JANUARY 21, 2010 ISSUE
Pastels at Cannon Memorial Dickson Gallery through January
The pastels of Craig Franz are on display at the Cannon Memorial Hospital Dickson Gallery in Linville through the month of January. Just when it seems like everything has permanently turned to white, the glowing landscapes on display at Cannon Memorial Hospital’s Dickson Gallery remind visitors of colorful seasons that have been and will be again.
Artist Craig Franz opened his exhibition of 38 pastels just before Christmas, and the show will be up throughout January.
Franz, a dedicated amateur painter who decided a couple of years ago to get serious about his talents, started 2009 with his first-ever show at the Cheese House Gallery last February. It was quickly followed by placements of work in Wilkes County and at the Crossnore Gallery.
Franz kept up a strenuous schedule of painting throughout the summer, participating in the Arts Council’s Plein Air competition and painting out of doors with fellow Plein Air artists at every opportunity. Most of the works on display at the hospital gallery depict local scenery and were executed during those sessions.
Although hospital policy restricts the sale of artwork from the Dickson Gallery, Franz’s paintings can be purchased directly through the artist. Call Franz for more information at 828-964-1972.
The exhibition at the Cheese House Gallery is also extended through January. Tracy Booth’s acrylics and watercolors, “Reflections of Nature,” run the gamut from playful to fantastical, with nature’s shapes and forms as their common theme. The gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information about the Avery Arts Council, call 828-898-4292.
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