PARIS — Sarah Shepley and Anne Bernard, members of the Norway Commons Art Collective, will show new works through August at McLaughlin Gardens’ Art in the Barn.

Though they use different materials, the two women share a love of layered imagery.

An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10. The barn is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Shepley has worked in many different media over the years, focusing more recently on monoprinting. This body of work reflects her continued exploration into mixed media, mostly using transparent inks along with silkscreen, collographs, gold foil and the use of transfer papers.

“I love being able to look through layers, not completely understanding what is going on as the overlapping shapes create their own character,” Shepley said.

Bernard has worked in sculpture and drawing with ink and mixed media, but for the past several years has focused on encaustic — painting with pigmented wax. She has also recently experimented with printmaking.

Bernard’s work is abstract, using line and texture to tease out imagery that is  mysterious yet somehow familiar.

The artists will donate 25 percent of sales to McLaughlin Gardens, which will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m., immediately following the opening.