Toni Lance has been busy preparing for two solo art shows this season. In February, she will be showing new watercolors and oils at the Walsh Metal Works Gallery in Peter's Rest and in March, the Maria Henle Studio in Christiansted will host a show of bird photography from Lance's St. Croix Avian Sanctuary where she cares for injured and orphaned birds.

"One Moment" will be a new body of Lance's paintings from the past two years. There are watercolors of birds captured preening, exploring and resting, with the light falling gently on the feathers. Lance's controlled and detailed use of watercolor takes us deep into one moment with the bird. In a total contrast, she has also painted a number of bold and colorful oil paintings of West Indian figures. Again, 'one moment' is captured with a simple clean composition and sense of light.