Moraga Art Gallery’s new show, “Shades of Brilliance” , will feature the work of gallery member & photographer Lucy Beck, as well as guest artist David Lindsay. The show will open on Wednesday, June 6 and run through August 18, 2012. An opening reception will take place on Saturday, June 16 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The public will have a chance to meet the featured artists as well as fellow gallery members.
Lucy Beck, of Lafayette, will show an impressive array of close ups of the natural world. Bursts of color and intricate details of flowers, insects and birds have become
the focus of her lens for the past seven years. She has studied with local instructors Bill Helsel, Stuart Schwartz and Matt Schrioch.
Lucy explains her inspiration, “I have always been drawn to the remarkable beauty in flowers, probably evolved to insure that, being stationary, their kind will continue, through the help of bees, and also humans, as we touch them. With my camera, I’m able to bring this fleeting beauty to paper, so as the flower fades, and perhaps our memory of it, we still have this, the picture.”
David Lindsay has been creating hand blown glass in Benicia for over 35 years. His fascination with this molten and fluid material comes to life in the wide variety of work that he creates. Using the unique qualities that glass has–from transparent to opaque, smooth to rough and shiny to matte–David creates art out of fire.
David draws his inspiration from natural surroundings, such as the sea, trees, flowers and the desert. In his latest abstract work, he draws upon his love of color, texture and form to surprise the onlooker with the mysteries that glass holds. He enjoys the fast-paced, hot, exciting and instant results that this extraordinary art provides.
The public is invited to view the works of Lucy Beck and David Lindsay along with that of fellow gallery members at the show’s opening reception on Saturday, June 16 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
“BEAUTIFUL AMERICA” RUNS THROUGH JUNE 2
Moraga Art Gallery’s current show, “Beautiful America” features the work of Gallery Member & local artist Ginny Ruble, as well as guest artist, Linda Hanford. The show will run through June 2, 2012.
Ginny has lived in Moraga for the past 15 years. She joined the Moraga Gallery in June 2010. She learned her oil painting techniques from several well known painters in the greater Bay Area including Sue Barclay, Betty Fontes and Mark Jezierny. Ginny says, “I want my art to give a feeling of serenity and peace. I strive to paint pictures that I hope will make you feel like you want to walk into them.”
Linda paints with an impressionistic realistic style. Her work reflects her love of the nature, landscapes, and seascapes of California. Linda is a member of the Las Juntas Artists, as well as the Concord Artists Association. She has exhibited her work in numerous places in Contra Costa County. Painting instructors she has worked with and admires include Pat Stout, Cassandra Antkowiak and Bill Parsons.
