Nature Nurtures: The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library presents mixed media art by Carol Bicknell in the first-floor McConnell Gallery from Wednesday, Sept. 4 through Wednesday, Oct. 2.

The Manchester resident said nature is usually her source of inspiration for paintings.

“They may be landscapes, trees, oceans, clouds, flowers, anything found in nature,” she said. “My style ranges from abstraction to impressionism.