New work from Bill Ballas & Tom Linker, with Angela Larson in the North Gallery

October 12 - November 5, 2023

Artist Reception: October 14, from 1-5pm
First Friday: November 3, from 5-9pm
Last Look: November 5, from 1-4pm

Bill Ballas, "Explorations":
These explorations are recent works in oil and litho ink on canvas, wood and paper, and oil-based collages on illustration board and wood featuring metal elements.

Tom Linker,"Explorations":
My work is influenced by the world around me and by the movements of Expressionism and Abstraction. Through the process of creating, these works become and ever changing thought, a continuous conversation between the artist and the art until they become a statement of their own.

This exhibit Explorations is about my continuing exploring with traditional art media and combining them with my work and self-expression.

Angela Larson, "Just As It Is":
I work with encaustic paint (beeswax, pigment and damar resin), applying several layers onto the surface, then scraping back and revealing, a process of construction and destruction. In this series, my references have been photos I have taken on trips in the mountains of distant colorful rock canyons, as well as close-up patterns created by worm trails.

Kay Larson’s book “Where the Heart Beats, John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists” continues to be a source of inspiration. I also go back, again and again to Agnes Martin’s “Writings” and her art.