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Trio of talent displaying art at 10th annual show |
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
 “Early Winter in South Fork” by Jill Kinmont Boothe is one of several watercolors to be displayed at Boothe’s home April 26 during her and Carol Taylor’s 10th Annual Spring Art Show and Sale. Courtesy Jill Kinmont Boothe Register Staff 4-17-2008
Art-lovers are in for an extra special treat next weekend when Carol Taylor and Jill Kinmont Boothe host their 10th Annual Spring Art Show and Sale.
The popular local artists will be joined on April 26 by fellow watercolorist Mickey Short, who will also be displaying her original works as well as offering prints and notecards for sale.
The popular local artists will be joined on April 26 by fellow watercolorist Mickey Short, who will also be displaying her original works as well as offering prints and notecards for sale.
The spring show will be held from 1-6 p.m. at the home of John and Jill Boothe at 310 Sunland Dr. in Bishop and the public is invited.
Though all three artists specialize in watercolors, their styles and subjects are uniquely their own.
Taylor will again be showing her watercolor still life and landscapes. According to the artist, she hopes to convey a beauty and joy of life by evoking a nostalgic and pleasant feeling to her viewer through her paintings. Taylor’s paintings are recognizable by her favorite colors of purples and pinks which she so frequently uses along with her watercolor techniques of more direct painting rather than lots of glazing and layering.
Taylor began drawing and painting 19 years ago at Cerro Coso College in Bishop. Taylor has studied with many well-known artists through the years and believes her most influential teachers have been Charles Reid, acclaimed master portrait artist, Marilyn Simandle, known for her florals and brilliant landscapes, and Stephen Quiller of Colorado who is well known for his abstract landscapes and bold colors.
Taylor was guest artist for the Altrusa Club Art Show in 1999 and won Best of Show at Altrusa in 2002. She teaches watercolor and shows her work in her studio at home and has taught for the Adult Education program in the lnyo County Schools.
Bishop has been Taylor’s home since 1974 and is where she and her husband, Steve, raised their two children, Jeff and Katie. They now have three grandchildren who they say are a wonderful influence on their lives.
Boothe’s watercolor landscapes are of the Eastern Sierra, its mountains, lakes, streams and valleys. She strives to capture the subtle colors of the high desert valley and ever changing light of the Eastern Sierra range. Her watercolor studies of Wild Roses will also be on display. She is also including a series of “Ink Drawings of Old Bishop Houses” built in the late 1800s.
Boothe’s watercolor paintings are heavily influenced by Aim Morhardt, her high school art teacher, and his watercolor landscapes of the Eastern Sierra. After her skiing accident, which left her a quadriplegic, her occupational therapist encouraged her to continue with her painting. She was fitted with a brace that holds her pencil, pen or brushes by means of a magnet, enabling her to write and paint again. All of Boothe’s paintings and drawings are matted and framed by her husband, John.
Roosters, hens and old Mexican doors are some of Mickey Short’s favorite things. This is evident in her watercolors of colorful exotic doors and whimsical chickens.
After retiring from careers in skiing and boating, Short rekindled her love of art by attending Ventura City College, known for its exceptional Art Department. She became an avid plein air painter and started an outdoor painting group in the Eastern Sierra after moving to Bishop several years ago.
If you’re out hiking this summer, don’t be suprised to find Short and her painting friends high on a precipice, paint brushes in hand, easels at the ready.
The public is invited to not only view the art of all three local artists, but take the opportunity to meet these lovely ladies as well. |
