Iceland, A Changing Land

On exhibit at Cherrydale Branch Library, August 2 – October 31, 2016

Artist talk and reception, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Artist talk starts at 2:00 p.m.

Robin Kent is a fine arts photographer known for his dramatic images of Washington, D.C. and, more recently, unique locations such as the high altitude monarch preserves in central Mexico, night photography of the Milky Way in remote areas of Yosemite National Park, and the frozen landscapes of the Antarctic Peninsula. His photographs are in the collections of major corporations, local business organizations, and individual collectors.

His training has included landscape photography from the late Galen Rowell, founder of Mountain Light Photography, advanced printing techniques from Mac Holbert, a co-founder of Nash Editions, and fine arts photography at NOVA and the Smithsonian Institution. He is President of Great Falls Studios, a consortium of 100-plus artists in Great Falls, Virginia. He is represented by Art Matters in Glen Echo, Maryland, and by Artists Circle Fine Art in North Potomac, Maryland.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

Journeys and Passages

On exhibit at the Aurora Hills Branch Library, June – September 2016

Artist Statement:

I am a local Arlingtonian, and I have found inspiration and love in oil paints over the last half-dozen years. I minored in Visual Arts in college, but my focus then was photography. After college I moved back home and worked for a few years while I built a van into a camper. The plan was to traverse the Pan-American Highway, Alaska to Argentina, in two years, stopping in both Central and South America for several months to work with local non-profits. After a wonderful but somewhat traumatic long-term travel experience (and we only made it half-way), I came back to Arlington to start over again, and as part of my “re-find me” plan, I signed up for an oil painting class through Arlington’s Adult Education program. I’ve been signing up every semester for the last six years for Jane McElvany Coonce’s painting class, and feel that I have grown immensely from her tutelage and from observing others in class. Many of my first paintings were transformations of photographs that I had taken over the years in college and on my travels.

Today, I focus on light and vibrancy, attempting to draw my viewers in with color and composition, often making you feel that you are a part of the painting. My style would most likely be called photorealism, but with a flare of effervescence that captivates more than a photograph ever could.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

Jewelry, Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Textiles and More

On exhibit at Central Library, June 2016

Library staff and volunteers do a lot more than just work at the Library:

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Spring Forward

On exhibit at the Columbia Pike Branch Library from May 16 – June 16, 2016

Stop in to see an exhibit of photos by the students in Ms. Davidson’s photo class at Wakefield High School:

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On exhibit at Central Library, May 2016

Drawings and Paintings

On exhibit at the Westover Branch Library, March – April 2016.

The McLean Art Society (originally called the McLean Art Club) was formed in 1955 by a small group of artists to encourage and facilitate their desire to create visual art. They exchanged information , visited galleries, and arranged to use public places to show their work.

Today, society members include working artists, art instructors, art students, and people who just have an interest in art. The club is low-key and friendly. We have members from throughout the Washington metropolitan area; McLean, Vienna, Falls Church, Arlington, DC, Reston, Great Falls and Annapolis.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.