McKee Library is proud to exhibit the collections of four individuals during the Winter 2022 semester. Featured the second floor of the library, the exhibits are open to all library visitors. 

Paul "Mexone" Vetne - Landscapes

Paul was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised under the influence of artistic parents.

From an early age, he was taught to appreciate his Mexican heritage and he pulls from his origins when undertaking artistic endeavors. His formal education earned him a Bachelor of Fine Art in Studio Painting from Andrews University in southwest Michigan. Employment in screen printing and broadcasting exposed him to these art forms and broadened his horizons and experiences. Following his retirement in 2021, Paul has been focusing on black and white illustration work that explores popular landscapes and nature through the stunning techniques of stipple and crosshatching. His current collection is titled "Landscapes."

Email: mexink@yahoo.com website: www.paulvetne.com


Heidi Olson - Shattered

Heidi Olson is a proud mother of twin girls, Piper and Quinn, who are 4. Heidi and her husband, Daniel, experience much joy, laughter, and chaos as parents of twins. Heidi says art has always been an integral part of her life and is a great outlet when feeling overwhelmed. She enjoys exploring and developing new painting styles as a way to express her emotions, and she loves sharing her talent with family and friends.

This collection is called "Shattered" and was created during an emotional time in the artist's life. The new technique and use of color provided a way to express her feelings without words.


 


Marie Horton - The Shape of Time

Swiss moral philosopher and poet Henri-Frederic Amiel once said, “Time and space are fragments of the infinite for the use of finite creatures.” Time is fascinating to me, but it’s the sense of eternity that is specifically intriguing. As Marie considers the idea of eternity, she seeks to understand how to represent this abstract concept visually through her collection "The Shape of Time."

Her body of work is the creative process by which she contemplates the eternal through the physical forms she creates and how these forms relate to the space in which they are situated. She represents her exploration of time, death, rebirth, and eternity through abstraction, non-representation, and natural objects elevated from their environment, placed in a position of reverence.

She uses ‘raw’ materials in the making of her work; they themselves are individual and relate to our world very specifically, and how she uses them together is important. The limited color palate refers to the universal origin, dark and light, I believe these two opposites point to an everlasting continuity of all things, connected by the natural forms such as tree rings, bone, and metallics, suggest life within the continuum of time. The ring or circular form is repeated throughout all of my work, referencing both the circle of birth, life, death, and rebirth, but also the way I relate to time and eternity.