September Visual Artists
Visual Artists Reception, 2 p.m., September 18, 2022
Concerts and Art Exhibits at
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church
Highway 165, Placitas NM
Directions
2 pm - Visual Artists Reception
3 pm - Concert
Please check individual concert details
as dates and times may be subject to
change
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John's early interest in photography was influenced by instructive
time in his uncle's darkroom as a young teenager; as an adult he
evolved to shooting large format black and white photography
using two Deardoff field cameras shooting 8x10; 5x7 and 4x5 inch
negatives. He developed and printed B&W film in his custom
designed darkroom. John has moved from film to digital images and
is currently a member of JPG-Photography Group in Jardineros de
Placitas and the ABQ Enchanted Lens Cameral Club.
John says “A traumatic brain injury in 1970. Music was therapeutic,
it nourished my soul. I was drawn to the audio and visual stimulus.
Every instrument is an exquisite form of art. This Project: Images
which move music into visual artistic expression.”
Katherine Irish knew she was an artist from an early age. She
attended DePauw University, Tyler School of Art in Rome and an
internship with Willard Midgette in New York as an undergradu-
ate. She studied art in New York. Her desire to pursue a career in
art led her to New Mexico. Previously painting in oil, she began
to work seriously in pastel in 2002 and has studied with Albert
Handell. Katherine is an award-winning artist who exhibits in
juried and invitational exhibits nationally.
Katherine says: “I have made a conscious decision to contribute
beauty to the world through my art. I find camaraderie with
landscape artists who work to reflect the beauty of nature
despite a backdrop of world crisis.”
Rebecca Nolda completed her MA in fine art/art history at the
University of Minnesota, taught there during graduate school
and after, and then spent the next several years as a corporate
new media specialist/graphic designer. Since then she has been
a full-time mixed media artist exploring different themes. She
has been fortunate to exhibit her work nationally and interna-
tionally.
Rebecca says: “I love to explore the subtle relationships between
what we see and what we imagine: suggestions of a story, a hint
at the elapse of time, or a history of events. I like to think I'm
offering a roadmap for a different interpretation of reality.”
Cheryl has long been a student of the Historic, Religious, and
Metaphysical significance of gemstones and precious metals that
have been used by many cultures over the millennia. Using
these exotic materials, she creates one of a kind heirloom jew-
elry in her studio in Placitas.
Cheryl says: “The important element for me in working with
gemstones is to work with natural, Earth Mined Stones that have
not been color treated, stabilized, enhanced, heat treated,
reconstituted, lab created, or are just plain fakes. Transparency
is very important in the jewelry industry and very important to
me.”
Karen Valdez was born in Nebraska and moved to Albuquerque in
1964. She graduated from HS here and started a bookkeeping career
until her retirement in 2020. Karen discovered a passion for paint-
ing experimenting with a pour technique called "dutch pour". This
technique produces delicate ribbons of colors and beautiful details.
Her artwork is exquisite due to her perfectionism making every
piece flawless and they are one of a kind. She expresses her art on
wood and canvas.
Karen says: “I am an abstract impressionistic artist. I express
myself by painting with a "dutch pour" technique that is unique
and its own interpretation. Painting brings me peace, joy and offers
me a place to meditate the beauty in the world of art and grace.”
