WENDY McKELLAR has always dreamed of owning her own gallery and gift shop. When space became limited at My Sister's Closet, she looked around for the perfect space, a place to show her own art and that of local artists as well. She fell in love with 41763 Sierra Drive. The great windows allowed light and the high ceilings ample room for large paintings – her current passion.

McKELLAR'S LOVE of color has evolved over the years, darting from faux wall decorating to oil paintings to hand-painted furniture. So what better name for her gallery – Colors Art Gallery – "Colors" for short. The gallery is a feast for the eyes. In addition to Wendy's furniture and oil paintings, her whimsical hutches hold quilts, purses, jewelry and scarves made by Three Rivers artists. Weaving by Nikki Crain, pottery by Ann Brown and metal art by Leslie Powell round out the plethora of colorful items.

WENDY is always painting. Stop in any time and watch her wood-burn or paint. "My gallery is my studio," she says, "but my family has to put up with canvases and brushes laying around the house in whatever room the light permits. Everywhere I look now, I see a painting. I've started "plein air" painting and I'm obsessed with it. I love to paint poppies and lupines because it is so Three Rivers. Nature inspires me."