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Show 'v;-;-: ........ I J. . .'". ! iwi Wi'l. m itmiwmt .. . ; r.r : ;f HA4 . r liisilililll-: 1 if ' ;Ssv N 1 Local artist JoeAnn Smith is displaying her watercolor landscapes and florals at the Farmington City Hall during the month of August. Mrs. Smith said she loves using water colors. "Using oil is like golfing on a course without sand traps. It's too easy," she laughed. , Artist's works to be shown By JUDY JENSEN Editor FARMINGTON JoeAnn Smith has been chosen as the next Davis County artist to have her works showcased at the Farming-ton Farming-ton Citv office building. The award winning artist's work will be on display dis-play beginning Aug. 1. Included in the show are two of the artist's award winning paintings, paint-ings, "Spring" and "Iris." Both works were recently chosen by judges to be shown at the "Spring Frolic" exhibit at the Marble House Gallery in Salt Lake City. Smith, who has been an artist for over 50 years, said she began painting paint-ing as a young child. "I started out by drawing comic strip people, but I've always loved painting landscapes," land-scapes," she said. Smith first realized real-ized she had an unusual artistic talent, ta-lent, when as a young teen her drawings of the solar system were chosen to be exhibited at the Salt Lake Art Barn. It was as a high school student that Smith began serious art stu dies. "My art teacher at South High School was Delbert Lamb. He gave me the impetus to continue con-tinue my studies," Smith said. While visiting her grandmother during her junior year of high school, Smith came upon an art contest advertised in a magazine. "I did a pencil sketch on a piece of scratch paper and sent it in to the contest," Smith said. She was chosen as the winner of a scholarship, scholar-ship, "but I found out it was to an out-of-state school which I-couldn't I-couldn't attend," she said. This experience ex-perience gave her the desire to continue con-tinue her art studies. Smith began her college education educa-tion at the University of Utah, where she graduated with a degree in art. '.'Then I fell in love, got married, mar-ried, and raised four children. During Dur-ing that time, I only dabbled in art," she said. Now that her children are raised, Smith has "jumped back in with both feet." Encouraged by her "good friend Wanda Milne," Smith has continued her studies. She has taken classes at BYU, the Bountiful-Davis Art Center, and began another workshop Aug. 1. "I never expect to quit learning. I have been taught by some of the finest artists in the state, including David Merrill, Norma Forsberg, and Rose Ann Peterson. Someone on the upper rung has to reach down and give you a boost, and all of them have done that. They have been wonderful friends as well as teachers," said Smith. Landscapes and florals are Smith's favorite subjects and watercolor is her favorite medium. "Using watercolors is much more challenging and innovative than using us-ing oils," said Smith. "Using oil is like going to a golf course without any sand traps; it's too easy," she said laughingly. Visitors may view the artist's work Monday through Friday during dur-ing business hours at Farmington City office building, 130 N. Main, until Sept. 1. Smith's paintings will be available for sale after the exhibit ex-hibit at the Rock Barn Gallery in Farmington and DeConde's in Salt Lake City. |