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