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Car Art Exhibit in Folsom

There is something for everyone at the Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom. The next exhibit is sure to please both car enthusiasts and artists alike.

"Beauty in the Details" features vintage cars as the subject in stunning photography by Alister Oliver and breathtakingly realistic watercolors by Penny Soto.

The exhibit opens March 20 and continues through May 8, 2009. The public is invited to the exciting opening reception including a vintage car show in the gallery courtyard, live music and refreshments, on Friday, March 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

There is something for everyone at the Gallery at 48 Natoma. The next exhibit is sure to please both car enthusiasts and artists alike. "Beauty in the Details" will feature vintage cars as the subject in stunning photography by Alister Oliver and breathtakingly realistic watercolors by Penny Soto. The exhibit will open March 20 and continue through May 8, 2009.

"Certifiably nuts about cars would be a very accurate description of myself", says Oliver. Growing up in England, Oliver became interested in photography early. "From a very young age I can remember being fascinated by the automobile. The Grandson of a mechanic and the son of a Jaguar engineer, I basically had no choice, not that I'd want one." His photography is his own interpretation of what he enjoys about the automobile. Unusual polished reflections, bright chrome, beautiful details rather than a straightforward image of a car, are highlighted in Oliver's unique images.

Penny Soto has had many gallery and museum exhibits in her career. She has received more than 250 awards and honors. Her work is known nationally with 26 large murals as part of the permanent art collection in Nordstrom stores throughout the United States. Her nostalgic series of automobiles in this exhibit features automobile details and gorgeous hood ornaments in glistening chrome. Striking women, speeding greyhounds and sparkling grills look absolutely realistic in these paintings. Her work will be featured this April in the nationally acclaimed American Artist magazine.

The public is invited to the exciting opening reception including an actual vintage car show in the gallery courtyard, live music and refreshments, on Friday, March 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The reception is sponsored by the Folsom Patrons of the Arts. In addition to this Main Gallery exhibit, The Community Gallery at this time will display art work from the Folsom High School advanced art students.

The artists' reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public and art is available for purchase. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm with additional hours on some week nights and Saturdays. Please call the gallery for holiday, evening and weekend hours. Special docent-lead group and school tours can be arranged by appointment.