Two member exhibitions are on display through Nov. 20 at the Rappahannock Art League Art Center, 19 Main Street, Kilmarnock. “The Art of Abstraction” includes 68 original works, from fiber art, glass, mixed media and photography to pastels, paintings and sculpture. “Reality Is …” has 17 works, including cyanotypes, drawings, paintings, pastels and photos. The two shows were judged by Suzanne Scott, the curator and marketing consultant for the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester. Awards were presented at a reception at the RAL Art Center on Friday, Nov. 6. The first-place winner in “The Art of Abstraction” exhibit was “Can’t See the Forest for the Trees,” a cold wax and oil piece by Bonnie-Leigh Jones, selected because of “the beautiful use of color and the rhythm created by the vertical lines,” said Scott. Second place went to “Brambles and Milkweed,” an oil painting by Laura Edwards, and the third-place winner was “Lemons and Lime Reflections,” an oil painting by Gayle Merrill. Eight artis...