Art Gallery to Showcase the State Park
Tim Greatbatch putting finishing touches on “Reflections, Strahl Lake Cove.”
~story and photos by Paige Langenderfer
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rown County artist and Hoosier Master Tim Greatbatch will be the first living artist to be showcased by the Brown County Art Gallery’s Collectors’ Showcase exhibition this October. “Tim is a highly honored and collected artist, who in mid-life made a calculated choice to live and paint in Brown County, as did members of the early colony,” said Lyn Letsinger-Miller, President of the Brown County Art Gallery and Museum Board. “They left careers in cities and states at midlife and moved to Brown County to follow a career in fine art.”
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As opposed to other Showcases, Tim’s art will be for sale with part of the proceeds benefiting the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation. This year’s exhibit, titled “Brown County State Park: Indiana’s Crown Jewel,” features more than 80 paintings of the 16,000-acre state park. “I am completely honored to be the first living artist showcased,” Tim said. “I had a lot of fun with this project. I love nature and I hope this exhibit encourages people to celebrate the park with me.” This masterwork was a lifetime in the making for Tim, who is now 68. Growing up in Indianapolis, Tim
