Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • 82

Full exhibits watercolor paintings at UIHC fit: J-. V'- v.fU- Kay Full of Iowa City will exhibit watercolor paintings in an exhibit called "People-Portals-Pathways" beginning Monday and continuing until Oct. 31. The artwork will be on exhibit at University Hospitals' first-floor Boyd Tower lobby. The art can be viewed at any time.

After retiring as a registered nurse, Full began watercolor painting 12 years ago. She studied with local instructors as well as nationally recognized artists in annual workshops. Full has exhibited in a number of one-person shows and has earned numerous awards. She is a member of the Iowa Watercolor Society and the Iowa Artist Association. Full describes her work: "My landscape paintings represent the changing seasons.

Working from my own reference photographs, I paint things that I know and am familiar with and interest me. I try to present ordinary subjects in extraordinary ways, and borrow elements from several photos to build my compositions. I sometimes develop a story line within a painting, dependent on my own feeling about the subject. "Inspiration has often been found right outside my door. As I attended summer garden tours, I became interested in the gates and arches, and the walkways leading me through the gardens.

These portals and pathways provided the basis for the paintings in this exhibit. I i Jr. k' i fc-w. ATay Full's Girl From Market a watercolor on exhibit at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. began a search for different with snow, gazebo or arbor, or a country road with a covered painting an ocean view, a fish-types of gateways and paths a flower-covered trellis.

No bridge, the footbridge to a erman in a trout stream, and an during my daily walks and two were exactly alike, as some friend's house, a river or elderly man out for a walk, travels. were made of wood, others of stream, or footprints in the Some of the paintings may give "I discovered a great variety brick or metal. snow. the impression that someone is of portals such as an open "Pathways varied from a "I saw people overlooking about to enter the picture, or doorway, or a gate covered nature trail, a cobblestone path, the Mississippi River, an artist has just left the scene." Grinnell artist on exhibit at Iowa Artisans Tale of Iowa City glass at ISU museum exhibit Iowa Artisans Gallery is featuring an exhibit of pastels on paper by Grinnell artist Jill Davis Schrift through Sept. 30.

The artist will be honored at an opening reception from to 7 p.m. Sept. 5. The event is free and open to the public. Schrift's large format European landscapes reflect several summers of travel in France, Belgium, Italy and Portugal.

Her travels left her influenced Currently an instructor in drawing, design and ceramics at Grinnell College, Schrift is a native of Fort Wayne, Ind. Her professional career has included owning and operating a pottery business as well as teaching and drawing work. Iowa Artisans Gallery, open daily weekdays until 7 p.m., is located on the Pedestrian Mall at 117 E. College St. by quiet scenes with dramatic light and shadows.

Often, water or a pathway breaks up the scene, or an old building or wall evokes the history and qualities of age associated with the small villages of Europe. The villages and landscapes share a certain tranquility and sense of history that allows the artist to contemplate and experiment with light, texture, color and composition. Summit St. Gallery hosts exhibit reception "The exhibit contains examples of distinctive Iowa patterns that reflect the important events and the values of that time," said curator Michael Smith of the State Historical Museum in Des Moines. Examples are glass plates that commemorate President James Garfield's inauguration and others for children with mottoes such as "Be virtuous" incorporated into the design.

The two firms the Eagle Glassworks in Keota and the Iowa City Flint Glass Manufacturing Co. in Iowa City failed primarily because of lack of funds, Smith said. The Keota plant operated for six months from fall 1879 until spring 1880, while the Iowa City factory failed in 1882 after one year. AMES The tale of two Iowa towns where the pressed glass industry briefly flourished is told in a new exhibit open now at Iowa State University's Brunnier Art Museum. "Pressed in Time: Iowa Pressed Glass" documents a short-lived experiment in glass making in Keota and Iowa City during the late 1800s.

The show focuses on the rise and fall of glass manufacturing in these Iowa cities and chronicles the industry's nationwide growth. It features more than 200 examples of Iowa and U.S.-produced pressed glass. The pieces include some from the Brunnier Art Museum's permanent collection as well as others on loan from Iowa collectors. Chapman and Pamala Wallace. With an opening reception scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, "Forms on the Floor, Paint on the Walls" will run through Oct. 12. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. At other times, viewings may be arranged by calling 358-9627.

Summit Street Gallery, free and open to the public, is located at 812 S. Summit St. tic approaches is the central focus." The Iowa painters who will exhibit their latest works are Ramala Frediani, Jeff Lox-tercamp, Steve Erikson, Karra Fellows and Stan Fellows. Members of a group that calls itself "Carbon 14," the Car-bondale sculptors who will exhibit their work are John Coyne, Chris Sancomb, Molly Rabner, Mark Beagle, Tod "Forms on the Floor, Paint on the Wall," a group show of recent two- and three-dimensional art, will open Saturday at Summit Street Gallery. Curated by sculptor John Coyne, the exhibit brings together the work of six Car-bo ndale, 111., sculptors and five well-known Iowa painters.

"This show reflects the current diversity of the visual arts," Coyne said. "Juxtaposition of the varied mediums and stylis Iowa City Press-Citizen THURSDAY, August 28, 1997 3D.