A study of animals is the latest exhibit on display at a downtown Phoenix art gallery.

“Wild Kingdoms,” with collections from Sandy Newell and Beth Shook, are on display now through Monday, Nov. 25 at Olney Gallery at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, at 100 W. Roosevelt St.

Newell’s watercolors use everyday objects, including bubble wrap, coffee filters, and lace, to create textures and patterns. Her unpredictable technique inspires her animal portraits.

“Each animal has a soul, which I try to capture,” she stated.

Newell began her career as a graphic designer in Chicago. Her paintings are currently represented by The Finer Arts Gallery in Cave Creek.

Shook’s detailed drawings are allegorical personifications of wildlife, she says. They come from a study of the Book of Proverbs, which uses a variety of literary forms, including comparison and personification.

“I desire to tell a story drawn from relationships with people and informed by faith,” Shook stated.

Her art is part of the Sky Harbor collection.

Olney Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m.to noon on Sundays; and Friday by appointment.

The gallery is free to attend.

Works from Sandy Newell will be on display in downtown Phoenix through Nov. 25.

(Photo provided by Olney Gallery)