Peggy Murphy, Cynthia Yatchman, and KJ Bateman: Observation: Interpretation. Nature as Muse, July 2–30

The Miller Library is excited to welcome Peggy Murphy, Cynthia Yatchman, and KJ Bateman for our July exhibition. Graduates of the University of Washington School of Art, the three artists share a long friendship and exhibition history. Their mutual love of plants led to this latest exhibition, entitled Observation: Interpretation. Nature as Muse.

Peggy Murphy looks at plants from a botanical viewpoint and interprets flower structures in a simplified, abstract manner. KJ Bateman makes small gouache paintings of plants and is delighted by the challenge of capturing the complexity of plants on paper. Cynthia Yatchman uses acrylic paint, ink, and printing to build transparent layers of floral imagery into a dense, expressionistic whole.

This exhibition will run from July 2 to 30. We will host a Meet the Artists event at the library on Monday, July 27, from 5:00 to 7:30pm.