Title of Exhibition: Art House 310 First Friday – Robin Danks & Lindsey McFarland
Description:
Opening Reception | First Friday November 7th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through November 22nd, 2025. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
ROBIN DANKS
Robin Danks is a visual artist based in Wichita, Kansas. After a decades-long career in healthcare, she embraced art as her full-time pursuit, developing a practice known for its bold textures, vibrant palettes, and experimental mark-making. Working across acrylics, India ink, and mixed media, Danks challenges traditional boundaries while grounding her work in instinct, imagination, and expressive freedom.
See more of Robin’s work on Facebook: @DanksW3CreationsRobyn and on Instagram: @danksy.art.studio
LINDSEY MCFARLAND
“A Story In The Details”
I began drawing when I was a kid—mostly cartoons, sketching playful characters like Donald Duck, Scooby Doo and Winnie the Pooh, or creating my own comic strip stories. Art became a way for me to retreat into my own little world, a space where I could disconnect and dream. That’s where my love for art really took root.
As I got older, I explored different mediums, but I always found myself coming back to drawing with a black pen. There was something captivating about the boldness and simplicity of using a single pen—the way it allowed me to create with such clarity. It wasn’t until my late twenties that I finally found my own style. It all began with drawing pet portraits. I played with different techniques like scratch methods and textured shading. Eventually I stumbled across stippling, and something just clicked!
Through hours and hours of shading (and patience), I build my stippling drawings dot by dot with a .005 sized pen. I prefer the smaller sized pens to get as much detail as possible. Organic materials are my usual subjects; fur, bone, or plants. Going back to my childhood, I try to capture an “old storybook” energy with my drawings. As simple as these drawings may be, there is always a hidden story behind the creation of them. A single stippling drawing can take anywhere between 20-100 hours to compete. I am also a pet portrait artist by commission, check out my website or my Instagram page for my full portfolio.
When I need a break from the tedious stippling, I use linocut and print making as my secondary creative outlet. My linocut prints are a bit more abstract. I transfer these drawings onto linoleum, then carve and chip away at the surface. It satisfies a creative urge I never knew I had, and using different colors and paints makes the process feel more playful and relaxed compared to stippling.
I use both styles to reflect the full range of who I am, with a lot of precision and meticulous work. Creating pet portraits is something I’m deeply proud of, but my original work is where my personality shines — a little dark, a little whimsical, and a little shadow of what I love the most, to create.
See more of Lindsey’s work online at doodles-n-ink.square.site on Facebook: @doodlesnink and on Instagram: @doodlesnink
