Lila McAlpin
The Art League’s next meeting will be held on The Bascom Terrace, Monday, September 29. Social time begins at 4:30 P.M. with the meeting following at 5:00 P.M. This free event is open to everyone.
The guest speaker this month will be Lila McAlpin, the Red Ribbon winner at the Art League’s recent Summer Colors Fine Art Show. Ms. McAlpin paints en plein air, working in oil and pastel.
A resident of Atlanta, she studied art at the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She has studied extensively with Ben Smith, Marc Chatov and Albert Handell. Lila shows her work at The Village Green and Watershed in Cashiers, the Brushwork Society, the Bascom, and numerous private collections.
She prefers painting and drawing from life, rather than in a studio, so that she might capture the subtle and intangible qualities that each subject embodies. She enjoys exploring the simple beauty found in everyday objects and familiar scenes; noticing the way light plays on a surface as she captures a fleeting moment in time. With her painting gear on her back, she enjoys hiking to a spot where she can spend a quiet morning painting.
Her art is inspired by her deep love of the outdoors. She paints in the fertile mountains of North Carolina and on the wild and marshy coast of Georgia and many beautiful places in between. Over the past few years she has focused on the rivers and creeks in these areas that she has enjoyed exploring all her life. A favorite subject is water flowing over rocks as well as the rocks beneath the surface of the water. She also loves to paint light coming through the trees.
Frequently, people will stop to watch her work. She says, “We have a shared appreciation of the beauty around us. My paintings are expressions of gratitude.”
Ms. McAlpin’s presentation will include a painting demonstration, which promises to be both entertaining and instructive. You may learn more about the artist by visiting lilamcalpin.com.
We hope you will be able to attend. To learn more, visit artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.
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