VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

VAGRANT EXPLORER:EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS by NICKOLAS PAYNE
Landscapes predominate. This is the most concise explanation of a series of drawings by Chicago artist Nickolas Payne. These works exhibit arrangements of organic forms that resist recognition, but imply function; a biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw. Some elements locate their forms against lines that evoke corners, windows and doors, reminiscent of the interior spaces, or forests deeply clustered with towering totems in the artist’s magnificent series. In one wiry, graceful composition, there is anchored in the center a seductive slash of orange, a welcomed, colorful note in a large surrealistic drawing.
Modernism often takes spontaneity and disorder for granted– as a result, drawing can easily seem superfluous. Form and content are in sync in Payne’s art. He finds a fantastical, earthbound world of abstract forms resembling organic shapes glommed together. It’s a mesmerizing vision, vivacious, but hungry and mysterious.
Drawing is a priority. It frees up recollection. Drawing propels him forward and gives him new subject matter. Drawing helps Nickolas to accept Surrealism’s automatic gestures and leaner textures. It enables him to thrust compositions toward the edges, harnessing Cubism’s play with the geometry of the frame, and an overall richness of action and energy that melds his myriad of marks into a solid landscape of his own imagination. Bogs and hollows transport us through a tangled space that is curious and inviting. He blows up the intimacy of drawing to the epic scale typically associated with painting. Drawing also means motifs are constantly in motion, never settling into mere nostalgia. With ideas still working themselves out, it gets harder to seek out evidence of any previous experience or place.
Nicholas takes us on a wild ride through his imagination. It is certainly a vagrant’s exploration of Payne’s unique world.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.

Like many artists George Weers enjoyed drawing as a child. During school he studied art and entertained the possibility of art school. Unfortunately, things like the draft, the Air Force, two tours in South East Asia, marriage, children and jobs pushed his art work into a closet.
After 35 years with Caterpillar and 15 years with the Illinois Air National Guard, George retired, took inventory and realized that what he really wanted to do was return to art. He dug-out his watercolors and dedicated himself to relearning the vicissitudes of the elusive medium. Dedication and daily practice have resulted in memberships in the Sangamon Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society and the Missouri Watercolor Society.
His watercolors have been displayed and earned recognition in various regional shows. In 2016, his work was included in an exhibition hung at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. He has executed commissions for portraiture and sport illustration. Mr. Weers is, currently, represented by Exhibit A Gallery.
George’s subjects include portraiture, figurative pieces, landscapes and seascapes.

Exhibit will run from November 6-27, 2020
Opening Reception on First Friday November 6, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Sign up for a time slot to visit us on First Friday at www.peoriaartguild.org
We will be following the social distancing guidelines that are recommended at the time of the event. Masks will be required so please bring one with you.