September 30 - October 29, 2010
Opening reception on Friday, October 1

"Postcards" - images of West Michigan and beyond
The participating artists in this show are Carol Cousineau, Carol Bauer Schmidt, Deborah Bowen, Brad Patterson, Virginia Baker Kunst, Anne Kramer, Colleen Rockey and Wanda Anderson.

Carol Cousineau’s oil pastel paintings are depictions of the beauty that surrounds her, which she finds “in a quiet stream, a local field, or a simple cottage”. Carol Brauer-Schmidt ‘s oil pastel paintings show her love of color, form and texture and “sometimes a little whimsy”. Deborah Bowen’s oil paintings are colorful, beautiful interpretations of sunsets, lakes, flowers and woodlands. Brad Patterson uses colors, patterns and shapes from nature to form his sculptural and functional pottery. Virginia Baker Kunst combines her oil pastel work with ink resist and creates paintings derived from the rich imagery of her imagination and interior world. Anne Kramer and Colleen Rockey use water based mediums to create their paintings.  Wanda Anderson’s “Vanishing Visions” series was inspired by the ancient petroglyphs created by Native Americans in the Sedona, AZ area.

"Postcards" - images of West Michigan and beyond, will be on exhibit in the Walburg Gallery of the Gallery Uptown from September 30 through October 29. The opening reception for the show will be on Friday, October 1. Informative talks by the artists will begin at 7pm. All are invited to attend.


"Lily Forest"  oil painting
by Deborah Bowen
 


"Ricinus communis" - mixed media: stoneware, charcoal and pastel
by Brad Patterson

"Lily Pads 2"  oil pastel
by Carol Brauer-Schmidt

"US 31 N - V"   oil pastel by Carol Cousineau
 

"Vanishing Visions VII"   by Wanda Anderson
 

"Frederika Flintstone"  oil pastel and ink resist
by Virginia Baker Kunst

  

"Flowers"  by Anne Kramer

"Greenbrown7B-4" 
water-based media by Colleen Rockey