CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Art House Gallery will hold its Third Friday Gala on Friday, Aug. 17.

The gala will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 15210 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.

Enjoy refreshments while surrounded by the work of Lake County’s talented artists.

Featured on Aug. 17 will be the work of Clearlake resident Denise Rohana.

Rohana would do anything for a chance to do art – including losing her gloves in the snow.

“As long as I can remember, I’ve been an artist. Even in kindergarten. I lost a glove on the way to school one day and my teacher let me paint instead of go outside for recess. The whole next week, I didn’t have my gloves! My teacher finally called my mother to tell her I needed a new pair of gloves,” she recalled with a laugh.

Rohana works primarily in oil, watercolor and acrylic. She joined the gallery after hearing about it from friends.

“It’s the most amazing, wonderful thing, I’m so happy to have it here and be able to show my art” she said.

She looks to “God’s work” for inspiration: “Nature, landscapes, rocks – especially rocks lately – mountains and rivers.”

What does she love about her work? “The color, and that it connects me with other people,” said the retired nurse.