{"id":7315,"date":"2023-01-26T00:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T00:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=7315"},"modified":"2023-01-26T01:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T01:09:14","slug":"aaron-bivins-art-on-display-at-the-main-branch-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/aaron-bivins-art-on-display-at-the-main-branch-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Bivins\u2019 Art on Display at the Main Branch Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Truth Staff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Aaron Bivins, one of Toledo\u2019s outstanding artists who has gained renown in the area primarily for his work in watercolors, opened an exhibit in the art gallery of the Toledo Lucas County Main Branch Library on Thursday, January 19. The exhibit that will extend throughout most of Black History Month, closing on February 27.<\/p>\n

Bivins has 45 paintings on display at the Library\u2019s Gallery but not just in watercolors. This exhibit features Bivins\u2019 mastery in a wide array of media \u2013 oil, watercolor, acrylic and gouache. Gouache, the artist\u2019s most recent foray into painting, is a paste \u201ca chalky type of medium,\u201d says Bivins \u201cthat is like watercolor \u2013 less water \u2013 with nice opaque highlights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bivins\u2019 pieces range from the rather small recent gouache paintings to the much larger watercolors that are often portraits of famous people such as writer Maya Angelou and jazz artist Ornette Coleman.<\/p>\n

Bivins\u2019 art can be viewed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n