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JRB Art at The Elms welcomes figurative painters Sara and Shane Scribner's show, “Reverie!” and never before seen etchings from the estate of D.J. Lafon. The exhibitions open with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. April 7 during Paseo's First Friday Gallery Walk, and run through April 30.

An intriguing choice between nonobjective abstractions, color photos, and fantasy paintings and drawings is offered in a current show.

Showing work at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N Walker, are Tom Toperzer, Todd Stewart, Jason Cytacki and Haley Prestifilippo.

All are Norman-area artists with strong connections to the University of Oklahoma.

Colorful realistic-expressive paintings and stylized “aerial landscapes” contrast nicely with a relative lack of hue, in three solo exhibits.

The shows by Carol Beesley of Norman, Bob Nunn of Dallas, and John Wolfe of Oklahoma City, are at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N Walker.

Though the move reunited Behnaz Sohrabian with her brother and sister, the Iranian-born artist felt like she touched surface of a new planet when she arrived in Oklahoma, a place she now calls her second home.

Sohrabian is one of three artists featured this month at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker Ave. Her exhibit, The Creator, runs through Aug. 28. John Brandenburg’s Noble Figures and Janet Massad’sDuets also are on display.

JRB Art at The Elms will present three solo shows in August, featuring work by Behnaz Sohrabian, John Brandenburg and Janet Massad.

The exhibitions will open with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 5, during Paseo's First Friday Gallery Walk, and continue through Aug. 28.

A dynamic field where moving rectangular shapes coexist and compete for space is found in acrylic-collages by Janice Mathews-Gordon. The Oklahoma City artist is showing semiabstract “State of Mind” acrylic paintings at JRB Art at The Elms.  Also on view are stoneware-porcelain ceramics of Kansas City, Mo., artist Bernadette Esperanza Torres.

Contemporary photos that use historic techniques contrast with classic Western oils and bronzes, in new exhibits by photographer Christa Blackwood and painter-sculptor Harold T. Holden at JRB Art at The Elms.

Art review: The acrylic and oil on metal work in David Crismon’s “Dislocated Histories” exhibit is at JRB Art at The Elms. Also on display are shows by two other artists. All are recommended viewing.

On view at JRB Art at the Elms in Oklahoma City are the eye-catching acrylic landscapes of Jim Keffer and mixed media works by Robert Peterson and Michael Hatcher.

The summer heat is setting in, but something cool is happening at JRB Art at The Elms. Internationally acclaimed artist Billy Schenck will be at the gallery from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm Sunday for the Prix de West brunch

Schenck's work is part of the Best of The West exhibit and is featured along with Oklahoma artists Joe Andoe and Bert Seabourn.