Through January 29, enjoy the paintings of Sharon Costa in the Main Gallery and photography by David McChesney in the West Gallery at the Twentynine Palms Art Gallery. Member work is also on view in the Pickering Room of the gallery. A reception for the show is slated for this Sunday, January 8, from noon until 3 p.m. Costa’s show consists of acrylic paintings on canvas and on pine biscuits of “nature and God’s creation,” from which Sharon says she draws her inspiration. All of the work for this show was done at the Costa’s Cabin Art Studio, in Big Bear City and is titled “From the Palms to the Pines.” In the West Gallery are the nature and wildlife photos of David McChesney. McChesney has photographed 53 of America’s National Parks over the past 38 years. He is the author of “The Mojave Desert: Miles of Wonder” and “Muir Roots: At One with the Wild.” He first visited Joshua Tree as an adult in the ’70’s and later purchased property there in 1998. He is currently the Advanced Photography instructor for the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park. The Twentynine Palms Art Gallery is located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive, next to the 29 Palms Inn.
