November Issue 2001
Mother and Daughter Team Up for Art Exhibit at the Stokes County Arts Council Gallery
Artists, Marjorie Weichal and her daughter Darla Minor will be exhibiting at the Stokes County Arts Council Gallery in Danbury, NC, through Nov. 31. The exhibit, A White and Whimsical World, will have many original paintings and prints will be available for purchase.
Marjorie Weichal or "Marj" as she likes to be called, has been painting in transparent watercolor for the last ten years. "Watercolor still presents a challenge and keeps me interested, especially to show things which are usually in motion, suspended, for all time on a piece of white paper, such as the stormy waves at Diamond Shoals Lighthouse," says Weichal. Most of the works in this exhibit are in that media. For contrast and to demonstrate how watercolor can be opaque, Weichal has included one painting in fluorescent gouache. This painting is unique in that it glows when exposed to black light.
As committee member and chair of A Night in Fullerton, Weichal's art and photography was displayed for 12 years. Best of show and awards were part of the honors received while a member of the Brea California Art Association in local exhibitions. In NC, Weichal has shown work in the Stokes County Arts Council Gallery, Davidson County Art Gallery, and Mocksville's present Public Hanging. Weichal is also a distinguished member of the International Society of Poets, 1997-Lifetime, Who's Who in Education, 1989, and included in the International Who's Who in Poetry and Poets Encyclopedia, 2001.
Weichal taught 18 years for the Los Angeles City Unified School District, as classroom teacher, workshop leader, reading specialist, and math coordinator. She served as Lecturer in Education and Art for Hope International University from 1975 until retirement in 1996. Since then she has sought to interpret the world around her through watercolor paintings. Weichal's hobbies include reading, music, photography, and travel. She also writes a weekly column entitled View from the Pew for Capella Church of Christ in King.
The Stokes County Arts Council Gallery exhibit officially marks the formal debut of artist Darla Minor. Following in her mother's footsteps, Minor's artistic flair comes in many different styles, including pastels, black and white pencil drawing, piano, soap carving, cross-stitch, and many other talents. Minor's exhibit consists of various desert scenes. "The desert scenes are a reflection of my southwestern upbringing (southern California) and early travels. These are mostly in acrylics. I hear a different drummer and so my work is varied - roses in colored pencil, fall scene in pastel, graphite renderings of architectural elements." she says. "I paint what I feel, what I see with my eyes, and what I see with my mind's eye.
Besides her artistic talent, Minor also holds national certification in American Sign Language. When asked about her paintings.., the "whimsical"..."Well, ask me about my personality and my cats!"
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