YELENA KHANEVSKYA

LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTINGS

OCT 31 - DEC 2

Bio:

Khanevskaya has been creating art as long as she can remember. As early as preschool in the former Soviet Union, she remembers spending hours creating unusually elaborate colored drawings that her parents kept for many years.  While no one else in her family had an interest in art, her parents recognized and supported her passion and abilities, supplying her with any art materials she asked for.

Specialization:
oil painting - figurative abstraction, landscape and florals

Currently:
Art instructor at Western Nebraska Community College

Born and raised in Russia.
Accepted into Oryol State Pedagogical University where completed Master of Art Education degree. This included five years of rigorous studies in drawing, painting, sculpture, human anatomy, art history and folk art traditions.

TIME EXTENDED

MIKE HESSER (CO)

SEP 5 - OCT 14

BIO: 

Journey into the world of art photography. I am 62, live in Colorado with my wife and two dogs. We have two grown daughters, one of whom lives in Chicago and the other in Boulder, CO.  We enjoy a variety of activities, including camping, hiking, traveling, and pickleball.

Michael Hesser is semi-retired from the consulting industry and has just recently begun his journey into the world of art photography.  He is 62, live in Colorado with his wife and two dogs. They have two grown daughters and enjoy a variety of activities, including camping, hiking, traveling, and pickleball.

Artist Statement:

My work seeks to uncover the physical essence, eternal personality, and living force of vintage rural images.  By removing all background and context information from my photos, the true nature of a subject is revealed, along with ideas of its history and community.

My beliefs draw from the 19th century poetry movement of “imagism” – which was grounded in the concept that precision and clarity are the pathway to effectively communicating any idea.

My continuing journey takes influence and gratitude from the work of Ansel Adams (scale), Dorothea Lange (humanity) and Keith Dotson (technology).