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Spring art show bursts with color

Yellow House Artists, an organization of artists who work in oil pastel and/or oil stick, present their spring show, "Bursting with Color" from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 7 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 8 at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva.

The opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, during the First Friday Gallery Walk in downtown Geneva. Art will be for exhibit and sale.

This show will feature original paintings by 22 artists. Participating artists include: Laverne Bohlin of Aurora; Eve Sofferman of Bartlett; Gracia Stuessy of Batavia; Eileen Bosic of DeKalb; Mary Enck, Kristine Karl, and Fran Stilwagner, all of Geneva; Carol Gorman of Glen Ellyn; Lillian Pagni of Hampshire; Andrea Brim of Lincolnshire; Susan Bruce, George Bruce, and Maureen McKee, all of Naperville; Dotti Matson of Oswego; Sandy Povall Smith, Teri Tossey, Jo Cawthra and Patricia Van Dusen, all of St. Charles; Deann Alleman and Louise Rand, both of Sugar Grove; Bette C. Costello of West Dundee; and Ellen Shelhamer of Wheaton.

Yellow House Artists is a group of oil pastelists who promote both their art and the medium.

These artists have been painting together at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles and/or the DuPage Art League in Wheaton with artist and teachers George Shipperley and Carol Zack.

The group originated with 17 oil pastel artists who had a gallery in a yellow house during the 2007 St. Charles Fine Art Show.

The group has since grown to include over 30 members. For information, visit yellowhouseartists.com.

An oil pastel "Colorado Gold" by Laverne Bohlin of Aurora
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