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Amber Erion - Tripoli, IA
(Watercolor)
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Andrew Worble - Harpers Ferry, IA
(Ink Wash / Brushed Ink Art)
Andrew Wroble was born in 1952 in Casper, Wyoming and lived his early years in the central part of that state. Andrew's father worked in oil production which led the family to move between Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois and finally to Iowa. After graduating high school and drafted into the United States Army, an opportunity arose to paint murals while he was stationed in Europe. Never having had any experience Andrew looked for guidance from an exhibition featuring Rembrandt brushed ink drawings. At that point he decided the technique and form of communication was what he most wanted to pursue in life. After his discharge from active service, Wroble took advantage of the GI Bill for study at The University of Iowa where he was exposed to drawing as a modern media.
Andrew is rooted in rural America. The primary subject in his work deals with trees and the air around them. To him they chart stories running parallel with human development. In his artistic travels Mr. Wroble formed a street theatre troupe in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Pesky Thoughts Theatre), designed architectural glass work in Singapore, modified a Montana ranch's calving season as performance art and hosted annual Art Car rallies in NE Iowa (Drive on the Edge). He demonstrates his work in art festivals, sells in gallery collections and readily accepts invitations from schools and groups to present as a Visiting Artist.
The ink he uses is a transparent mixture of finely ground matter suspended in water. Value, tint, shade, and tone get manipulated by varying particle density in the liquid. Commercial mixtures, called “India Ink”, are available with ready to use concentrations in both black and colored variants.
He starts drawing by brushing or streaming washes of ink on paper. Most of this activity drifts toward unknowns. Liquids find a level as they are directed around and over embedded fibers that influence flow on the surface. Some of the ink dries and bonds in place while the rest of the drawing remains wet. With the right timing understood, he then floods clean water over the entire piece to remove any of the pigments that have not adhered. This additional transformation reveals the final marks, lines, and context forming a completed work.
Andrew and his wife live in NE Iowa on a certified American Tree Farm overlooking the Upper Mississippi River Valley where they have built and operate Point Of View Bed and Breakfast.
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Bruce W. Litterer - Shell Rock,Iowa
(Colored pencil)
Award winning Colored Pencil Artist, Bruce W. Litterer, is a self-taught artist from Shell Rock, Iowa.
Working with Colored Pencils for the past several years, he has seen the wonder of his art grow from childhood dreams to realities by bringing the drawings of rural Iowa farm life and wildlife into his art of today.
Bruce’s art is a blending of prisma colored pencils with odorless turpentine to create a watercolor background that is brought to each four to six layers of colored pencils on top of each other though out the drawing.
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Ann Bishop McGregor - Charles City, IA
(Acrylic paints)
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David Prehm - New Hampton, IA
(Pencil, watercolor & acrylic)
Landscapes and figures may be the subject matter, but it is the play of paint on the surface that connects with the eye and then the heart. "Put down your phones, pause... look and feel the beauty that surrounds us. The wonderful is often found in humble places."
"Mitakuye Oyasin"...an indigenous Native American prayer that stresses an interconnectedness with all life. We are all connected to the earth, water and each other. After many years of teaching and producing art I realize that my best art stems from strong connections. Experiences with family, friends, the out of doors and travels are all woven into the spiritual purpose for creating art.
I am honored to have had a career in art, awards, solo exhibitions and many sales, but the greatest reward that one can receive is not of this world.
 
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Nancy Scherer - Charles City, IA
(Watercolor)
Nancy Scherer, art educator and artist, has received several awards for her watercolor paintings. She volunteers at the Lighthouse Academy in Floyd, Iowa and the Carnegie Cultural Center in New Hampton, Iowa.
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Pat Williams - Cedar Rapids, IA
(Watercolor)
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Connie Mohr - Fredericksburg, IA
(Watercolor)
Connie Mohr, a lifelong artist, and 60 year resident of Fredericksburg, was the inspiration for the Plum Creek Art Council formation. She was a respected member of the Iowa Watercolor Society and won many awards for her work. It is her love of art that guides the administration of activities at Plum Creek Art Center/Connie Mohr Gallery. Connie passed Away February 18, 2018. Several of her paintings remain available at the gallery.
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Stephen Hunter Art - Cedar Falls, IA
(Computer Art)
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