NORWICH — The Jill Kraft Gallery, found within The Artists' Palette located at 17-19 South Broad Street in downtown Norwich, is pleased to announce the opening of its first gallery exhibit of the 2016 season.

The exhibit will continue through June 14.

The season premiere will feature newly discovered Norwich senior artist Carolee Eldridge who has immersed herself in her art since early childhood.

From teaching children’s art classes and creating restaurant and home wall murals, to acrylic on canvas, watercolor (and most recently portraits from photos), Eldridge’s work embodies the true essence of a multi-media artist.

The gallery showcase at The Artists' Palette will exhibit Eldridge's “Wilderness Pride” series.

“I owe my love of the wilderness to my late dad, who taught me the values of pure nature,” said Eldridge.

With a career that included working as an illustrator of marine life for the Field Guide to eastern Shores Marine Environments for Coastal Education, Eldridge and four other women opened the Creative Arts Center in Cape Cod.