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› What: March/April show by Victoria Pearmain, David Salerno, Joe Parrott and Curtiss Brock› When: Through April 30› Where: River Gallery, 400 E. Second St.› Phone: 423-265-5033, ext. 5› Online: www.river-gallery.comUpcoming artist demonstrationsNote: Includes artists not featured in the March/April show.› Saturday, March 23: Victoria Pearmain, 1:30-4:30 p.m.› Saturday, March 30: Maralyn Wilson, 1-4 p.m.› Saturday, April 6: David Salerno, 1-4 p.m.› Saturday, May 25: David Heckler, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
“Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove” is a 12- by 16-inch oil on masonite by Joe Parrott. / Photo from River GalleryTwo of the four artists featured in the March/April exhibition at River Gallery are scheduled to demonstrate their techniques for visitors during the run of the show, including Victoria Pearmain on Saturday.
Pearmain is primarily a plein air painter who works in oil on canvas, paper and panels. “Plein air” translates from the French to “plain air,” a technique that takes the artist outdoors. Pearmain will set up a demonstration where visitors may ask questions about her process or simply watch as she paints scenery around the Bluff View Art District.
Scenes in and around Chattanooga figure prominently in her work, with Chester Frost Park, the Tennessee River and the Chickamauga Battlefield among her frequent inspirations.
“When I look for places to paint, I am attracted to open spaces, fields, farms and water views,” she says in her artist statement on the gallery’s website. “I am inspired by unmanicured places where nature is allowed to flourish.”