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Show www.thespectrum.com — The Spectrum SELLERS e Continued from pg. 8 ST. GEORGE In high school she drew faces of friends, as easily as someone would just pick up a pencil and doodle. “I didn't take any art classes until college where I took commercial art, which I didn't like too much. In my life drawing classes I studied the form of the figure and proportions which helps me now in my drawings of people. It was in college that I started thinking about art as a career because I just loved to do it’ She has been able to work on her art projects even when she was rearing her family. Her use of medium has evolved from her first drawings with pencil, crayons, colored pencils, charcoal, palette knife with oils, brush painting with oils and acrylic, and now pastels. Sellers’ artwork has won second prize at an art exhibit as a college student. She exhibited her art work at Northrop Aircraft where her father worked where she won first prize for an oil painting and sold it. She was the sweepstakes winner for her oil painting of a cowboy at the Washington County it was exciting” Fair in 1980. Jon Sellers/ For St. George Neighborhoods Aleen Sellers prepares a pumpkin cobbler, turkey broccoli casserole and bread sticks for Thanksgiving suggestions. 6949~A34 Framing Gallery for 20 years, helping customers choose frames and mats for their pictures and mounted them plus made family heirloom shadow boxes. Sellers developed her talent as an artist at an early age. “I've always drawn. When I was in the sixth grade, I drew a life sciences book in colored pencils for an assignment in class. I thought it was fun. That was the start of when I realized I loved to draw? In the second half of the sixth grade, Sellers developed rheumatic fever and was confined to her bed for over a year and was at home for 2-1/2 years. “To keep me occupied during the long day, my mom gave me some paper, crayons and a ‘Snow White” picture book. I drew pictures free hand in pencil from that book and then colored them with crayons. Mom hung the pictures up around my room that it looked like wallpaper. That was a time for me to develop my talent. I thought NEIGHBORHOODS would sometimes paint or She took an adult evening draw long into the night. I water color class from Max couldn't go to sleep as I was Bunnel at Dixie College, and so absorbed in it. I hated to an oil and acrylics painting class from Gerald Olsen. stop in the middle. I would go until it was finished? She taught basic drawing principles at the Art Center Sellers chooses to work in on Main Street in St. George pastels more now as pastels for 1-1/2 years. “People who can be used quickly and she doesn't have to wait until the thought they couldn't draw piece is dry to continue with were excited they could draw. You always feel good to the drawing. “Tm an impatient artist. help someone develop their Watercolors aren't forgivtalent? ing. I'm just not that patient After drawing pastel porto wait for the paint to dry traits of all of her grandbefore I can add another children, her art ability has taken her to a new level of color. Pastels are a quick medium to use. Her home confidence and expertise of doing portraits for other displays her pastel, oil and water color paintings.. people. She met her husband, Upon seeing her ability at art shows, people give her Jon Sellers, at Hurst. He is a professional photographer photos to make a composite and they have been married picture of the person they want drawn. Most times it for 23 years. Between them there are 11 children, 32 is a family member or somegrandchildren, and 6 greatone who has passed away. grandchildren. “It is very rewarding to me In her spare time she likes to capture their likeness in to go for rides, walk in the the drawings without ever countryside, and go camping. having seen them. I have that She enjoys reading church special feeling that Icaptured that person. That’s why I like — books and some novels, not paperback. She nurtures a doing portraits.’ cactus garden that sits in the She has also drawn kitchen window that she has animals, especially cats had for seven years. and horses for clients. “I Support Your Local St George Company * REMODEL WORK? NEW CONSTRUCTION * FURNACE REPAIRS & INSTALLATION * WATER HEATER * DRAIN CLEANING » WATER SOFTENER & REVERSE OSMOSIS Licensed & Insured er the Dees oor ad & ae But Hurry! ¢ Graduate in just 10 short months * ees Dollar heal and wellness industry* Also certify as a personal trainer * Top quality education, financial assistance & job placement Accepting Transter Students Thank You Southern Utah Www.aztecshuttle.com i Valley Take control of your future, it’s in your hands. Call now - (435) 652-9003. Sensory Ps School of Instinte ge Thera) 435-652-900) 3 |