Georgia Spring. Now through May 27th.

The Beatles heralded spring with their memorable song “Here Comes the Sun”; Norcross Gallery and Studios celebrate the season with fresh new art in their exhibit titled Georgia Spring. The show features the works of five selected artists and opened on April 20. It continues through Saturday May 27 and there is a reception free and open to the public on Sunday April 30 from 4 to 7.

Anne Emerson Hall stands out with a masterful trilogy of large, expressive portraits of the same model, a talented sculptor and designer whose mask, corset and wing design inspired reveries of a young woman in the spring of her life in moments of growth, movement and revelation. Jean Baldwin’s “Bellingrath Gardens” clearly shows her love of flowers along with an intimate closeup painting of hydrangea blooms in her garden.  Expert photographer William Grewe Mullins includes a very nostalgic photo taken behind an abandoned house. He says, “The decay of the couch itself, covered with decaying leaves from the nearby trees just appealed to me, graphically. The title of the photo is “Change in the Cushions”, because of the double meaning.”  Kathy Collins, a long time, respected member of the gallery, chose a subject close at hand in her plein air “Gallery Garden” painted just outside the Gallery entrance. She is one of the onsite studio artists – you may see her other soft, beautiful landscapes or catch her at work in her studio when you visit. Lucy Brady includes a large acrylic painting of Cumberland Island, which largely owes its protected status to efforts of Georgia’s Sierra Club.   She says, “The painting is from a magical trip to Cumberland Island. We sailed there and spent a few days enjoying its wild, unspoiled beauty.”