Magical, Mystical and Marvelous
Magical, Mystical, and Marvelous is an invitational exhibition featuring 21 artists from Janesville and surrounding communities celebrating enchantment and wonder, themes of magic, mystical and mythical beings, and the charmed life. A variety of mediums will be represented including painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, collage, and the digital arts.
Join Us
Raven’s Wish Gallery is hosting a fun and light-hearted reception on Friday, October 4, from 6 pm to 8 pm. The event is FREE and open to the public at 101 W. Milwaukee Street in Janesville. The exhibition will be on display through October 29th.
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Exhibition by Jessie Willyerd
Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to announce a solo art exhibition, If Wishes Were Horses, by Jessie Willyerd of Janesville. Jessie is best known for her colorful acrylic paintings and pastel drawings that merge together abstract elements and realistic equine forms. She believes that the horse is a powerful symbol representing the capacity we all hold for change and growth through the freedom to discover and be who we truly are.
In her exploration of color and form, Willyerd states, “I love to look into the shadows and find colors and value changes that are easily overlooked if one only focuses on the light. By bringing beauty to the shadows that describe the form I hope to bring awareness to the idea that both light and dark are equal components in creating the whole.”
An artist reception will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm on Friday, June 29th at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 W. Milwaukee Street in Janesville. The exhibition will hang through July 25th and the gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday.
Oil Paintings and Colored Pencil Drawings by Robert Witzack
Learn more about Robert's perspective as an artist by reading our latest Be Inspired.
Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to announce an art exhibition by local artist Robert Witzack of Orfordville. “New Works” is a body of work completed in the last three years. Included in the show are a series of small oil paintings envisioned as devotional works for meditation and the spiritual, both Western and Eastern traditions. Also displayed are additional pieces in colored pencil and a painting of Southside Brewery No. 2, created for a local brewery researcher.
Witzack began painting in the mid-1960s (B.S in Fine Art, UW Madison). Most of his work is representational oil and his subject matter includes portraits, still life, and landscapes. His interests range from music, auto mechanics and motorsports, to trains and vintage timepieces. After a career as a railroad and engineer service employee, Witzack currently works part-time at a downtown jeweler’s shop repairing clocks and watches.
Witzack’s exhibition will be at Raven’s Wish Gallery, 101 West Milwaukee Street in Janesville, through August 23rd. The show is FREE to the public and open during gallery hours, 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday at 101 W. Milwaukee Street in historic downtown Janesville.
Acrylic Mixed Media Collage by Alicia Reid
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.
Exhibition by Jessie Willyerd
Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to announce a unique art exhibition by artist, equestrian, and full-time art educator Jessie Willyerd.
“What Horses Say” is a group of acrylic paintings and mixed media drawings with titles indicating a lesson learned from a horse somewhere along the way. Willyerd believes “by learning to record my observations of horses, I developed an artist’s eye for observing the world around me.”
Willyerd is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – River Falls and has teaching certification from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. She works most frequently in acrylic, but also creates with chalk pastels and watercolors.
"What Horses Say" opens on June 24th with an artist reception from 6 pm to 8 pm. The exhibition is free, the public is welcome, and the show will hang through July 27th
Golden Paint Demonstration by Sandie Bacon
Wonders of Acrylic Paints
Raven’s Wish Gallery is pleased to welcome Sandie Bacon, a Golden Paint Working Artist, for a demonstration and sharing of new products on Saturday, October 3rd from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Bacon is a classically trained, versatile artist who resides in the Chicago area. She has been a Golden Paint working artist since 2006, and generously shares her enthusiasm and knowledge in her lectures, demonstrations, and workshops. Bacon will discuss the unique properties of Golden Paint Fluid, Heavy Body, OPEN, and High Flow Acrylics. She will also talk about grounds for painting, drawing, pastel, digital printing, and mixed media.
The presentation is FREE and open to the public. However, registration is required as seating is limited. Please call 608-757-2622 for reservations.
Exhibition by Matthew Ledger
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.
Janesville Craig High School 1st Year Painters and Advanced Studio
Janesville Craig H. S. 1st Year Painters and Advanced Studio
Instructor: Lori Barry
Join us for an artists' reception Friday, February 27th from 4-6pm. The exhibit will hang through March 7th.
