A local artist is preparing his display for the First Friday event this week.

Bob Wetzel is a self-taught artist who said he has been making art for most of his life.

Wetzel uses a palette knife and hypodermic needles for most of his paintings and said he has always trying something new and different with his artwork.

"Sometimes she'll direct me in the different subject matters that I do, but I like dogs and that sort of thing" said Wetzel.  "I like to...