Ketchum to leave Z Café

BONSALL – Neill Ketchum will say “Sayonara” with her last show at the Z Café and Art Gallery, which is open Sept. 9 to Dec. 2.

Ketchum lives in Fallbrook and draws and paints the oak trees which surround her home. The entire oak forest, parts of the willow or sycamore groves, whatever exists in and around them, has occupied her paper or canvas for the last three decades.

Sometimes the painting is close to what the viewer might see in real life. Sometimes the image focuses more on the line, shape and texture – showing the peace or chaos she sees in the trees. She uses many different media: char...