The public is invited to an opening reception featuring the original oil paintings, including new works of Jamestown, of internationally known artist David Schock on Friday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The artist’s work focuses on harmonious relationships with nature, through landscapes, marine paintings, and images of women and children by the shore.

Schock is an award-winner at the Copley Society in Boston and has over 25,000 prints of his landscapes and figurative paintings in collections worldwide.

Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.