Please join us as we welcome James Knowles to Aldridge Gardens. Propagator level members will enjoy their monthly wine reception, beginning at 5 p.m., while mixing and mingling with our special guest.

James has been painting and exhibiting art since childhood. As an educator, he has been teaching art and developing future artists for over 30 years.

Here's what he had to say about his work: "The interplay between image and abstraction in art has always fascinated me. Maybe it has something to do with growing up during the 70's, but I've always loved artwork in which images dissolve and re-form, or in which two separate images can occupy the same space. I get to explore that realm in the paintings I've done most recently, using thinned acrylics and allowing them to swirl and run. By controlling the viscosity of the paints, and the slant of the canvas surface, I can get a variety of effects."

Hear more, directly from the artist, at Aldridge Gardens on December 10th from 5 to 7 p.m.