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ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger

September Exhibit - August 31-October 1, 2006

Featured Artists

Jesse Patterson & Sonsearay Grady

Meet Jesse Patterson...

Jesse Patterson began painting as a self-taught artist in 1980. He later received formal training at Ohio University where he studied two- and three-dimensional design, photography, and painting. While attending Ohio University, Jesse's oil painting "Gotham City" took first place in his class and was placed on display there. He has also displayed his work at Deer Creek Resort in Mount Sterling, Ohio and at the Pump House Art Gallery in Chillicothe. While most of his paintings are oil on formats of various sizes, he has painted a 40-foot mural on the side of a building in New Holland, Ohio. This work was featured in the Fayette County Gazette and the Circleville Herald. Jesse has also done art work for the Monroe Township of Five Points, Ohio. He has sold art to Ducks Unlimited and many other private collectors.

"Being an artist is not an endeavor, but a lifestyle. Once you look at the world through the eye of an artist, the world becomes a different place. Images and objects become more than the subject of what they are, they are the essence of what they are in the way that nature uses artistic elements in their design." - Jesse Patterson

Pronghorn Antelope Jesse's exhibit includes the following pieces:

Atlanta $250
Beaver $325
Big Muskie $300
Bison $325
Dad's Shelf $275
Dall's Sheep $325
Desert Flowers $400
Fruit & Flowers $350
Grizzly Bear $500

Just Cruising $350
Last Chance $500
Lonesome Trail $400
Making a Run $500
Moose $325
Mountain Goats $325
Pronghorn Antelope $325
Pumpkins $150
Ringneck Pheasants $600
Slow Night $500
Snowman $175
Sunflowers & Cattails $400
The Big Blue $500
The Honey Tree $650
The Mallard $500
Whitetail Deer $600
Wild Turkeys $750

Meet Sonsearay Grady...

Sonsearay Jewel Grady is a 1994 graduate of Westfall High School. She is currently attending Ohio State Univeristy and will graduate in the spring of 2007 with a bachelor of fine arts degree. Sonsearay plans to begin pursuit of a masters degree in fine arts the following fall.

Sonsearay Grady

Her intentions are to continue portrait painting while teaching art at a university. She is the recipient of several scholarships and her work has received honors in several shows.

"Art for me must have balance. I need to dabble in everything from medium to subject...For every realistic piece I paint, there is always an abstract to follow."

"Color plays a significant role in everything I do. Color has the power to evoke emotion and memory that make me back to a specific moment in time. This is most important in my portraits." - Sonsearay Grady

Steven & Guss at Lake White

Sonsearay's Exhibit includes the following pieces:

Anemones $65
Bob & Kathy; Twenty Years Ago, for our Twentieth $425
City Heat $125
Columbus Energy $150
Dancer #1 $275
Dancer #2 $150
Dancer #3 $225
Down Poor $125
Fluidity & Balance $825
Happy Chaos $125

Indian Paintbrush $125
New York Memories $65
Nick's Hay Ride $325
Orange Still Life $75
Perfect Blue Buildings; Columbus, Ohio $175
Pick Me Up, Please $325
Red & Yellow Abstract $225
Steven & Guss at Lake White $375
Study of Da Vinci's Leda $375

The art gallery at Berger Hospital is the result of a partnership between ArtsaRound and Berger Health System. ArtsaRound is a community based organization dedicated to supporting art and artists in Pickaway County and the regional area. Berger Health System is a community based health care system dedicated to providing quality care so that people do not need to travel outside of their own backyard to have their health care needs met.

The mission of the ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger is to foster the relationship between art and healing by providing a venue for artists, primarily from, but not limited to, Pickaway County and the regional area, to offer their work for the aesthetic pleasure of patients, visitors and staff. The initiatives of this unique program also contribute to the success of Berger Hospital’s mission "to be the best community hospital in the State of Ohio."

If you would like more information about the ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger, are interested in purchasing art, or are an artist interested in displaying your original art for sale, please contact:

Amy J. Cooper, MSMC
Business Relations and Services Representative
Berger Health System Business Development
Office: (740) 420-8487
Pager: (877) 802-2571
Cell: (740) 412-2088
amy.cooper@bergerhealth.com