Beauty has more than one face.
Bryan David, 28, of Auburn, demonstrated that with an illustration he drew with orange, pink and blue pencils.
"You can see one face is right-side-up and another is upside-down. So you can mount the picture either way and it still makes sense," David said Friday afternoon as his untitled image was hung on the wall of a gallery at the Schuylkill County Council of the Arts in Pottsville.
It will be one of the 120 works of art students from Penn State Schuylkill will have on display from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 at the first "Student Art Exhibit and Coffee House" at SCCA at the historic Yuengling Mansion, 1440 Mahantongo St., Pottsville.
The event was organized by Robert G. "Bob" Stickloon, Pottsville, a drawing and painting instructor at Penn State Schuylkill campus. The exhibit will be made up of illustrations Stickloon's students did on assignment during the spring and fall 2012 semesters.
"It's just the opening on Feb. 22. But the art will be on display here for at least a month," Stickloon said.
The opening will also feature musical entertainment from the high school student-run "M&J Jazz Combo." It's a division of M&J Big Band, formed in 2010 as a salute to big band jazz of the 1920s and 1930s, according to John Shoener, 17, a trumpet player in the group.
Performers will include Shoener and Michael Halcovage, 17, on saxophone. Both are seniors at Pottsville Area High School.
SCCA will also serve coffee, Stickloon said.
The event is free and open to the public. Donations to SCCA are welcome, Stickloon said.
A Saint Clair native, Stickloon, 67, earned a bachelor's degree in art education from Kutztown University in 1973, a master's degree in art education from Kutztown University in 1976, and a master of fine arts degree in drawing and painting at Idaho State University in 1981.
He teaches art classes for Penn State Schuylkill at the Walk-In Art Center in Schuylkill Haven.
On Friday, Stickloon was hanging up the more than 100 illustrations on the first and second floors of the Yuengling Mansion.
He said this is the first time he and SCCA have coordinated such an event.
"We've never done a Penn State group show like this up here. How did it come about? I just decided to do it this year. I've only been full time for the past few years. Penn State has been renting studio space and classroom space at the Walk-In Art Center, which is much more conducive to turning out artwork rather than at the classrooms in Schuylkill Haven, which were like lecture rooms," Stickloon said.
David said he's a sophomore mechanical engineering major.
"I used to draw for fun when I was younger. I enjoy art. But I don't usually have time to partake in it. That's why I enjoyed his class. It gave me chance to do something I haven't done in a decade," David said.