Kirkwood Artist Feature: Glenda Hares
Glenda Hares has been making art from her basement studio in Kirkwood for 35 years. Her work is currently on display at Norton's Fine Art and Framing in Maplewood.
Glenda Hares paints in her cozy home studio, surrounded by her own work—canvasses lining the walls and stacked up along the edges of the room. A table off to the side is littered with scraps of paper and scissors, along with a half-finished collage, and the easel she paints on is colorfully crusted with years of dried paint. Hares has a quiet, steady passion for her work—she sees art not as a hobby or a career, but as a natural extension of her existence. "It's just something that's a part of your life and you do it on a regular basis like brushing your teeth. Whether you feel like it or not, whether you're inspired or not, you just go do it and eventually good things happen," she said. "Or, you hope good things happen, they don't always…
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Gwen Ragno
2:06 pm on Friday, May 6, 2011
Glenda's solo show, "Explorations," is opening at Norton's Fine Art this evening. She will be there for a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., and the exhibit will be up until June 18. more ›