Margaret D. Meek - Artist Retrospective March 2012

     During the month of March the Gallery at the Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes will host an Art Show and Sale in memory of Margaret D. Meek. (1924-2011)

    Margaret was born in Paterson and attended Eastside High School where she majored in art.After graduation she attended Newark State Teacher’s College earning a B.S. degree in arteducation and began her teaching. While working she earned a M.A. in art education fromColumbia University,T.C. Upon completion of her academic studies her professional life was spentas art teacher and Supervisor of Art for the Passaic School system for 35 years.

   Many people influenced and encouraged her, beginning with Mary Lyle, her high school artteacher, then at Newark State, Will Barnet, painter and printmaker, Seymour Lipton, sculptor andprofessors Sibyl Browne and Dr. Lillian Calcia. All impressed upon her the importance of art in ourlives. These influences help to develop her visual interpretation of what she saw. In her own workand that of her students she impressed the importance of drawing.

    Margaret took early retirement to pursue her own work in watercolor, drawing and other media.She received numerous awards from both juried and outdoor shows in the area and her workhangs in many private collections locally and nationally.Margaret said “ Nature offers endless opportunities for recording and interpreting what I seesurrounding me. The effect of light on the changing seasons is fascinating. Color plays an important part for me, as does pattern and design. I like to paint and draw on location and at timesuse my camera or memory as the means of approach to a composition. Much of what I do is anexpression of what I know, a place, a glimpse, a moment or a studied object. There are times I wantthe color, the brush and the paint to lead me; other times I want to lead them. I want the viewer toparticipate with me.” 

    The Gallery hours are Tuesday thru Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm. On Saturday, March 24 a formal reception and sale will be held from 2:00 to 6:00pm. A percentage (25%) from all sales will benefit the   missions of PCFL. You are invited to view the extensive selections of works of art while enjoying refreshments.    Admission to the reception and sale is free to the public. The Gallery of The Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes is located on 730 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Phone: 201-891-0511, email: pcflmgr@yahoo.com.  Please visit the website at pcfl.org for directions.   .

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