Spencer Meagher (1961-2024) was a beloved Founding and Signature Member of Heartland Art Club. He was a strong supporter of our mission, and we continue to offer his work in the gallery. We are deeply saddened by his passing. Heartland Art Club would like to commemorate his life and honor Spencer with a Memorial Award to be offered annually at the Membership Showcase Exhibition, beginning this summer. If you would like to donate to his award fund, please use the link below.

Wehrman likes the level of precision that colored pencil allows. It’s also portable, versatile, and clean. Additionally, color pencil can be applied to a variety of surfaces such as wood or porcelain, which she uses in her work. Recently, Wehrman has been experimenting on fabric, where she is learning to incorporate silk ribbon embroidery. “This is really different,” she said about adding a third-dimensional element.

Upon viewing Harry Starr’s landscape photography, one is struck by the captured beauty within his work. “Fall Blanket” depicts a barn isolated within a field of early November snow. The colors are stark – red barn, white snow. And yet, there is a textural softness to the piece that pulls you in, revealing hints of autumn- leaves and sticks momentarily suspended, insulated by the sudden burst of weather.

One of the ways to take one’s art to the next level may be hidden in the shadows. When asked to identify the color of a shadow, it is common to respond that it would be a darker color of whatever is in shadow. A shadow of a tree on green grass would be a darker green. A shadow of the same tree on dirt would be a darker brown.