Petersburg Pilot -

Jaynee Fritzinger ventured outside of her comfort zone by capturing the natural beauty above water in her paintings that were on display in her art show "Alaskan Wilderness" on Friday at FireLight Gallery & Framing.

Fritzinger said she has always been painting, but in 2017, she began to take her art more seriously. After a successful show in that same year that featured fish and underwater scenes, Fritzinger was inspired to paint more, but she wanted to appeal to a wider audience. She motivated herself to paint landscapes, birds and mammals, such as bears, foxes and moose.

"Pushing mys...