Ortner Center

The paintings of Jim McClelland will be in Union College’s McClelland
Art Gallery Oct. 20–Nov. 10, 2006. The watercolor and oil paintings will
depict a variety of scenes including birds, animals, landscapes, flowers
and still life.

“Artwork is meant to be shared,” says McClelland, professor of art at
Union College. “I hope people will be inspired by the creative genius of
God, expressed not only in the paintings themselves, but in the talents
He gives people.”

He has displayed his work across the United States and even taught art
workshops in seven other countries. McClelland has won numerous “Best of
Show” awards and his paintings have been used as illustrations in four
books including Hummingbirds of North America, by Dr. Paul Johnsgard.

The McClelland Art Gallery is in the Ortner Center on the Union College
campus, 3800 S. 48th Street. Enter the campus from Prescott Avenue. The
art gallery is free to the public and open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information, contact the Ortner Center at 402.486.2545.

LINCOLN—Missi Paul, a national award winning artist from Lincoln, Neb., is currently displaying transparent watercolors at Union College's McClelland Art Gallery until Oct. 1.

"These are not your grandma's faded watercolors," Paul says of the vibrancy in her paintings.

Unlike ink, pencil or oil painting, once a watercolor has been added it cannot be removed from the painting, and the color seeps into the paper as it wills. "Watercolor is technique first," Paul says. "It has a lot of personality and is hard to control."

LINCOLN—If you can't spend three weeks exploring tropical countries for college credit, venture into the photos of the Union College students who did.

A photograph exhibit gives a remarkable view of the 15 students and three faculty members' journey through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras this summer, and is on display in Union College's McClelland Art Gallery from Aug. 13–Sept. 10.