At Raven’s Wish Gallery, the featured artist for July is Jack Zellner. One can see the influence of growing up in Wisconsin in many of Jack’s paintings which depict the rich imagery of farmland, woods, inland lakes, and the bays and shorelines of Lake Michigan. His approach to painting landscapes is different from many traditional landscape artists. His work does not define a specific place, but emphasizes mood, light, warmth, and relaxation. “The landscape should transport the viewer into a familiar place, but with curiosity of time, temperature, season, texture, pattern, and wonderful color,” Jack explains. The exhibition “Filtered Light” will hang at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 West Milwaukee Street in Janesville, through July 26th.

An artist reception will be held on Friday, June 30th from 6 pm – 8 pm at the gallery. These events are free and open to the public.

To learn more about Jack, click here.

Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to host an art exhibition featuring the artwork of artist Linda Davis. “Absolutely Abstract” is a celebration of the freedom, creativity, and energy Davis experiences when she paints.

Davis starts most works without a preconceived plan and lets the paint lead the process. She employs bold colors, texture, and layers allowing these to provide the underpainting and then embellishes these established forms. Her work is continually evolving as she experiments with new techniques and strives to be more original and spontaneous. A long-standing member of the Janesville Art League, Linda has won numerous awards in the Wisconsin Regional Arts Program (WRAP). She earned a Bachelor of Arts at Dominican University and studied botanical illustration at the Morton Arboretum. She once thought she had to “paint within the lines,” but once she discovered acrylic and abstraction there were no lines and no rules.