The Elmhurst Artists' Guild ('EAG") will host Nature & Nurture, an exhibition featuring original abstract paintings by Connie Nestler and photographs by Steven Nestler, both EAG members.

Connie describes her paintings as something she nurtures from conception. ?Since it is all abstract, everything comes from within and evolves through the creative process of painting,? Connie explained. That inner evolution is obvious when one compares two paintings in the show, "Circling" and "Ode to F. Gehry."   While both paintings are abstract, they have very different looks, with one significant commonality. 'Circling" is light and effervescent, with a series of multicolored circles bubbling across the canvas, while "Ode to F. Gehry" is an explosion of heavy, angular shapes with a skyscraper in the background. Both artworks, however, are very centered, with the geometric shapes seeming to emanate and grow from a center core of the canvas.

Unlike wife Connie's paintings, Steve’s photography primarily features subjects created by nature. Through the lens, he chronicles outdoor scenes from the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park. His love of the western wilderness and all creatures in it is evident in his exquisite photograph, "Madison Mist," in which Steven has captured the serenity of a herd of elk browsing along a riverbank in the early morning lavender mist.

The artists' reception, open to the public, will be held Friday, September 3, from 7 to 9 pm. Those who attend can meet the artists and learn more about their work.

Artworks can be viewed and purchased at the reception and during regular museum hours 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 10am-8pm Wednesday.