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Newpointe Art
Walk 2008
Newpointe Shopping
Center held its First Annual Art Walk on Saturday, March 1
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Along with the
 Hattiesburg Arts Council, the
businesses of Newpointe featured an array of artistic
personalities; oil and acrylic paintings, watercolor, pencil
drawings, pottery, photography, sculpturing, jewelry design,
fabrics, wood and more! There were store specials, door
prizes, refreshments and entertainment. “Newpointe
is the perfect place to bring the Art Walk to
West Hattiesburg. Newpointe houses Lamar County’s Premier Art
Source, Westside Studio,” added
Kelly
Thornton Lowery,
Public Relations, Marketing and Design Manager for Newpointe.
"There are talks now to have another one in the Fall!"
De Madera hosted two local artists during
the Art Walk:
Bobby Walters
and
Lynette Ladner.
Both are members of the South Mississippi Art Association and
Walters is the current President.
 Walters,
a lifelong resident of Mississippi, began studying art at age 15
and earned a degree in Commercial Art from the University of
Southern Mississippi. His primary medium is watercolor.
You will see many sunsets, boats and waterfront scenes in his work
which come from early training with Chuck Ambrose. He also paints
cowboys, rodeos and landscapes, but prefers to do portraits in
pencil. He painted a New
England lighthouse during the art walk.
Lynette
Ladner is a faux artist who also specializes in abstracts. Ladner, a resident of Columbia, earned certification in faux
finishing from the Southern Institute of Faux Finish in Brandon, Mississippi. She specializes in creating faux finishes in
Venetian plaster. Some of her work is currently displayed in De
Madera. She was available during the art walk to answer
questions about her work and also showed a portfolio of her
work.
 The
weather was absolutely beautiful. While there was some
shopping going on, most people enjoyed coming out and touring the
stores to see what they had to offer and meeting the store owners
and staff. It was also a great time to socialize and see old
friends. All in all, it was a very successful event!
Read our Press
Release:
February 28, 2008 - De Madera Home
Furnishings gears up for Newpointe’s Art Walk on Saturday
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Samples of work by
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