Reynolds hosting Coakley Brown Alumni Art Exhibit:
"Nature's Light: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Celebration of Color"
Richmond, Va. (October 6, 2017) - The Conference Center Gallery inwards the Workforce Development in addition to Conference Center on Reynolds Community College Parham Road Campus volition opened upwardly its doors Monday, Oct xvi to showcase Coakley Brown’s fine art exhibit, “Nature's Light: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Celebration of Color.” The exhibit of 33 of Coakley's plant volition live on on display through Jan 2018.
Brown says, “At historic menses four, I wanted to live on an artist. I recall a relative telling me that equally an artist, “You’ll accept to article of apparel a beret…” - I didn’t similar that. I did relish creating fine art whenever I could. Nonetheless, educational activity scientific discipline in addition to raising a household unit of measurement became my focus, a path that seemed most practical at the time. As a instructor in addition to parent, I nurtured inwards students, my children, in addition to myself, observation skills equally a way of agreement in addition to appreciating the natural world.
As my children grew, “forced” ventures into galleries/art museums became a running household unit of measurement joke. Often, I was searching for pieces that I could non quite find. My household unit of measurement encouraged me to pigment my own. Eventually, a wake-up telephone band reminded me that equally humans, none of us lives forever. The message: What are y'all waiting for? DO THE THING!
As a representational artist, I am happiest when working amongst expressive brush strokes, capturing in addition to exaggerating hints of colouring on sail inwards a celebration of the lite in addition to colouring I see. Whether inwards the studio or field, my function is oftentimes inspired past times nature. Painting guide from life en plein air ‘in opened upwardly air’, brings me a bliss I relish sharing amongst others. I strive to arrive at function that is authentic, simply non photographic inwards detail. There is a balance, I believe, where authenticity is achieved inwards the alternative of details captured or omitted. The search for that balance, arriving at it, in addition to searching again, is paramount to my artistic journey.
The world is invited to the opened upwardly reception Monday, Oct xvi from half-dozen to 8 p.m. For to a greater extent than information most this resultant or to schedule a tour of the collection, contact Karen Steele at ksteele@reynolds.edu.
