PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Larry Davidson from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The reception will begin in the lobby at Sound Community Bank, 9500 Oak Bay Road, then move to the league’s adjacent gallery at 5 p.m.
Davidson uses a variety of digital brushes and other tools that enable him to paint directly into a digital image.
Other areas of his paintings are developed from extractions of his photographs and watercolors and then added to the composition.
Davidson then prints the images on metal, high-luster art paper or canvas, and he frames them to present the final painting.
For this exhibit, Davidson drew inspiration from botanical gardens but departed from literal depictions of plant life to re-imagine the flora through new techniques in lighting and rendering.
Maria McGrane has incorporated diverse techniques and styles of fabrication and design into her fused glass jewelry since she first borrowed her father’s hammer and a bit of leftover wire in high school.
“I’m drawn to the myriad colors and textures found in gemstone beads, as well as art glass,” McGrane said.
McGrane began working with glass 15 years ago and was fascinated by the unique physics and chemistry of glass subjected to high temperatures during kiln firing.
After assembling the components of a piece, she places it in a kiln, where it’s fired in a five- to six-step process over 14 to 24 hours at temperatures from 1,375 to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit and then cooled to anneal or strengthen the glass.
McGrane often incorporates fine silver wires into her jewelry pieces before she adds precious metal findings and beads.
Davidson’s digital art and McGrane’s jewelry will be on display in the gallery from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays throughout November.
For more information, email info@portludlowart.org or visit www.port ludlowart.org.
A pair of earrings by Maria McGrane, Port Ludlow Art League’s jeweler of the month.
