Artist reception Tuesday for Carson City exhibit

Ronnie Rector’s show, All Things Watercolor, will be in the Carson City Community Center’s Crowell Board Room through Oct. 19.

CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Tuesday, July 18, 5-6:30 p.m. with an artist introduction at 5:30 p.m.

The community center is located at 851 E. William St., Carson City. The Crowell Board Room is open for all the city’s public meetings and upon request.

“I love the watercolor medium,” Rector said in a news release. “Watching what different colors do when they touch wet paper, the effects of salt on a wash, trying different techniques, creating something that ‘sings’ to me. My husband and I have lived full-time in the Lake Tahoe basin since 1992. I have yet to come up with a good artist’s statement except that I wish I had more time to paint and I hope my work catches your eye, takes you on a short holiday, and makes you smile.”

Rector started painting in 2008 after signing up her Girl Scout troop for a watercolor workshop. She joined a Reno watercolor group in 2009 to learn from broadly recognized artists, Charles Reid, John Salminen, Michael Reardon, and Gerald Brommer.

Rector works full-time as a public works contracts administrator and volunteers with local non-profit groups. Her watercolors have been juried into national and international exhibits receiving numerous awards, and recently published in SPLASH 18. She also enjoys teaching painting technique at regional venues.

CCAI is an artist-centered not-for-profit organization committed to community engagement in contemporary visual arts through exhibitions, illustrated talks, arts education programs, artist residencies, and online activities.

For information, visit CCAI’s website at www.ccainv.org.