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| Evening View of the Blue Whole Gallery |
Artistic Examples Inspired by Nature
Two artist members of the Blue Whole Gallery will be featured in the Gallery's windows during the month of October. Katherine Loveland is a photographer who focuses on revealing variations of shapes, textures and colors that she sees reflected in nature. While Carol Janda, explores art through painting and pottery using the beauty of nature to give her inspiration in interpreting and portraying it.
Both of these artist's work reflect elements found in everyday surroundings that help them explore various approaches and techniques of interpretations. See their inspirations by visiting the Blue Whole Gallery on First Friday, October 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. and meet the artists as well!
Both of these artist's work reflect elements found in everyday surroundings that help them explore various approaches and techniques of interpretations. See their inspirations by visiting the Blue Whole Gallery on First Friday, October 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. and meet the artists as well!
Katherine Loveland, uses photography to capture everyday objects as well as natural surfaces so that they can be seen anew to show their pattern, shapes and colors. Her work gives us an opportunity to see new perspectives and view the unexpected and therefore appreciate the visual and tactical world we live in. Look at the following examples and appreciate what she is revealing to you.
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| "Waves of Wood" |
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| "Pathways" |
What a diverse world that Katherine has opened to us by selecting and photographing simple objects and forms from nature. It reveals a tactile world of diversity and one with magnificent shapes and patterns formed by the elements of wind, time, and temperature. They are forms of sculpture as seen in the selections below.
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| "Connections" |
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| "What Lies Within" |
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| "Wolf" |
Katherine also sees the simple side of an object whether it be a shadow reflected on a sandy surface or an intricate image portrayed on a stone surface or the bark of a tree.
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| "Juxtaposition" |
Enjoy this exploration and involvement that Katherine Loveland wants you to share and appreciate the visual beauty within Natures Realm. Visit the Blue Whole Gallery and enjoy in her artwork and meet her on First Friday October 7th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gallery.
Carol Janda, an artist who skills spans two separate art mediums, painting and pottery. She is challenged by different mediums and how they offer her diverse directions and approaches. Her work has a singular perspective that comes from viewing the beauty that nature offers and how it can be interpreted and portrayed. As a painter Carol uses oil monotypes, and water color that allows her to move into an exploration of multi-directions that brings out her diversity and creativity in her work as seen below.
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| "Autumn Winds" |
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| "Safe Haven" |
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| "Fields Before an Ancient City" |
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| "Grown Together" |
Carol enjoys and expands her exploration of art when she uses her hands to mold and create clay sculptures using press-molded dragonflies, pine cones, sea life and leaf and rose-edge bowls and vases. Her variety of shapes and forms allow her to explore her sense of artistic views that centers on capturing the elements in nature that surround her. The following examples reveal her skills and diversity in approach.
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| Dragon Fly and Pine Cone Vases |
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| "Buddha" |
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| "The Family" |
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| "Coded message" |
Share in Carol's involvement into the Arts and the years of experience that have allowed her to venture into diverse subject matter that continue to challenge her. See and appreciate her heartfelt endeavors by visiting the Blue Whole Gallery on First Friday October 7th from 5 to 8 p.m. where she and her work will be presented.
The Artists welcome your contact
including interviews.
Katherine Loveland
katherineloveland@mac.com
Carol Janda
claythingsplus@blogspot.com
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