ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY by Bob Fera is the show on display in the Art Can Heal Gallery
Photographer Bob Fera’s interest in astronomy began at an early age, with a few unsuccessful attempts to photograph the heavens as a young teenager. He rediscovered his interest in the night sky in the early 1990’s, and seriously pursued astrophotography. Fera was fortunate to be able to study under several of the finest astrophotographers in the world, and is grateful for the guidance and friendship.
“An image of the cosmos is a snapshot in time,” states Fera, “I am literally photographing the past, as the light of my subjects has takes anywhere from hundreds to millions of years to reach us. I am able to capture stellar nurseries where stars are being born, the remnants left behind by a star’s death, and entire island universes that are home to billions of stars.”
WONDERS: watercolors by Judy Dawson grace the Garden Gallery. The learning process never stops for artist Judy Dawson.
“I am always looking for ways to change my art,” states Dawson, “so I am constantly study the masters, attending classes and workshops, and reading books for new challenges.” While many subject interest the artist, flowers and still life are favorite.
THE ART OF HEALING acrylics by Lil McGill is on exhibit in the Chapel Gallery.The fact that Lil McGill is both an artist and a poet is apparent in her work. Working with acrylic on canvas, McGill allows the paint to flow and blend to create their own worlds, reminiscent of deep space nebulae, starbursts, and undersea visions. Her exploration in pure color and mood are influenced by Frankenthaler, Jenkins, and Rothko.
"This art is not meant to be understood with the mind, but felt in the realm of the emotions," states the artist. Keenly interested in art as a form of healing, McGill plans to continue her investigation of paint, emotion, and color for years to come.
MENAGERIE mixed media works by Louise Pryor in on display in the Infusion Therapy Center, 11710 Education Street. Artist Louise Pryor celebrates her loves of animals in her work. An ever changing, varied assortment of animal companions; the domesticated ones like cats, dogs, rats, and chickens but also wild ones - injured birds, bats, and possums provides both inspiration and subject matter.
She uses a combination of acrylic paint and PermapaqueŽ opaque archival quality markers to achieve the bold, colorful effect she wants in her portraits.
The public is invited to a reception for the artists Thursday, June 19, 2008 from 4:30-6:30 PM Conference Room A, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital . Shows run until September 9, 2008. For more information, contact Laurie Barrows, Curator, Art Can Heal at 530 389 8504 or artcanheal@colfaxnet.com.
