Visual Art League of Lewisville

Beverly Diehl Montgomery has pursued her love for art through painting and drawing since early childhood. Born in the small community of Mulhall, Oklahoma, she attended Oklahoma State University immediately after high school. The following years were spent studying with various artists and raising two boys. In her mid-forties she returned to college receiving degrees from Richland College in Dallas, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and her Master of Fine Arts from Texas Womens University at Denton, Texas. Beverly is a signature member of Southwestern Watercolor Society in Dallas, Artist and Craftsmans and currently serves as President of the Ardmore Best of Show Awards in watercolor from shows held in the
Southwestern part of the United States.

Beverly studied with numerous renowned artists while attending workshops held throughout Europe, North America and Mexico. Her instructors have included Robert E. Wood, Ray Froman, Bud Biggs and Rob Erdle. Although her painting remains paramount, she has become an enthusiastic teacher and seems to be constantly challenged by new experiences and subject matter. She enjoys many mediums, oil, watercolor, acrylic and colored drawing pens.

She has been teaching in the Studios at the Goddard Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma since 1986. In the summer, she teaches children’s workshops on drawing and painting. Also, she enjoys teaching adults and believes that inspiring others also helps her own work. She likes to sketch on location and complete the painting in the studio or do another one from the sketch. To be an artist, she says, “You must view the work a little differently. You must see it in the format of color, space, light, form and texture.”

The Visual Art League of Lewisville invites all of you to ask your friends to visit the new member show in the VAL gallery. There are 3 rooms of art for all tastes and at reasonable prices. Remember, the exhibit is free to the public. Gallery hours: Thursdays through Saturdays open 1:00 ~4:00 p.m.

Gaye Kelly will be featured in a one person show at Into The Glass in Southlake, October 12 through November 12. She is also an invited artist at the Historic Fort Worth show, “Preservation is the Art of the City”, benefiting Historic Fort Worth, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center from October 12th-October 26th. Her painting, “Temple Bells 2″, has been accepted into the 2003 Midwest Regional Juried Exhibition of the Oil Painters of America to be held at the Hilligoss Gallery in Chicago in December. Thanks to John Aggus and R’Lene Winters and any other involved in hanging the current exhibition of Members work.

Be rare, eccentric, and original. The Visual Art League welcomes contributions from members to its newsletter. Be rare, eccentric, and original. The deadline for the January newsletter is Friday, January 16, 2004. Please send your news and articles to Elaine Nienkamp at 442 Frankie Lane, Lewisville, Texas 75057 or by e-mail to rln111@airmail.net

The Visual Arts Society of Texas, formerly the North Texas Area Art League, Denton, TX is hosting its 36th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibition April 18 – May 27, 2004 at the Meadows Gallery Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory in Denton. Cash and merchandise awards total \$9,000. The Juror is Carol Benson of the University of Texas at Arlington. Slides are due January 23, 2004. Prospectuses are available at the Lewisville Visual Art League Center or send SASE to: VAST Prospectus, P.O. Box 1281, Denton TX 76201. Deanna Wood is Exhibition Co-Chair.

If you have not paid your annual membership dues, please leave your check in the Treasurer’s folder at the Art Center or mail to the art center, attention, Kenna Gallegos with a membership application which is on the back page of this newsletter.