Article submitted by the City of Sedona AZ

Sedona AZ (July 10, 2014) – Darleene Nelson and Jim Edkins have paintings exhibited in the Sedona City Hall Chambers, now through the end of September 2014.

Nelson completed her BFA from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has always been inspired by observations of nature and collects, photographs, sketches, and journals. Darleene tries to not be a predictable watercolorist and loves using sand and applying color to the papers, wet into wet. Her work has been in museums and juried in numerous shows in Michigan, as well as the Sedona Arts Center, Northern Arizona Watercolor Society and Sedona Visual Artists Coalition.

A native of Pennsylvania, Edkins studied art at the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, but didn’t start to paint until later in life. He found inspiration living in California where his subject matter was the Monterey Peninsula, Big Sur and Yosemite National Park. He recently moved to Sedona where he has begun to paint the desert and its endless beauty. Jim’s work has been shown in the Monterey Plein Air Festival, Monterey Cultural Arts Center, San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival, Carmel Art and Film Festival, as well as, Hearst Castle and in Estes Park, Colorado.

The public is welcome to view this lovely exhibit during regular City Hall hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., when the Council Chamber is not in use. For more information or to schedule an exclusive viewing, contact Nancy Lattanzi, Arts and Culture Coordinator, at 928-203-5078 or email NLattanzi@SedonaAZ.gov.

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