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On exhibit
Re-Collections and Quiet Light. Gallery 222 in Leesburg is featuring two exhibits through Nov. 28. Re-Collections features original paintings by Loudoun native Dana B. Thompson, communications director for the Loudoun Academy of the Arts and an award-winning painter in oils. Thompson is recognized for her larger-than-life, tightly cropped paintings, which often present dramatic compositions of vintage items, organic matter and shiny, reflective objects.
Meanwhile, in Gallery two, is Quiet Light, with photographs by Larr Kelly, of Leesburg, who has received numerous awards for his abstract, landscape and architectural photographs. Gallery 222 is at 222 S. King Street in Leesburg. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Visit www.gallery222.com or call 703-777-5498.
'Thinking Pink.' Gallery 222 presents "Thinking Pink," an exhibit of paintings and sculpture to honor National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, through Nov. 8. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Friday. Franklin Park Performing Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Visit www.gallery222.com or call 703-777-5498 for more information.
Courtroom sketches and Supreme Court justice portraits. Courtroom sketches by Ashburn artist William J. Hennessy Jr. are on exhibit at George Washington University's Virginia Campus. Hennessy has served as court artist in high-profile cases including the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings and the impeachment of President Clinton. A second exhibit at the same time, in the Lower Level Gallery, features Supreme Court Chief Justice portraits, some by noted presidential and Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. The exhibit is in Building 2, University Center, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn. Call 703-726-3650.
Painting and colored pencil exhibit. Works by Loudoun artist Valerie Lloyd will be on display until January at Prudential Carruthers, 4 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton.
Lloyd has a studio on Route 9 on the outskirts of Hamilton. Her work includes highly detailed colored pencil work and watercolors. Her subjects focus around scenes of children, animals, stone structures and florals.
Lloyd also has several series of works available as note cards. Popular favorites include her Freaky Frogs series “Another Tough Day at the Lily Pads,” “You Think Catching Flies All Day Is Easy” and “A Throne Is Where You Find It.”
To learn more about the artist and see samples of her works, visit www.ValerieLloyd.com.
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