Kimble Bromley, associate professor of visual arts, has been commissioned to create 16 paintings for Fargo Billiards, a new business located at 3234 43rd St. S.

The series is titled “The Rack” and each painting is 5-feet by 3-feet and proportional to the dimensions of a standard pool table. Each piece features the cue ball or the 1-15 ball.

“With my interest in pool, this has been a lot of fun as well as a challenge to come up with a different idea for each of the balls," Bromley said. "Some of the ideas used are based on other artists’ work, such as Warhol, Rothko and Newman. Other ideas are based on associations with the numbers. Some are a celebration of pool and color.”

Fargo Billiards opened on Aug. 16 and features a coffee bar, restaurant, bar, retail sales for pool tables, three individual private party rooms, a boardroom and almost 60 pool tables. Former NDSU chemistry professor Michael Page owns the establishment.