Land Grab

Landscape art can be a risky venture. For instance, for every Ansel Adams, there are practically 10 Thomas Kinkades (and just one is plenty scary for us). Thankfully, the artists of Un-Ordinary Horizons each take vastly different approaches to the art form, and none of them claim to be "masters...

By Noah W. Bailey

May 1, 2008

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Landscape art can be a risky venture. For instance, for every Ansel Adams, there are practically 10 Thomas Kinkades (and just one is plenty scary for us). Thankfully, the artists of Un-Ordinary Horizons each take vastly different approaches to the art form, and none of them claim to be "masters of light." Ray-Mel Cornelius is an illustrator and designer whose contributions consist of things like cartoonish cloudbanks, while Sarah Hauser and Noel Kerns traffic in exquisitely detailed photography (Kerns' ghostly nighttime scenes are especially captivating). Mary Morgan and Thomas L. Walker take more abstract approaches to the medium (read: If there are landscapes in these paintings, I honestly haven't dropped enough acid to see them). And if you want to see blurry picture of cows taken with a digital pinhole camera, Guy Reynolds is your man. See their work 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturdays through May 24 at the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther Drive. Call 214-670-8749 or visit bathhousecultural.com.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 12-6 p.m. Starts: May 8. Continues through May 24, 2008

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