Gail Howarth and Renae Wallace – July 22 – August 29

July 22 – August 29 – Gail Howarth and Renae Wallace
Of Time, Transition, and Reflection
Reception Friday, August 21, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Of Time, Transition and Reflection is a collaborative work between photographer Gail Howarth and painter/illustrator, Renae Wallace. Gail wandered the back roads of Newaygo County capturing images through her lens that told the story of change, of time moving on, of the cycles of life, death, rebirth, and the transition between all of these beautiful and powerful moments in life. Images may be haunting, with nature “reclaiming” an object back into the growth. Many images are nostalgic of a time gone past, or show their importance in capturing that moment of change; that moment where life and time transitions into the next phase. Renae was able to wander through Gail’s photographs and choose the images that spoke to her as a painter and inspired her to interpret the meaning through a brush and alter the perspective and focus of the lens. It is an interesting dynamic to look at the photographs and the paintings side by side and see what each artist viewed as the focus, the most interesting compositions and how they added their own style to each.