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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The first painting Louise Edwards noticed when she stepped into the Wyoming Valley Art League gallery was &#8220;Doc&#8217;s Daydream&#8221; &#8212; a view of Harveys Lake as seen from the vantage point of a dog whose doggy thoughts seemed to be represented by, oh, so many bubbles.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not detailed, but it&#8217;s realistic,&#8221; Edwards said, expressing her admiration for artist Nina Davidowitz&#8217;s work.</p><p>&#8220;She didn&#8217;t finish the story,&#8221; Edwards continued. &#8220;You get to finish it.&#8221;</p><p>So, how would the art fan from Sweet Valley finish the story?</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;d be swimming at that dock,&#8221; she said with a laugh.</p><p>Davidowitz&#8217;s exhibit, titled &#8220;Selections: Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days,&#8221; will be on display through Feb. 27 in the Art League&#8217;s building in downtown Wilkes-Barre, where art lovers recently gathered for the opening reception.</p><p>The show featured images of lush flowers, Adirondack chairs that seemed to invite the viewer to stop and relax, and houses you&#8217;d swear you recognize in local neighborhoods, complete with backyard hedges and roof-top satellite dishes.</p><p>&#8220;She has a real sense of proportion and space,&#8221; said Rob Lewis, an architect from Lehman Township.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s exquisite the way she treats the light,&#8221; Art League member Joel Koos said. &#8220;She&#8217;s like a modern Caravaggio.&#8221;</p><p>The use of light and darkness is very effective, Gary Johnson, of Sweet Valley, said, pointing out that lake and sky, leaves and tree trunk all appear in different shades when viewed through the bubbles in the &#8220;Doc&#8217;s Daydream&#8221; picture.</p><p>&#8220;I could jump right in (to a painting),&#8221; said Beth Black, of Dallas, who added she is an art student of Davidowitz&#8217;s. &#8220;She&#8217;s a wonderful teacher,&#8221; Black added. &#8220;Very encouraging.&#8221;</p><p>While the &#8220;Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days&#8221; exhibit may well remind visitors of spring and summer, Davidowitz said she has no problem with winter.</p><p>&#8220;I do like winter,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I especially love when there&#8217;s snow on the ground and it&#8217;s clean and white and the trees show up against that background.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Nina Davidowitz painted &#8216;Doc&#8217;s Daydream&#8217; as a gift for a friend, and the friend loaned it back for the exhibit titled &#8220;Selections: Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days.&#8221; </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Nina-Davidowitz-Slider-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Nina Davidowitz painted &#8216;Doc&#8217;s Daydream&#8217; as a gift for a friend, and the friend loaned it back for the exhibit titled &#8220;Selections: Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days.&#8221; </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Artist Nina Davidowitz talks about her acrylic painting &#8216;Saucers&#8217; with John Clark of Nanticoke at the opening of &#8216;Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days&#8217; at the Wyoming Valley Art League&#8217;s Sandra Dyczewski Maffei Gallery in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Artist Nina Davidowitz talks about her acrylic painting &#8216;Saucers&#8217; with John Clark of Nanticoke at the opening of &#8216;Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days&#8217; at the Wyoming Valley Art League&#8217;s Sandra Dyczewski Maffei Gallery in Wilkes-Barre. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Artist Nina Davidowitz of Dallas chats with guests at the opening reception of her art exhibit. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_2.jpg</photo2><caption2>Artist Nina Davidowitz of Dallas chats with guests at the opening reception of her art exhibit. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Larksville native Laura Caffrey of Austin, Texas, looks over &#8216;Summer Haze&#8217; by artist Nina Davidowitz. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_3.jpg</photo3><caption3>Larksville native Laura Caffrey of Austin, Texas, looks over &#8216;Summer Haze&#8217; by artist Nina Davidowitz. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Jason Kresock of Scranton studies the acrylic painting &#8216;Suburban Rhythms&#8217; by artist Nina Davidowitz. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_4.jpg</photo4><caption4>Jason Kresock of Scranton studies the acrylic painting &#8216;Suburban Rhythms&#8217; by artist Nina Davidowitz. </caption4><photoCredit4>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">&#8216;A Magical Place,&#8217; an acrylic on canvas painting by Nina Davidowitz, shows an inviting pair of Adirondack chairs. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo5>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_5.jpg</photo5><caption5>&#8216;A Magical Place,&#8217; an acrylic on canvas painting by Nina Davidowitz, shows an inviting pair of Adirondack chairs. </caption5><photoCredit5>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit5></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_6.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">&#8216;Suburban Idyll,&#8217; is one of the acrylic on canvas paintings Nina Davidowitz has on display. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo6>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_TTL012116nina_6.jpg</photo6><caption6>&#8216;Suburban Idyll,&#8217; is one of the acrylic on canvas paintings Nina Davidowitz has on display. </caption6><photoCredit6>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit6></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p><strong>By Mary Therese Biebel</strong></p><p>mbiebel@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>IF YOU GO</p><p><strong>What: </strong>&#8216;Selections: Photos and Paintings of Warmer Days&#8217;</p><p><strong>Where: </strong>Wyoming Valley Art League,<strong> </strong> rear 130 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre.</p><p><strong>When:</strong> Continues through Feb. 27 with hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays</p><p><strong>Info:</strong> 570-288-1020</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mary Therese Biebel at 570-991-6109 or on Twitter @BiebelMT</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Exhibit of Nina Davidowitz’s artwork will remind you of ‘warmer days’