Forces of Nature

Photography by Ryan Troy on March 12th, 2013 in Arts

Marco Island, FL – March 8, 2013 – Diana Evans Gratz celebrated the inaugural opening of her artful venture Elizabeth Evans Gallery with “Forces of Nature”, an exhibition curated by Mrs. Gratz, featuring works by artists Iran Issa-Khan, Clyde Butcher, Fernando Baliño, Bryan Bogater and Ran Adler. Issa-Khan’s iconic large-scale colorful prints of seashells and tropical leaves were a great complement to Mr. Butcher’s silver prints of panoramic landscapes from the Florida Everglades and to Mr. Baliño’s black and whites of cloudscapes and moonlit ocean tides. Over a hundred guests from Miami, New York City, Naples and Marco Island alike enjoyed an evening filled with art and conversation and delighted in flowing champagne and fanciful fare by Lisa Resch of Carolina Catering Company from Naples. New York designer Timo Weiland did a special edition Timo! Wallet to commemorate the galleries opening. The opening was produced by Michael Leondas Kirkland’s lifestyle firm mkarte.