Rembrandt Rejects

January 22, 2012

A wintry, drab day is filled with colorful art created by non-artists. About 30 people painted Saturday in the lower level of the Le Mars Arts Center. The work of "Rembrandt Rejects" will be combined with professional artists for a two-day event hosted by the Le Mars Arts Center and the Le Mars Main Street program Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor.

Jan Wagner, clockwise from left, Sue Kroesche, Mike Van Otterloo, Todd Wendt, Mark Stelzer and Danna Schuster are painting with guidance from Vivian Miller of the Le Mars Arts Council.
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Jan Wagner, Sue Kroesche, Mike Van Otterlook, Todd Wendt, Mark Stelzer, Danna Schuster and Sandy Norby paint Saturday for "Rembrandt Rejects." At the second table, in the back, are Kathy Schwader, Neal Adler, Jeff Peters, Todd Lancaster, Stuart Dekkenga, Peter Streit and Kevin Eekhoff.
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Vivian Miller of the Le Mars Arts Council and "Rembrandt Reject" artists Todd Lancaster, Joe Sitzmann and Stuart Dekkenga.
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Jan Wagner, standing, paints the edges of her canvass to finalize her "Rembrandt Reject."
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Vivian Miller of the Le Mars Arts Council guides Sandy Norby who is painting a friendship quilt block pattern. In the background, from left, are Mary Reynolds and Jan Wagner.
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Todd Lancaster and Peter Streit, standing, check out the art in progress being created by Mike Van Otterloo and Todd Wendt.
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Le Mars Mayor Dick Kirchoff signs his completed artwork which featured fruit.
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Mike Van Otterloo listens to some background color and painting equipment ideas from Kim Strohbeen of the Le Mars Arts Council board.
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Sandy Norby adds the "binding" to her quilt block acrylic art creation for "Rembrandt Rejects.
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Neal Adler and Kevin Eekhoff work on their canvass creations with guidance from Vivian Miller of the Le Mars Arts Council board.
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"Artists," from left, Mary Reynolds, Julie Beitelspacher, Mike Van Otterloo, Todd Wendt, Danna Schuster and Sandy Norby create for an event April 20 at the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor.
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Joe Sitzmann creates a pizza-eating image for his "Rembrandt Reject" at the Le Mars Arts Center Saturday. The artists chose their own themes or borrowed suggestions from other "artists."
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Kim Strohbeen of the Le Mars Arts Council Board of Directors places finished "Rembrandt Rejects" on a table at the Arts Center Saturday.
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Stuart Dekkenga adds a marshal's star to his art created with acrylic paint on white canvass. Neal Adler is in the background.
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Roger Claypool, left, signs his "Rembrandt Reject," which shows the seasons. Terri Schroeder of the Le Mars Arts Council Board of Directors holds the completed canvass as Claypool signs.
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