Abstracts in Moscow and watercolor whimsy in Clarkston | Arts & Entertainment | lmtribune.com

2022-10-10 18:15:40 By : Ms. Sophia Tang

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"Diamond in the Rough," by Pamela Caughey, is on display at Moscow Contemporary.

"Aspens," by Danny Tietz, is on display at Valley Art Center in Clarkston.

"Diamond in the Rough," by Pamela Caughey, is on display at Moscow Contemporary.

"Aspens," by Danny Tietz, is on display at Valley Art Center in Clarkston.

Paintings by a Hamilton, Mont., artist who works in diverse media make up Moscow Contemporary’s fourth exhibit, starting this weekend.

“Pamela Caughey, Unforeseen” opens with a reception with the artist from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 414 S. Main St., in Moscow. Caughey will give a gallery talk at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by a Zoom talk at 3 p.m., for which links are available at moscowcontemporary.org.

Caughey creates geometric abstract paintings across separate and overlapping media, including encaustic, acrylics, oil, mixed media and collage, according to a Moscow Contemporary news release. The exhibit, which includes a dozen large multipanel pieces and a range of smaller works, runs through December.

Caughey developed an online teaching platform during the pandemic, and to engage her students she invited them to send her color swatches from their studios, which she used to create a small piece. This culminated in the group project “Snail Mail” comprised of 150 individual panels.

Caughey, who grew up in Wisconsin, has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Montana. Her art is in the permanent collection of several museums and public buildings nationally and internationally, and her work appears in the newly published book by Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin, “Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts, Conversations.” After teaching at the University of Montana Bitterroot College at Hamilton, Mont., she now is a full-time studio artist and teaches workshops from her studio, throughout the country and abroad.

An artist reception is set for 4-7 p.m. Friday at Valley Art Center, 842 Sixth St., Clarkston with watercolorist Danny Tietz, whose exhibit opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 29.

The Clarkston artist uses watercolor and ink to achieve a “whimsical and quirky spirit” in his work, while employing “a meticulous approach using high saturation paints and top-grade cotton paper to capture real-life and not-so-real-life domiciles, landscapes and current events,” according to a Valley Art Center news release.

Drawing has always been a part of Tietz’s life, according to the news release, beginning before kindergarten and continuing to his high school years in art classes with his favorite art teacher, Craig Whitcomb.

Valley Art Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Satur-days. More information is at lcvalleyartcenter.org.

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