WABASH - The Hoosier Salon Gallery in downtown Wabash will host an exhibition that focuses on realism.
Terry, Armstrong, Scott Kilmer and Susan Ring will all exhibit in the upcoming show. The gallery opened the show Wednesday and will hang until June 6.
The gallery is within the now opened Charley Creek Inn, 111 W. Market St. There will be an opening reception Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and the public is welcome to attend.
Armstrong is an Indiana-born artist that now works and resides at his home in Warsaw. The home serves as both his studio and his gallery. He works full time as an artist. In his work he tries to find "balance between realism and abstraction." He says the work is "representative of the changing seasons and his childhood memories." Armstrong exhibits his work in galleries across the United States.
Kilmer works in highly realist watercolor. The reason he paints in watercolor is because of the challenge. He believes "watercolor is the most difficult medium of all. A transparent, fluid medium, watercolor forces the artist to be spontaneous plus have a tremendous technical understanding ... ." Each watercolor takes more than 50 hours of actual work. "It's like a mountain in front of me, one that I don't have to climb, but I want to," he said.
Ring works on her art in North Manchester. She studied at Herren School of Art. After raising two sons, in 2000 she once again returned to her painting and has been working ever since. Ring works in both oil and watercolor.
In regard to her work she says, "If one viewer takes precious time to stop and look at a painting, it will be considered an accomplishment. I hope to challenge myself and strive to paint with the joy I have for life."This will be the third exhibit in the brand new Wabash gallery.
The Hoosier Salon legacy began in 1925 when the Daughters of Indiana opened the doors to the first exhibition in Chicago. The Hoosier Salon moved to Indianapolis in 1942 and continues to promote work that is inspired by the early Indiana artists.
