Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to announce a solo art exhibition "Passageways" by Pam Veitenheimer of Milton.

Using primarily acrylic paint, Pam creates vibrant, dynamic works in two distinct styles. Her representational work (flowers, wildlife, etc.) is very graphic in style with rich color densities, appearing to ebb and flow as if in motion.

Pam's textural abstracts are imprinted in a compound, dried, and covered with several thin glazes of paint creating depth and interest. 

The artist states, “I create the textural work on old unwanted plaques from Goodwill and local consignment shops, enjoying the fact that I am giving something unwanted and unused a new purpose.” 

An artist reception will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Friday, May 4th at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 W. Milwaukee Street in Janesville.  The exhibition is FREE, open to the public, and will hang until May 23rd, 2018. Raven’s Wish Gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday.

The featured artist for October at Raven’s Wish Gallery is fiber artist Kristine Moser of Janesville. Using fabric, ribbon, and an amazing array of eclectic beads and buttons, Moser has created a sublime tribute to autumn entitled “A Walk in the Woods.” Leaves, trees, and creatures you’d expect to see on a forest walk are featured in her colorful tapestries.

An artist reception will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Friday, September 29th at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 W. Milwaukee Street in Janesville.

The exhibition will hang through October 25th and the gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday.

Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to announce a solo art exhibition by Karolyn Alexander of Whitewater. Using acrylic paint and a variety of tools including pencils, paint pens, water-soluble crayons, credit cards, palette knives, kitchen utensils, sticks and skewers, fingers and brushes of every shape and size, Alexander’s work begins intuitively by making marks or laying down patterns of paint that are then altered or painted over to some degree. The artist states, “I always paint with music playing in my studio and a favorite strategy is to use my non-dominate hand to create marks and brushstrokes.”

An artist reception will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm on Friday, September 8th at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 W. Milwaukee Street in Janesville.

The exhibition will hang through September 27th and the gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday.

To learn more about this artist and her perspective, CLICK HERE.

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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 is pleased to announce  the featured artist for September is Alicia Reid.

Alicia's current work is an exploration of the meaning of place, exploring our connections to points on the earth including swamps, deserts, mountains, and coasts. Reid currently works in acrylic and mixed media collage using maps, music, text, and samples of handwriting to interpret her landscapes. Grounded: An Exploration of Place will hang at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 West Milwaukee Street in Janesville, through September 29th.

Read our latest Be Inspired Blog featuring Alicia Reid.

“Seasonal Flavorings” 

Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to host an art exhibition by award-winning artist Kristine Moser of Janesville. “Seasonal Flavorings” is a visual interpretation of the natural cycles of the earth’s seasons. Moser’s work encompasses both the subtle and dramatic, the riot of autumn leaves, tender spring buds, flashing ice storms, and sweet, summer days.

In her signature style, Moser uses 2”x 2” pieces of fabric as “building blocks” to create the appearance of depth, texture, and shape. Many types of work will be included in the exhibition, including tapestries and functional accessories such as table runners and scarves.

An artist reception for Moser will be held from 4pm to 6pm on Saturday, December 5th at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 W. Milwaukee Street in Janesville. The exhibition will hang through January 14th and the gallery is open from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday, 10am to 3pm on Saturday, and through December from 11am to 3pm on Sunday.

Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of mixed media acrylic paintings by Matthew Ledger of Janesville. 

Ledger’s current works are abstracts which resemble “space-scapes,” nebulous clouds clinging together drawn in by dark matter. The pieces are not begun with this intention, only thought of as color, form, and emotion.

When he is painting, Ledger often slips into a state of “flow.” Similar to a runner’s endorphin high, Ledger finds this feeling beneficial for his mental health and for finding release from stress. Flow is described as completely focused motivation, a single-minded immersion in a task. For Matthew, the hallmark of flow is a feeling of spontaneous joy that is infused into his paintings. 

Ledger was born into a family rich in artistic abilities. His mother Arlene Ledger, a well-known local painter, was the greatest influence on his work. Gerhard Richter, a New European Movement painter known for his exploration of the play between realism and abstraction is another strong influence on Ledger’s work.

An artist reception for Ledger will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm on Friday, June 26th.  The exhibition will hang through July 30th and the gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, and during the summer from 11 pm to 3 pm on Sunday.

For more than 35 years, Harold Rotzoll has been creating black-and-white etchings with subjects ranging from amusing animals to musings on the meaning of life.

A life-long Janesville resident, Rotzoll received a BA in art from UW-Whitewater with a concentration on printmaking. His work appears in the collections of universities, galleries, art centers, and private owners. Harold’s etchings have been shown in local, national, and international art exhibitions, and he has received numerous awards. He also judges both local and national art competitions, and creates commissioned work for public, private, and corporate venues.

 

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.