Gallery by the Lake is enthused about its current member exhibition, “Zoo View,” which President Dan Plummer, said includes artwork from about a dozen area artists.

Exhibits include paintings, photographs, pen and ink drawings, mixed media works, and even a fabric-based piece by one of the Gallery’s newest members, Kat Bertrand.

Artist Patsy Zwahlen is a multi-talented, crafty artist who works with different media, including acrylic paint. Patsy’s paintings in the show all abstractly showcase animals. One of her art pieces includes a giraffe with a sly facial expression that draws attention to various age demographics.

Zwahlen expresses her creativity by using vibrant colors and a semi-impressionistic style. She has created commercial art, floral arranging and landscape design.

​“My studio is a mass of color and light; brushes, tubes, and jars of paint, pencils, and pastels make their way to paper and canvas,” Zwahlen said.

​She has applied mediums to work, allowing her talents to navigate the art world. Zwahlen’s 2022 “Zoo View” collection will showcase her drawing and painting talents and a playful sense of humor as she shares samples of her animal portraits, figures, and abstracted elements.

The “Zoo View” show runs through Aug. 27, on the second floor of the Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan St. Most of the art pieces are for sale. Plummer said prices would be present on the wall tags next to each art piece.

“Each member exhibiting their work in the exhibition has interpreted the ‘Zoo View’ theme in their way,” Plummer said. “Some pieces were in artists’ archives before the show, but most were created within the last year or the previous month.”

Artworks in the current show do not entirely feature animals. Plummer said patrons are encouraged to view other pieces — like the floral paintings made by artist Judy Newman — to find hidden characteristics and depictions of the animals.