Poetry Painted is the theme of a new art exhibition opening Sunday, August 2, with a public reception from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Treehouse Gallery in North Tisbury.

Featured is Paul Murray, who has embedded lines of poetry within his colorful acrylic paintings. Poets quoted include Rumi, William Carlos Williams, Pablo Neruda, Walt Whitman, Gerard Manly Hopkins and Emily Dickinson.

Mr. Murray, who once lived on the Vineyard and is a frequent visitor, once managed the Treehouse Gallery. His published works include books of light verse, titled Foolscap and Folderol, Cat and Caboodle, Dachshunds and Doggerol, and Evangline and Emu.

Treehouse Gallery is located at 472 State Road, opposite the West Tisbury post office center. Poetry Painted will continue throughout August at the gallery, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For details, call 508-693-6645.