Northville Art House
Downtown Artist Series @ Tuscan Café & City Hall
The Northville Art House partners with community organizations and businesses to promote the appreciation of the arts, arts education, and local artists. The Downtown Artist Series has a rotating presentation of work by established and emerging artists inside the Tuscan Café, 141 E Main St. and at Northville City Hall, 215 E Main St. Featured work is available for purchase online and by phone.
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TUSCAN CAFÉ
August 6 – October 15 – Sonia Shetty – Novi, MI
Sonia Shetty is an oil painter whose work celebrates the quiet beauty of everyday life. Inspired by simple, familiar moments—her paintings reflect a deep appreciation for warmth, color, and the emotional resonance of ordinary spaces.
Working primarily in oils, Sonia is drawn to the medium’s richness and versatility, allowing her to build layered textures and luminous surfaces. Her style blends realism with illustrative art, capturing not only the physical details of her subjects but evoking a sense of whimsy and joy.
After stepping away from a previous career in software quality, she returned to painting with renewed focus, building her artistic practice from where she had left off. Through her work, she aims to create pieces that feel approachable and uplifting—art that brings a sense of comfort and joy into everyday environments.
Sonia continues to explore themes of simplicity, nostalgia, and mindful living through her evolving body of work.
Drawing from still life and interiors, the works in her exhibition titled Simple Pleasures, invite viewers to slow down and rediscover the richness of simple, often overlooked details. Each painting captures a sense of warmth and familiarity, blending color, texture, and light to evoke comfort, nostalgia, and joy. From floral arrangements to rustic indoor scenes, the pieces reflect an appreciation for life’s small but meaningful pleasures.
June 4 – August 19: Molly McNeece – Farmington Hills, MI
Artist & Illustrator Molly McNeece is best known for her lively and colorful illustrations full of color, humor, and intricate detail.
Molly McNeece was born in North Dakota and then moved to Alaska for high school and two years studying art at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. After moving to Michigan in 1997, Molly received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Michigan State University. She first became interested in a career in the arts as a young girl watching her grandmother draw and weave in her own home studio. Molly is inspired by her travels (especially at the sea shore) and spending time with her family. Her media includes pen and ink, watercolor and acrylic painting.
Molly exhibits at galleries, local art shows, and has won acclaim at local, state and national art competitions. She currently works as a public school art educator in southwest Michigan. Her dream of becoming a children’s book illustrator began with her iBook Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse (McNeece 2014). Molly’s other books include Joshua and Jasmine go to Kindergarten (McNeece 2016) and Tapestry Tips (Mezoff 2018).
Molly’s company, McNeece Consulting LLC, is currently creating original art for local projects, private art for collectors, and book illustrations. You can find more information about her and her work at mollymcneece.com.
NORTHVILLE CITY HALL
July 1 – September 15: Dennis Gordon – Ann Arbor, MI
Printmaking is a dynamic and versatile form of artistic expression that bridges tradition and innovation. It allows artists to explore repetition, texture, and process while communicating powerful ideas and imagery. My background in printmaking has led me to explore new options in relief printing, specifically, woodcuts and wood engravings.
I take a digital image (photos I have taken, or photos of my paintings) and work to translate it to a dynamic and interesting wood engraved image. I send this image to my laser engraver to cut the images into wood plates. I also began combining my painting background with the woodcuts by painting a background on printmaking paper, letting that dry, then inking up the wood plate and printing on that background. I usually apply the background painting with a brayer (rubber roller) so that it is a fairly loose and non-detailed background image, which allows the more defined woodcut print to dominate.
Once the black and white image for my woodcuts was developed, I began experimenting with engraving these or similar images into other materials, such as cardboard, leaves, wood and matboard. I sometimes combine these new engravings with my wood block prints.
Learn more about Dennis’ process and his use of software to edit images of his original artwork that can be etched into wood with a laser and printed into new and reimagined works of art.
To inquire about unframed wood block prints or other questions, please contact Dennis at dennishgordon@yahoo.com or visit www.dennisgordonartwork.com.
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