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| Linda
Cooper Flaherty received her Bachelor's degree from Westmar
College and a teaching degree from Iowa State University. She
currently teaches at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum. Linda's
favorite subjects are the human form and landscapes; she strives to
"evoke a feeling of timelessness, a sensitivity to the brief nature
of each human existence..." |
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| Sonja
Searcy earned her B.A. in Art and Education at the University
of Iowa, taught art for nine years, and has traveled abroad to
paint. Sonja now lives on a dairy farm that has been in her family
for generations. Her subjects are often farm animals, painted in oil
or pastel mediums and worked until the subject communicates an emotion or
message. "Painting is like a creative journey, sometimes
playful, yet reflective of my own issues and feelings." |
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| Marion
J. Smith believes the "most powerful and profound
inspiration can come from the simplest things in our immediate
surroundings". Her still life paintings are of fruits,
vegetables and containers, grouped in such a way as to celebrate their
beauty. Marion's paintings recall the glazing techniques of the old
masters. |
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| Raised in Audubon County, Iowa,
Neoma Thomas earned her BFA in graphic design from the
Kansas City Art Institute. Neoma relates that she "spent a lot
of time poring over old family photos, trying to gain some insight into
[their] lives...studying their expressions, their gestures. And then
I tried to capture an emotion." Her work is in the style of
Midwest regionalists. |
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