Artists of the Month

Kimberly Pittman

Kimberly Pittman is a self-taught artist who became fascinated with art at an early age, eager to pick up a pencil and a scrap piece of paper to draw anything. Her first real sketches were of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Her parents were very surprised at the detail that Kimberly brought to her sketches.

In her early 20’s, Kimberly branched out into painting. Her favorite medium is acrylic, finding it one of the easiest mediums to work with. Her paintings on display this month are a style known as fluid pour, a style that she has come to love. Kimberly states, “I hope you enjoy each piece as much as I enjoyed making them.”

Cassandra Phillips-Dixon

Cassandra Phillips-Dixon is a recent graduate of The LeMoyne-Owen College with a Degree in Visual Arts. While working toward her degree, Cassandra’s portfolio and study included graphics, acrylic and oil paintings, and photography.

Her love is acrylic paintings, sketching with mix media (charcoal and ebony pencils), photography, Abstract Non-Objective and African Art. In addition to painting, Cassandra is a professional Makeup Artist in Memphis and acknowledges that her love of art and makeup go hand in hand.

Monday, October 1, is the 18th Annual Father Leonard Oglesby Memorial Golf Tournament at TPC Southwind. This popular golf scramble, “Par is Your Partner” format, is held in memory of Father J. Leonard Oglesby...

The Ave Maria Foundation, THE COMPASS GROUP, Nicholas W. Scully, Carol Thornton and Wings of Ave Maria Invite You To Our Gala Celebration

The Governing Board of Ave Maria Home

Invites You to the Grand Opening for our

Green House® Project, Phase II

Thursday, September 6, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

Ave Maria Home Front Lawn

2805 Charles Bryan Road

Reception to follow

R.S.V.P. by September 1 to Lisa Bell at (901) 405-3791

Please join us also that day for:

• Health & Wellness Screenings, 10:00 a.m.

• Estate Planning by J. Martin Regan, Attorney, 3:00 p.m.

Artist of the Month

Nancy Adair

A self-described ‘Navy Brat,’ local artist and freelance interior decorator, Nancy Adair has a background as varied and colorful as her work. Besides her formal training, she actively pursued enhancing techniques by attending workshops and classes in oil and watercolor painting with some of the area’s finest artists – Sandy Sander, Marilyn Wannamaker, Anne Enochs, Lafayette Ragsdale, Fred Rawlings and others.

A turning point in her development occurred after a visit to Murano, Italy, which peaked her desire to work with glass. She learned fused glass techniques by studying with Jan Singer and Teresa White. She discovered the ancient art of encaustic painting (pigmented hot wax ‘painted’ with a heat gun).

Nancy does not limit herself to any one medium. Whether depicting large floral oil paintings or waterscapes, creating collages or embracing new opportunities in teach art, she has merged experience with self-discovery and allowed her talent to venture beyond normal boundaries.

Nancy lives in Germantown and is an active member and past president of the Bartlett Art Association. Her work can be found through out Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, Minnesota and the southern states.

Ave Maria is looking for adult volunteers with good communication and interpersonal skills to be “Sages” in our new Green House® Homes. An important volunteer in our Green Houses, the Sage advocates for the elders, is in tune with the rhythm of the house for elders and staff, and concerned that every elder in the house has the best possible life. If you have experience helping groups work well together and enjoy spending time with elders, please contact Caralena Lawrence, Green House Guide, at 901-386-3211, ext. 2011