Plein Air 2 Studio Show

Plein Air 2 Studio: Featuring the Plein Air Artists of Mississippi, March 2015

The Plein Air Artists of Mississippi has opened a show at the Mississippi Library Commission titled "Plein Air 2 Studio."  It is featuring artwork by thirteen artists demonstrating studio paintings inspired by plein air paintings.  The reception is on Thursday, March 19th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

I have five small plein air works of art in the show: St. Anne (study), Sacred Ground (study), Field Flowers, Way Down South, and Lake George Cottonfield. My larger studio paintings in the show are titled St. Anne and Sacred Ground. Please visit the Mississippi Library Commission to see all the works of art on display!

Way Down South, Lake George Cottonfield, Field Flowers.

Sacred Ground (study), St. Anne (study).

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

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

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