Local artist to be featured in upcoming exhibit
New Vienna artist Elaine Balsley will present "The Other Side of Reality," an exhibit featuring contemporary pieces, Zentangle collectible cards and more, at the North South Studios in Wilmington this May.
An opening reception will be held at the studios, located at 26 N. South Street, Wilmington, on May 3 from 6-8 p.m. The show runs through May 31.
Balsley is self-taught and enjoys creating art in just about any medium and genre, including portraits, flowers, still life, classic aircraft, contemporary and landscapes.
In 2008, Balsley donated one of her aircraft paintings to a show sponsored by the Pentagon and is now a member of the Air Force Art Program (AFAPO). In 2010, she donated two more pieces of art to the AFAPO and donated three in 2013. Several of Balsley's paintings are on loan to the USAF and are presently hanging in the Air Force Materiel Command HQ Building at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn Ohio.
Many of Balsley's paintings have been created with mixed media, on an acrylic base, using various Golden™ brand molding pastes and pumice gels to give texture. Others have an underlying thick layer primed with Gesso™. Elaine enjoys painting flowers so they appear larger than life, and the viewer can see the dynamic beauty in nature. In addition to acrylics, she enjoys pastels, watercolor, colored pencil and graphite and has done several commission pieces.
Balsley's detailed four-page demonstration on how to paint a chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy using acrylic paints is included in North Light Publishing’s book Painter’s Quick Reference: Cats & Dogs.
Balsley is a member of The Brush & Palette Art Guild (Hillsboro) and the Wilmington Community Arts Collaborative (Wilmington).
Visit www.orchardviewstudio.com to see examples of Balsley's work. For more information on the North South Studios, call 937-302-5514.
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