Commun ty Matters Topeka Presbyterian Manor
September 2016
Topeka artists among 2016 Art is Ageless® masterpiece winners Two winning artists in Topeka Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2017 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
Passion for the prairie leads to passion for painting
“The GoldenYears,” a painting by Harland Dietz, and “Hippo-Drama Clock,” a mixed media piece by Charles E. Moore will appear in the calendar when it is released this fall.
After spending nearly his entire career working for the Soil Conservation Service, it’s no wonder resident Harland Dietz developed a love for the outdoors. What’s surprising, even to him sometimes, is his relatively newfound desire to paint the scenes he so admires from nature.
In addition, “Three Wise Men,” a Christmas entry by Barbara Fuller, will be featured on a greeting card.
“I don’t consider myself an artist. I paint for therapy mostly, and I’ve never taken a class. One day I just started painting things that are interesting to me. I’m particularly fond of the prairie. We lived in a lot of
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different states over the years, and we decided one day we’d buy a painting that represented every state we lived in. We could easily find mountain-scapes and seascapes, but no prairie images. So I said, ‘Well by gosh I’m just going to paint one.” Harland may not consider himself an artist, but after recently entering (and winning at the Masterpiece Level) the Art is Ageless® juried competition here at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor, others certainly think of him this way. His painting, “The Golden Years,” will be featured in the Art is Ageless calendar this fall.
Harland and his wife Anita have only lived here for a year, but have already begun making a big impact.
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Look for Harland’s work, along with work of local Charles E. Moore (Hippo-Drama Clock) to be featured in the upcoming calendar, and for the work of Barbara Fuller (Three Wise Men) to be featured on greeting cards.
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Topeka Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Tom Bechtel, executive director Jami Colson, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Jami Colson, marketing director, jcolosn@pmma.org.
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Works by local winners are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with winning art from 16 other PMMA communities. The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar and notecards.
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Art is Ageless, open exclusively to people age 65 and older, is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years.
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Upcoming in the November issue We will focus on memory care and national memory screening day in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. What do you do to stay sharp? What tricks or tips do you have for remembering things? Because this will be our November issue, we also will be sharing stories about our many veterans. If you served in the military, we want to hear your story. If you’ve got a story to share, contact Marketing Director Jami Colson and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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