LW Art League

The LW Art League will meet Tuesday, July 9, in Clubhouse 4 at 7 p.m. The demonstration artist will be Carmen Leslie, the Art League’s secretary. Leslie is an art teacher and has been conducting workshop classes in the Art Room of Clubhouse 4 on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. She teaches and demonstrates portrait painting with a live model in the workshop classes.

Leslie came to California as a youngster and grew up in Long Beach. She had a love for painting all of her life. She owned Brush n’ Palette in Bellflower through the ‘70s while painting, teaching and raising her three children with her husband, Dale. In the ‘80s, she relocated to Nevada, teaching and painting for the Brewery Art Center in Carson City, Catholic Schools in Reno and the Nevada Art Association. Some of her favorite memories are of St. Mary’s Art Center, where she taught and spent 10 years on its board of directors. Leslie returned to California in 2001 and settled into life in Leisure World with brush and pastels in hand.

Leslie will demonstrate pastel painting focusing on figure drawing and composition, which is very rarely demonstrated in meetings. The popular vote theme for this meeting is mixed media. Those entering the art competition should arrive early. Judging begins at 6:30 p.m. People can also bring paintings for display only.

The meeting and demonstration is open to everyone, but the competition is for Art League active members only. LW residents can also join the Art League at the meeting. Membership dues is $20 per year. For more information, call Marion Higgins at 562-296-8328.

—Larry Sioson