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--Dan Cummins (Board President)
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We invite you to watch Julia Lohrman Audlehelm create a pen and ink drawing before our very eyes! Julia is a local artist whose Iowa roots are often found in her intricate work. Clients of note include Senator Tom Harkin, the University of Iowa President’s home and the local Unitarian Universalist Society. Join us on March 21 at 1 PM to learn more about Julia's story and her creative process. Question and answer to follow presentation. Register here.
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Julia Lohrman Audlehelm is an artist who creates highly detailed pen & ink drawings on commission. Her Iowa roots are on display in many of these drawings. Growing up in Bettendorf, she received her B.A. from the University of Iowa, then lived in Des Moines for 25 years. Currently, she resides in North Liberty.
In the course of her career, she has been commissioned by a variety of public and private clients to create works of art that represent meaningful locations and concepts. She has produced studies of architectural and personal interest that readily translate into fine art prints, calendars, stationery, glassware, and multimedia identity. Her clients have included Senator Tom Harkin and the University of Iowa President’s home. She has created drawings to help with funding efforts for the local Unitarian Universalist Society. People seeking distinctive gifts for employees, customers, or family have sought out Julia’s talents. Non-profit groups have awarded their contributors with limited edition prints of her works. She continues to enjoy working with clients to portray their requests in precisely detailed artwork.
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March came in like a little lamb this year bringing 70 degree days and melting icicles and deep snow. Snow drops and crocus are opening and best of all the vaccines to end this year of pandemic have arrived. This year has forced us all to rely on the internet to visit family and friends. Entertainment of all kinds here and around the world have gone virtual too. Though there is some reopening, many art events are still online.
One of our readers has told me of an on line event that she really enjoys. Every Tuesday night at 7 on Instagram a curator at our very own Stanley Art Museum chooses one piece out of the collection to discus in depth. Thanks Carrie!
Most of the Iowa Artists regional shows remain on line. We are zone 8, and the deadline for entry is April 3. Details can be found at www.iowaartists.us. The state show will be Online as well. I also want to remind you that the DuMA biennial deadline is fast approaching.....March 29. Go to the Dubuque Museum of Art site for details. This warmer weather has me thinking about painting outdoors.
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There is an “en Plein Aire” event planned in Washington Iowa for the weekend of June 11-13. Might want to put that on the calendar. Watch the Art Domestique website for more information.
 In closing, I would like to share a little “Lost and Found” story. Recently a woman now living in Colorado saw an image of a painting by Norman Rockwell that she had posed for 67 years ago. It was the painting of young graduates’ heads wearing mortar boards looking intently at a speaker out of the frame. “Bright Future for Banking” was painted for and advertisement printed in the Saturday Evening Post. Shortly after that a custodian in Manhattan was unloading trash on the street when a man walking by noticed the painting and asked if he could have it. It resided in one of his sons bedrooms for many years until recently when the brothers decided to sell it. It is now for sale in a gallery in New Orleans. Rockwell paintings have seen a leap in value. One, “Saying Grace” took $46 million at auction a few years ago!
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So this is all from me this month.
Please send any news you would like to share to me by clicking here. Also, John Preston demonstrates watercolor and pastel on Wednesdays at noon on Facebook.
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Washington Post art:
Francisco de Zurbarán (b. 1598)
Contemplate Francisco de Zurbarán’s 1633 painting “Still Life With Lemons, Oranges and a Rose”.
Ah, that’s 1633, mind you!
Gorgeous painting worth a quick look. The write-up is very short.
Zurbaran Still Life from 1633
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Jacob Lawrence, Profile in Art History School
He was one of the most important American artists of the 20th century, widely renowned for his modernist depictions of everyday life as well as epic narratives of African American history and historical figures.
Enjoyable biographical sketch of 16.5 minutes that goes by fast. Narrated by a Brit so it’s fun to listen to discussing an American artist.
I have now subscribed to this channel. Yay! Something new!
ArtHistorySchool
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Another venue for art appreciation: Couresa
Offered by the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) here’s a multi-session course on American Abstract Expression Painting, you know, Jackson Pollack, Mark Rothko, Willem De Kooning, etc. I’m taking it starting March 2. It’s not a push-over with not-so-easy required quizzes even for me as a life-long fan. Coursera may have other topics that might interest you as well.
De Kooning’s painting pictured.
In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting | Coursera
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Liquid Charcoal? Huh?
Here’s a new one for me: liquid charcoal, really. This Jackson Art article is great as it describes “HOW SCHMINCKE LIQUID CHARCOAL COMPARES WITH TRADITIONAL CHARCOAL”. Love it!
If anyone has tried this, please let us know. And please, the same request for the Artgraf putty charcoal mentioned in the December 2020 ArtiFactory Newsletter as well. Thanks.
Liquid Charcoal at Jackson Art
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