August 2010

Six "August" Expressions
august -adjective 1. inspiring reverence or admiration 2. venerable; eminent (sometimes used ironically

Artists in the this most august show are:  Lee Brown (sculpture), Marlan Cotner (oils), Linda Foley (watercolors), Kevin and Dorota Rubley (cement), and Susie Brooks Wallace (watercolors).

The show runs from August 2nd through the 31st with the opening reception being on Friday, August 6, from 5:30 - 8:00pm.

In conjunction with the show there will be a "Third Thursday Talk", August 19 at 7:00 pm
Lee Brown will discuss his creative process from ideation and sketches to the materials and methods of making his art. Lee has worked in West Michigan in illustration, graphic design, and product design. His fine art has been exhibited in the MMA regional show and the DeVos Place during the Art Prize competition.

Linda Foley will be discussing her watercolor work, methods, inspiration, and paintings in the August show. Linda brings many talents to bear in each of her art works. She is an accomplished instrument maker and player of hammered dulcimers, quilter, wood carver and painter. Linda has been busy this year with a one woman show at the Art’s Place, Newago Arts Council in February and a show in Muskegon at the Bettye Clark Cannon Gallery in April. Linda’s most recent paintings convey the energy and movement of water reflections, cloud formations and shifting dunes within the landscape.

 


"Blue Leaves"   cement sculpture by Kevin and Dorota Rubley

 


"Butterfly Ginger"  watercolor by Susie Wallace

"Swordfish"  oil painting by Marlan Cotner

 "Reliquary III"  wood sculpture by Lee Brown

"Looking North"  watercolor by Linda Foley