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February Issue
2009
Davidson County
Community College in Lexington, NC, Features New Group Exhibit
The Davidson County Community College in Lexington, NC, is presenting the exhibit, Inspirations, featuring the works of eight artists, displaying 96 pieces of art, on view through May 17, 2009.
The exhibition includes the works of Elaine Dowdell, Harriet Forbis, Alease McClenningham, Tom Ogburn, Cheryl Powell, Benita VanWinkle, Amanda Wallace, and Joe Young. Artworks include oil and watercolor painting, mixed media collage, sculpture, conté crayon, pastel, photography, bookmaking and encaustics.
Oil painter Elaine Dowdell of Winston-Salem, NC, will be exhibiting her still life paintings of plants, flowers, gardens and fruits. Her traditional style of representing these objects emphasizes the intrinsic beauty of the subject, and along with light and color, brings a vitality to her work.
Sculptor Tom Ogburn of Winston-Salem, NC, is showing his work in bronze and bonded bronze. He creates a dynamic sensation of movement and drama with his work. The sculptor captures true emotion in his depictions of animals and outdoor scenes.
Joe
Young
Photographer Joe Young of Hickory, NC, exhibits his studies of North Carolina people titled "Living the Country Life." This includes photos of farmers, mountain storytellers and people enjoying the simplicity and joys of everyday life and their sense of community.
Benita
Van Winkle
Benita VanWinkle of Pfafftown, NC, finds visually beautiful experiences through photography from "her own back yard." Her work documents local landscapes, creating a new viewpoint and detailed emphasis of everyday scenes.
Alease McClenningham of Rock Hill, SC, presents a visual feast of mixed media collages using found objects, photos and letters to create artwork that tells the history of families. She puts new life into her works by combining old fragments of various objects, with each work telling a different story.
Watercolors by Harriet Forbis of Pfafftown, NC, demonstrate a bold use of color ranging from the bright and dynamic flowers painted on watercolor paper to the soft and delicate roses depicted on Japanese paper.
Cheryl Powel of Kernersville, NC, presents her work of North Carolina scenery. With the use of pastels and conté, she captures not only the beauty of the scenery but movement and interactions in her figurative work.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings or call Kathy Kepley,
Public Information Specialist at 336/249-8186, ext. 6383.
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