A new exhibition is on display at the South Cariboo Business Centre in the Showcase Gallery featuring pieces of collage and mixed media art.
Sheryl Fremlin debuted her newest work on Nov. 5.
She has created a series of collage paintings containing pieces of paper that have been cut or torn - as well as sometimes being painted with acrylic resulting in an image where the underlying paint would show through to create more interest and texture in her works. Nine paintings of this type are currently on display until Dec. 5.
"What a wonderful opportunity to be able to show my art and exhibit it - and be able to put what I want in there," Fremlin stated glowingly.
Fremlin has been a long-time artist and painter and has been exhibiting her work in galleries since 1987. She is a graduate of the North Light Art School as well as the Sheffield School of Interior Design. Her subject matter usually varies from contemporary western paintings of horses and livestock to others, such as figurative, marine and floral works.
"I'm also an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists - and a member of Parkside Gallery, where I also volunteer - and the South Cariboo Arts and Cultural Society," Fremlin said, about her other positions and relations to art.
Fremlin says she has put out this new work because she enjoys showing her work and sharing it.
"So people can look at it, and people who enjoy art - can see what I'm up to and what's happening in the arts community - and just to support the arts community," Fremlin expanded.
Her favourite painting in the new exhibit is In The Garden with Eve - one which she says was "quite challenging." It is, obviously, touching on the topic of Adam and Eve, who had once been living in a paradise - before being banished for falling for Satan's temptation. Because of the fact that nudity was not allowed in the Showcase Gallery, Fremlin had to make some adjustments.
"I had to tape on some paper floral - like floral on top of the page to cover Eve up - so she's kind of censored. But he's [Adam] kind of censored because I had to do that in order so that they don't tell me to take my painting down," Fremlin elaborated on what she needed to do in order to get past the censors.
All of her art is for sale, except for the painting named Roots - The Reflecting Pool, which she says isn't for sale because it contains images of her great grandparents. In order to purchase a painting, one would need to phone her.
"I have a couple of business cards on the shelf there, so my phone numbers are on the little cards in there," Fremlin explained.
After this exhibit ends, a future group art exhibition called All Things Bright is next for display. Fremlin says that she does not have any solo exhibitions planned for the future.
