Making a Mark on Life

“Pretty in Pink” by Mona Barden

Mona Barden of Ellison Bay will be exhibiting colored pencil renderings of flowers throughout November at the UU Gallery in Ephraim. A gallery reception will be held on Nov. 6 from 12 – 2 pm. The public is invited.

Barden enjoys gardening, but when she cannot get out to the garden she “still enjoys (her) flowers by putting them down on paper with various mediums,” she said. She also explained that she uses colored pencils and graphite that enable her to capture more detail.

“Pastel renderings require at least four to five layers of pencil. The mixing of the color is done directly on the paper surface,” said Barden. “Whether you decide to use burnishing, solvents, under painting, glazing with watercolor pencil, or combining watercolor pencil and colored pencil for backgrounds, there is much experimentation that can be achieved for various effects.”

Barden has studied colored pencil techniques with Kristy Kutch, color pencil artist and author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil. She also studied with Rhonda Nass, a commercial artist and instructor from Madison.

The UU Gallery, located at 10341 Highway 42 in Ephraim, is open Sundays from 11 am – 12:30 pm and Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1 – 3 pm. For more information visit http://www.uufdc.org or call 920.854.7559.