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Mountain Art
Mary Lois Brown is the High Country Art Gallery September Artist of the Month
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Perhaps it was those three years as a mule guide in the Grand Canyon that jump started painter Mary Lois Brown’s desire to continue to pursue her art. As she explains it “as a child I was always drawing and painting horses…and never lived more than 20 miles from a small town in Pennsylvania until I moved to the South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park. I found it to be the most beautiful, diverse place on earth.”
That job she says turned “into twenty years of inspiration and
life in the Grand Canyon.” Working as a mule guide as well as volunteering for river rafting trips through the canyon had her hooked on the area and led to her creating Bright Angel Hair Design which she owned and operated for 17 years inside the Bright Angel Lodge on the rim of the canyon.
That still left time to observe the beauty of the canyon from river to rim. “My artist eye was with me every step of the way,” she said.
Having studied with several accomplished art teachers in the 1970s she learned the “approach of the old masters and an exciting new world of light and color that is still the foundation of what I pursue today.
Embracing oils and continuing her studies with teachers in Scottsdale and Sedona she moved to the White Mountains in 2000 where she spends time, as well as in Sedona. In addition to belonging to the High Country Art Gallery, she is a member of Art Alliance of the White Mountains and the Sedona Art Center.
Her work will be on display at High Country Art Gallery, 13 A E. White Mountain Blvd. in Pinetop, across from the Safeway Center, throughout September. For more information visit www.highcountryartgallery.com.
Find Your Creative Side:
AAWM Center for the Arts
EVERY THURSDAY
Paint With Friends is held every Thurs. from 10am to 2pm at the Arts Alliance of the White Mountain Center for the Arts, 251 Penrod Road. Open to the public. Bring an art project and work with other artists. Socialize and help each other. Bring a lunch if you like. Participation is free. For more info, call the Center at 928-532-2296.
1ST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
Music Jam is hosted by the AAWM Center for the Arts on the first Sat. of each month from 2PM to 4PM. Bring your instrument and jam. In general acoustic instruments are preferred. The public is welcome to come and listen and enjoy the event.
2ND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH
The Center for the Arts Book Hub meets on the second Friday of each month from 10:30am to noon. A group of individuals all read the same book and meet to discuss it. If you are interested in next month's book selection, please email azaawm@gmail.com
2ND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
Lakeside Writers exists to support and encourage writers in the White Mountains of Arizona through critique groups and support of marketing efforts of local published writers. Writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and screenplays are invited to participate. The group meets the 2nd Sat. of each month - check their website for times.
3RD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
A Native Flute Circle will meet at the Arts Alliance of the White Mountains on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Center for the Arts. New and experienced flute players are invited to join as well as anyone interested in listening to the music. Meeting times are from 2pm to 4pm.
2ND & 4TH THURS. EACH MONTH
The Show Low Writer’s Workshop is offered at the AAWM Center for the Arts on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 10am until noon. These workshops are free to the public. Beginner to expert writers are invited to attend.
LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH (BETWEEN FEB & OCT)
The Arts Alliance of the White Mountains expanded our Cork ‘n Canvas evenings in 2018. Beginning in February and running through October, on the last Friday of each month, we host our Cork ‘n Canvas. We’d like to invite you to join us from 5pm to 7pm and socialize with the artists. We have live music. Our sponsors provide wine and hors d’oeuvres. It’s a good time to check out what’s new in the gallery and find out about upcoming events and classes. Suggested donation of $7.
For more info on any of these events, please stop by the Arts Alliance of the White Mountains Center for the Arts at 251 Penrod Road in Show Low or call 928-532-2296.
AAWM Book Hub Looking For More Book Lovers
The Arts Alliance of the White Mountains is expanding the BOOK HUB Group and looks forward to new members. Meetings are on the 2nd Friday of each month from 10:30 am - Noon at The Center for the Arts, 251 N Penrod Rd, Show Low. The AAWM looks forward to meeting you and for you to join the casual and always interesting group discussion. Participants present book recommendations. The AAWM Book Hub Coordinator, Eileen will assist you and can be reached at Eileen at ek_brooks@hotmail.com.
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