Members Only Summer Winds will transport you to your favorite vacation spot, remind you of a pleasant summer evening with friends, or place you within a torrent storm that perhaps ends with a prismatic display of colors. Whatever your memories may be, Summer Winds will offer a variety of creative and inspiring artwork. Our featured artist during this exhibit is C. Mercedes Walls, a founding member of MAL. Mercedes Walls’ path as an artist has been nurtured since childhood. Studying art and counselling at Washington College, Chestertown, Md and SUNY Stony Brook, she holds a degree in sociology. Following ten years as a Probation-Parole officer, she has worked full time in her studio for over thirty years. A signature member of the Delaware Watercolor Society, a Delaware By Hand Master Artist and a founding member of the Mispillion Art League, she exhibits widely in the region at galleries, art centers and museums. Favorite mediums include water color, pastels and oils. While her work is representational, she’s not interested in achieving photographic realism. Selecting and often combining mediums to suit the subject matter of a moment in time. She uses texture, color and composition to recreate what was felt in that moment. An active advocate for the arts, she has been appointed to the State of Delaware Arts Council, served as a jurist for the Delaware Regional Scholastic Art Awards, taught art for Community in the Schools and Salavtion Army’s Creative Hearts program. Other joys are teaching art to children and adults at area art centers, illustrating children’s books and working closely with individuals on commissions to make their visions come true. Drop off dates for artwork: Saturday July 15, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday July 16, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Summer Winds Exhibit