Helen by Baxter Knowlton (cropped)

An opening reception for a showing of recent works by John Bridges and Baxter Knowlton will be held from 7-10 p.m. Saturday (July 16) at Gallery 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock.

Admission is free.

Bridges is a fine art photographer based in Little Rock whose work has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally. His current fascination is with vintage and toy cameras.

Knowlton, who grew up in Oxford and Jackson, Miss., has been living in Little Rock since 2002. He's a painter whose thick, vibrant brush strokes bring depth to his stoically candid portraits of writers such as William Faulkner, Barry Hannah, Shelby Foote, Walker Percy, and Flannery O'Connor along with all sorts of everyday people.

For more information call (501) 664-8996.