• Cassity, "The Chopping Block"

Taylor's Contemporanea, 204 Exchange St., is hosting an exhibit of photorealist paintings by Louisiana artist Daniel Mark Cassity. Cassity, who works in oil on panel, will show 20 still lifes that combine disparate objects — a shell, a toy pig, a meat cleaver — "to evoke humor" or tell a story. Gallery walk reception is 6-9 p.m. tonight.

The work begs to be compared with the still lifes of Daniel Massad on exhibit at the Arkansas Arts Center. The skill with which Massad's pastels are rendered — down to the slight freckles on the pears, the glazes on the bowls — is nearly incomprehensible.

• Massad, at the Arts Center

• Rebecca Thompson, "The House"

New paintings by Little Rock artist Rebecca Thompson are featured in May at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827 Central Ave., along with work by gallery members Donnie Copeland, Steve Griffith, Vivian Noe-Griffith, Hugh Dunnahoe, Robyn Horn and Dolores Justus.

The gallery will be open 5-9 p.m. tonight for the monthly Gallery Walk, as will other galleries on an off Central Ave.

• Kay Aclin, "Once in a Blue Moon"

Blue Moon Gallery in Hot Springs is celebrating its 15th year in business on May 4 with a recognition of artists who have been with the gallery since 1997: Suzi Dennis of Hot Springs, H. James Hoff of New York and Dallas; Steve Lawnick of Hot Springs; David Rackley of Russellville, Jeanne Teague of Louisiana and Bart Soutendijk of Texas. They'll have new work at the gallery throughout the month of may and some will attend the Gallery Walk reception from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and throughout the month of May.

In honor of its anniversary, the gallery is giving a 15 percent discount on all art sales during May.

• Suzi Dennis, "Tulips"

• Rene Hein's "Barn Owls"

Work by Rene Hein and Jennifer Fay Libby is being featured tonight at Justus Fine Art, 827A Central Ave., Hot Springs, where galleries will be open 5 to 9 p.m. for the monthly gallery walk.

Also on tap at the Gallery Walk: sumi e paintings by Ann Shedelbower at Blue Moon Gallery, 718 Central; equine paintings by Maria Kline at Gallery Central, 800 Central; and the "Hot Springs Regional Competition" at the Fine Arts Center, 626 Central Ave.

The goal is not simply to reproduce the appearance of the subject, but to capture its soul. To paint a horse, the ink wash painting artist must understand its temperament better than its muscles and bones. To paint a flower, there is no need to perfectly match its petals and colors, but it is essential to convey its liveliness and fragrance. East Asian ink wash painting may be regarded as an earliest form of expressionistic art that captures the unseen.

Sumi-e paintings by Ann Shedelbower should give you the picture tonight at Blue Moon Fine Art, 718 Central Ave., Hot Springs. The gallery will be open after hours for Gallery Walk, 5-9 p.m.; the artist will be there and will display some of the brushes and tools she uses in her work.

Ceramic sculpture by German-born artist Ingrid Gipson goes on exhibit today at Taylor's Contemporanea, 204 Exchange St., off Central. The gallery will be open 5-9 p.m. for Hot Springs' monthly Gallery Walk.

Her artist statement:

I perceive myself as a story teller, one that might through my work, inspire others. To be enchanted by the discovery of the many unexpected role models in Religion, Mythology, Psychology, Anthropology, Philosophy as well as Art, ancient to modern.

• "Garden Time" by Teri Levine

Gallery 726 tonight is featuring the work of Teri Levine, an Atlanta artist, art teacher and art therapist. The gallery, at 726 Central Ave., will be open from 5-9 p.m. tonight for Hot Springs' monthly Gallery Walk.

Exhibiting with Levine are visual artists Shirley Anderson, Barbara Seibel, Sue Shields, Caryl Joy Young, Pati Trippel and Gary Weeter; jewelry designer Marlene Gremillion; potter Janet Donnangelo; aluminum sculptor Russell Lemond, glass artists Michael Riley and Charles Riley and wood turner Ken Vonk. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in January and February. In March the gallery will also be open on Tuesdays.

• Doyle Young's "Encircling Demise"

It's Gallery Walk night tonight in Hot Springs, with galleries staying open after hours until 9 p.m. Several galleries are putting on group shows of dozens of gallery artists (Gallery 726: Gary Weeter, Marlene Gremillion, Sue Shields, Caryl Joy Young, etc.; Artists Workshop Gallery: Nita Calamaio, Jane Fitch, Sheliah Halderman, Eletha Hise, Don Pohlman, Larry Cloyes, etc.). Justus Fine Art is highlight new paintings and sculpture by Dolores Justus, Steve Griffith, Robyn Horn and Jennifer Libby Fay and Blue Moon Gallery is continuing its exhibition of minimalist paintings by Megan Chapman, "A Certain Trajectory." Gallery Central is showing Delta-themed paintings by Doyle Young.

