August 31, 2021

Karla Breeding Trammell will be the featured artist for September at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum. Trammell’s work will be on display at the museum beginning Saturday, Sept. 4, and a reception in her honor is planned for 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10...

Karla Breeding Trammell will be the featured artist for September at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum.

Trammell’s work will be on display at the museum beginning Saturday, Sept. 4, and a reception in her honor is planned for 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10.

“We’re thrilled to have her because she’s a terrific artist,” said MHAM Director Steve Whitworth.

Trammell, a native a Clarendon, Arkansas, who now lives in Bolivar, Missouri, specializes in nature and antiquity, featuring wildlife, portraits, landscapes and architectural renderings. She enjoys drawing in graphite, Prismacolor pencil, pen and ink, charcoal and pastel, as well as painting in oil, watercolor and acrylic.

“She’s known for her aspen trees in her landscapes,” said Whitworth, while noting “we’ll get a great variety of artwork.”

Trammell also likes to design jewelry using stone beads, freshwater pearls and silver.

Trammell was self-taught as a youngster before she earned a bachelor’s degree in painting from the university of Arkansas in 1993.

Her work has been showcased in solo shows in both Arkansas and Missouri, and she received national recognition through the Business and Professional Women USA organization in Washington, D. C.

While this will be her first solo show at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Trammell has had work shown in the museum during the 2018 and 2020 Watercolor USA Honor Society traveling displays.

In 2012, Whitworth said, Trammell earned membership in the Watercolor USA Honor Society and has served as the organization’s secretary and member at large.

The display will be available through the last Sunday in September, Whitworth said.

The museum is open from noon until 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 1-4 p.m. on the weekends.

Additional funding for this display, Whitworth said, was provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

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