 October brings a new exhibit at the Joe Bar. After a fifty-four year hiatus, Mentor Giles has picked up the water color brush with amazing results. The cafe, located in the historic Loveless Building, (810 East Roy), has long been a favorite haunt for Giles. Most of the patrons have had conversations with him over the years. Now the patrons of the cafe have become patrons of the artist.
 October brings a new exhibit at the Joe Bar. After a fifty-four year hiatus, Mentor Giles has picked up the water color brush with amazing results. The cafe, located in the historic Loveless Building, (810 East Roy), has long been a favorite haunt for Giles. Most of the patrons have had conversations with him over the years. Now the patrons of the cafe have become patrons of the artist.
 The water colors are executed in a style that reminds the viewer of the great Japanese tradition of Sumi ink drawing. The ten compositions represent a distilled gesture, simple, evocative and very elegant. The colors are bright and vibrant, the compositions lyrically wink at the viewer. They sit quietly on the saturated avacado green walls in their simple sparse frames. This is mature restraint by an artist who has lived a long while.
The many landscapes reflect the optimism which is summer. The light dances through the colors the way a ballerina glides through the air. Each composition implies movement and grace. The gestural quality of each brush stroke suggests a lifetime of experience and an economy of motion. The colors blend and do not bleed. The overall effect is an environment of zen like calm and serenity. It is no wonder that most of the work is already sold.
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