Creature Feature exhibition continues at Gallery One

Gallery One’s November show, Creature Feature, will be open to the public through Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 32 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View. 

“Egret at Dawn” artist Joyce Condry said, “Of all the creatures that live and play near my house, the snowy egret is my favorite by far. It doesn’t eat my plants, scatter the birdseed, or screech loudly in the middle of the night. It simply stands gracefully and shows off its beautiful wings.”

The heron is a shared favorite for Cheryl Wisbrock and Lesley McCaskill. In her “Hunter and Hunted” painting, Wisbrock said she was thinking of the old creature feature horror movies and cast the heron as the villain. “Herons and crabs aren't friends, and in fact one preys on the other, but both are favorite sights in our natural settings.  I think of horror movies when I think of the theme title, and I think one creature hunting the other (or hiding from a predator, like the smaller crab is doing) is a little frightful.”

McCaskill’s inspiration for her painting, “Heron Pond,” is a bit more idyllic. “By my house sits a pond that entertains us with many creatures. There are birds like herons and ducks, but deer often visit too.” 

In “I've Got My Eye on You,” Laura Hickman depicts her neighbor’s emu, who likes to greet people and dogs as they walk by. “His large and intense, piercing eyes seem to be seeing and knowing everything,” she said.

In Michelle Marshall’s painting, “The Approach,” the viewer sees a colorful bee in pursuit of its mission to pollinate the food supply.

“Dance of the Dragonflies” artist Eileen Olson said, “I attempted to capture the delicate paradox of dragonflies in their impossible stillness. Their fluttering wings suggest new possibilities to me, while their serene pause holds fragments of my summer memories and of spiritual growth.”