Noblesville Creates (NC) is featuring three artists of the month in July. The artists of the month include Mark Rouse, Marianne Glick, and Bobbi K. Samples, and each of their exhibits will each be featured at a different NC showcase location.
Information on the exhibit dates, receptions, and artist details are available below.
Stephenson House
Bobbi K. Samples
Samples
The summer months are full of life. From blooming flowers and buzzing insects, there is activity everywhere you look. Artist Bobbi K. Samples will channel both the most passionate and refined summer moments through her July showcase exhibit, Garden Party.
While Samples is mostly self-taught, she began exploring art by taking lessons with another artist, Maggie Shively. She credits those first lessons as having “remained invaluable” as she continues her fine arts journey. She has always been a creative person in mind and heart, having experience in dance, teaching, and design alongside her painting.
“Garden Royalty” by Bobbi K. Samples (Art provided)
Florals have always captivated Samples’ imagination. She works large-scale to bring out the subject matter’s details. Working large also allows her to utilize large brushes in broad strokes. This creates an abstract effect “without losing the desired image.” Layers of saturated oil paints eventually build into striking blooms. If she’s unable to get the exact depth she’s searching for, she’ll use knives to add in texture. Once satisfied, pieces are typically finished with two coats of glaze, which makes “them glisten, as if in the sun.”
Samples notes that the recent works to be featured will channel “a time before movies when people got together in the afternoon for tea or champagne to stroll through the garden and talk. Ladies with their hats and parasols and gentlemen leading with their arms.” Viewers can expect bright and bold poppies, roses, peonies, lilies and more as they promenade through the Stephenson House gallery in July.
The full exhibit, Garden Party, can be seen in the Stephenson House July 5 to 27, Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can meet Samples during her reception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 on the Noblesville Creates on 8th campus.
Four Day Ray
Mark Rouse
Rouse
Mark Rouse’s artistic journey is a reflection of his ability to treat each new day as an opportunity for accomplishment. His upcoming Four Day Ray showcase exhibit, The Thrill of Victory will be a celebration of the Olympics and a reflection of his own passions.
In 2015, Rouse was declared legally blind due to Diabetic Retinopathy. Recovery was slow, but possible through revolutionizing techniques and care. He had been painting and taking photographs for decades and needed a new way to create artwork. A digital painting/mixed media method was his solution.
His process has remained largely unchanged since the early days of his recovery. When blind, he discovered that he could hook his computer up to his large television and zoom in to digitally paint. Nowadays he doesn’t need such a large screen but will still digitally paint. Once a piece is printed on canvas or another material, he may add further texture and depth with physical paint and other materials.
“Flying in the Lead” by Mark Rouse (Art provided)
Rouse found that his energy has been renewed in recent years. He’s always been active and realized that “there’s not enough time to do all the art that is in me,” then counted eight current works in progress. He’s always looking forward to the next inspiration and the next piece. When he’s not working, he participates in several exhibits, art fairs, and events throughout Indiana. His accolades include being awarded Best in Show at the Fishers Arts Council’s 2023 Annual Juried Exhibit of Hamilton County Artists.
“Flying in the Lead,” a dynamic piece of a swimmer seemingly flying through the water, is an apt reflection of Rouse’s recovery and outlook. He had been a swimmer in high school, then later a high school swim coach along with a junior high art teacher. The Thrill of Victory will be a culmination of his love of sports and art. In addition, he notes that “the thrill of victory has been regaining my vision and painting again.” Visitors can expect to see this and more sports images in his signature style.
The full exhibit, The Thrill of Victory, can be seen at Four Day Ray Brewing July 5 through Sept. 27, located at 11671 Lantern Road in Fishers, Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Visitors can meet Rouse at his free open house reception at Four Day Ray from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5.
Meyer Najem
Marianne Glick
Glick
“My personal mission is to ignite, inspire, and direct energy for positive action, and hopefully bring joy to those who view them,” Marianne Glick says of her art. Her multimedia works are enigmatic and complex, each one a master class in intuitive painting.
Glick started painting in 2005 as “a way to positively approach the winter months after a career in corporate training.” She took workshops in Indianapolis and around the country to build a fine arts foundation, eventually finding her own unique style. In the years since, her work has been accepted in juried competitions sponsored by the Hoosier Salon, California Art Day, Indianapolis Art Center, International Society of Acrylic Painters, International Society of Experimental Artists, Midwest Abstract National Exhibit, Watercolor Society of Indiana, and Women’s’ Works.
Philanthropic work and community building are also important to Glick. She donates paintings to benefit some non-profit organizations like Women’s Fund, Dress for Success, Community Health Network Foundation, Girls, Inc., Planned Parenthood, TeenWorks, Indianapolis Symphony, and United Way. When not painting, she focuses on giving back, serving on the board of directors for the Glick Family Foundation, the Gene Glick Company, the Glick Housing Foundation, ASCEND, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Ivy Tech Community College, RISE Indy, TeenWorks, and United Way of Central Indiana.
Layers have captivated Glick’s interest in her current painting process.
“Strong Foundation” by Marianne Glick (Art provided)
“I enjoy the use of rich colors and textures in my work,” she said. “Exploring the interplay between transparent & opaque, warm & cool, brush work, and pouring fascinates me.”
She will start by laying down pieces of self-made collage, usually from papers or magazines with patterns. Then, she’ll map out the infrastructure of the painting with stencils and a layer of black paint. Once satisfied, she’ll start layering up paint at different thicknesses, then sand down certain layers, then repaint.
“Most recently,” she said. “I have been delving deeper by creating multiple layers and sanding back to reveal parts of early layers in the final painting.”
In her upcoming showcase exhibit, Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue, visitors can expect a collection of Marianne’s latest pieces alongside some old favorites. Due to her natural approach to painting, the work completed this past winter in Florida contains many shades of blue and an “oceany” feel. Each one-of-a kind piece is a colorful expression of her community-minded mission and an innate sense of time, place, and emotion.
See the full exhibit, Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue, from July 5 through Sept. 27. This exhibit is viewable at the Meyer Najem 2nd floor gallery, located at 11787 Lantern Road in Fishers, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visitors can meet Marianne at her free public reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23 at Meyer Najem.
Noblesville City Hall
Phocus on Photography
“One Hot Lincoln” by Brenda Jalaie (Art provided)
The June Judge Stone House exhibit, Phocus on Photography, is traveling to Noblesville City Hall for the month of July. This exhibit consists of works by photographers who have an uncanny ability for capturing moments, angles, and beauty that many of us simply miss. The real, the imagined, the joys, and the sorrows of life are shared through the gift of photographs.
Phocus on Photography is open for viewing July 5 to 27. Noblesville City Hall is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
About Noblesville Creates
Noblesville Creates champions the arts as an essential element of the economic health and cultural vitality of Noblesville and central Indiana. As Noblesville’s local arts agency, NC catalyzes opportunities for the arts and local creatives of all skill levels to thrive and lead in central Indiana. NC is also the Region 7 Arts Partner for the Indiana Arts Commission, serving the six counties at the center of the state. NC cultivates classes, events, programs, and services for art-lovers and artists of all backgrounds and experience levels. Start your creative journey with NC: they’ll help you connect and flourish.