The Gathering Place East
23300 Commerce Park
Beachwood, OH 44122
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Randee Pollarine Artist Statement and Bio:
Immersed in the vibrant chaos of nature and the depths of human perception, Randee is an abstract artist whose work explores the jungle—not as it appears, but as it is experienced through the lens of the conscious mind. With each brushstroke, she transcends physical reality, reimagining tangled vines, wild fauna, and primal rhythms as emotional landscapes and dreamlike forms.
Drawing inspiration from both the untamed wilderness and the fluidity of thought, Randee transforms canvas into a mirror of inner terrain. Bold colors, layered textures, and gestural movement converge in compositions that invite the viewer to feel the jungle rather than see it—where instinct and intellect meet, and boundaries blur between the external world and internal reflection.
Based in Cleveland and Kansas City, Randee’s work has been featured in galleries and private collections that celebrate the fusion of the natural and the metaphysical. Each piece is a portal: not into the jungle itself, but into the human experience of it.
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Rooted in curiosity and guided by intuition, I’m a photographer and visual artist drawn to the unseen layers of experience. Whether it be through a lens or on a blank canvas, my work is an exploration of perception—how we interpret the world not just with our eyes, but through the shifting lens of consciousness.
Inspired by the wild, untamed beauty of the jungle and the inner landscapes of the mind, my creative process blends emotion, instinct, and storytelling. I aim to capture more than moments—I strive to capture imprints, the invisible threads that connect feeling to form, memory to image, self to surrounding—something we leave behind knowingly and unknowingly.
At the heart of my work is a deeper purpose: to unify the community in healing the cosmic consciousness. Through visual storytelling and shared experience, I hope to create space for reflection, connection, and collective awakening. Each image, each creation, is a small offering toward that healing—an invitation to look inward, reach outward, and come together in deeper understanding.
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Contact Randee: rpollarine@gmail.com | Instagram @creativecapture.studio and @randee.art
Please join us for an art reception at The Gathering Place East on Thursday, May 15th from 4:30-6:30pm.
Randee is donating 20% of her proceeds to TGP.
The Gathering Place West
25425 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Molto Varie: Assorted Works
Ken Long Artist Statement and Bio:
Ken Long is a digital artist who specializes in creating processed and composite photographic images.
Sometimes it’s as simple as changing or highlighting certain colors, or eliminating them altogether when they distract. Other times, it involves combining two or more images using neural style transfer software or altering them using AI software to give them a painting-like quality.
His work combines analysis, an artistic sense, and a sometimes-lengthy trail-and-error process to produce a final image. Ken uses computer software to enhance the original photo, add interest to it, and help the viewer see the world around them in a new way.
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Ken is a self-taught artist. He began to create photodigital art a few years before he retired from a career in market research in 2019. The combination of increased free time, digital photographic technology that allowed him to instantly review what he had taken, and publicly available “deep dream” neural net software began him on his journey.
Ken has had two solo gallery shows at the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Nature Center, exhibited and sold his work at BAYarts, and won two first place awards for his digital art at the Westshore Arts Council annual juried show.
He wrote a brief history of his artistic journey in “The Accidental Artist,” published in the January 2024 issue of Zebra Ink, and explained the production process he uses in a presentation to the Gallery Group, an art organization that awards scholarships at the elementary, high school, and college levels. Ken’s artwork has also been used as cover illustrations in Inspirational Art Magazine and the Rocky River Resident Reference.
He operates his own fine art business, River PhotoCraft.
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Contact Ken: riverphotocraft@outlook.com | see more of Ken's work on Facebook
Ken is proud to support the mission of the Gathering Group by donating 50% of the proceeds of the sales of all artwork displayed in this exhibit to help keep its services free of charge. He has a personal connection to this place and its mission. One of his sisters wore a wig she got at the Gathering Group when she was battling cancer. Another of Ken’s sisters is a cancer survivor, as is he.
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