ARTS & CULTURE SPOTLIGHT

B.F. REED

BEV’S FINE ART / THE CENTERPIECE February 17–March 5 bevsfineart.com

Award-winning North Carolina artist B.F. Reed's masterful paintings reflect the timeless years that she has devoted to creating and developing her craft. Her formal art education and background as a medical illustrator and graphic designer helped her to develop an affinity for detail that still shows in her realistic artwork today. Light captivates Reed, and she often looks for a way to show how light defines the form. She has always been an artist; even as a preschooler, she could often be found with a pencil in hand, doing what she loves: creating. Opening reception is February 17, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ART IN BLOOM

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART March 16–20 ncartmuseum.org

Art in Bloom, one of the can'tmiss events of the year at NCMA, displays the stunning creativity of floral designers who interpret works of art in the museum collection. More than thirty floral arrangements will be created on-site by world-class designers and florists and showcased throughout the museum's West Building. Each floral designer is assigned a work of art within the museum collection and invited to interpret it as a one-of-a-kind floral arrangement. The event also includes floral workshops, lectures and tours, special extended hours, daily live music, and expanded food options.

BERT BEIRNE

GALLERY C Through March 17 galleryc.net

Working with only natural light from a Northern exposure and using multiple layers of translucent oil glazes, artist Bert Beirne creates works of great depth and astonishing realism. The process is a slow and patient one, resulting in pictures of remarkable clarity and arresting beauty. Beirne has been painting still life for nearly three decades and is considered one of the important painters of the genre living today.