A “Meet and Greet the Artist” reception for Anne Marshall Gillespie and Dan Jones will be held on Sunday, Aug. 8 from 2 until 5 p.m. at Lackey Studio in Daleville. Both artists are guests of the gallery for August.
Gillespie is a watercolor artist. A native of Southwest Virginia, she has lived in the mountains most of her life. Born in Tazewell, from early life, she was inspired by nature and spent countless hours exploring the hills and mountains.
After majoring in art at college, she moved around a bit before returning to Tazewell to teach art and English and raise her family. She lived there until her retirement from teaching in 2004 and then moved to Roanoke where she worked part-time for Blue Ridge PBS until 2011. Since then, she has continued to live on her high hill overlooking the Roanoke Valley and has been able to concentrate more on painting.
Marshall Gillespie has shown at the Floyd Artist Association Gallery, The Lost Pearl Gallery in Tazewell, and at Crafteria in downtown Roanoke. To see examples of her work, follow her on her Facebook page, Art by Anne Marshall Gillespie.
Jones began pursuing photography while in medical school. His training has been through on line courses, classroom and field courses, and a lot of field work in the mountains of Botetourt but also throughout many of the national parks in the United States and on several trips to Europe and the British Isles where he and his wife still have historical roots and family in Wales and Scotland.
Jones uses all digital equipment in his field work and post processing of the photos. His works have won national awards in National Park contests and are also featured in corporate boardrooms and homes as well as commercial calendars and a number of magazines over the years.
Jones can frequently be found on the Blue Ridge Parkway for sunrises and sunsets and storms. He also uses his farm which faces the mountains between Fincastle and Craig County for seasonal photography, informal portrait photography, and his love of stormy weather and wildlife photos.
Jones’ photos can frequently be found on Facebook and Instagram as well as his photography website, photoartistrybydan.com. He also maintains a personal gallery of his work at his home which can be viewed by contacting him for an appointment at drdrdanno@yahoo.com.
Lackey Studio is located in the Wampler building on the hill behind Bellacinos at 64 Wendover Road, Suite 2, Daleville. Hours are: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Patrons and fans of both artists are encouraged to attend the artist reception on Sunday, August 8th, 2021 from 2 pm until 5 pm or the exhibit may be viewed at any time during the month when the gallery is open.
About Lackey Studio and Art Gallery: The gallery features the paintings of Cheryl Miller Lackey, and numerous other local and regional artists in acrylic, oil, and watercolor painting, photography, pottery, painted, fused and shattered glass, woodworking, woodcarving, sculpture, jewelry, leather goods and fiber art. The Gallery is located in the Wampler Building on the hill behind Bellacinos at 64 Wendover Road, Suite 2, Daleville, VA. Operating hours are: Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
