Pat Cross Art in Dreamscapes Juried Exhibit at Tamarack Marketplace

Showing January 10 through March 8, 2026 at Tamarack Marketplace, 1 Tamarack Place, Beckley, WV 25801. All artworks in this exhibit are available for purchase and also make meaningful gifts.

"Sometimes, a gallery exhibition is a good excuse to try something new," says Pat Cross, adding "such as this landscape painted entirely from my imagination." The title of this original painting is Imagine a New Beginning and seems fitting for this time of year.

"I am often surprised to notice what happens when I launch an idea into the physical realm," says Pat Cross, "by simply starting with a concept and then taking the first step, such as drawing in the horizon line. Once I establish the horizon line, I then sketch the zig zag lines of the water bank." Step by step, Pat Cross draws in the shapes with vine charcoal before breaking out the oil paints. "It's deeply satisfying to watch an idea take shape and form into the real world," says Pat Cross.

In this painting titled Imagine a New Beginning, a flooded creek reaches far beyond its banks and then rests to reflect its surroundings. A hearty plant rises up from a boulder to peer the waterscape as it zig zags towards the homestead far out on the horizon.

This exhibit titled Dreamscapes displays original artworks by Pat Cross and other West Virginia artists with works available for purchase at Tamarack Marketplace January 10 through March 8, 2026. To purchase this or other artworks by Pat Cross in the Exhibit, call the Gallery at (304) 256-6843.