Blue Waters Fine Art & Design is now open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and other times by appointment.
For June, the gallery features Hot Springs native artist, Tansill Stough Anthony. Her brilliant works on canvas take us on an artist’s journey not unlike the one we’ve been on during the self-quarantine days of Covid-19 that led, at last, to a gradual return to normalcy.
Anthony says the early days of social isolationism were, “…awful at first, like living in a dream and asking myself, ‘where am I?’” Yet, even her darker, somber, meditative works of art seem imbued with a sense of a coming transition, as if everything in the picture plane is transcendental or temporary.
Her later paintings express a hopefulness, a pure joy in the simple images from nature outside the window of the studio and inside the window of her soul. This thoughtful collection of works is punctuated by small sketches from the live model.
As always, Blue Waters Fine Arts also features fine craft and fine art in a variety of media: hand-forged iron, spaulted wood, clay, fiber, and paint.
Visit the gallery at 825 Central Avenue. Open from 5-8 p.m. on June 5 for Friday Night Gallery Walk with an artist reception. For an appointment, call Laura at 501-701-8036. Facebook: Blue Waters Fine Art.
