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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021
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‘Aruba Heron,’ by Penny Treat, will be on display at RiverSea Gallery in Astoria.
Th e ‘lon g haulers’ of art
Senior artists
open new exhibit at RiverSea Gallery
By NIKKI DAVIDSON
The Astorian
s artist Penny Treat put the fi nishing
touches on a brightly colored folded
heron, her hands trembled. The clear
fi shing line she used to secure beads
above the printed art piece had become
more slippery and stubborn than she
remembered.
At 76, the fi ne motor skills needed to
create her dazzling displays are harder to
master.
“This tremor in my hands, it has to
do with nerves,” Treat said. “I worked at
such a high level with a lot of respon-
sibility for so many years, your nerves
start to fray. It makes tying on beads
diffi cult.”
Her hands might not do exactly what
she wants anymore, but Treat’s passion
for art is bigger than ever. The former
interior designer is ecstatic for her work
to return to a gallery in Astoria, pluck-
ing her inspiration from a shorebird she
watched from her window during the
COVID-19 lockdown.
“He was there every day, he gave me
joy,” Treat said. “He keeps coming back
the next day, the next day. We have to
come back to help people too, to give
them hope, to lift their lives up.”
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Artist Marie Powell works in her gallery.
See Exhibit, Page B5
Artist Penny Treat creates printed and mixed-media pieces.
‘Great Blue,’ by Marie Powell, will be on display at RiverSea
Gallery.
‘Pelican Flock,’ by Penny Treat, will be on display at RiverSea Gallery.