Think Like a Child
On exhibit at Central Library, July 2012
Picasso once remarked, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”
This juried exhibit from the Arlington Artists Alliance showcases thirty nine artists charged with the task of “drawing like a child” – without the restraints, conventions, norms or any other limitations that constrain adults.
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The following artists received awards from the Arlington Artists Alliance:
- Best in Show – Bud Hensgen’s ‘Come on to my House’;
- 1st – George Bowles ‘They Went That Way’
- 2nd – Jane Coonce ‘Big Bang Theory’
- 3rd – Linda Kosovych ‘Big Bird’
- Honorable Mentions – Mary Ryder, Meg Mackenzie, Wen LePore, Rosemarie Wilcox, and Chris Montgomery
Artists:
Marie Baumann: Hidden Creatures – George Bowles: They went thatta way – Marsha Brown: Elephants; Two Birds; Lions Leaping – Jane Coonce: Big Bang Theory – Susan Gartner: Bubble Blowers – Anya Getter: Fun is Good – Sandra Gowl: Indian Doll; Flowers on Bumblebees – Bud Hensgen: C’on to my house – Sandra Hill: I want to be a…… – Beth Hudgins: Sister play; Key to happy – Jocelyn Hunn: Imagine – Linda Kosovych: Big Bird; Eat Cake – Wen Lepore: Happy Field –
Parvaneh Limbert: School Yard; At the Museum – Andrea Limmer: Playground – Ginnie Luster: Dolly at School; Carousel – Rusty Lynn: An Old Child goes Fishing; Play by My Rules – Sharon Malley: A New Day – Mary-Jeanne Martz: My Neighborhood – Chris Montgomery: Running Man; Chinese Sleep Chant – Nan Morrison: Summer Vacation – Mary Ryder: Dolly Lineup; Dolly – Rebecca Salzinger: Dangling in the Breeze; Cat and Goldfish Bowl – Kathy Sullivan: Big Tree – Debbie Taylor: Can I Play? – Kathy Turner: Feeding Frenzy; Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Learn more about Art Exhibits at the Arlington Public Library.