Fine art painter Beth Darling will be exhibiting vibrant landscapes of the southwest, local gardens and whimsical still lives.
Jill Quisenberry will be exhibiting landscape watercolor paintings, acrylic paintings, paintings on tile and Santorini stone. Jill will also have book corners that are hand painted watercolor with gold leaf.
April Lucas will be exhibiting repurposed antiques, mushroom art assemblages and vintage tin vignettes.
Melissa Mitchell will be exhibiting 3-D sculptural assemblages from unusual objects.
Beth Darling: Beth Darling’s imaginative gardening, southwest and still life oils and acrylic paintings, painted in a style she calls “direct observational realism,” convey her joyful celebration of life. Her unconventional, often whimsical choice of subjects rendered in a juicy impasto of brilliant colors and rich patterns achieve a childlike simplicity in spite of her years of formal training. Her works are serious paintings but their refreshing honesty makes them optimistic and lighthearted. Beth’s works can be seen in her large sunny studio on the top floor of the historic Lincoln Building at 44 E Main St., Downtown Champaign.
Jill Quisenberry: Jill Quisenberry, Medium – Watercolors, Acrylics, and Mixed Media. Jill will be exhibiting watercolor paintings, acrylic paintings, paintings on tile and Santorini stone. Jill will also have book corners that are hand painted watercolor with gold leaf. Jill’s watercolors and larger scale acrylic paintings are mostly landscapes. Jill Quisenberry – is a retired elementary school teacher who sees art as a way to share beauty and as therapy for the artist. Jill wants the viewer to feel peace and enjoy a little window into a calming space. Jill enjoys many different styles and ways to convey my emotions as artistic production. Jill’s art can be seen and purchased on Facebook @ JillQuisenberry, or Instagram @ mrsqberry and is also located at The Vault Art Gallery in Tuscola, IL
Melissa Mitchell: Melissa Mitchell is a Champaign-based assemblage/creative-reuse artist, photographer, writer and collector of vintage and other unusual objects. The lines dividing her multiple identities tend to blur and shift — often without warning. Collectibles from home and garden décor are sometimes co-opted for use in assemblage sculptures or become photographic subjects. She has exhibited and sold her work in juried exhibitions and galleries locally and throughout the United States. Mitchell’s work may be viewed at her ACME Elfworks studio in downtown Champaign by appointment; contact: ACMEelfworks@gmail.com
April Lucas: April Lucas is a retired florist and active craftsperson specializing in repurposed antiques and vintage tin vignettes. Aprils works can often be found at local and regional arts and crafts shows. She may be reached for private viewing at psychoflorist@gmail.com.
APRIL 10 FRI 4 – 9 • OPENING RECEPTION
APRIL 11 SAT 12 – 8
APRIL 12 SUN 12 – 4
