Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library is pleased to host the work of local artist, Janet
Hargis, in the Art Gallery October 2 through November 29.
Janet Hargis loves to take pictures. Several years ago she got a camera with all the bells and whistles. It took good pictures, but Janet didn’t know how to use all the functions the camera had, even after taking a class. She just wanted to take pictures, not fiddle around with a fancy camera. She really became a shutterbug after she purchased her first iPhone and took pictures of anything that caught her eye. Especially sunrises.
Janet and her husband, Dan, would get up early in the morning and go to the drive-thru at McDonalds before driving to locations where she could get pictures of the sunrise. Dan passed away in May of this year. Janet recently went out to take pictures again since Dan’s passing. In her words, “It was bittersweet,
but it was good to remember the fun times we had doing it together. I have many of the pictures printed. I began wondering what I was going to do with all these prints, so I started using some of them to make cards that I can use for many different occasions. I also enjoy making some simple crafts. God has provided so many awesome, amazing things in this world. Sometimes, I just have to tell myself to slow down, take a deep breath and revel in God’s wonderful creation!”
The art exhibit is free and a library card is not required to view the exhibit.
For more information, contact Liz L’hommedieu, Art Gallery/UX Coordinator at 217-342-2464 or oran@effinghamlibrary.org.
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