December Visual Artists
Visual Artists Reception, 2 p.m., December 18, 2022
Concerts and Art Exhibits at
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church
Highway 165, Placitas NM
Directions
2 pm - Visual Artists Reception
3 pm - Concert
Please check individual concert details
as dates and times may be subject to
change
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the express consent of the artist. Click on any image to enlarge view.
Sharon Arendt creates abstract pieces using fluid acrylic
technique on canvas,wood, ceramic tiles of various sizes,
and glass ornaments. Her work is both decorative and
functional. She is influenced by the colors and movement
of nature.
Sharon says: “I get inspiration from the nature that sur-
rounds me in New Mexico. I am particular to the move-
ments that are produced by using the form of fluid acrylic
paint.”
The desire to capture and bring back beautiful images while sail-
ing in the Caribbean years ago first sparked Jeri’s interest in
photography. Photography workshops in beautiful places such
as Yosemite, Monterey, the White Mountains, Sequoia National
Park, Ghost Ranch and training with the CSU Summer Arts pro-
gram enhanced her knowledge, confidence, and passion for
photography.
Jeri says: “I am a photographer and mixed media artist whose
challenge continues to be finding beauty to photograph in my
‘backyard’ as well as in my travels. “Designs in Nature” are often
the subject of my work.”
A graduate of Philadelphia's Moore College of Art and Design,
Rebecca has explored myriad aspects of the art world. In Austin,
Texas, Cohen served as president of Laguna Gloria Art Museum.
Beginning in 1983 she worked for eight years as founding direc-
tor of R.S. Levy Gallery and then as an art consultant, freelance
arts writer, and author of ART GUIDE TEXAS, published by the
University of Texas Press. Ultimately Cohen returned to making
and exhibiting art herself.
Rebecca says: “My collages are painterly meditations on pat-
terns and color as well as personal statements on the role of the
artist during these uncertain times. I leave room for the viewer
to impose his or her own meaning.”
Dianna Shomaker has created and studied art since the
1950s with instructors and institutions in the US and
Europe. Her style has evolved from realistic to abstraction
guided primarily by intuition. She is currently using
encaustic wax media in a variety of applications.
Dianna says: “Paintings can be such powerful tools for
expressing the things we value. Painting gives me another
voice in my world and is as close as I can get to expressing
those feelings whose meanings cannot be conveyed
through words alone.
Tom’s interest in photography was instilled by his father who loved
to photograph the prairies of Nebraska, then return to his basement
darkroom to develop film and make silver gelatin prints. Tom spent
his adult life as an educator in Nebraska, returning to photography
as he neared retirement. He discovered the joys of creating alterna-
tive process prints at a workshop and has since striven to refine his
processes in these methods.
Tom says: “My work is about remembering. An image was pho-
tographed in a particular environment. That image is imprinted on
a digital chip and in my mind as a remembrance. My hope is to
impart to the viewer my own impression of what I originally pho-
tographed.
Tom’s interest in photography was instilled by his father who loved
to photograph the prairies of Nebraska, then return to his basement
darkroom to develop film and make silver gelatin prints. Tom spent
his adult life as an educator in Nebraska, returning to photography
as he neared retirement. He discovered the joys of creating alterna-
tive process prints at a workshop and has since striven to refine his
processes in these methods.
Tom says: “My work is about remembering. An image was pho-
tographed in a particular environment. That image is imprinted on
a digital chip and in my mind as a remembrance. My hope is to
impart to the viewer my own impression of what I originally pho-
tographed.
A Placitas jewelry designer artist who specializes in tribal and eth-
nic jewelry . She believes “designing in harmony with the earth can
create jewelry that satisfies the human spirit.
Geri says: “I begin my design by choosing a bead or pendant that I
have collected from around the world. Many of these treasures
come from 3rd world countries as well as co-ops that work with
some of the world’s poorest people. Each ancient bead and ethnic
ornament tells a story and has a spiritual energy that flows through
each piece. That energy guides me as I design. From the intricate
repousse Nepalese pendants, to the masterful metalwork of the
Tuareg desert men from Niger, these stories take us to a different
time and place and remind us that somehow we are all connected. “
