2022 09 Magic in Pencils

The Art Center is shifting gears from realism painting to hyper realistic pencil work in September with a group exhibition by Ray McKee, Vicky Dovenspike, and Mandy Robertson. Magic Pencils opens on Friday, Sep 2nd with a Reception from 5pm to 7pm. These three artists all engage in highly detailed renderings yet retain their own recognizable style. All three of these artists are self taught and could not be more amazing in their attention to detail.

Ray McKee is a retired investment broker and former Air Force Reserve Lt. Colonel. Because of his color blindness, he sticks with black and white.

Vicky Dovenspike is a poet and an artist. Of her artistic practice she states: "What I feel I paint, and draw what I like.
There will always be somebody who does better than me. But this I know - there will never be another me."

Mandy Robertson's primary medium is colored pencil. She states that she, "likes to render what I see as accurately as I can, with the occassional bit of whimsy thrown in. I consider my work 'pencil paintings' because of the layering involved and richness of color achieved. My subjects are varied: portraiture, still lifes, landscapes, florals, etc... I also enjoy working in graphite, pastels, oil pastels, acrylics, and wood burning."