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Gallery by the Lake will open its latest exhibition with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Friday September 9th, 2022, with featured artist Pat Craft under the theme, “Special Things Around Us”. The reception and show will take place in the second-floor gallery at the 1911 Historic City Hall at 1001 Ryan Street in Lake Charles. The exhibition will run through Saturday November 12th, 2022.

Pat Craft started painting with her sister at age fifty-nine. She picked up a brush and it was love at the first brush stroke. She found herself enamored with the process and possibilities of oils, acrylics, watercolor, and collages. She was also intrigued when she saw her own stories and feelings materializing on canvas and thought, “Why not me?”. Though largely self-taught, she has expanded her skills with classes and workshops. She now paints with oil and acrylic, has dabbled in watercolor, but her favorite medium is collage. Pat especially loves texture and tries to incorporate it into much of her work.

Says Pat, “I love the intimacy of connections with the special, everyday things around us: yesterday's memories, today's discoveries and tomorrow's hopes and dreams. When I select a subject, I want the art piece to tell a story and hope to trigger that connection between the subject and the viewer.”

Other members of Gallery by the Lake will be exhibiting art under their own interpretations of the “Special Things Around Us” theme. Many of the works will be for sale. Current Historic City Hall hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Date & Time

October 19, 2022

Additional Dates

This event also occurs on:
10/26/2022, 11/02/2022, 11/09/2022

Location

Historic City Hall
1001 Ryan St.
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601

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