January Visual Artists
Visual Artists Reception, 2 p.m., January 15, 2023
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
All artist images are copyright protected and may not be duplicated or shared without
the express consent of the artist. Click on any image to enlarge view.
Alessandra is originally from the DC area, lived overseas in Africa
and India, and worked primarily in government contracting. She
moved to New Mexico 3 years ago after grad school to shift from the
hustle and bustle and embark on a new chapter. She always doodled
at work and in school. It helped her focus, retain information, and
made meetings and classes more enjoyable. During the recent pan-
demic, she found more time to take her art to the next level. She
cannot doodle without great music in the background.
Alesandra says: “My work is almost entirely freehand with no or
little reliance on rulers or other devices.It includes experimentation
with a spectrum of colors seeking to convey energy, movement, and
quite often fantasy or futuristic forms.Balanced chaos is the goal.”
Kari is an abstract painter whose work evokes the history, culture,
geography and climate of the Southwest. Kari lived in Spain and France
where she immersed herself in European and Latin American
arts/culture and assembled a mental portfolio of all she experienced.
This period was followed by an academic career as professor and
department chair. Now in a new chapter, the act of painting takes on a
transformative and sometimes subversive role as she pushes bound-
aries that encourage innovation.
Kari says: “Part dream, part memory, part reality, I paint what I feel
about what I see. My process is a super highway of ideas flowing all the
time until an exit says "get off". Nothing is off limits; what I see is my
truth. Bend the rules and creativity flows.”
Roger began his interest and journey into photography in the mid-70s
in Kansas City, Missouri. He and Roxanne moved to NYC in 1982 where
he began a career as a professional photographer, all the while shooting
landscapes, abstracts, stills, landscapes, wildlife and humorous photos
off the clock. Traveling nationwide as well as worldwide has presented
him with many subjects to explore. After moving to New Mexico 20
years ago he pursues the craft for enjoyment and the quest for that
great photo.
Roger says: “I'm continuing with abstracts, both manmade and nature
made. The right lighting helps with many abstractions. Finding the
right time of day and year to shoot can be key. I’m also attracted to the
balance of lighting—manmade, sun, moon and stars.”
Erica works in the mediums of Jewelry, Mosaics and Photogra-
phy. She’s been in the Placitas Studio Tour since 2014, the Taos
Studio Tour since 2018, Placitas Artist Series since 2015, exhib-
ited in photography at Nuclear History Museum, Placitas
Community Library, Shades of Gray and ANAMPAS. After a 31+
year career in healthcare quality improvement, she retired and
was so overwhelmed with inspired art ideas that she knew the
next chapter of her life would involve art.
Erica says: “I create beaded necklaces using semi-precious gem-
stones, vintage beads and trading beads adorned with various
types of pendants: Southwestern, Afghani, Tibetan, carved bone,
and primitive, vintage or reproductions.”
Janine Wilson's degree in photography is responsible
for the strong design in her paintings. Primarily a
self-taught painter, she has taken workshops with
nationally known painters.
Janine says: “I am drawn to repeating patterns and
shapes because they seem to be a metaphor for the
repeating patterns of our lives. The inspiration for
this series is found in shadows, stairs and architec-
tural elements.”
