Bill Paskewitz and Salvador Valencia are both local artists. Paskewitz is from Antioch and Valencia is from Pittsburg. Both artists handle watercolor in a highly confident broad and bold manner.

Recent watercolors of Bill Paskewitz show a strong contrast of light and shade on foreign forms of architecture. “I paint what I immediately see when I work my compositions leaving out the details. I let the essence of the first glance challenge my perception. I think about the memory of the first glance of the place. The watercolor is a reminder of that experience.”

Salvador Valencia is a contemporary plein- aire artist whose passion for life and art are vividly seen in colorful watercolors. Painting outdoors enables him to capture the true effects of color in sunlight and shade. By experimenting with color and design, he intensifies the mood and subject of his work and challenges the viewers to look closer at colors seen versus what is perceived.

Images: 
Gothic Prague, watercolor by Bill Paskewitz
Blue Truck on Laurel, watercolor by Salvador Valencia

The Lynn House Gallery is located at 809 W. 1st Street in Antioch (across from the Amtrak Train Station) and is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, during exhibits from 12 noon - 5 PM and admission is free.

For more information, contact the Arts & Cultural Foundation at 779.7018 or e-mail acfa@ecis.com.

Enjoy dinner or coffee in the Rivertown District before or after your visit to the Lynn House Gallery. Local Restaurants /Partial list courtesy of the El Campanil Theatre. 

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