Juxtaposition: Comparison & Contrast (work by Margaret Scott Bock & Ann Bellinger Hartley)

Archway Gallery presents Juxtaposition: Comparison & Contrast with traditional and experimental works by resident artist Margaret Scott Bock and guest artist Ann Bellinger Hartley. The exhibition will be on view May 7 through June 2, 2016. The artists will be on site to visit with guests during the gallery opening reception on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 5 – 8 p.m. with an Artists’ Talk beginning at 6:30 p.m.

This show is a collaborative effort by two artists who have played pivotal roles in the gallery’s 40-year history. At 90 and 80 years of age, long-time friends Bock and Hartley are still creating new works of art on a regular basis. Their collaborative efforts first began in 1981 as Co-Directors of Archway Gallery.

Juxtaposition: Comparison & Contrast includes new and retrospective works.  Bock’s luminous impressionistic watercolors on paper and Hartley’s mixed media collage constructions form a juxtaposition of comparison and contrast.

Bock says, “I am always seeking and learning ways to express in water media my responses to space, movement, music and nature, ever hoping to strike a chord in the soul of the viewer.”

Hartley continues by explaining that, “When looking back at my work, I see the many patterns and layers of life.  I use grids, circular and linear symbols, handmade paper, fabric, paint, and found objects woven together to form cohesive designs. It’s been a long and joyful journey of life.”

Margaret Scott Bock’s painting education began in 1969 when she moved to Houston and discovered the Watercolor Art Society of Houston (WAS-H); in time she earned the status of Signature Elite Artist. Bock joined Archway Gallery in 1981 and is now the gallery’s longest standing member.  She has served on the Board of Directors for both Archway Gallery and WAS-H over the years; she now holds the position of Past-Director for Archway and Past-President for WAS-H. Bock has achieved acclaim through exhibiting and subsequently winning awards in various national shows.  Her paintings are in numerous private collections and can been seen regularly at Archway Gallery.

Ann Bellinger Hartley moved to Houston from Florida in 1972 and began studying at the Glassell School.  She has taught collage workshops in Dallas, Atlanta, San Diego, Nova Scotia, and Houston; in addition, she served as Co-Director of Archway Gallery for 10 years. Hartley has exhibited and won awards in many national and regional exhibitions.  She is a Signature Elite member of the National Watercolor Society, National Collage Society, and Watercolor Society of Houston.  She is the editor of two books, Bridging Time and Space: Essays on Layered Art and Layering: An Art of Time and Space.

Pictured above: Shades of Pink, By Margaret Scott Bock.