What do you get when you invite four artists with their own unique perspectives to showcase their works in a single exhibit?The kind of three-week show Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art hopes will attract people who appreciate all types of art.The 4+4=1 show, inspired by the gallery’s love of encouraging artists to work together, will feature watercolour artist Janet Percy, photographer Chris Burville, artist and jeweller Jennifer Keats and painter Nicholas Silk.Ms Percy has returned to plant portraits after a hiatus of more than 30 years.“It is exciting to have this opportunity to show these new works, together with some of my unique papier mache fish sculptures,” she said.She was inspired by the innate beauty of plants and the challenge of portraying them as true to nature as possible.“When I compare my current work with work from the past, it is very satisfying to see the progress I have made to improve my skills, both with the paintings and with the fish sculptures,” she said. “I hope that this will be evident to viewers of this exhibition.”Mr Silk said a collaborative show encouraged artists to come together to fill a gallery space without the pressure of having to produce the volume of work necessary for a solo show.“It is a wonderful way to represent a cross-section of artists and also link them together. It has been fabulous to be part of,” he said.He wanted to use his art to explore new ways of expressing his feelings for Bermuda; he chose to experiment with line and colour for his seven pieces on show.“I wanted to capture the evocative motif of everyday contemporary scenes — the kind we may overlook in our everyday lives but add so much value to them,” he said.He has been painting seriously for more than 17 years, but said he was still inspired by every fresh piece of paper “with unlimited possibilities for a new piece”.Mr Burville said it was an “honour” to have been invited to take part in the exhibit.His “very realistic and grounded” style was inspired by his start as a photojournalist, the former Royal Gazette photographer said.“I don’t manipulate my photos [and] only try to find extraordinary things to capture,” he said. “I am unsure as of yet, but I will probably have between six or nine pictures in the show.”Mr Burville started taking pictures seriously around 2005. Those efforts evolved into a “full-blown photography obsession”. He has found inspiration in much of nature — from animals to thunderstorms.He wants people to leave the exhibit with a stronger level of appreciation and respect for the Island.Ms Keats said she was especially excited about the exhibit because she believe it was important to work with like-minded artists.Although well known for her silver jewellery, she will have eight painted canvases of underwater scenes on display.When it comes to painting, she said two of her biggest influences were colours and light.She hopes her works offer people an easy escape from their daily realities.“[I want audiences to] witness and physically be a part of this beautiful living world, but as a spectator only. In some way I was trying to capture that same feeling when looking at these scenes.”The 4+4=1 exhibit opens Friday from 5.30pm until 7pm. There will be wine and light nibbles on offer; 30 percent of proceeds from art sales will go to Masterworks.The exhibit runs through March 6.