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74th Allied Artists Of WV Juried Exhibit At Parkersburg Art Center

Aug 30 2026 | By: Melanie Myhre Art

I’m pleased to announce that two of my paintings have been selected for the Allied Artists show at PAC! 

 

Parkersburg Art Center, 725 Market St, Parkersburg, WV

Opening reception and awards Sept. 18th 5-7pm.

Exhibit runs Sept. 18th-Oct. 30th

304-485-3859

'A Day In The Life Of A Kansas Housewife'

 Somewhere in Kansas, there is a pretty stone house, a flower garden and a clothesline filled with only white clothing. (Why is all her laundry white except the red dress?) Life here is routine, and complacency has settled in. In the distance, a very ominous storm is rolling in, covering the sun and threatening the status quo. The wind has caught a red dress, a woman and her dog chase after the dress as it spirals into the storm. A metaphor for a dream forgotten, or perhaps remembered too late? Like the red dress, we sometimes lose sight of the things that matter most, and they are gone before we realize it.
16x20 on canvas with white and grey frame. $950

’Margret'

 This forest is painted from my memories of a trip to the Florida Everglades. There was this mysterious and haunting tree tunnel that fascinated me and became the setting for 'Margret'. The theme of the painting was inspired by a childhood friend and explores human potential. The doll abandoned on the path suggests the presence of a little girl, yet where is she? There is also a glowing light at the end of the path. We are all born with gifts and presented with challenges and opportunities in life. What we do with them and how we make our way through life is up to us. We may have many gifts and yet end up in bad places, or we may have little and achieve much. So what makes us succeed or fail, and do we learn from our failures and continue on stronger than before? It is up to the viewer to decide whether the little girl rose to her potential or became lost along the way.

24 x 36 original acrylic. Stretched canvas in an ornate black frame.　$4200

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