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Read More →The Addison Art Guild will feature guest artist, Anne Jones who will give a Pastel Portrait demonstration at the October 13, 2011 meeting at 7:30 pm at the Addison Village Hall, One Friendship Plaza, Addison.
Anne grew up in north central Indiana where she began doing portraits at the age of twelve and has not stopped. At the advice of her teachers, she attended numerous workshops and figure drawing classes at Notre Dame and Indiana University while attending high school. As a respite from motherhood (having five children), she began studying under Austrian portrait artist Alice Schlessinger who introduced her to pastels and the love affair with portraiture really began. Eventually Alice retired, and Anne took over the instruction of those classes at the South Bend Regional Museum of Art.
Anne Jones began doing local art shows in the Chicagoland area in 2000 and has grown her “hobby” into a full-time occupation. Now she stays busy with festivals and shows but also does a healthy amount of work via the Internet. Quality and satisfaction are of the utmost importance to Anne…she works with her clients to make sure they are satisfied.
She states: “Portraiture is my passion. I love to look at a subject and translate that into a tangible work of art. I feel honored to present a lasting memory to customers and know that they will always be happy they made the decision to have a portrait done. It is wonderful to be able to do something I love for a living. Not very many people can say that, but I can, and I am truly thankful.”
Guests are welcome to attend.