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6 WHAT'S UP! MARCH 21-27, 2021 EUREKA SPRINGS Spring Continued From Page 5 Jana Robison's entry in "Flower Power" — titled "We Were Seeds" — was inspired by the quote "They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds," by the Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos. "The quote itself is a metaphor for the cause and effect relations of the oppressed and oppressors," she says. "Like seeds, the oppressed will simply rise up when [buried]. In other words, the activism of the oppressed cannot be repressed, because the more they are attacked, the more they will just continue to spring back up again." While Rankine most often works in found objects and photographs, Robison switched in 2017 "from traditional to digital painting." "Although I prefer drawing," she says, "I really like the look of painting, and the process of digital painting allows me to enjoy the best of both mediums. The enjoyable experience of digital painting has motivated me to create a larger volume of work. In recent years, my style has also evolved to express a deeper range of my inner narrative, and as I grow and change, my art mirrors that." Robison lives with her husband, Edward, a photographer, and their likewise artistic child and says: "Living in a household of creatives is to navigate what is simultaneously a brainstorming studio, an improv club and a maker space. This multipurpose atelier wouldn't be complete without an array of projects happening all at once, at any given moment in time. Another bonus is the surplus of honest feedback and critiques, and networked inspiration from our memories traveling as a family." As for Rankine, he's "never sure where these symbolic, sometimes archetypal motifs come from. It's an intuitive process, and I am often surprised when meaning strikes me much later. I have learned over the years to trust this process and leave the interpretation to others." "Pink Peony," an acrylic painting by Ellen Macioce, currently hangs at Brews. (Courtesy Image/Ellen Macioce) "Poppy Field," an oil on canvas by Carol Peacock, is also on show in "Flower Power." (Courtesy Image/Carol Peacock) "Lillian Fife" was created by artist Zeek Taylor especially for the "Flower Power" art show at Brews. "I enjoy themed exhibitions and the challenge of rendering a chimp in a specified setting, one that I possibly hadn't considered. Adorning Lillian with flowers was fun. Where there are flowers, there are hummingbirds, and I added the little birds to the piece," he says. (Courtesy Image/ Zeek Taylor) Jana Robison "Glowing" by Zeek Taylor is, he says, one of a long series of iris paintings that he has done. "I never get tired of painting irises, and the Brews exhibition is the perfect springtime show." (Courtesy Image/ Zeek Taylor) A digital painting by Jana Robison, "We Were Seeds" was inspired by the quote "They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds," by the Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos. It is part of the "Flower Power" exhibition at Brews. (Courtesy Image/Jana Robison)