Brooks Robards

Opening this week on Thursday, July 17, at Cousen Rose Gallery in Oak Bluffs, the work of two artists, Meg Black and Deb Loeb Bohren, will be on display. The focus this week at the Gallery is on textures in art. Based in Topsfield, MA, artist Black works with abaca and epoxy to create her landscapes and seascapes, including Blue Lagoon and Polly Hill Blooms. Abaca is a particularly strong fiber made from banana bark that comes from the Philippines and provides vibrant, non-fading colors.

Edgartown artist Gail Rodney’s new exhibit at the Old Sculpin Gallery is called “Here and There.” The title reflects her pastels of New York City as well as three or four Vineyard scenes, which will show in Paris next year. The show runs from Sept. 7 to 13. Among her Vineyard landscapes are a sunset view of Memorial Wharf in Edgartown. Others include a New York City skyline with a water tank. Rodney works in oil, pastel, collage, and watercolor. She also creates artist’s books illustrating poetry.

One of the Island’s most prolific and talented artists, Vineyard Haven’s Barney Zeitz, produces distinctive welded steel sculpture and fused glass panels, lighting fixtures, and religious memorials. His work may take years to finish, including the fused-glass trumpet vine wall that greets visitors. It is made up of panels of glass heated in a kiln to form a single piece. Commissioned 32 years ago, the Trumpet Vine Panel was originally built for a Brockton synagogue.