Jeanne McLeish and Mark Burkett have been named the featured artists at the Brown County Art Guild during July, with their exhibit “Into The Woods: Burkett & McLeish.”
The exhibit will be on display through July 31.
Brown County Art Guild features the artwork of more than 45 local and regional artists, according to their website. In addition to two floors of gallery space, where shows are changed three times a year, special monthly exhibits are displayed in the upper floor’s Loft Gallery.
A native of Clinton, Indiana, McLeish began painting in 1970 and works mainly in watercolor and oil, according to a release. She creates images that reflect her love of nature, along with her interest in color and light.
McLeish is a member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and is a Cardinal Fellow of the Watercolor Society of America. She’s involved in the Indiana Artists Club, Hoosier Salon Patron’s Association and Indiana Heritage Arts.
Her paintings have been featured through many of these organizations.
Mark Burkett, McLeish’s husband, received his BFA from Indiana State University and specialized in printmaking.
He is now an architectural illustrator, with his paintings included in the collections of Rose-Hulman Institute, Columbia Club of Indianapolis and others.
Along with McLeish, Burkett served as the National Park Service’s artist in residence at Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore Park in 2011.
Both artists are putting on a painting demonstration during the Second Saturday Village Art Walk on July 9.
Located in downtown Nashville, Indiana, the guild is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Grace Palmieri
