SCS Art Happenings: Artist in Schools for Art Enrichment students...so much fun!!!

Amanda Johnson was the recipient of the Artist In Schools Grant, Awarded by the Keys Council of the Arts. The grant supplements artists to teach art in public schools. She spent several classes teaching students with Sugar Kirk about how to create a wildlife painting using old masters techniques.

She is also bringing to life a new mural in one of the main hallways at Sigsbee adjacent to the children’s restrooms and water fountain. The mural is a 26 feet landscape that spans from Key West to Key Largo and has 30 different species of Florida Keys birds in it. The inspiration came from last years Florida Keys Birding and Wildlife Fest. She hopes it can be used as a teaching tool in the future and to build awareness and appreciation for the Keys wildlife. Or just to brighten up the hallways!

Amanda Johnson has her own studio and gallery at 518 Fleming St. (between Duval and Simonton by Faustos) in old town Key West, which is full of original oil paintings. Her paintings are textured and impressionistic and she uses a palette knife to paint. She is classically trained and graduated with a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Come and check out some of her new work and open studio on Friday May 30^th from 6-9pm

www.TwoMonkeysFineArt.com or www.AmandaJohnsonFineArt.com for more information.
http://keysbirdingfest.org

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Amanda Johnson Fine Art
312-714-7427
www.AmandaJohnsonFineArt.com
AmandaJohnsonFineArt@gmail.com