May, 2026 First Friday w/ Oceana Wills

About this episode

Oceana Wills discusses her artistic exploration of nature, community, and self through her work inspired by the Kachemak Bay area.

This body of work takes place locally in the landscapes of the Kachemak Bay area, among the plants and animals we share space with. It contains many of the ideas and themes I continue to explore in my art: Relationships to nature, community, and self, appreciation of the ordinary and the beauty found anywhere, acknowledgment of anxieties, sorrows, and unknowns, expressions of holding and being held. Also included is playfulness and curiosity as I followed what most excited me creatively. I let myself embrace eclectic concepts and imagery with trust that the work would fit together through pattern, color, and possibility of evocation. I often approach painting like collage, pulling observational and imagined images together with the question of how they relate. This exhibit offers a question that comes to mind almost daily–what color blue–on horizon, on cloud bottom, on coffee mug, water jug, on the palette. Blue is open to interpretation, an invitation to notice. Learn more.

People in this episode

Guest: Oceana Wills

Topics covered

• nature
• community
• art
• relationships
• creativity
• color

Keywords

• Kachemak Bay
• art
• nature
• community
• creativity
• blue
• painting

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kachemak Bay

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