BY KAREN BOSSICK
Last we saw Deborra Marshall Bohrer she was swimming upstream, paintbrush in hand, as she painted a series of paintings shining the spotlight on Idaho salmon.
Now her work has taken flight. She’s just completed a series of paintings featuring the winnowy sandhill crane.
The Ketchum artist’s sandhill crane series is being featured as part of the Community Library’s “Art in the Lecture Room” series. And the Ketchum library will throw a reception for her from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today—Friday, July 14.
The exhibition also features one other work, “Where the Sky Meets the Water.”
“Deb’s paintings invite contemplation and wonder,” said Community Library Executive Director Jenny Emery Davidson. “The library is a place to inspire imagination, and Deb’s paintings do just that. Her large portraits of cranes and the ocean landscape are momentous and magical.”
Marshall Bohrer’s inspiration for her sandhill crane series evolved from her continuous fascination with form and figure. She found the sandhill crane a large and magnificent bird and she loved the way they bonded with her through light, layer and texture.
Marshall Bohrer will also present a solo show of her latest work at Lipton Fine Arts on Fourth Street in Ketchum during August and September. And she will be at Lipton Fine Arts during the annual Wood River Valley Studio Tour Aug. 19-20 due to street work at the studio where she normally receives tour goers.
Marshall Bohrer has studied with two local artists—Ginna Lagergren and David deVillier. DeVillier is currently showing work at Gail Severn Gallery and will have a solo exhibition himself at Gail Severn Gallery later in the year.