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The Journey Continues: Wenaha Gallery Closes September 30, 2022

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I like to think of life as a journey. Every day we get up, and regardless of how far we walk, by evening we are in a different place than where we started in the morning. May be better, may be worse,…
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Forgiveness of Oil: The Palette Knife Paintings of Denise Gilroy

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There's something about forgiveness that sets us free. Anyone who has incontrovertibly messed up (that would be all of us, I imagine) knows what this feels like. You can't fix the situation. But…
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Memories of Life: Photography by Valerie Stephenson

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We live life day by day, as opposed to a year at a time. Because of this, we assume that the everyday things we did yesterday we'll do today, and then tomorrow. We won't forget. But that's not the…
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Hats off to Rodeo — Western Art by Rowdy Barry

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We like to say that someone who has a varied career doing many things wears many hats. It's a nice visual metaphor, whether or not the person actually wears a hat. For Rowdy Barry, it's not just…
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No Stone Unturned: The Macro Photography of Valerie Woods

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"What do you see?" Depending on which of the four words you emphasize, the meaning of the phrase changes. (Try it; I'll wait). For Valerie Woods, it's a favorite question that she loves to ask,…
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Unique and Individual — Metal Jewelry by Robin Kahn

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Nowadays, we are forgetting something extremely important, and thereby experiencing more problems than we need to. This is what we are forgetting: Every single human being is unique. Though we share…
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Imagination Play — Artwork by Nancy Gresham

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In the art world, what you paint on is called the substrate. Many times, this is canvas or panel, although parents of toddlers know that walls are also options. The major limitation, really, is that…
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Improvising and Adapting — the Paintings of Joan Eckman

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You're taking a journey. You've packed your bags, and in short time, get to your destination. And then you discover that you forgot your toothbrush. While it's not a disaster, it is an inconvenience,…
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Faerie Magic — The Eclectic Jewelry of Felice Wiens

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If you discovered that you could fly -- not on a plane, but with faerie wings you suddenly found you possessed -- would you do it? And if you were given the opportunity to make yourself very small…
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Painting Beauty — The Artwork of Cheryl Bush

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There aren't a lot of people who have talked to someone who has met Charlie Chaplin, but Cheryl Ann Bush is one of those people. The Yakima, WA, artist, who creates artwork in colored pencil, oil…
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Illusion Baskets — Woodturning Art by Louis Toweill

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In the right hands, by the right people, for the right reasons, illusion is a delightful thing. For instance, when it comes to a news story, illusion has no place. At. All. But when it comes to…
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Chasing Cars — The Classic Automobile Book Collection of Ed Harri

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Quiet people make the best listeners, because they're not so busy talking that they don't hear others speak. Ed Harri, who with his wife Pat started Wenaha Gallery of Dayton 27 years ago, was such…