In a book of breathtaking beauty, Penfield Books presents "Iowa
Pastel Landscapes," a collection of Iowa scenes as captured by
lifelong artist Marcia Wegman. In May, 2014, Iowa Pastel Landscapes
was a finalist in the 2014 24th Annual Midwest Book Awards promoted
by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. Marcia Wegman
was a finalist in the Illustration: Graphic category. There were
363 books entered in the contest with 43 categories. One hundred
and eighty-five of Wegman's pastel paintings are presented in this
full-color book. The paintings are divided into sections on
landscapes; farms; cattle; wildflowers and grass; sky; rivers,
lakes, and creeks; spring; summer; fall; winter; roads and trails;
and diptych, triptych, and quadriptych. Wegman, who lives in Iowa
City, Iowa, also writes in the book about her love of nature and
how she came to work in pastels late in life. She works fast, often
referring to landscape and sky photographs she has taken during
walks, and even at stoplights when she's driving. Her work is
widely collected and is part of many private and public
collections, including those at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Wegman builds on the artistic legacy of Grant Wood,
"employing the challenging medium of pastel to explore the magical
effects of sky, earth, and light of this place called Iowa," notes
David W. Wright, a museum curator and historian living in Decorah,
Iowa. The pastels, he adds, "demonstrate the picturesque diversity
of Iowa's landscapes." Wegman's other books are "A Look at Latvia
and Lithuania" and "Lula Belle," a story about a friendly urban
raccoon and her family as captured by Wegman in photographs,
pastels, and prose. All are Penfield Books titles.
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