Birds have been capturing our imaginations for as long as we have seen them fly overhead and heard them sing their songs. They are elusive, magical and symbolic. In this exhibition three artists offer three very different visions of birds and how they have captured our imaginations.

  Bryan Clocker's prints venerate birds. The subjects have regal poses, gazing off the page to look at something that we can't see, but they can. They are surrounded or placed in front of elegant borders and designs, making them into more than just birds; they become decorative symbols. These birds stand for more than what they are, taking on a higher meaning.

  Kris Olson's realistic representation of the birds in his watercolors make them stand out against the gritty, mossy, fuzzy looseness of his backgrounds. These birds are survivors. The backgrounds bring up thoughts of a postapocalyptic wasteland, almost radioactive in their color and mood. These brids exist without humans, they stand on their own, strong, proud and so very alive. 

  Mike Driscoll's watercolors are whimsicial, fun, and imaginative. His "beasties" are amalgamations of birds, lines, colors and funny names. The paintings take the recognizable aspects of birds like their long legs, pointy beaks and colorful feathers and they heighten them into the absurd.