Yesterday while planning my next barnscape, I came across a design I penciled last October of the Wickfield Pavilion, a historic round barn in Cantril, Iowa. I decided the design looked good and will work on it after finishing the Des Moines cityscape. Figuring out the colors for the barn will be a challenge — […] more »
This is a barn in Davis County, Iowa, near Bloomfield. more »
I spent the blistering hot and humid weekend finishing my newest barn collage. For this piece I used a photo of a barn in Mahaska County with a windmill and added rolling hills and hay bales in the background. It’s always difficult choosing colors, as each hue will determine the alternate colors next to the […] more »
A barn in Mahaska County, Iowa, with a windmill. Located on Highway 92 East. more »
Marybeth Heikes’ watercolor Glass Abstractions #7 will be exhibited in the juried competition “Afternoon with the Blues” at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, Iowa. This exhibit opens January 5, 2007 and continues through February 3. The reception and Gallery Talk will be January 14 at 2pm. The Sanford Museum regularly features a variety of subjects, […] more »
Marybeth Heikes’ painting November Sunflowers has been selected to be shown in the “Iowa Exhibited 20”. This exhibition will be held at the Polk County Heritage Gallery, 111 Court Avenue, in Des Moines. The show opens June 6, with a reception Sunday afternoon, June 12, and it continues until August 4. The gallery is open […] more »
Marybeth Heikes recently received an Honorable Mention award for her two collages in the show “An Afternoon with the Blues”. These acrylic collages, Iowa Series #50 and Iowa Series #59 are currently exhibited at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, Iowa. This annual exhibit opened January 9 and continues through February 3. The show features paintings […] more »
Two watercolor paintings by Marybeth Heikes will be exhibited in the 27th Annual Iowa Watercolor Show. The paintings, Teapot Series #13 and Teapot Series #14, are two of the 60 watercolors selected for the show by nationally known instructor and author Eric Weigardt. The show represents the best of Iowa watercolor artists. These two paintings […] more »