“Fluid Earth” Suta Lee and Lindsey Davis Ward

Two Austin Peay State University-affiliated artists
will exhibit their bold interpretations of nature during a show this month
at the Austin Peay Downtown Gallery.

The show, which will feature works by APSU professor of art in painting Suta
Lee and recent APSU graduate Lindsey Davis Ward, opens with a reception from
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Jan. 7, during Clarksville¹s First Thursdays Art Walk. The
exhibit will be displayed through Jan. 30.

Lee¹s work is based on his impressions of the landscapes in Tennessee. These
small, intimate scale oils provide a window for looking at the many faces
and colors of the local countryside. The gestural style of using thick paint
and bold brush marks gives these painting an almost three-dimensional feel.
Lee has been painting around Tennessee for the past 10 years, and these
works represent his ongoing search for tranquility and serenity in nature.

Lee will also be exhibiting his recent photographic work, ³Masquerade,²
during the show.

Ward¹s work is inspired by water surfaces and their natural tendency to
distort the objects below. She uses paint to explore the wonderful
abstractions that take place on the human flesh when submerged in the water.
Her drawings and paintings carry on a life of their own as the viewer gets
lost in vivid color and dramatic brush strokes.

Separate bodies of work by Lee and Ward will also be displayed at the Frame
Maker Gallery TN.
The gallery, located at 116 Strawberry Alley in downtown Clarksville, is
open from noon to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays.