August 30, 2018 - The Mariposa County Arts Council invites the public to the opening reception recognizing the work of local artists Leonard Bullock (metal crafting), Phyllis McAdams (painter) and Jeannetta Phillips (photographer) on Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Treetop Gallery located in historic downtown Mariposa at 5009 Hwy 140 (upstairs from Chocolate Soup.) Light refreshments will be served.
Leonard Bullock makes handwrought hammered copper in the style and tradition of the Dirk van Erp Studio and other Arts & Craft period metal studios. Trained in San Francisco in Art Metal Crafting under the renowned metalsmith Roger Baird, Leonard practices his craft in his log cabin metal shop in Mariposa, California near Yosemite National Park. Leonard’s style of metal crafting is true to the Arts & Crafts period with all work performed by hand - from cutting, filing and sanding to design scribing, hammering and planishing, and on to final patina and wax finishing. Every handwrought copper item is unique: A one-of-a-kind piece of artwork produced in the traditional style of old European coppersmithing.
The major portion of Phyllis McAdams work involves the ‘Still Life’ and different ways of presenting it. Her intentions are to give ordinary objects a fresh and contemporary look. In this genre, she works mostly in oils, from direct observation of her subject and is best known for her use of the trompe l’oeil (to fool the eye) technique. Her subjects are the ordinary objects she finds around the house or discarded in garage sales and thrift shops. Other aspects of Phyllis’ work have included the exploration of methods and materials and experimentation with shaped surfaces. These explorations have resulted in a series of paintings with sculptural and relief type elements, some having spiritual significance and others being purely visual, often with a whimsical twist. Inspired by a long-time love for fashion design and in contrast to the exactness of trompe l’oeil, Phyllis’ earlier work also included a series of loose and expressive paintings depicting department store mannequins. Each painting is accompanied by a paper mache sculpture that images a figure portrayed in the painting. This series is another example of her desire to add dimension to her work. Last, but not least, the most recent addition to Phyllis’ work is her small and expressive daily paintings. These little gems, she claims, as her ‘happy paintings’ because they are such a joy to paint.
Jeanetta Phillips is a photographer who lives and works in the Sierra Nevada area and photographs mostly landscapes, floral, historical scenes, and textual abstracts. She has been practicing photography since she was a young child in Monterey County. Her father encouraged her craft, giving her a camera which she used to capture her family and animals. Her work has been shown widely and she has gathered many awards and accolades for her images.
This exhibition will run at the Treetop Gallery from Thursday, September 13, 2018 through Sunday, November 4, 2018.
For more information please visit the Arts Council’s website (MariposaArtsCouncil.org) or call the office at (209) 966-3155.
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The MARIPOSA COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, INC. is an incorporated not-for-profit organization, created to promote and support all forms of the cultural arts, for all ages, throughout Mariposa County.
