When: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 8 (opening reception during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk); 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9 (artist talk); 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday-Saturday (gallery hours); Exhibit runs Tuesday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 27
Where: Emerald Art Center, 500 Main Street, Springfield
Details: Photography at Oregon Presents. Franka M. Gabler – Whispers of Nature. Opening Reception during the Second Friday Art Walk, November 8th from 5-7:30 pm.
Artist’s Talk, “Conveying Mood and Emotion,” Saturday, Nov. 9th starting at 1 pm at the Emerald Art Center. Free lunch buffet to follow.
Franka M. Gabler draws her inspiration from subtle, moody, often intimate landscapes. Her compositions are somewhere between detail and abstract and beyond mere documentation of a location. Such compositions allow her to isolate unique scenes from otherwise well-known places. When in nature, Franka is inherently drawn to smaller, more intimate scenes that capture the spirit of a place, particularly to quiet and moody scenes. To her, the composition is more than just a choice of subject and distribution of key elements of the scene. It also includes choice of light, color, contrast, and weather – all these elements are particularly helpful in depicting mood and capturing the essence.
The exhibit “Whispers of Nature” includes photographs of smaller, evocative scenes, primarily from Yosemite and Eastern Sierra – the places she knows well and with which she has developed an emotional connection. Sometimes it’s about capturing subtle light, colors, and contrast. Other times it’s about capturing her experience in nature when making the images.
Biography: Award-winning photographer and scientist, Franka M. Gabler, developed a fascination, admiration, and respect for nature early in her lifetime.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Information: https://www.emeraldartcenter.org/, 541-726-8595
