI WNED- Buffalo NY WNET- New York NY WNPT- Nashville TN WNYE- New York NY WOUB- Athens OH WPTO- Dayton OH WSRE- Pensacola FL WTIU- Bloomington IN WTVI- Charlotte NC WTVS- Tampa FL WXXI- Rochester NY WYBE- Philadelphia PA

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Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc. is a non profit watershed organization with over 450 memberships. It is involved in a wide variety of projects and activities that cover all aspects of watershed protection. Committed to the mission of preservation and protection, CU focuses its activities on achieving these goals.