LIVING WITH ART BLOG

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA----JRB Art at The Elms will have two concurrent solo shows, entitled “NATURE” featuring sculptor Don Narcomey and painter Liz Roth for its July exhibition. The shows open on July 4^th during the First Friday Gallery Walk, in the Historic Paseo Arts District. The opening, which is open to the public at no charge, is from 6-10:00 pm. “NATURE” can be seen throughout the month of July.

Oklahoma City, Okla. – JRB Art at The Elms’ June exhibit will feature Plein Air Landscapes by Colorado artist, Karl Brenner and photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer, Connie Imboden. Brenner will attend the opening reception on May 6th, 6-10 p.m., during The Paseo Arts District’s monthly First Friday Gallery Walk. There will also be a special reception for Connie Imboden from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, June 12, 2014 at The Elms. At that reception Connie will give an Artist Talk and sign copies of her latest book, “Reflections.” 

JRB Art Gallery represents artists working in all media including painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, mixed media, fiber and photography.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma---In May, JRB Art at The Elms will feature three artists working in decidedly different media in three concurrent solo exhibitions.  The opening reception will be held on May 2^nd, the First Friday in May, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm during the Paseo Gallery Walk. The work of these artists: Beth Hammack, John Wolfe, and Doug Hoke can been see though out May as well as during the three day Paseo Arts Festival which is held on Memorial Day Weekend.

“Magic” and the “Blues Highway” are featured in two solo exhibits in April at JRB Art at The Elms.  Exhibitions open on April 4, 2014 from 6:00 until 10:00 p.m. during the Paseo First Friday Art Walk.

THE GARDEN PROJECT

In March, the official month of the advent of Spring, JRB Art at The Elms gallery will feature a multi-room installation entitled, “The Garden Project.” Oklahoma artists Adrienne Wright and Lisa McIlroy will present constructed landscapes in four rooms of the gallery. “These gardens will give the public an opportunity to simultaneously experience the beauty of nature and the creativity of man,” stated the artists. Also exhibiting in March is Bernadette Esperanza Torres, a ceramic artist from Kansas City, who uses flowers as symbols of humanity in most of her sculptures. “The Garden Project” will open on March 7, 2014 from 6:00 until 10:00 pm during the Paseo’s First Friday Gallery Walk and run through March 29, 2014. JRB Art at The Elms is located at 2810 North Walker in the historic Paseo Arts District. 

In February, the month when we pay tribute to special relationships, JRB Art at The Elms will feature paintings by Rae Baldridge and the sculptural work of Jonathan Hils. For this exhibit, which opens with a reception on February 7^th during The Paseo Arts District’s First Friday Gallery walk from 6:00 to 9:00pm, both artists have chosen to present work that explores oppositional relationships and tension between: representation and abstraction, attention and inattention, absence and presence, chaos and organization, light and line, and the relationship between interior and exterior spaces. The exhibit will run through Friday, February 28, 2014. Guests at the opening reception will be also be able to enjoy the romantic vocals of Oklahoma City chanteuse, Amy Robyn Young.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma---JRB Art at The Elms will welcome 2014 with its 11th annual New Year’s Day exhibit and celebration from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 1, 2014. The exhibit, “White”: a selection of paintings, photographs, constructions, collages, and sculptures that explore all the nuances of the color white.  This exhibit will also be featured during the Paseo First Friday Gallery Walk from 6:00 until 10:00 pm, Friday, January 3, 2014.  The exhibit will run through January 29, 2014.

New JRB Art Gallery 2014 calendars have arrived.

Due to the inclement weather, we ae closing at 9:00 tonight.