Featured Artists Exhibit for January/February 2020

Featuring Shelly Hehenberger, Luna Lee Ray, and R.J. Dobs

JANUARY 7TH-MARCH 7TH
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH 6-8PM
ARTIST TALK: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH 6-8PM

We are starting 2020 with a new exhibit! Featuring the work of member and mixed media artists Shelly Hehenberger and Luna Lee Ray as well as the work of guest sculptor, R.J.Dobs. Inspired by nature, all three of the featured artists have a unique interpretation on how they see the living world that surrounds us.

Working with a mixed media technique of building many layers of sheer and semi-opaque colors and direct printing with handmade stamps and free drawing, Luna encapsulates a nuanced and ethereal approach to her interpretation of “the interplay of air, water, and light, trying to capture a sense of the intangible: sunshine and mist in an abstract way.” With a delicate color palette that is injected with a spark of brightness, the viewer is easily transfixed and transported into a dreamlike state.

Typically and expertly working with cold wax medium, Shelly Hehenberger is able to create highly textural surface with layers and layers of cold wax. When looking at Shelly’s work it is astonishing to see the command, artistray, and perfection she has over her chosen media in depicting her interpretation of the natural world. In Shelly’s most recent art, she’s been working with mixed media on paper. Using the more dynamic and porous 100% cotton rag paper rather than using conventional wood pulp paper, Shelly was able to experiment with all kinds of different items from frozen blueberries to coffee to more typical artistic materials in order to achieve the incredibly spectacular results of mixed media work.
Being a featured artist in a FRANK exhibit for the first time, we are thrilled to showcase the beautiful sculptures of RJ Dobs. Evoking the spirit of the earth and nature, RJ carves and grinds into sandstone, granite, and found stones to create pieces with “non-symmetry that have inherent balance.” With a feeling that the stone sculptures are picked straight from the earth, RJ combines his creativity and artistry to the organic pieces for a beautiful collection of work.

Please join us to see this beautiful exhibit which will run from January 7th to March 7th. The opening reception will be Friday, January 10th from 6-8pm and the artist talk will be Friday, February 7th from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be provided and event is free.