A visit to Bill Colby's latest exhibition at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College is like a trip to the beach. The gallery is filled with - by my cursory count - 44 bright paintings dominated by clear blue water and clear blue sky complemented by rocks of bright orange. It's a feast for the eyes, restful and joyous.
"The joy of nature is within all of us and in my art work," said Colby in his artist's statement. "'Water and Rocks' has been an evolving theme from 1956 to the present."
BILL COLBY'S "WATER AND ROCKS: A JOURNEY," noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Aug. 14, Gallery at Tacoma Community College, Building 5A, entrance off South 12th Street between Pearl and Mildred, visitor parking in Lot G, Tacoma, 253.460.4306