“Buswater” — what’s that mean in the title of the art exhibit below, “Buswater on the Boulevard,” opening Friday in a house on Kanawha Boulevard? Your mom might not want you to know. But you’re a curious sort. So here’s the answer , along with a bonus Rastafarian Jesus.

A baker’s dozen of local and national artists are featured in what looks to be a lively exhibit called “Buswater on the Boulevard,” opening from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday (Dec. 1) at 1520 Kanawha Boulevard E. The exhibit continues from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday (Dec. 2) and runs again 6 to 10 p.m. Dec. 8 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 9

Artists in the show include:
Laura Alvis, Betty Gay, Todd Griffith, Angel Harless, Jamie Miller, Robbie Moore, Eric Pardue, Regina Perry, Jeff Pierson, Vasilia Scouras, Naomi Settle, Stephen Slappe and Samantha Wall.

Among the works on view is (below) “Dark Corner” by Naomi Settle.

Click on the thumbnails below to view larger-size versions of the following works also in the show:

“They call me, Ya” by Vasilia Scouras

“Onward” by Laura Alvis

Untitled by Jeff Pierson

Preface by Eric Pardue

92-year-old Sally Romayne opens a new show of nature-inspired abstract works on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at UC. Photo by Mark Tobin Moore

Charleston artist Sally Romayne opens a new exhibit, “Streams of Color,” on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the University of Charleston’s Frankenberger Gallery in Geary Student Union. Romayne’s abstract images are inspired by streams running through the varied West Virginia landscape. She is 92 years old and continues to speak of the joy of painting and expressing nature. (See Sandy Wells’ interview with the artist scheduled to appear in the Monday, Nov. 27 Charleston Gazette.)

Frankenberger Gallery director Mark Tobin Moore adds this note on putting on this show together, from an e-mail announcing the exhibit:

“On a personal note, I would like to share this with you. While I was selecting pieces to include in her exhibition I contacted a friend of mine whom I thought might like to share my excitement about Sally Romayne’s work. In turn, she was so amazed that she contacted more of her friends, and that resulted in something happening that I am tempted to call a miracle — and I don’t use that word very often.

“Within two days, 73 of Sally’s paintings on paper were sold to a private collector. I am thrilled to have witnessed this very unusual sale occur, and I am even more thrilled to see Sally Romayne receive this solid recognition. It is wonderful, and I am planning to exhibit some of the purchased pieces in her exhibition. You may learn more about Sally Romayne’s life and many years of studying art at Morris Harvey College and Marshall University by reading Sandy Well’s story in the Monday Charleston Gazette.”

– Mark Tobin Moore, director of Frankenberger Art Gallery

OPENING: “Streams of Color,” an exhibition of colorful acrylic paintings and prints by Sally Romayne, opens Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, in the Frankenberger Art Gallery, 2nd floor of Geary Student Union, University of Charleston. Call 357-4795

Sally Romayne, “Rocks and Streams”, acrylic on BFK paper, 22″ x 30″, 2002