The Truchas Gallery

Tina Gleave's Silk Art Collection will be displayed  in the Truchas Gallery at Los Bagels in Old Town Eureka for the months of February and March. Assortments of vibrant colors on luxurious silk with hand painted designs on Scarves, Shawls, Pillow Cases, and Wall Hangings will be available for viewing and sale.

Gleave moved to Humboldt County in 1993, to earned her Bachelor's Degree in Business Adminstration from Humboldt State University. As her family and home business grew, she always kept art close to her heart. Gleave has been experimenting with various media for years ranging from charcoal, watercolors, acrilycs, pencil sketching and recently discovered her love of silk painting while taking a class with Fortuna artist, Susan Cooper.

Tina finds inspiration on garden walks, nursery trips, Botany classes, and reading. Gleave says,

"The colors and landscape available on the Northcoast are any artist's dream. I feel blessed to be living in such beautiful country, where every scene should be on canvas. Painting silk is like a combination of oil painting and watercolor on a textile. The colors are vibrant and lend to rich color and texture options on each piece of art."

Gleave paints in an ethereal, dreamy style.She is a member of Silk Painters International and is pursuing several upcoming International Silk Painter's Exhibits.

A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, February 4th from 6-9 p.m.