The Haywood County Arts Council's new exhibition, Fluid Expressions, opens Feb. 13, at Gallery 86 at 86 N.Main in Waynesville.

The exhibit features the work of Dominick DePaolo and will run through Saturday, March 9.  An artist reception will be held at the gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22.

Gallery 86 is opened from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

DePaolo, who spent his childhood in Waynesville, has been a freelance artist for more than 40 years. He has also been an illustrator for the U.S. Navy and an art teacher at Prairie State College for almost 15 years. After 12 years of operating and teaching at the Long Grove Art School in Northwest Chicago, DePaolo now runs the school in Waynesville.

He is an award-winning artist, and his creations range from the nostalgic ...