Two Women Artists Featured at Gordy's in April

Local artist, Martha Gilliom and former Muncie resident, Cheryl Anne Lorance, will exhibit their artwork during the month of April at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co.

Beginning with a reception on Thursday, April 2nd from 5 to 8 PM, the multi-media show continues through April 30th at the downtown gallery. The public is invited to attend the opening, and light refreshments will be served. The show may also be viewed during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5:30 PM, and Saturday, 9 to 3.

Gilliom has been working in watercolors for seventeen years, starting under the direction of Brian Gordy, owner of the gallery/frame shop and former art teacher. "Martha was a star pupil in my classes," Gordy offered. Watercolors are not for the lighthearted; they don't allow over painting, you can't remove areas that aren't working for you. It's rather a do-or-die medium that requires intense attention and forethought. Martha found those qualities in her studio persona, and the work exhibits her mastery." Featured works will include landscapes, architectural studies and still life paintings. Gilliom is the gallery assistant at Gordy's.

Cheryl Anne Lorance was born in Muncie, attended local schools and earned an undergraduate and graduate degrees in painting and sculpture from Ball State University. In 1996 she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to continue her artistic pursuits. Lorance is a master goldsmith and jewelry designer who now works mostly in bronze and glass casting. Dedicated to "the artist's life," the prolific Lorance has participated in scores of juried exhibitions and received numerous

awards and grants for her endeavors. Her work is represented in numerous galleries throughout the United States and Canada.

Lorance's bronze bells, sculptures and relief pieces have a narrative, whimsical quality, and often depict figural and architectural themes, such as acrobats and musicians, towers and boats. Rich patinas enhance the textured surfaces, a specialty of the artist. According to the her artist's statement, "...bronze reliefs, etchings, and paintings... draw the audience into a theatre of pathos: archetypal figures in tales of alienation, lost love and ironic misfortune."

Lorance returns to her hometown at the invitation of her former professor, Kenton Hall. She will teach a month-long class titled, "Bronze Casting, Chasing and Patina," in the BSU Art Department.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing is located at 224 East Main Street in the historic Boyce Block. For more information, call 765-284-8422 or visit www.gordyframing.com.

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