The Guide

Left of Center is pleased to present Ephemeral Recomposition, artwork by Jeannie Hua. As seen through the eyes of an immigrant, starting from the age of eight, Jeannie Hua had worked to assimilate and strive for the American dream. Art had been her constant companion, an outlet to work through public and personal tragedies. Picking up the pieces after experiencing a breakdown, and piecing back together a life during recovery, Jeannie’s use of scraps of ephemera to make her images serve as an analogy, a parallel to the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle we are all a part of, each piece integral to the big picture.

Brian McPartlon is an abstract painter from New York whose career spans over six decades of relentless experimentation. Known for his "large, bold canvases" that often reach proportions of eight by six feet, McPartlon’s work is defined by an immense physical presence and a technique designed to envelop the viewer in a visceral experience of color and light.

On exhibit at Sahara West Library from May 15 through August 1.
Gallery reception on Thursday, May 21, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This exhibit features the paintings and calligraphy of James Kim and members of the Korean Calligraphy Art Association. The works are composed of watercolor and ink, and “created in the spirit of the ancestors.” With traditional ink-wash paintings, a great range of tonalities can be found in a single brush stroke. Once a stroke is painted, it cannot be changed or erased. This makes ink-wash painting a technically demanding art form requiring a great deal of skill and concentration.

On exhibit at Sahara West Library from May 19 through August 9.
Gallery reception on May 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Left of Center is pleased to present Ephemeral Recomposition, artwork by Jeannie Hua. As seen through the eyes of an immigrant, starting from the age of eight, Jeannie Hua had worked to assimilate and strive for the American dream. Art had been her constant companion, an outlet to work through public and personal tragedies. Picking up the pieces after experiencing a breakdown, and piecing back together a life during recovery, Jeannie’s use of scraps of ephemera to make her images serve as an analogy, a parallel to the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle we are all a part of, each piece integral to the big picture.

Brian McPartlon is an abstract painter from New York whose career spans over six decades of relentless experimentation. Known for his "large, bold canvases" that often reach proportions of eight by six feet, McPartlon’s work is defined by an immense physical presence and a technique designed to envelop the viewer in a visceral experience of color and light.

On exhibit at Sahara West Library from May 15 through August 1.
Gallery reception on Thursday, May 21, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This exhibit features the paintings and calligraphy of James Kim and members of the Korean Calligraphy Art Association. The works are composed of watercolor and ink, and “created in the spirit of the ancestors.” With traditional ink-wash paintings, a great range of tonalities can be found in a single brush stroke. Once a stroke is painted, it cannot be changed or erased. This makes ink-wash painting a technically demanding art form requiring a great deal of skill and concentration.

On exhibit at Sahara West Library from May 19 through August 9.
Gallery reception on May 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Left of Center is pleased to present Ephemeral Recomposition, artwork by Jeannie Hua. As seen through the eyes of an immigrant, starting from the age of eight, Jeannie Hua had worked to assimilate and strive for the American dream. Art had been her constant companion, an outlet to work through public and personal tragedies. Picking up the pieces after experiencing a breakdown, and piecing back together a life during recovery, Jeannie’s use of scraps of ephemera to make her images serve as an analogy, a parallel to the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle we are all a part of, each piece integral to the big picture.

Brian McPartlon is an abstract painter from New York whose career spans over six decades of relentless experimentation. Known for his "large, bold canvases" that often reach proportions of eight by six feet, McPartlon’s work is defined by an immense physical presence and a technique designed to envelop the viewer in a visceral experience of color and light.

On exhibit at Sahara West Library from May 15 through August 1.
Gallery reception on Thursday, May 21, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This exhibit features the paintings and calligraphy of James Kim and members of the Korean Calligraphy Art Association. The works are composed of watercolor and ink, and “created in the spirit of the ancestors.” With traditional ink-wash paintings, a great range of tonalities can be found in a single brush stroke. Once a stroke is painted, it cannot be changed or erased. This makes ink-wash painting a technically demanding art form requiring a great deal of skill and concentration.

On exhibit at Sahara West Library from May 19 through August 9.
Gallery reception on May 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Left of Center is pleased to present Ephemeral Recomposition, artwork by Jeannie Hua. As seen through the eyes of an immigrant, starting from the age of eight, Jeannie Hua had worked to assimilate and strive for the American dream. Art had been her constant companion, an outlet to work through public and personal tragedies. Picking up the pieces after experiencing a breakdown, and piecing back together a life during recovery, Jeannie’s use of scraps of ephemera to make her images serve as an analogy, a parallel to the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle we are all a part of, each piece integral to the big picture.