Earlville Opera House Art Galleries announced three visual artist exhibits will open from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at 18 E. Main St. in Earlville.
According to a news release, this series will represent “diverse and unique forms of artistic media in the areas rich of natural fibers, watercolors, fabric arts and oil paintings on canvas.”
Highlighted in the East Gallery is Susan Bauman with her exbibit “Nature as Muse.” Bauman was born in Montreal, Canada and her family spent summers in Vermont, then moved to rural New Jersey when she was 15 years old. She has resided in central New York since the early 1970s, when she, her husband, and two friends built a house together near Smyrna. She and her husband now live in Hamilton.
“Material Interaction,” an exhibit by Rachel Ivy Clarke will be in the West Gallery, the release stated. Clarke is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University where her award-winning work focuses on the application of art and design approaches to libraries and data science. She holds a BA from California State University Long Beach, an MLIS from San Jose State University, and a PhD from the University of Washington.
Showing in the Arts Café is Charlotte Blanchard with her “Country Scenes” exhibit, the release stated. Blanchard grew up on a small family farm outside Hamilton, and can’t remember ever not drawing or painting. As an only child, she entertained herself for hours on end, escaping into the world of art. At the age of 11, her family made a drastic move to Florida, where she continued to find solace in the art world and was fortunate enough to take drawing lessons with “Bean” Albert Backus, a well-known Florida artist. He encouraged her to be unique and find her own style as he saw promise in her work and passion. Blanchard spent the next couple decades of her life experimenting with different techniques in oil and watercolor paintings. Many of her paintings portrayed her love for horses and upstate New York scenery to include rustic barns, historic covered bridges, Victorian homes and wintery snow scenes.
This current round of exhibits is on display until July 19. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Tuesday to Friday and from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays.