Madison Square Center for the Arts

I will have three paintings in a Mississippi Artists Guild show at the Madison Square Center for the Arts from late October through December.  We'll have a reception on October 24th, so be sure to come by! The gallery is located at 2103 Main Street, Madison, MS 39110, with hours Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.  
 

Summer Sanctuary, by Kay Shropshire Heller, one of three
of her paintings at Madison Square for the Arts this Autumn.

Great Delta Bear Affair 2013

The Delta Artists Association will showcase our artwork in a booth at Rolling Fork's Great Delta Bear Affair on Saturday, October 26th!  Come for the arts, music, magic, tours, and fireworks!

I will also have two paintings in the silent auction at the Great Delta Bear Affair's Patrons' Party the same weekend.

What does Roosevelt, the teddy bear, and Mississippi have to do with each other? Take a look at the story to learn what we're celebrating: The Birth of the Teddy Bear.

Delta Hot Tamale Festival

Greenville's second annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival is coming up on October 17-20, 2013!  Be sure to look for local artists' booths at the festival.  I'll have some artwork on display and for purchase along with other artists in the Delta Artists Association's booth. Come see art, eat hot tamales, and listen to great music.

Photo from 2012, http://www.hottamalefest.com

New Paintings in Greenville

I am swapping some paintings in Greenville soon, so be sure to visit these places to see some new Mississippi artwork on display.

Kepler's Italian Grill at 533 Hwy 82 East, Greenville, MS 38701
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday: 5:00pm - until close; Sunday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Delta Grind at 1430 South Main Street, Greenville, MS 38701
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm; Sunday: Closed

Delta Regional Medical Center at 1400 E Union Street, Greenville, MS 38703

Vintage - SOLD!

Vintage, by Kay Shropshire Heller

I'm happy to announce that my award-winning painting Vintage was recently purchased and has found a worthy home.

Indian Bayou Arts Festival 2013

The last Saturday in September is the Indian Bayou Arts Festival! It takes place on September 28th as an  outdoor festival of fun across from the B.B. King Museum and the Blue Biscuit along the banks of Indian Bayou in downtown Indianola, Mississippi. Free Family Fun from 9am to 4pm.

I'll be at an artists' booth again at the event.  Please come visit and see some great Mississippi Delta art.

Vintage

A surprised Kay Shropshire and judge David Taylor

My painting Vintage took second place in the Delta Artists Association Members Show "Dog Days of Summer: Delta Artists Along Deer Creek" that opened July 25 at The Leland Progress in Leland, MS. As you can tell in the photo, I was VERY surprised.... and thrilled!

Congratulations to all our winners & participants in this outstanding show! A big "Thanks" goes out to our judge, Greenwood artist David Taylor who did a great job of judging this show plus giving out the awards and then he went on to explain why he chose each piece. That alone is reward enough for an artist to know the things they "did right" in their work.

It was a pleasure to help our judge David Taylor hand out awards.  Here's Juanita Gray receiving the People's Choice ribbon for her oil painting, Deer Creek. We had great attendance for the reception and awards.

Juanita Gray and Kay Shropshire

Attendees viewing the art

DAA: The Dog Days of Summer

Invitation to the Show!

I'm looking forward to the Delta Artists Association Member Show at The Leland Progress on July 25th!  It is sure to have a big turn out and be a lot of fun for artists and art lovers.

 Here are the three paintings I have in the show:

"The Good Earth" by Kay Shropshire

"Vintage" by Kay Shropshire

"Summer Sanctuary" by Kay Shropshire

DAA Workshop with Dot Courson

Dot Courson returned once again to lead a wonderful workshop in oil painting. Delta Artist Association members created some beautiful landscapes this week, which may be viewed in an exhibit at The Leland Progress later in July.  Here's a progress and a finished picture of my painting "Cotton Field Sentinel", which I started at the workshop.

Progress snapshot of "Cotton Field Sentinel"

Finished painting, "Cotton Field Sentinel" by Kay Shropshire

GAC's Juried Biennial Invitational

Yay! Two of my paintings were jury-selected for Greenville Arts Council's 5th Juried Biennial Invitational! Happy dance! :-)

Come see the show from June 7 - August 16, 2013, at the Roger D. Malkin Gallery in the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center, 323 South Main Street, Greenville, Mississippi.

Here's the two paintings that made it in the show!

"Country Road Take Me Home" by Kay Shropshire
Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 in.

"Winter On The Trace" by Kay Shropshire
Oil on canvas

Country Road Take Me Home

"Country Road Take Me Home" was painted at the John Pototschnik workshop in Pontotoc, Mississippi, this past weekend. I used an analogous palette, mixing all the colors used in the painting from only 3 colors: ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson and cadmium lemon yellow plus titanium white. First time to use a limited palette like this; it was a challenge but I like how this turned out.

"Country Road Take Me Home" by Kay Shropshire
Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 in.

 

Paint Day at Lake Washington

Danette and Kenneth Middleton graciously loaned us their home and grounds for the day. Iris, Agnes, Billye, Melanie, and I worked with oils, watercolor, and pastels while Danette gardened! Vicky and Lisa came by to take photos for future paintings. It was a beautiful day to be outside!

Getting started on a new painting

Winter On The Trace

New painting, "Winter On The Trace."
Take some time this evening to stop by the Municipal Art Gallery at 839 North State Street in Jackson, Mississippi.  Sip a little wine, have a few hors d'oeuvres and look at some beautiful art. The occasion is the Mississippi Artists Guild member show. My painting, "Winter on the Trace" is only one of many paintings there for your viewing pleasure! The show will hang for all of March at the Jackson Municipal Art Gallery.  It is closed on Mondays but open 9am - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday and 2pm - 5pm on Sundays.

"Winter On The Trace" by Kay Shropshire

Indian Bayou Festival

Took some pictures at the Indian Bayou Arts Festival, so here's a painting of some artisans selling their craft.  The festival takes place in September across from the B.B. King Museum and The Blue Biscuit along the banks of Indian Bayou in Downtown Indianola, Mississippi.  The man in the red shirt is Lee Washington. He was selling his "Cotton Picking" metal sculptures, three of said pieces grace my home!

"Indian Bayou Festival" by Kay Shropshire

I was also a demonstration artist with the Delta Artists Association booth for those who passed by, had questions, and wanted to see an artist in action.  I'm working on the painting posted here.

Indian Bayou Arts Festival, September 29, 2012

Blues paintings

Two paintings, "Summertime Blues" and "On the Blues Trail", are both framed and for sale at The Shoppe!  The Shoppe is at 170 Walnut Street, Rolling Fork, MS, with hours Monday-Friday 10am - 4pm, and Saturdays 10am - 2pm.  Both of these are SOLD!
 

"Summertime Blues" by Kay Shropshire

"On The Blues Trail" by Kay Shropshire

Monthly Paint Day

The Delta Artists Association had a great activity going on during the monthly Paint Day.  Kathy Smith and Ann Laird Jones led a mini-workshop in painting on clay with under-glazes! For artists who paint but don't necessarily work with clay, it gave us some laid-back, no-pressure exposure to a different medium. It was great fun!

 

Photo by Melanie Mitchell Tucker