Amanda Smith

Art on the Trax will present “Soul Windows” by Marissa Minnerly during the month of November, with a Second Saturday Artist Reception on Saturday, November 14th. Local artist, Marissa Minnerly was born in New York City and grew up in Mexico. She has been making art since childhood. At sixteen, she attended the Negrette Institute …

  Art on the Trax will present “Many Moods” by Linda Bond Verdery during the month of December, with a Second Saturday Artist Reception on Saturday, December 12th.  Area artist, Linda Bond Verdery comes to painting through the sidedoors of writing, gardening and design. Academic training in Comparative Literature and Art History has focused her attention to culture, structure …

Art on the Trax will present “In Black and White” by Jen Maton during the month of March, with a Second Saturday Artist Reception on Saturday, March 12th. Jen Maton started her love for calligraphy at the early age of 12, when her parents gave her a Sheaffer pen set and a pad of colorful …

Art on the Trax will present Paintings by Rod Marshall-Roth during the month of May, with a Second Saturday Artist Reception on Saturday, May 14th. Rod Marshall-Roth has deep roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Roanoke Valley.  His artwork focuses on the nuances of light in the landscape and details he observes contemplating the world.  His paintings present quiet places and …

Art on the Trax will present Mixed Media Prints and Fiber Art by Jill Jensen during the month of June, with a Second Saturday Artist Reception on Saturday, June 11th. Painting, printmaking and drawing have been cornerstones for Lynchburg artist, Jill Jensen.  She has used them separately to create finished works of art and since 1998 has combined them in her …

Art on the Trax will present “Floating in the Summertime” by Alexandria Searls during the month of June, with a Second Saturday Artist Reception on Saturday, July 9th. For "Floating in the Summertime," Alexandria Searls used an underwater camera to photograph leaves and other travelers on the Rivanna River and on other local waterways. She shot up through the water, often revealing clouds. …

“Poetry of the Landscape, Panoramic Views” by Meg West Ever wonder what it is like to paint outside in plein air?   Meg West does it every day and says she enjoys “the rhythm and momentum that comes with a steady flow of painting…You are living in your painting while you are painting it…The painting is not …