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Chris
Lathrop - I am excited to be a part of this year's
Open House Weekend. I am spending the spring and summer months
traveling with my husband in our motorhome. We will visit the
Southwestern US and then go on north to Alaska for the warmer
months. I hope to have several paintings of these areas as well
as more local scenes and some animals and birds for this year's
show. I am exploring adding more human figures to my paintings
(a real challenge for me!).
I continue to admire all of nature, and trees in particular. Trees
have such beautiful shapes and textures and of course are useful
in so many ways. In Texas I noticed and photographed a wonderful
live oak in a pasture with cows and calves enjoying the spreading
branches. This became a painting (see example).
It
is especially satisfying to view our beautiful country through
the eyes of an artist. I have learned to see so much more than
I used to. The challenge is to reproduce it with brushes and paint.
I hope I can bring some of the wonders to you on paper.
Please visit me on South Main Street in Montrose during Open House
Weekend. For further information contact me by e-mail at clath@epix.net.

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