Fifteen desert artists are showing work in the new “Desert Storms” show at the downtown Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Chamber of Commerce office. The public is invited to an opening reception for the first exhibition of 2012 this Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Featured in the show are more than two dozen paintings representing various moods of desert storms in oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic and mixed media. Photography of desert storms, from a blinding sandstorm to dramatic lightning strikes in the desert night sky, has been captured and submitted by local photographers. The exhibition will be on display through February 29 and is open seven days a week. There is no charge to attend the reception on January 6, and refreshments will be served. Hours at the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center & Gallery and Chamber office are 9 to 5 Monday through Friday and 10 to 4 Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 760-367-6197 or check the visitor center website at www.visit29.org.
