Artists featured at local gallery this month
Hoosier Artist Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson St., is featuring art by painter Anabel Hopkins and woodworker Paul Nelson in October.
Hopkins paints impressionistic landscapes in oils, pastels and acrylics. Her art is largely influenced by her rural home on Lake Monroe in Brown County adjacent to Hoosier National Forest.
Nelson creates intarsia, a form of wood inlay like mosaic, using the natural colors and textures of the different woods to make the image.
The gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Some local artists still opening studios for tour
The annual Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tour was canceled this year, but several artists are still opening their spaces for tours during October for the Remnant Studio Tour, featuring nine studios across the county:
- Cox Creek Mill, 4705 Annie Smith Road, Brad and Stephanie Cox, recycled and repurposed metal work
- Hoosier Barn and Table, 450 Salt Creek Road, Robb and Mary Besosa, handcrafted home furnishings and decor
- Heres Home Studios, guest of Hoosier Barn and Table, Lory Winford, fine art pastelist
- Mud Horse Art, 1515 Tanglewood Lane, DeMaris Gaunt, stained glass, mosaics, wood burning and jewelry
- Anne Ryan Miller Studio, 425 N. Johnson St., glass designs
- Brown County Iron, 4456 Helmsburg Road, Jason Nickel
- Grandview Alpaca Fiber Studio, 8248 Grandview Road, Sandy Binder, fiber works (masks required)
- Carmel Ridge Clay Works, 5765 Carmel Ridge Road, Mindy Weddle, pottery
- Ferrer Studio, 1408 Yellowwood Road, Dixie Ferrer, oils, acrylics and mixed media
- The Joy of Glass, guest of Dixie Ferrer, Joy Sims glass art
- Light Spinner Studio, 4460 Helmsburg Road, Martha Sechler
Visitors are welcome to meet the artists, watch them work, explore their studios and buy a wide variety of handmade work directly from the creators. Maps are available at the Brown County Visitors Center, 211 S. Van Buren St.
Studio hours vary and are listed on the rack card available for pick-up.
