This document summarizes the work of two artists, Bernice Peacock and Michael McGinley, featured in an art gallery show at Lone Star College-Tomball. Peacock's eclectic paintings are influenced by surrealism and feature bright colors, curved lines, and female figures with nature in the background. McGinley uses time-lapse digital photography to capture local musicians, portraying their passion and movement while playing through lines of motion in black and white images. Both artists are said to successfully portray their themes and subjects in an original way that makes the viewer think and feel what the artist intended to convey.

1. A TEACHER’S WORK
OF ART
LSC-TOMBALL STUDENT ART GALLERY

2. BERNICE PEACOCK
• Has worked with LSC-Tomball for 11 years
• Also taught at Houston Community College and the Art Institute
• Her eclectic, colorful paintings are heavily influenced by Surrealism

3. PEACOCK’S WORK

4. PEACOCK’S WORK
• Peacock used many bright colors. Many of her
paintings were definitely influenced by Surrealism.
She uses many curved lines to give each of her
paintings fluid movements in the background. In
some of her paintings she contrasted these bright
colors and fluid movements with stark colors such
as white and sharp lines. Each of her paintings held
a light to them through the colors she used. Each
piece had a female individual as the focal point.
Each painting also had nature’s influence in the
background through flowers, mountains, and/ or
water movement. The connection between each
painting besides a similar theme throughout is that
one piece is an up close shot of an overall painting.

5. PEACOCK’S WORK
• Looking at each painting I feel as if I am stepping
into someone’s dream. Each painting seems to
convey a woman both content with life and yet
still in the process of journeying through life. I
found that the small boat and pathway in the
background along with far off mountains as a
destination not yet obtained. The flowers and
bright colors convey the cheerfulness and
contentment. Her work reminds me of when I
was preparing to graduate high school. I was
content with my life and yet I was looking
forward to the adventure of moving out of my
parent’s house and taking a step towards my
independence.

6. PEACOCK’S WORK
• I believe that these works of arts are in fact
successful in making the viewer think. I feel that
her paintings are similar to Van Gogh in that
they have a dreamlike qualities and yet the
images are still recognizable. Though her
paintings are easily seen as influenced by the
surrealist movement, Peacock seems to portray
her own view through her paintings through the
style of her work. The bright colors and fluid
movement along with the imagery she inserts
into were work provide this individuality.

7. PEACOCK’S WORK

8. MICHAEL MCGINLEY
• Has taught art history and art appreciation at LSC-Tomball for 11 years
• Recently branched out into digital photography
• Current work is about local musicians and recording their movement and passion in creating their
sounds

9. MCGINLEY’S WORK
• McGinley used time lapse digital photography to
capture the soul and spirit of musicians and
their music. Using this method, he captured the
liveliness of what music means to the musician
and to himself. You see the passion that each
musician has for their chosen medium. With
time lapse digital photography it creates a
“spirited dream like” appearance because of the
lines of movement and placement of the light.
McGinley chooses to portray each image in
black and white so that the viewer’s eye is
drawn specifically to the movement. Each image
portrays McGinley’s them of a musician’s
passion.

10. MCGINLEY’S WORK
• I believe that McGinley’s work was successful in his goal to
portray each musician’s love for the music they played. As
the viewer looks at these images the movement in each one
is apparent. I believe that McGinley’s focus and choice in
subject provide originality to his works of art.

11. MCGINLEY’S WORK
• As I viewed each of McGinley’s pieces I have a
sense of wonderment at his portrayal of the
musician’s feelings as he plays his chosen
instrument. When I looked at these I felt the
musician’s intense passion and sensed how hard
each had worked to attain their skill. The fluid
movement gave me, the viewer, an opportunity
to see the notes being played, rather than just
enjoying the sound. Each piece gave me an
image to link with the emotions I feel as I listen
to music that moves me.

12. MCGINLEY’S WORK

13. CREDIT
• The biography’s on each artist were provided by LSC-Tomball at the entrance of the gallery.