Reflections on Hubble Art Show at Lake Frederick

Seven Lake Frederick community artists will display their work in a special art show entitled Reflections on Hubble beginning Tuesday, June 4, at the Shenandoah Lodge. The show is open to both Lake Frederick community residents and to the general public.

Reflections on Hubble will feature dozens of original multi-media paintings by the seven artists. In awe-inspiring colors, the art captures the explosive energy of and within galaxies. Viewers are taken to and beyond our own Milky Way galaxy to visit scenes of unimaginable distances, cold and dark, and to the dazzling light of stars still being created.

“We attempt to capture the energy and the constant motion of towers of cosmic dust and collisions of stars and entire galaxies,” said Josie Tilton, the group’s instructor. For many years she has been fascinated by Hubble Telescope images. She painted her first “space” images in 2004 before moving in 2010 to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

Her students contributing to the exhibit are: Francine Markbein, Elizabeth Seekford, Nancy Budny, Curt Budny, Eve Cameron, and Margaret Kennedy. All are Lake Frederick residents.

Josie Tilton is an award-winning, self-taught artist. She is a German-born immigrant who escaped from Soviet-led East Germany at the age of 11. An accomplished artist in multiple media, Josie began painting in 1978 while living in Germany with her husband during an Air Force assignment.

Since living in Virginia, Josie’s art has been featured at both solo exhibits and major events throughout the area. This year she’s had solo showings at both Winchester Canterbury and Orchard Ridge retirement communities. Her art has been displayed locally also at Millwood’s Art at the Mill events and in Winchester, Berryville, and Front Royal.

The Reflections on Hubble event opens June 4 and continues through June 23 at Lake Frederick’s Shenandoah Lodge, 180 Bald Eagle Dr, Lake Frederick, VA 22630.

A Meet the Artists reception takes place June 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Lodge, conveniently co-located at the popular Regions 117 restaurant. A local author will read his poem Reflections on Hubble at the reception.

• June 4, 2019 – open to public
• June 12, 2019 – Meet the Artist Reception 4-6 p.m.
• June 23, 2019 – Final Day