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).

New Paintings at The Shoppe

I have several new paintings at The Shoppe in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, so be sure to swing by there to check them out.  I still have The Blues House, Lake George Cotton, and The Oddity in the gallery there, but here's a peek at the new paintings:

Crossing Over by Kay Shropshire

River at Mayersville by Kay Shropshire

The Silo's Shadow by Kay Shropshire

Valewood's Sycamore by Kay Shropshire

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.

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.