A one-woman show featuring art by Eugenia "Jean" Sullivan will be at Cobre Valley Center for the Arts alcove during the Month of May. Jean’s interest in nature and drawing began during her early childhood years on a farm in Virginia. She attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, took a basic art history class, became enchanted with French Impressionism and feels this started her lifelong “off and on” art career.

Jean feels that she cannot paint or draw something she has not experienced, therefore prefers painting from her own photoraphs or plein air painting using graphite, oils or watercolors depending on the subject or her mood. Her show features a variety of subjects which reflect her admiration for Arizona.

Today Jean paints and draws all things Colorado Plateau: The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyonlands and Arches National Monument. She is a volunteer at the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park and feels like she’s in heaven!

For more information call Cobre Valley Center for the Arts 928-425-0884.

An oil painting class is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th with Artist/Instructor Wanda Mitchell-Tucker at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts at 101 N. Broad Street in Historical Downtown Globe, Arizona. The class begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m., with a one hour lunch break. You have the option of going "Dutch" and joining Wanda and the class at a local restaurant or you may spend your lunch hour as you choose.

Supplies needed for the class are a 16 X 20 canvas, oil paints, art supplies (brushes, etc.), and a painting shirt. Cost for this class is $25.00 per person and is due at the Center on or before May 11th. This class is available for ages 12 and up. If you don't have paints, Wanda will provide them for you for an extra $5.00. Please RSVP by calling the Center at (928) 425-0884.

Photo above on loan from Evelyn De La Paz. This was a Cinco De Mayo Parade in 1931 in Miami, Arizona.

The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is featuring a Cinco De Mayo Art Exhibit through the month of May. This show is open for artists of all ages and all mediums. This annual exhibit enhances the Cinco De Mayo festivities in historic downtown Globe. However, this show celebrates Cinco De Mayo the entire month of May.

For questions, please call the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts at (928) 425-0884 or Gloria Duff at (928) 719-1192 or email us: thedesk@cvarts.org