"A Few of My Favorite Things"

by Indiana Artist, Shirley Biddle-Freeman, WSI.
August 7-30, 2008

Join us for Culture at the Creek on Friday, August 8, 2008 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.

Shirley Biddle Freeman, an Indiana Artist, is mostly self-taught, even though she has been privileged to study with some of the finest painters in the United States and Mexico.

She considers it a gift from God to be able to share her talent and education with student artists in classes and workshops in many states.  “No greater joy is felt than when watching students feeling a sense of happiness when viewing their own paintings and seeing the delight in the eyes of her students when they understand the process of watercolors.  The greatest reward is enjoying the creative ability not only for health of body and mind, but also for what we can share with others.”

Her work has been accepted in state, regional, and national juried shows some of which include The Oil Painters of America (OPA), The Wabash Valley Watercolor Society, BRAC, Seneca SC, The Hoosier Salon, and the Watercolor Society of Indiana (WSI) in which she has reached signature status.

This internationally known artist’s paintings can be found in private and corporate collections in most of the fifty United States, including the United States Agricultural Building in Washington D.C. also in Australia, Puerto Rico, Piragua & many European countries.

Solo Shows have been held in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Texas and Wisconsin.

Group Exhibitions in which Shirley has participated include Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina and Texas.

Published Articles:

• Three covers for the Angus Journal Magazine

Articles and paintings published in:

• The John Deere Publication

Interviews and paintings published in:

• Lafayette Journal & Courier
• The Lafayette Leader
• Newton County Enterprise
• The Benton Review
• The Review Republican
• The Hartwell Sun
• Home Town Neighbor
• Television Documentary WLFI-TV (Channel 18), Lafayette, IN, USA

Memberships:

• Wabash Valley Watercolor Society (WVWS)
• Hoosier Salon
• Watercolor Society of Indiana (WSI)
• Oil Painters of America
• Kentucky Watercolor Society
• Indiana Heritage Arts
• Transparent Watercolor Society of America

For more information and to see some of her work, please visit her websites at www.shirleybiddlefreeman.com and www.originalwatercolorbyfreeman.com.

"A Few of My Favorite Things"
An exhibition by Shirley Biddle-Freeman, WSI
August 7 – August 30, 2008
Sugar Creek Art Center at the garment factory
127 South Pearl Street
Thorntown, IN  46071
Open 11:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday – Saturday & by Appointment
For group tours, please call 765-436-7102
www.sugarcreekArts.org

Culture at the Creek
Friday, August 8
6:00pm-9:00pm

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