Current Exhibition
The Highland Art Gallery-East Gallery is presenting a retrospective of the art of Evalyn Gertrude James exhibition. It pays tribute to Evalyn Gertrude James who was an art professor at what was now Indiana State University from 1928-30, and the acting head of the Art Department in 1929. After leaving Indiana State University, James moved to rural Clay County and began teaching private art classes while devoting her life to becoming a nature artist specializing in bird and landscape paintings.
Known for her skill with brushwork, James primarily used oil and watercolor as mediums. Most of her work consists of landscapes, which were painted in locations such as Terre Haute and Bloomington. Her works are said to be known for their vitality and color choices and were exhibited at a number of places including: the Pettis Gallery, the Richmond Annual Exhibition, and the Hoosier Salon. James was recognized as one of the Wabash Valley’s preeminent artists from the 1930s through the 1960s. During these years several “who’s who in the Midwest” books noted her accomplishments. This special exhibition is a private collection by Mrs. Lucille Brown.
This exhibition is a reflection of time changes from the past till now how viewers to revisit James’s work and the new generation to see the ideas of James painting in 1930s – 1960s.
THE BLUE JAY'S LESSON - (How to Crack a Grain of Corn)
The old Blue Jay flew down to the feeding ground where I had put out some shelled corn for the birds, then flew back to where he had left the young Jay sitting on a limb. He (or she—the male and female Jays are marked very much alike) gave it to the young bird who took it. He wallowed it around in his mouth but couldn't swallow it. For 15 or 20 minutes the old bird chattered at him, evidently telling him to take the grain of corn between his toes, lay it on the limb, then crack it. The young Blue Jay looked doubtful at first but finally got the idea, placed it on the limb then came down hard with his beak, cracked it and had a good breakfast. I watched them through a window about six feet away and sketched them. But it took many weeks and much study of other Blue Jays that came to my feeding grounds to the right markings, the right color shadings and the right expressions on their faces. I never knew before that Blue Jays actually gave lessons to their young ones. Evalyn Gertrude James
The Highland Art Gallery-East Gallery is presenting a retrospective of the art of Evalyn Gertrude James exhibition. It pays tribute to Evalyn Gertrude James who was an art professor at what was now Indiana State University from 1928-30, and the acting head of the Art Department in 1929. After leaving Indiana State University, James moved to rural Clay County and began teaching private art classes while devoting her life to becoming a nature artist specializing in bird and landscape paintings.
Known for her skill with brushwork, James primarily used oil and watercolor as mediums. Most of her work consists of landscapes, which were painted in locations such as Terre Haute and Bloomington. Her works are said to be known for their vitality and color choices and were exhibited at a number of places including: the Pettis Gallery, the Richmond Annual Exhibition, and the Hoosier Salon. James was recognized as one of the Wabash Valley’s preeminent artists from the 1930s through the 1960s. During these years several “who’s who in the Midwest” books noted her accomplishments. This special exhibition is a private collection by Mrs. Lucille Brown.
This exhibition is a reflection of time changes from the past till now how viewers to revisit James’s work and the new generation to see the ideas of James painting in 1930s – 1960s.
THE BLUE JAY'S LESSON - (How to Crack a Grain of Corn)
The old Blue Jay flew down to the feeding ground where I had put out some shelled corn for the birds, then flew back to where he had left the young Jay sitting on a limb. He (or she—the male and female Jays are marked very much alike) gave it to the young bird who took it. He wallowed it around in his mouth but couldn't swallow it. For 15 or 20 minutes the old bird chattered at him, evidently telling him to take the grain of corn between his toes, lay it on the limb, then crack it. The young Blue Jay looked doubtful at first but finally got the idea, placed it on the limb then came down hard with his beak, cracked it and had a good breakfast. I watched them through a window about six feet away and sketched them. But it took many weeks and much study of other Blue Jays that came to my feeding grounds to the right markings, the right color shadings and the right expressions on their faces. I never knew before that Blue Jays actually gave lessons to their young ones. Evalyn Gertrude James