Yellow House Artists host fall show at Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery
The Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery will host an artists reception for the Yellow House Artists exhibit from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. The reception is free and open to the public.
The gallery is located within the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave. The museum features the McCormick House, one of only three residences in the United States designed by Mies van der Rohe. The gallery will provide an exquisite backdrop for the art works of the Yellow House Artists. Most of the paintings are for sale and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Elmhurst Artists' Guild and the Elmhurst Art Museum.
The "Fall into Color" exhibit is open during regular museum hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Admission to the Yellow House Artists exhibit is free. There is a fee for admission to also visit the Elmhurst Art Museum galleries which includes the McCormick house. Admission is free on the first Friday of each month (Nov. 2). Visit www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/visit for more information.
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. Now in its 10th year, the group has 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 special 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 or by contacting them at yellowhouseartists@yahoo.com.