Lee Kimball,  Illinois award winning pastel artist, has been changing things up with oil painting. His expertiste in one medium certainly has given him a unique advantage in the area of color theory and atmospheric light.

City of Davenport, IA, July 7, 2015 - Perhaps you have seen artists painting along the Mississippi or Ben Butterworth Parkway. Chance is - it was Lee Kimball, a local Illinois award winning pastel artist, and his group of plein-air painters. Bereskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio will be presenting the most recent of Kimball's landscapes. "He has been changing things up with oil painting. His expertiste in one medium certainly has given him a unique advantage in the area of color theory and atmospheric light," said Pat Bereskin, Director of the gallery. The show will begin Final Friday July 31st. The public is invited to attend a reception that evening, in Lee Kimble's honor, from 6 to 9 p.m.

The unpredictable nature of water media fused with powerful design principles will be featured at the Beréskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio during the month of July, with an exhibit of local artist Robert Zeidler's transparent watercolor paintings. Bob has worked in the graphic arts field and advertising for over 40 years and you can definitely see the influence in his paintings. Because of that background, his style translates well into the transparent watercolor medium, with emphasis on simplified, bold, colorful shapes.

As an example, he chooses one painting in the collection to showcase his process. Included are a black & white compositional sketch, a quick gestural thumbnail, several "warm-up" paintings, and then the finished piece where it all comes together in a semi-abstract style. It's interesting to understand his methodology and how he manages to "loosen up before the performance" as he puts it.

About his color choices, Zeidler says, "I don't really think about it much." Interesting, since they are unusual and hard to describe. He goes on, "If my composition is strong and the values are arranged correctly, I can use about any color I want. Sometimes I use only two colors; other times I use them all. That's half the fun of watercolor. Since the paint is fluid, it creates new colors on its own; colors that I could never mix or even imagine left to my own devices. This helps keep the painting fresh and interesting, as well as allowing the viewer to see something new each time."

Robert Zeidler lives in Davenport, Iowa, and is a signature member of the Iowa Watercolor Society. He's had paintings accepted in national juried competitions, and received many awards.

The Beréskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio is located in the Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 East 2nd Street, Suite 104, in Davenport, Iowa, and is open Wednesday through Saturday, from 11am to 6 pm; open until 9 pm every Final Friday. For additional information contact Gallery Director Pat Bereskin, bereskinartgallery@gmail.com or at www.bereskinartgallery.com Telephone is 563-508-4630.

The Atom Fine Arts Studio and Gallery is pleased to announce our new name: Beréskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio. "This change is part of a more focused vision among a larger group of artists," says owner Pat Bereskin. She goes on to add, "We want to be a destination point for professionally produced fine art, while also creating a warm, friendly, and open environment for dialogue and learning about art."

"All the artists involved in the Beréskin gallery are at a different place in their personal art journey, but we're life-long learners, eager to share with others our knowledge, experiences, and enthusiasm of the creative process."

The Beréskin gallery features original art for sale, but visitors can also have the unique experience of observing the artists at work in the studio. And to go a step further, after 25 years of teaching under the name of Mrs. B's Art, Pat is now involving and encouraging all the Beréskin artists to teach art and mentor other budding artists. Their schedule continually offers a wide variety of classes for beginners and advanced students.

Artist David Anderson echoes Bereskin's comments, "We're very excited about the gallery's new direction and sharing our joy of the art experience with collectors, artists, students of the arts, and the public in general. That collaboration feels just as gratifying as when I'm painting."

Presently, the Beréskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio features artists Pat Bereskin, David Anderson, Brad Bisbey, Gene Brack, Jason Frank, Dean Kugler, David Zahn, and Robert Zeidler.

The premiere exhibit, beginning May 29th through June 20th will feature the award winning high school artists from Pat Bereskin's Mrs. B.'s Art program: Olivia von Gries and Kasey Vanausdeln (Bett), Annie Peters (PV), Rachel Lyle (Central), Elizabeth Masterson and Hannah Weickhorst (Home Schooled), and Madeline Fox (Morning Star Academy). The public is invited.

The gallery is located in the Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 East 2^nd Street, Suite 104, in Davenport, Iowa, and is open Wednesday through Saturday, from 11am to 6 pm; open until 9 pm every Final Friday. Contact information is Pat Bereskin, bereskinartgallery@gmail.com Telephone is 563-508-4630

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Quad City Atom Studio + Gallery is pleased to announce a group exhibition of artwork which will be presented at The Quad City Botanical Center 2525 4th Avenue Rock Island, IL.  The show will run from from March 20th  to April 30th with a special opening reception Sunday, April 12^th from 12:00- 3:00 p.m. During the reception, gallery artists will be painting and sculpting in the gardens for your viewing pleasure. It's a great opportunity for those interested to watch, interact, and learn how the artists find inspiration in the gardens and go through the creative process in their work.

Six Atom Gallery artists will be featured in the show: Pat Bereskin, Brad Bisbey, Dan Johnson, Dean Kulger, Gene Brack and David Anderson. Bereskin, Bisbey, and Anderson often call on mid-western landscapes and flora for inspiration in their work, while Brack and Johnson explore unique painting techniques where vivid color, shape, and line are energizing forces.  Kugler is a sculptor who explores the beauty and intricacies of the human form and experiments with nontraditional methods and materials.

This exhibition beautifully combines the innovative artwork with the plants and flowers that are growing and blooming in the gardens at the Botanical Center and truly makes it a celebration of spring in the Quad Cities.

Quad City Botanical Center 2525 4^th Avenue Rock Island, Illinois 309-794-0991. The Botanical Center is open 10am - 4pm Monday through Saturday (open late Tuesday night until 7pm) and 11am - 4pm Sunday.  For additional information please contact Karen, (309) 794-0991.

Atom Studio & Gallery is located at 225 E 2nd street, Suite 104, Davenport, Iowa in Bucktown Center for the Arts.  We provide opportunities for involvement, exposure and action in our community and culture through art. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, from 11am to 6 pm. Contact information is Pat Bereskin atomstudiogallery@gmail.com telephone is 563-508-4630