2 1/12 years of Eclipse’s growth as an art gallery and of Joan’s dedication to the arts in the high desert was celebrated Saturday with an anniversary festival.In it’s short existence, the gallery has provided the best venue for high desert artists from professionals to Victor Valley Community College’s own up and coming art students.Four photo murals , by moi, showed the past 2 1/12years of successful shows and receptions.The music, BBQ, art, friends, classi cars, kids fun, and the day were fabulous.   PS:  See more pictures on Beverly’s Facebook page.

DESERT DRYNESS art show for August at Gallery is asking for art that addresses the theme of Desert Dryness. Any medium is be acceptable as the gallery is very flexible and  would love to display a variety of objects that consider the theme. Each artwork must be dry ( no pun intended ) and ready to display. Art that considers the 4rd dimension such as time will be considered also. Jewelery and film is welcome as well.

June 30- End of My Inner High
July 9 &10- Pick up for My Inner High 11-4
July 9 & 10- drop off 2 1/12ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
July 12- open for 2 1/12
July 14- 2 1/12 ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL 2:00-10:00 pm
July 28- End of 2 1/12
July 30 & 31- Pick up for 2 1/12- 11-4 pm
July 30 & 31- Art drop off for open call” DESERT DRYNESS” 11-4 pm
August 3-Open for DESERT DRYNESS
August 11- Reception for DESERT DRYNESS 7-10 pm
September 1- Closing DESERT DRYNESS
September 3& 4-Pick up for DESERT DRYNESS
September 8- Open & Reception of ” FACES” featuring Yevgenia Watts
September 22- Yevgenia speaks about “a Portrait A Day” 7:00 pm
September 29- Closing of FACES.
October 13- Open Spiders WEB reception 7-10:00 pm
October 27 Closing SPIDERS WEB
November 1 ( still to be announced)
November 3 Reception
November 17 close
November 26 & 27 drop off for 20X 20 11-4:00
December 1 Open and reception for 20 X 20 7-10-pm
December 22 Pick up after 6 or
January 3 &4 pick up for 20 X20 11-4
January 3 & 4 drop off for “TEXTURES A TEXTILE EXPERIENCE”
January 9, open TEXTURES A TEXTILE EXPERIENCE.
January 12- Reception 7-10 pm
January 26- close of Textiles
January 28 &29 Pick up of Textiles.

The art at this month’s show reflected the interactive journey of thoughts, feelings and opinions of the artists.“My Inner High” broke through the internalprivate world and was expressed on canvas, in sculpture, with mixed media and installments. The music was by ‘DJ Tipsy’.  Explore and get in touch with your inner high.

Reception photos by Brittney Wells.

Join the gallery for a reception of artists and viewing of the current show “My Inner High” on Saturday June 9 at 7:00, refreshments served and gallery is always pleased to feature a local band. Music, art and friends, what a great day to be a human! Art will hang in gallery from June 2 thru 29, stop by Wed-Fri 12-6 and Sat. 12-9.

Next call for Art:
My Inner High. Drop offs on May 28th & 29th, from 11am till 4pm.  $10 a piece, limit 3 works, must be ready to hang.

The cutlines in this month’s post are quotes from director of Eclipse, Joan Sowinski’s own statement about her series called “Progression”.  I start quoting near the beginning of Joan’s statement as she follows the process of order she found while renovating her house.  “Architectural drawings of interior and exterior revealed a simplicity and order that could be found among the riot of shapes, elements, tectures, colors and engineering of an object in space, such as my house.This order…was used as a guideline in my series.  My pillar form was inspired by the actual pillars in my renovated house…excect it is 2 times larger…it’s the lintel that holds up the gallery ceiling.”Awesome entertainment was provided by solo artist, Douglass Eden and also, the group Just Buzzed.

Progression, an examination of a series, has been an uncovering of the old and an attachment of the new, learning to live de novo.
I have been involved in renovation of my house, for the past year, it has been a battle with chaos and control. Architectural drawings of interior and exterior revealed a simplicity and order that could be found among the riot of shapes, elements, textures, colors and engineering of an object in space, such as my house. With this order in mind, I drew a design simplifying and repeating some of the elements that represented these shapes in space. I was surprised as these elements were not new to me but basic line, circles, squares, rectangles, sometimes over lapping each other. I saw the relationship of these elements within the design, the over lapping giving a reference to an element being behind another. Within the repetition of circles is an examining for the emotional moving of the sun or a person moving thru their time, marked by where they were, simplified and just a part of the whole.
This process was used as a guideline in my series, as well as the thinking that continuing simplifying could bring more order. I wanted the colors to be non-chaotic as the interior designer paint swatches at the home improvement centers. I feel an emotional tie to colors found in nature, and in simplifying these, also for this series, colors bright and honest; deep green, bright yellow, pyro red, rich brown and white. I mixed them together for more tints and shades, as the mixing would unite them into families of color, related and harmonious.
The historic basic building plan is pillar and lintel, for making an interior livable space. My pillar form was inspired by the actual pillars in my renovated house, kept and repaired, except it is 2 times larger. This form is further simplification of the house structure; in this case it’s the lintel that holds up the gallery ceiling.

Progression 1, 2, 3,acrylic paint canvas, wood, #4, wood, drywall, spackle, interior latex and Acrylic. Joan Sowinski