Drawings by Chris Fusco-Ruch , the Dakota High School art instructor shows her large colored pencil drawings on black paper. They are a place of discovery, wonder, and danger. The plants look like animals, the animals look like plants.
Nothing is certain.
Unlike traditional landscape, the oceans provide a softer, gentler landscape of the mind. Fusco-Ruch has B.S., M.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Northern Illinois University. In Paintings by Ray Canty , a second exhibition, the Peoria artist uses layers of color in his tempera paintings on textured paper. He has exhibited his paintings regionally and nationally, including a one-man show at Caterpillar Tractor corporate offices and the Adirondacks National Travel Exhibition. My subject matter consists of local scenes, landmarks, kids, cats, and even the kitchen sink.