Yellow House Artists to host reception Sunday
Yellow House Artists invites the community to the artist's reception for the spring show, "Artistry in Color," from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles.
The reception offers the opportunity to meet the exhibiting artists while enjoying the exhibit of over 70 paintings with musical accompaniment. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. Artwork will be for exhibit and sale. For more on the gallery, visit norrisculturalarts.com.
This exhibit by artists who work in oil pastel and/or oil stick is on display through July 10.
This show features original paintings by 25 participating artists including: Nancy Gatfield of Batavia; Eve Sofferman of Bartlett; Elaine Clauson of Carol Stream; Jen Stanley of Chicago; Carol Kazwick of Downers Grove; Bette Costello of Dundee; Judith Niemet of Elburn; Diane Danese of Elk Grove Village; Mary Enck and Fran Stilwagner, both of Geneva; Donelle Flanyak of Glen Ellyn; Lillian Pagni of Hampshire; Maureen McKee of Naperville; Pat Tuglus of Oak Brook; Dotti Matson of Oswego; Donna Ostrye of Plano; Beverly Miotke of Roselle; Sandy Antonelli, Sandra Povall Smith, Teri Tossey and Pat Van Dusen, all of St. Charles; Deann Alleman of Sugar Grove; Victoria Wortley of West Chicago; Carol Kincaid of Wheaton; and Mary Hyatt of Yorkville.
Yellow House Artists is a group of oil pastel artists who promote both their art and the medium. 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 nearly 50 members who are interested in creating and showing their work as well as informing the public about the qualities of this little known medium. Members of Yellow House Artists use unique techniques, taking advantage of the special qualities of the medium.
Oil pastels were developed in the 1940s at the request of Pablo Picasso. He wanted a medium with the qualities of oil but with ease of application and portability. Pure pigment is suspended in inert mineral oil, formed into sticks with a color palette much like oil paint. To the casual viewer the appearance of the round or square sticks may belie the serious artistic application of this medium. Colors can be layered and blended, smeared or smudged, using fingers, some type of tool, or left as applied, all at the artist's discretion.
The works are generally framed under glass to protect the surface image.
More information about the group and the medium can be found at www.yellowhouseartists.com.