CELEBRATING THE ARTS
Today, Sept. 12, from 2-6 p.m., Carriage House Gallery artist Linda Chalberg will share her sketchbook pages matched with finished paintings. She will talk about her visit to La Romita and plein air painting in the beautiful Italian countryside.
She will provide a brief watercolor demonstration, possibly olive trees around La Romita. Her program is set for 3 p.m. Enjoy wine and snacks, and listen to music by resident, multi-talented artist Mike Martin as you learn about Chalberg’s process and adventures.
On a Colorado creek in 1997, Chalberg plunged into the world of watercolor, starting from scratch and falling in love with working en plein air. In the following years master teacher and mentor Jane E. Jones guided her through an intense education in art and led her to workshops in the United States, Mexico and France.
From there, more than 20 other classes continued to expand her skills and horizons. While on her first trip to Italy, Californian Charlotte Britton emerged as another major influence. Chalberg’s watercolor paintings, influenced by a love of quilts, mosaics and stained glass, are puzzles of simplified shapes and enhanced colors.
When on location, simple ink and watercolor washes or even pencil sketches are used to create a composition and capture a memory of a scene. These are used as reference and provide inspiration back in the studio.
“The magic of grains of pigment swimming in water and flowing into the paper captures my mind and heart. I love the whole process,” Chalberg said.
The Vision of the Hill Country Council for the Arts is to create an arts culture through promotion, education, collaboration, and leadership.
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Linda Chalberg’s “Hills of Umbria” of La Romita, Italy. Chalberg will hold a watercolor demonstration and discussion at 3 p.m. Sept. 12 at Carriage House Gallery, 110 Rosewood in Boerne. Courtesy photo
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