Salus University Hosts ARTsisters Visionary Exhibition

ARTsisters' latest Art exhibit is at Salus University in Elkins Park.

"Prussian Rose Whispers"

Entitled "Visionary" this exhibition will be hanging until November 9th 2016 in the Hafter Student Center. 

An opening reception will be held on Sunday, October 9 from 1-3pm at the Hafter Student Center, located at 50 Breyer Drive in Elkins Park, PA.

 There will be treats for the tongue (refreshments) and treats for the eyes (our art!)

Clicking  link below takes one to a page in the Salus University website where one can read more details about the exhibit  http://www.salus.edu/News/News-Stories/Salus-University-to-Host-ARTsisters-VISIONARY-Exhi.aspx

An opening reception will also be held on Sunday, October 9 from 1-3pm. Both events will be held at the Hafter Student Center, located at 50 Breyer Drive in Elkins Park, PA. - See more at: http://www.salus.edu/News/News-Stories/Salus-University-to-Host-ARTsisters-VISIONARY-Exhi.aspx#sthash.DxtnxJbn.dpuf

They also created a nice little online book of images which you can see here:
https://issuu.com/salusuniversity/docs/art_sisters?e=15139226/30000297

The image above is a mixed media piece. First a cyanotype photogram was created then I applied watercolors to it.
Another piece in the show is the little red rose bud in front of a stone wall background. (Below left)
These two are for sale and are part of the group show.

Rosebud Study

A third piece, a little rose study, (below right) is a donated original watercolor which is among the pieces which will be sold at their Oct 29th auction to benefit the charity ""Looking Out For Kids" which helps to provide eye care and glasses to kids who need but cannot afford them. $100 wins it! Info on that here:

20% of sales from this art show will go toward the charity. If you're not otherwise occupied, feel free to stop in on Sunday for the reception, say hi, and meet some ARTsisters.

Salus Rose

The Ever-Changing Artist's Statement

An artist's statement is supposed to educate the viewer about what one's art is all about... to make one want to look at more of it. As I travel along this path of creating small watercolor flower paintings, I searched my soul for answers to the question of why I do it and what I am trying to accomplish with my art. Here is my result:

To transform
a blank white surface
into an explosion
of colors
and forms
that makes you feel
differently
than you did before.
That is my challenge.

In creating art,
it is my intent
to grab your eye
and pull you
into and through
my paper flower world,
letting you
dance along the petals
and hide under the leaves.
To spend a moment
in a magical place
away from the real world
just for awhile.

And while you're there,
drink in some sunshine!

I owe a debt of gratitude for the inspiration of the above post to the writings of Luann Odell and also to Christina Bothwell Thank you. And thank you Clint Watson, for being the bridge over which I crossed in order to get to their ideas.