![]() She also was a purchase award winner for the Washington State Art Exhibition in Wenatchee and the Women Painters of Washington, Seattle Art Museum.īut unsurprising to her many friends, Girvin put off Jessup, claiming not to be worthy. Girvin was already a well established artist, with works included in the MAC’s permanent collection, at the Jundt at Gonzaga University and in private regional galleries. Struck by Girvin’s mastery, by her depth, and simply by the gorgeousness of her works, Jessup approached the painter to offer her a full-blown solo exhibition. “I walked into the office building where we have a wonderful program called Art Source where you can rent or buy art by local artists, and Lila had a show of like eight paintings in that hallway, not in the museum,” Jessup recalled. It is a breathtaking retrospective that the MAC’s Executive Director Wes Jessup has been itching to do since the very first day he arrived at the museum five years ago. Visitors to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will get the chance to examine the layers of her external art and her personal journey when a new exhibition, “Gift of a Moment: Lila Shaw Girvin,” opens today. That gentle philosophy, the search for light, permeates all of Girvin’s ethereal oil paintings, and indeed, her life. But upon further reflection, Girvin confessed to one guiding principle: “I have to seek the light in my paintings, as well as in myself.” “I have no secrets, and I struggle like everyone else,” she said. But the ego-less painter and mother of four, who has spent more than six decades creating art in Spokane, professed to have no special advice or answers to share. “Oh well.”Īt age 93, Girvin has read more, seen more, and experienced more than most. ![]() “I see things are dusty,” Girvin quipped while sorting through a wide bowl full of antique hand-carved gourds from China. There was also her eye-popping collections of woven baskets and handmade objects picked up from travels to Asia. The enlightened effect was heightened by her eclectic surroundings, including her precious and well-worn books on philosophy and spirituality packed high in warm wood shelves. Top 30 Book Review Blogs on the internet as voted by ShoutAbout.Local painter Lila Girvin sat gently in a vintage Bertoia chair in the light-filled midcentury gem of a South Hill house that she and her husband have called home for nearly 65 years. “We Spread” by Iain Reid – Book Review October 13, 2022.“Valley Of Secrets” by Kari Lee Harmon – Book Review October 15, 2022.Teaser Tuesday – Octo#NewBook #MeredithAlone #TeaserTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog October 18, 2022.“Red As Blood” by Lilja Sigurðardóttir – Book Review October 19, 2022.Fictionophile is on hiatus – be patient with me #bookbloggers #bookbloggingcommunity October 20, 2022.Fictionophile’s archives Fictionophile’s archives.Previous Goodreads Reading Challenge statistics.You can reach out to Karen Hollingworth on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For me, a painting is successful if I wish I were there.” A comfortable world bathed in sunlight and warm breezes. My ‘windowscapes’ are intended to provide the viewer with a sense of solitude and well being. ![]() “To blend the common objects of everyday life, placed within the interior of a room, with a glimpse of the ocean or mountains through an open window. “I love to create paintings that evoke a sense of the familiar,” says Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth is interested in creating the “impression of looking through that room and seeing the view outside the room.” ![]() Although there are no figures present in her windowscapes, it is difficult to deny the implications of vacant chairs in such an empty space. Her large oil paintings often depict subject matter that is fairly minimal, chairs and ordinary interior settings, however what attracts many viewers is the mysticism evoked by the movement of the air and the ocean breeze through the curtains.įor Hollingsworth, a painting is about the feeling it evokes. In the past the artist painted interior spaces, now she includes an open window that acts as a portal into the space beyond. Karen Hollingsworth is known for her unique light, airy windowscapes.
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