Art on exhibit at Riverside Café
Published 11:55 am Thursday, April 20, 2017
- Pictured is “Peace in the country” by Donna L. McRae-Jones.
Central Virginia Arts (CVA) invites the community to an ongoing show highlighting the photography of Donna McRae-Jones and the oil paintings of Mary Frances Peca.
The art is on display at Riverside Café, 522 N. Main St., Farmville.
“Donna L. McRae-Jones is a native Washingtonian with strong ties to Virginia,” according to a press release. “She is retired from Allstate Insurance Company and currently resides in Buckingham County with her husband, Lanny. Presently, her interests are photography and philanthropy since her retirement in 2009. Her photos focus on people, animals and seasonal landscapes. She serves on the board of Central Virginia Arts and is a member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She is involved with the Buckingham Relay for life, Buckingham Habitat for Humanity and the Buckingham County Ruritan Club. Donna cherishes her involvement in the community and looks forward to more challenges and meaningful contributions to the county she calls home.”
Pictured is “Pink thistle” by Mary Frances Peca.
“Mary Frances Peca has been painting with oils ‘on and off’ for more than 30 years and also, at times, with acrylics.”
“My first love is oil painting,” she said in a press release. “I love the creamy texture and how the paint flows off the brush onto the canvas or panel.”
Her subjects are landscapes, figures and portraits.
“In her work, she strives to capture the mood of the place and person she is painting. She has studied at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Art and at the School of Representational Art, both in Chicago. Through the years, she has also studied under many artists. She moved to Farmville in 2013 with her recently-retired husband who enjoys the area’s golf and fishing (opportunities).”
This exhibit may be viewed Mondays through Saturdays from 6:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through May 27. “Central Virginia Arts, a partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, is a nonprofit organization offering lectures, workshops, exhibits, tours and socials throughout the year. Artists and art appreciators are encouraged to join. CVA serves Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties. For more information, please call Richard McClintock, president, (434) 223-8322.”
