Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - Page 21
Shirley McNary 2011 Morrow County Fair
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Beaming beautifully as they
lunch together at The Stable of
Youth, three long-time friends
discuss their personal art
histories, critically, honestly
and enthusiastically. Artistic
and well organized, these
women have kept the spirit of
fine art alive in Heppner for
decades by their leadership
of the Morrow County Arts
Council.
Shirley McNary is permitting
this interview since she is the
featured artist for the Morrow
County Fair this year. Betty
Mills and Betty Brown are
most eager to assist in offering
informative memories in case
Shirley is inaccurate or less
than forthcoming. In any case,
I loved learning about Shirley
and hope the reader will feel
the same a the frame holding
this artist is built around her.
Artistic painting and drawing
wasnotarealityforShirley until
she was past her 30th birthday.
Family encouragement for
artistic talent was not part
of her youth. But, she was a
determined girl, and will state
emphatically that “anyone can
learn to paint”.
Although
Shirley
began
painting
without
formal
instruction, a class in oil
painting taken in Walla Walla
from teacher, Eleanor, was
the inspiration that kept her
motivated. Those were the
beginning years and were
followed by sketch groups
and pleasure painting for her
own gratification. Eventually,
Shirley’s painting began to
find buyers and she was juried
into the Oregon Water Color
Society, a prestigious group of
artists selected for talent and
accomplishment.
In last year’s fair, Shirley
won a blue ribbon for her
submitted painting. Several
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more of Shirley’s paintings
will be featured at the Morrow
County Fair in a special
section devoted to Art.
You will be surprised and
pleased by her unique
treatment of color and and
motion in the common
subjects made wonderful by
her paintbrush.
As our luncheon meeting
concluded, the three friends
decided that their artistic
productivity
has
been
diminished in the last few
years But the happy, peaceful
memories of painting together
inspired them to get back to
their enjoyable work.
Admission
bracelets new
this year at fair
New this year at
the fair will be admission
bracelets for adult and kid
passes instead of paper ones.
This was done to make it
easier for the gate people.
“If you lose your bracelet
you will not get another one,
so please keep them on your
wrist throughout the fair,"
said a fair spokesperson.
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