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also release their space to another on the waiting list to enable someone to show their works as well." Johnson says new members may join ANA on the organization's website at artistsnwarkansas.com. Membership is $35 for an individual or $40 for a family, and members receive an artist profile page on the website, along with seminars and opportunities to show their work. Members are asked to occasionally volunteer, Johnson says, but the gallery is staffed by the 12 charter members. The ANA will showcase those artists and more at the June 10 Art on the Bricks in Rogers. Hours are 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. that Thursday during the art walk, which is held the second Thursday of every month. "If you've never been to Art on the Bricks, you're missing out on some really great art to be seen," Johnson says. "The ANA will have somewhere around 50 different artists showing their work in one location, the ANA Gallery. Our artists cover the gamut in photography, digital art, oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, sculpture, pottery, mixed media, charcoal drawings, etc. This should attract just about everyone who might be seeking that one piece to add to their collection or to find that one artist that you might want to start to collect." Among the ANA charter artists are: Carol Hart Fayetteville Mediums you work in: Acrylic and mixed media Subjects you most often paint: Landscapes, figures and abstracts I love the process – from the very kernel of an idea to the completion of the piece. Kathy Siegfried Bella Vista Mediums you work in: Acrylic/mixed media; collage; watercolor Subjects you most often paint: Abstract paintings, especially land and seascapes I think of myself as an experimental artist, especially drawn to the abstract. Whether painting with watercolor or acrylic on paper, canvas or wood, I often begin with color rather than specific subject matter. Recent work has evolved from an earlier focus on land and seascapes, blending that focus with abstract concepts and collage. My acrylic paintings are typically layered with decorative papers which become part of the textural underpinning of the work. The fun comes as the work emerges and later as I talk to viewers about what they see. Judy Maurer Springdale Mediums you work in: Oil Subjects you most often paint: Landscapes — Ozark landscapes but other regions also I had an older brother that was handicapped and because he couldn't be physically active, he spent his time drawing. He got me started when I was old enough to hold a crayon, and the interest never left me. I feel that we live in a noisy crowded society with much anxiety, pain, grief, tension and worries. A quiet time with the sounds of nature, the tinkle of water or gentle rustle of leaves can restore a battered soul. I want the viewer to feel that they can step into my paintings and feel the peace that nature so lovingly offers even if it's only briefly. Pat Sweeden Fayetteville Mediums you work in: Preferred medium is oil. Sometimes I use acrylic and occasionally watercolor. Subjects you most often paint: I love painting florals up close and personal. Someone told me one time my art made them happy. What I want viewers to take away is joy. A piece of me is in everything I create, and I was inspired by its unique beauty to re-create it in a permanent way that is pleasing to others. Gary Johnson Fayetteville Mediums you work in: Watercolor and occasional acrylic It takes my mind into new places. I relax and even dream of paintings I should do. I like the reaction I get when people view my work, especially my abstracts, to hear what they see in my works. Sometime funny; most times it's what I didn't see. AN AMERICAN CLASSIC FOR 76 YEARS! • All children's tickets for June 23 rd & 24 th - $7 each • Pre-Rodeo Mutton Busting at 6:30 pm • Susan G. Komen Pink Night on Thursday, June 24 th Wear your pink! Sponsored by Packaging Specialties The Rodeo of the Ozarks would like to thank the following sponsors: HARPS H O M E T O W N F R E S H For tickets go to rodeooftheozarks.org 877-92- RO D E O (877-927-6336) One of the Top 5 Largest Outdoor Rodeos in the country! Gates Open at 6 pm ROdeO staRts at 7:30 pm Rodeo Parade on Saturday, June 26 th at 3 pm June 23 rd -26 th 2021 paRsOns stadium 1423 E. Emma Ave. – Downtown Springdale 76 t h a n n u a l 6 WHAT'S UP! JUNE 6-12, 2021 Art Continued From Page 5 ROGERS