BATTLE GROUND PHOTOGRAPHER Myrna Leija is shown here with her father, Ralph W. Homes, who passed away in October at the age of 94. Leija is dedicating her show, “I See Beauty Everywhere,” to her father, and a portrait of him in his last year will be on display in the Second Story Gallery in Camas during the show.
“Beauty, beauty everywhere.” Photographer Myrna Leija says beauty is her subject matter.
June will mark Leija’s first exhibit in Camas. Her show is titled “I See Beauty Everywhere.” She explains, “I have never focused on a theme, as my goal is to capture the beauty of everyday life that all of us can miss if we don’t stop to smell the roses.”
After Leija moved to Clark County, she worked for 21 years with the Clark County Sheriff’s Department. She lives in Battle Ground, where she is a member of the Battle Ground Art Alliance and stays active in the arts community throughout the county. She has answered many “calls for artists,” which has led her to opportunities that have included a two-day Artist Trust Workshop. Her photos have been in shows at Gallery 360, the Northbank Gallery and the Sixth Floor Gallery in Vancouver. Also at every spring’s Battle Ground Art Alliance Annual Show and at the Ridgefield Bird Festival.
Leija will unveil her photography at Second Story Gallery, upstairs in the Camas Public Library, on Fri., June 5. She is dedicating the show to her father, Ralph W. Homes, who passed away in October at the age of 94. A portrait of him in his last year will grace the gallery.
The June 5 reception, from 5-8 p.m.., is part of the downtown Camas First Friday activities. In addition to having Leija on hand, the gallery will feature live music from guitarists Anthony Utehs and Andrew Dodge that night.
“I See Beauty Everywhere” will continue through June 27. The gallery is open for viewing during the library’s regular hours of Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sunday.
