This exhibit is FREE to the public and will be on display during library hours Monday-Friday 9AM-6PM, starting Friday, April 17th, 2026, through Friday, May 8th, 2026.
Six Bridges Watercolor Group's "Do You See What I See"
Exhibition Statement
How do we look at art? What do we see? How do we experience art? Will the viewer see or experience anything related to what the artist intended? Art is a struggle for the creator and the viewer. Looking at art is a personal experience by definition. Whatever the context the artist puts forth, the viewer can only see and experience art through the lens made from their own memories, observations and experiences. All of our lives, we are surrounded by art. Some of it, we pass without noticing. You only need to pause, to look, to see, to discover what may be extraordinary, ordinary, beautiful or disturbing. Art is and always has been a part of our daily lives. “Do You See What I See,” is made up of our collective and individual explorations in water based media. Central to our work, are the qualities of water. Its fluidity and transparency make it a subtle and difficult medium to master. We work individually exploring our personal visions and collectively to share in the expansive, varied and unpredictable results from our common starting point.
Artists’ Group Biography
Our group works primarily in watercolor, but members also explore other water based media. We came together during the pandemic to pursue our common love of painting. We still meet regularly, to share ideas, discuss our work, and to encourage our common pursuit of personal and collective artistic growth. Our influences are too numerous to include them all, but some notable artists we admire and respect are J.M.W. Turner, Eliot O’Hara, Edward Hopper, Paul Klee, Georgia O’Keeffe, Paul Cezanne, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, John Singer Sargent, Marion Wachtel, Wassily Kandinsky, and Josep Tapiro Baro. You can usually see some of their influences in our work. We are as varied as our influences, and this provides “dynamic tension” both in our discussions and in our work.
Six Bridges Watercolor Group: Stephen Lanford, Laura Powers, Kaye Ridings, Kathy Kemp, Suzzette Patterson, Rita Friend, Sage Arnold, Beth Darr, Joyce Steen, Kim Perkins, Jeannie Fry, Carole Canino, and Paula Kalina
This is the secondary branch of the William F. Laman Public Library located in the heart of the Argenta Arts District of North Little Rock.
