Indian
Rock
Village
,
Fairfield
Bay, AR
New
Art Exhibit
CONTACT:
JOYCE HARTMANN
Indian
Rock
Village
in
Fairfield Bay
,
Arkansas
will host a wine and cheese reception for artists, GeorgiAnna Carpenter and
Ellen Kelly, currently displaying their beautiful paintings there. The reception
will be Thursday, October 5th, 2:00 to 4:00, open to the public.
Harpist Terry Lee will be providing background music for the event.
GeorgiAnna
Carpenter began her artistic career in
Wisconsin
at the young age of 9. Over the years, she continued to hone her skills,
while studying with Alla Prima International Artist, Pam Flanders and West Bend
Art Gallery Faculty member, Paul Lemler. In 1985, she was awarded Best
Painting for “Winter in the Woods.” She also inspired young artists
through her teachings at
Peace
Lutheran
School
. Her media of choice is oils; however, she has recently branched out into
Prisma colored pencils with new-found enthusiasm. In addition to a life
dedicated to visual arts, GeorgiAnna raised two wonderful children with her
husband of 36 years. In 2004, after retiring from Harley-Davidson, they
moved to
Fairfield
Bay
.
Ellen
Kelly was born in
Wichita
,
Kansas
, but lived most of her adult life in the
Kansas City
suburbs. Her first art lesson was in a private studio when she was age 4.
Since that time, she has mostly been self-taught with a few oil and acrylic
painting classes beginning in 1972. Ellen has also dabbled in china
painting. Her favorite subjects are landscapes, barns, nature and
wildlife. Ellen is a member of the Arts and Crafts guild and works part
time at the Arts and Crafts Corner here in
Fairfield
Bay
where she has decorative art for sale. She says, “
Arkansas
is just the perfect location for all that is appealing to my artistic
senses.” Her family consists of two children and two grandchildren.
She and her husband, George, moved to
Fairfield
Bay
in 2005 when George retired from Sports Solutions, a company he owned in
Wichita
.
Both
GeorgiAnna and Ellen are members of North Central Arkansas Foundation for Arts
and Education and the NCAFA&E Artists League. Both artists exhibit at
various NCAFA&E venues in the area.
Ellen Kelly and GeorgiAnna Carpenter pose in front of their
still-life paintings on display at the IRV.