Close to 60 students from Hope Services celebrated an exhibit of their art at Study Judy G in downtown Watsonville Tuesday.

Light-heartedly, he pokes fun at abstract art ... His preferred painting method is with oil, which does not dry as fast as acrylic, allowing the artist to create malleable layers.

The Perspectives III: Five Women and Their Art Exhibit, which featured various paintings from five local women, were on display during a reception at the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta.