Until Nov. 1, local artist and art instructor Rosemarie Stadnyk is exhibiting her acrylic and multi medium paintings alongside her daughter Melanie Rudy's quilts and paintings at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford.
Their show, entitled She Sparkles, represents five generations of artists in the Stadnyk family inspired by colour and the exploration of materials and techniques in various art forms.
Stadnyk said last week, "I love the way they displayed it. The Chapel Gallery did an excellent job."
The two artists' works are on display in the Windows Salon of the gallery.
"Mom and I talked about doing shows together for the past few years, but we never really have enough work," said Rudy.
When they had enough, they brought it up with the Chapel Gallery, and a show was scheduled.
"Next time, we're going to be in the big room," laughed Rudy, an alumna of Olds College in Alberta, where she specialized in fashion design with a sewing major.
She got bitten by the quilting bug when living in the small town of Eatonia, she said, and, at the request of her students, now blogs regularly on quilt design and technique at www.quiltersenjoycolor.blogspot.ca.
Among Melanie Rudy's acrylic paintings are two depicting the flooding in Calgary last year. Rudy makes her home in Calgary where she and her husband have an oilfield business and where she practices and teachers in her art forms.
