Mark Robe images featured at Iowa City Gallery Walk

By Cheryl Allen

KALONA

When native of us enter the Historic Post Office Gallery on the Iowa City Senior Center this month, they’ll discover themselves gazing at images taken at locations they could acknowledge: the Southtown Recreation Area in Kalona, Terry Trueblood Recreation Area in Iowa City, and the Washington County Emergency Communications Center in Washington.

That’s not a coincidence; the images is the work of Kalona resident and mayor Mark Robe, whose artwork joins that of Carol Carlson and Jo Myers-Walker in “Reflections: People, Place & Inner Worlds,” which runs by way of the tip of October.

The works within the Main Gallery “offer distinctive perspectives on human connection, the natural world, and everyday moments that inspire us to look again,” based on the City of Iowa City web site.

The present is a primary for Robe, however he has lengthy loved images.

“I got started just taking pictures of the sky, sunrises, sunsets and clouds,” he stated in an e mail. “I actually belong to a group on Facebook called ‘Keep Your Eyes to the Sky.’ I have probably been posting on social media for 10 years or more.”

When it involves his images on show on the gallery, Robe says he was impressed by the character round him. When guests see his items on show, “I hope they see the beauty in my work that I saw,” he stated.

An Artist Reception will probably be held on Friday, Oct. 2 at the side of the Gallery Walk. From 5 p.m. to eight p.m., friends can meet Robe, Carlson (additionally a photographer), and Myers-Walker (watercolor artist and teacher). In the Upper Gallery, college students from Myers-Walker’s Watercolor Joyous and Free class will share their art work and rejoice their expertise as exhibiting artists.

Myers-Walker may also current a reside watercolor demonstration that can provide guests a glimpse into the inventive course of and expressive prospects of watercolor, based on a press launch.

The Historic Post Office Gallery on the Iowa City Senior Center is positioned at 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City. Artwork is mostly viewable throughout common working hours, though it could be restricted throughout packages or room leases. Guaranteed gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., and Sunday noon-3 p.m.