• Megan Chapman's "The Closing of Eyes"

Hot Springs' monthly Gallery Walk is coming up this Friday, Jan. 6, and Justus Fine Art, 827 Central Ave., has sent along images of some of the work that will be shown in January. By gallery owner Dolores Justus:

• "Traveling Light"

By Jennifer Libby Fay:

• "Circle of Friends"

By Steve Griffith:

• "Color Dance"

Also at the gallery, work by Robyn Horn, Rebecca Thompson, Rene Hein and others.

As ever, gallery walk hours are 5-9 p.m. and galleries along Central Avenue and side streets will be open.

• Momchilov's "Dolores"

Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827 A Central Ave. in Hot Springs, is showing photography by Cindy Momchilov and Don House as well as work by other gallery artists in its November exhibit, "Near and Far." The gallery will be open after hours, 5-9 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 4, for the monthly Hot Springs Gallery Walk.

House's series of seven photographs, made with an obsolete Polaroid film, were made to "capture the essence of what makes Fayetteville unique," he's quoted as saying in the gallery news release. Momchilov's photographs were made with a plastic Diana camera. "When I use my Diana cameras no one runs away from me. I look harmless, as well as clueless. It’s easy to make multiple exposures on the same piece of film and the lens has every possible every optical defect. The shutter sounds cheap when it fires and the mechanism for winding the film makes it sound like a toy."

Also featured in the exhibit: Work by Steve Griffith, Donnie Copeland, Rene Hein, Robyn Horn and Dolores Justus. The gallery also has available work by Michael Ashley, Kari Albright, Hugh Dunnahoe, Mike Elsass, Tony Saladino, Rebecca Thompson and others.

• Rembert, at Taylor's Contemporanea

Winfred Rembert, the leather artist who is the subject of the documentary "All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert," is the featured artist at Taylor's Contemporanea this month. Taylor's will hold a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, Hot Springs' monthly Gallery Walk Walk.

Rembert creates patterned, and autobiographical, images of the segregated South — cotton pickers, chain-gang workers — in tooled leather. The film was shown in the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival last month. For better images of his work, go the all my eyes blog here.

• Ashley pottery at Justus

The water is hot and so is the air, but there are several reasons to consider a stroll in the Spa City FRIDAY NIGHT: 1. New pottery by Michael Ashley and paintings by Dolores Justus at Justus Fine Art, 827 Central; glass on copper work by Houston Llew at Gallery Central, 800 Central; paintings by Caryl Joy Young at Gallery 726, 726 Central; raku by Kelly Edwards and wire art by Bart Soutendijk at Blue Moon, 718 Central; mixed media by Lori Arnold at Alison Parsons Galley, and the regulars at American Art Gallery, Taylor's Contemporanea and other venues in the heart of Hot Springs.

Galleries will be open until 9 p.m. and will surely serve cool libations.

• Justus' "The Edge of a Stream"

Dolores Justus, Robin Hazard-Bishop and Steve Griffith "Celebrate Summer" from 5-9 p.m. tonight, Hot Springs' monthly artwalk, at Justus Fine Art, 827 A Central Ave. Also on tap: Raku by Kelly Edwards, at Blue Moon Gallery, 718 Central Ave.

• "No Relativity With Singularity"

• "High and Dry" by Gary Weeter

The Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs (626 Central) is showing an exhibit of art inspired by Civil War artifacts. I haven't seen any images from “Civil War — Songs and Correspondences Visualized,” but would like to.

• "Sing a Song of Sycamores" by Robin Hazard-Bishop

Galleries are open late tonight in Hot Springs for the monthly stroll. Stop at Justus Fine Art (827 A Central) to see new pastel on suede paintings by Robin Hazard-Bishop, paintings by Dolores Justus, sculpture by Robyn Horn and other work. Artchurch Studio (301 Whittington) is hosting a reception for the "Region 5 Students Exhibition" that will run through March 17, and Rose Eye Clinic is sponsoring a sale of Matisse designer glasses frames at Blue Moon Art Gallery (718 Central). Alison Parsons is working on her "Daily Double" series at her gallery (802 Central Ave.), work she is also showing at K.J.'s Grill, 1834 Airport Road.