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Grand Blanc, MI
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8 weeks Starting Nov. 2, 5:30 to 7:30
In the New, Grand Blanc:
http://www.mlive.com/grandblanc/index.ssf/2008/12/local_scientist_mary_beth_schi.html
Local scientist Mary Beth Schiros moonlights as artist
by Julia Zaher | Grand Blanc News Friday December 19, 2008, 11:32 AM Staff photo • Julia Zaher
Grand Blanc artist Mary Beth Schiros is a woman of many talents. Her paintings are on display at Boundless Arts. Schiros works in a variety of mediums, including collage, watercolor, acrylic and oil paint. Her passion for nature and animals is reflected in much of her work. GRAND BLANC, Michigan — Mary Beth Schiros of Grand Blanc is something of a Renaissance woman. Her paintings, done in a variety of mediums, are being exhibited at Boundless Arts. By day, she is a clinical lab scientist at Lapeer Regional Medical Center. She is a talented jewelry maker. She and her husband, Joe Schiros, have rescued several dozen greyhounds. She is a cat and horse lover. And she's pretty handy with a firearm. Schiros and her husband are members of the Linden Sportsmen's Club. Schiros is fond of combining her passions. Greyhounds, cats and horses appear in many of her paintings. And at some point, her handgun will be doing some painting. She wants to take canvases, paints and her handgun to the shooting range, shoot the paint containers and see what kind of creation ends up on the canvas. Not as easy as it sounds. She said the trick is to figure out how to pressurize the paint so you have an idea how it will explode. Steve Lund of Grand Blanc Township, also a member of the sportsmen's club, attended the exhibit opening and purchased a print of a painting titled "The Pond Edge," inspired by nature scenes from behind the township's Grand Ridge Galleria mall. "Shooting is one of those things just like painting. You have to spend some time with it to get there," Lund said. Schiros is a member of the Grand Blanc Arts Council, as is fellow painter Robert Van Duyne of Grand Blanc, who attended opening night of her exhibit last month. "I like her work because it's such bright colors. She does such a good job of working all the colors together, which is something I've struggled with," Van Duyne said. Sometimes those colors come to Schiros in her dreams. "If I can get a piece of paper in my hand before it fades, then I can capture the memory," she said. That's what happened with her painting "Heaven's Gate." A white waterfall runs through abstract blue and green mountains as birds hover and a bright sun peeks out of a purple sky. Schiros works in watercolor, acrylic and collage. She has always drawn and painted but got more serious about her art six years ago. Her work is regularly for sale at an artists' co-op on the second floor of the Flint Farmers' Market. But Schiros said she paid her dues by starting out at craft sales and art fairs. "That's where you toughen up," she said. "You'll hear all kinds of things." Apparently, shoppers at these events are often rather blunt about their opinions of an artist's work, as if the artist isn't standing right there listening. Still, Schiros saw it as a learning experience and rejoiced when her paintings and jewelry sold. While many original works are for sale at Boundless Arts, most of her collages and paintings also are available as prints. Many of her paintings can be seen at http://mbschiros.artspan.com. See more in Community: Grand Blanc, Community: Grand Blanc Township, Flint Journal Community
Fenton MI:
http://www.mlive.com/communitynewspapers/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/defying_all_stereotypes_i_foun_1.html
Lapeer MI:
http://www.countypress.com/stories/110508/loc_20081105130.shtml
PUBLISHED: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Holiday Glow opens Tuesday at Gallery 194; local art for sale, display
BY JENNIFER DECKER Staff Reporter
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FLINT MI:
Red Ink "Three" An exhibition of resident artist celebrating Red Ink's third birthday. Show open to Feb,09 Reception December 13, 6-9 pm. 101 Burton Street, Flint MI web site www.redink-flint.org
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