Union County Library Features Meaghan Troup's Impressionist Landscapes This April

Meaghan Troup regularly sets up her easel on the seventh floor of the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute to paint calming landscapes for patients and their families. That same commitment to painting as a source of peace and renewal is on view this month at Gallery 255 inside the Public Library for Union County, where Troup's contemporary impressionist landscapes hang through April 30.

The Pennsylvania-based painter grew up among the Finger Lakes region of New York, a landscape she has cited as a foundational influence, and works with oil paints and palette knives to build layered, textured canvases from the natural world. Works currently on view include "Perfect Strength," "Heaven's Breath 2" and "Resting in Your Shadow," titles that reflect a practice rooted in personal resilience and spiritual faith. The library describes the collection as "vivid yet peaceful," paintings that render everyday outdoor scenes and broader natural vistas with the loose, luminous quality of contemporary impressionism.

Gallery 255 sits inside the library at 255 Reitz Boulevard, at the edge of Lewisburg's compact, walkable historic district and steps from Bucknell University. The exhibit requires no detour and no ticket: the paintings are visible at no charge to anyone coming in for a hold pickup, a program, or an hour of quiet work. Free parking is available in the lot directly in front of the building. Hours run until 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The three extended evenings make the gallery a practical stop for anyone working or studying during the day.

Beyond this show, Gallery 255 operates as the library's rotating exhibition space, cycling through local and regional artists on monthly and multi-month schedules. The library also maintains display cases for smaller exhibits and accepts applications from artists and organizations looking to show their work, sustaining a steady arts calendar for downtown Lewisburg.

Troup's exhibition closes April 30. Group visits and accessibility inquiries can be directed to the Public Library for Union County at (570) 523-1172.