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

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May 21  – Aug 5:  Linda Pelowski – Farmington Hills, MI

“I carried my love for art through high school into college where I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from Wayne State University. After college I started my industrial design career with a local firm designing kitchen appliances and graphics while also taking post-graduate art classes from the College of Creative Studies. From there I moved into architecture design, creating interior and exterior retail markets. I also freelanced in this field for twenty years doing graphic design and fine art perspective rendering for companies around the Metro Detroit area. I also painted murals for many years, residential and commercial. I now work as a full-time artist, painting plein air, studio work and commissions, while still taking classes. I love learning and improving while having fun. ” – Linda Pelowski

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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.

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NORTHVILLE CITY HALL

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July 1 – September: 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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