Brian Merriman is turning 50 this week. But instead of a birthday party, he has planned a career-spanning retrospective — a show he hopes will explain what it's like to lead the life of an artist. His exhibition, “Pictures,” opens Friday at Bill Krzyzanowski Photography.</p><p>Merriman studied printmaking at Emporia State University and went on to a career in graphic design. But he was making fine art much earlier.</p><p>“The oldest piece (in the show) is a linoleum cut I made when I was 12,” he explained.</p><p>With work that covers the last 38 years of his life, one would expect some false starts or mistakes. Instead there's strong continuity from the old to the new works.</p><p>“The theme hasn't really changed much,” Merriman said.
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