The Coshocton County Beacon June 10, 2020 | Page 3
June 10, 2020
opens in Roscoe Village
for her work featuring barns
and buildings. “Art is just
part of who I am,” she said.
Melissa Maxwell is
known for her work with
oils and paintings featuring
flowers. “I have two older
sisters, and we were always
doing crafts,” she said.
“Later on, I started painting
with watercolors and
now oils. I’m obsessed with
flowers. I like to capture the
sunlight on the petals.”
Maxwell also does
encaustic paintings, which
are done with melted beeswax.
Jack Hunt is a photographer
and digital artist who
enjoys producing works of
mix mediums. “I use Photoshop
as a creation tool, not
just for editing,” he said.
One of Jack Hunt’s favorite
subjects is barns. “I’ll
shoot one in the middle of
the afternoon but then paint
what I wish I saw,” he said.
“It may have been a barn in
mid-July with no clouds, but
it ends up being a barn at 8
in the evening with a storm
coming in.”
Jack Hunt said they are
all officers in the Coshocton
Josie Sellers
Jack Hunt, Carole Hunt, BJ Taylor and Melissa Maxwell opened
Foothills Studio & Gallery in Roscoe Village.
County Artist Collective
and plan to have guest artists
participate in the gallery.
“It’s a nice place to share
your work,” Taylor said.
Currently two jewelry
artists also are selling their
pieces.
“Sometime in the future
we hope to offer classes
too,” Carole Hunt said.
Customers also will have
the chance to catch them
each in action working on
pieces.
“We are a studio first and
a gallery second,” Jack Hunt
said.
For more on Foothills
Studio & Gallery including
updates on hours, look them
up on Facebook or visit
www.foothillsstudioandgallery.com/who-we-are.
Hours will depend on traffic,
but currently they will
have someone at the studio
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday.
“We plan to change out
what is in here every four
to six weeks,” Carole Hunt
said.
Community band cancels
its summer concert series
Tim Vance, president
of the Coshocton County
Community Band,
announced that after
careful consideration, the
decision was made to cancel
the 2020 summer concert
series due to the limitations
and challenges of
the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our primary consideration
is for the safety,
health and well-being of
our supporters and those
who perform with the
band,” Vance said. “It
was not the outcome we
had hoped for, as this is
the first cancellation in
the 55-year history of
the band. It is certainly
a disappointment for
those many who enjoy
the band concerts, as
well as for the musicians
who work diligently
with our director Christie
Cochran to prepare
entertaining concerts
throughout the summer.
Many other area bands
from neighboring counties
have also announced
cancellation of summer
concerts in response to
the pandemic.”
Vance explained the
plan for the future. “The
Community Band concerts
have been a tradition
in Coshocton for generations,
and the preliminary
planning for 2020
included collaboration
with the Pomerene Center
for the Arts to actively
involve the youth in the
community. It is hoped
that these performances
can be developed for the
2021 Summer Series.”
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