JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 23, 2025, RECEPTION JAN 25, 1-3PM

annual, non-juried group exhibition from local and area artists. Join us!

images above are: “taking care” - ST; “dancing in the city” - BK; “summertime” - ST; “somewhere in time” - BK

    “What propels me to make art is my desire to express the beauty and wonder of how life is interconnected, and how, beneath the delicate appearance of life, there is great strength. I am particularly attracted to the challenge of how to evoke these experiences and feelings without direct visual appearance, believing that to do so successfully can create a powerful immediate impact which bypasses the thinking mind. The titles I choose support these aims.

     In painting 1, Taking Care, for example, the soft caressing brush work and gentle transitions of form and colour create an experience of what it means to oneself and others to take care. The warm colours and soft blended shapes of Painting 3, Summertime, evoke the delicious sensuality of the summer season.

     Although each painting is unique in its thrust, as a body of work they express an overall specific orientation and interest in probing what lies beneath appearance."      Sharon Thompson

     Barb Kreutter's approach to photography is largely influenced by her background as a textile designer. Now as an artist whose principal medium starts with the use of a camera, the interplay of colour is her primary creative motivator. She is drawn to capture the subtle, beautiful patterns and textures found in our everyday life.

     Photography has allowed Barb to not only capture what she sees, but to express how she feels when seeing it. Over the past few years, she has been exploring the use of the complex software within her camera to create the initial multiple exposure images. She uses additional creative editing techniques to create her final artwork.

      She often will tell others “It is my wish that you enjoy how I see life, as if you were standing next to me and are inspired to look more carefully at the world around you. I think you will discover beauty where you thought there was none.”

                                                                                    Barb Kreutter