Art 713 June - July 2015 - PEARL ART | Page 3

Archway Gallery presents INK&IMAGE 2015 Archway Gallery presents Ink&Image in connection with PrintHouston 2015. The Group Show will be on view June 6 through July 8, 2015. Sixteen of Archway's member artists will participate in this group show celebrating the art of printmaking. Featured artists are Barbara Able, Joel Anderson, Andre and Virginia Bally, Christie Coker, Kevin Cromwell, Mary Lee Gray, Paula J. Haymond, Tom Irven, Harold Joiner, Anita Nelson, donna e perkins, Shirl Riccetti, Peggy Sexton, Liz Conces Spencer, Cookie Wells, and Andrea Wilkinson. drama of transferring one image many ways.   So much can be told in the placement, color intensity and design on the paper. Peggy Sexton is a mixed-media fiber artist, concentrating in surface design. Her Art Cloth focuses on dimension and depth by applying screen and block printed designs on hand-dyed cloth. Sexton uses various printmaking techniques to express nature’s many layers of subtle, yet rich color and contradictions: Age and beauty, strong and fragile, danger and joy. Cookie Wells paints expressive, colorful, bold, figurative watercolors. She loves painting on paper and because of that, all types of printmaking appeal to her. Wells likes the different effects achieved when one of her pieces is produced as a print. She feels that the artistic quality seen in printmaking is due to its long history. 4 Barbara Able, known for her abstract and figurative paintings, was introduced to printmaking at Monothon: College of Santa Fe’s Annual Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition in New Mexico. Encaustic artist Joel Anderson incorporates modern elements into an ancient art medium. He has produced many encaustic monoprints for this exhibit. Christie Coker typically works with acrylic paint on textured surfaces using sights and sounds from nature as her inspiration. She continues her exploration of texture while incorporating printmaking techniques into her artistic process. 2 Paula J. Haymond’s wood sculptural skills have now been turned to making prints using highly carved wood panels. Her prints resemble another aspect of ancient landscapes and unnamed creatures. Harold Joiner is a painter and printmaker who explores themes related to the natural or built environment. His work ranges from the purely abstract to the fully representational and is inspired by what he sees in the cities, parks and nature preserves, as well as the open countryside of central and south Texas. Painter Donna E Perkins approaches  monotype printmaking in an experimental and playful manner. She is interested in the play of light on metallic surfaces. Shirl Riccetti, with her drawing background, has always enjoyed the physical activity and 3 Featuring Prints by Sixteen Archway Gallery Artists Group Show June through July 2015 1 1- Wandering By Kevin Cromwell 2- RavenCatching the Moon By Andre & Virginia Bally 3- Leaves I By Harold Joiner 4- Petite Topography Series By Donna E Perkins