Offering a nice respite from all this color is a smaller, interior gallery in which stark, black-and-white, mixed media and enamel works by Beckman are on display.

A pure black, rounded, subdivided “head,” of sorts, rests precariously on a rounded “body,” in two paper constructions from his “Modern Thoughts”series, for example.

Gestural skeins and spirals of black enamel create a dynamic interplay with the white background of the paper in four smaller works from his “Rhythm of Grace” series.

Beckman is living in Tulsa, working on an art project for the student center at Oral Roberts University, where he was once a student.

His show is recommended viewing during its run through Jan. 27 at JRB.

Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 528-6336 or visit the website at www.jrbartgallery.com for information.