Meet the Artists at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
By April 11, 2014 0 1510
•NMWA Women’s Committee President Fran Usher was delighted that past president Cyd Everett arranged for four artists who are committee members to discuss their work at a special presentation at the museum on April 3, followed by a buffet luncheon on the mezzanine. Clarissa Bonde described her precise botanical works as “both a science and an art.” Korean-born abstract artist Su Kwak said she tries to paint from inner strength. Joanne Turney opined that “abstract art is purely mental” and likened art to the “making of a prayer.” Watercolorist Irene Schaffner, who paints “only in color and only in Washington,” concluded the program on a springtime note. The State Department has chosen her art as gifts to visiting dignitaries.
Captions: Irene Schaffner, Clarissa Bonde, Fran Usher (NMWA 001.jpg)
Cyd Everett, Linda White (NMWA 002.jpg)
Joanne Turney, Christine Kursch (NMWA 003.jpg)
Vibeke Lofft, Su Kwak (NMWA 004.jpg)