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ALDONIA BAILEY La Pintoresca Girl Friday Book Talk  LA PINTORESCA Details: Artist, Author, Actress Aldonia Bailey will discuss her book, Passion, Poetry and Poems.  Audience: Adults. Cost: Free. Sponsors: Pasadena Public Library. Friday, December 11, 2009, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.   LaPintoresca Branch Library 1355 N. Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA 91104 Welcome, explore your creativity for love of art!

La La Girls Acrylic on canvas 1990 An ARTIST Journey Welcome to the Art of Aldonia Bailey. A gift to the world, her gift is the gift of creativity, inspired by life itself and love of life, despite the twists and turns of our journey through out our lives, Aldonia's art direction takes on various forms and methods of creativity which is constantly being transformed.   ARTIST STATEMENT Decades of Expressing oneself through Pencils, Charcoal, Pastels, Painting, Drawing and mixed mediums.  Art is my venue to express myself through my work, being part of a creative realm.  Putting on paper and canvas thoughts painting what you cannot say in words is the greatest feeling of self-expression.  Painting and applying colors that illuminate with life,  pure hues and then  add  white paint and as you proceed,  by mixing  the colors with a stroke of the brush and a twist of the wrist you art starts to transform into new life.      African Masks Acrylic on paper 2001   Aldonia is a native of Louisiana known for paintings of culture, family and abstract.  The essence of her artworks is inspired by the beautiful bright colors of the Mardi Gras Parades, memories lingering, inviting it self to her paintings.  Joy, color and form incite energy into the artwork influence by culture style and beauty the painter‘s palette will calm or excite you. Challenging every medium exploring every concept, keeps me motivated and combining computer technology with the art mediums infuses the work and takes on a new style.	Floral Folk Acrylic on Canvas 2005 On Fire Acrylic on Canvas 2009 Freedom of expression, content and colors plays a key role in every creation inspired by a need to do and need to change our world. I continue to create awe inspiring works of art, with the best is yet to come attitude. The Journey started over twenty years ago, surrounded by beautiful artistic people, creating for love of art and for necessity. Designing and constructing clothing, illustrating, sketching, painting, photography writing are a few of the art forms that keep me inspired.      Charcoal Study Charcoal on Canson Paper 1983 Swirly Yoly Acrylic on Canvas 2009
Mother and Child Mixed Medium By Aldonia		Accomplished Visual Artist, Designer, and Poet, she received her degree in Visual Arts.  She has worked as an Arts Educator and Instructor for over 20 years. In 2008 Aldonia Bailey taught as a Fine Arts and Cultural Art teacher at Rhythms of the Village Charter High School. Aldonia served as Lead Artist on Natha Community Mural Project. Aldonia's desire to teach inspired her to create a "Young at Art Project" for her children and other children in the community.  Aldonia's costume design for "Ms Clown's" costume, was chosen for "Wrapped in Pride" exhibition in 1999 at to UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.  The exhibit traveled to Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of African Art and Anacostia Museum, Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in Detroit and Anchorage Museum of History and Art. In 2001 she received a grant to design, create, and collaborate, a community mural titled “In The Spirit of Peace! With Artist George Combs, from American Friends Service Committee Organization. In 2005 she received the Visual Artist and Designer Award from Eaton Canyon.    The Artists Helping Artists Organization, and founder of the Creative Line Publication, chose her as "Regional Ambassador of San Gabriel Valley" for her outstanding representation and commitment in support of the arts. She taught in the City of Pasadena Recreation program for over 12 years. She was designated to create a "Recreational Art for Kids project Booklet" for our youth. In Collaboration with community partners in the arts Aldonia has worked with North Lake YMCA teaching art and computer classes, and hosted the First Black History Month Art Exhibit.  Infinite Potential, Community Self-Determination Institute, Pasadena Learns, A Step Ahead Arts School Program, P.U.S.D. "Families in Transition" -Union Station Foundation are a few of many organizations, in support of the arts that Aldonia has service.  As a tribute to African American Artist in the community, Aldonia exhibit in La Pintoresa Library. The most recent accomplishment was the assignment to finish an existing mural that was 160’feet by 12’feet for the community neighborhood project.
		Title:  Mother and Child Medium: Mixed Media (c)
Blue Abstract Acrylic by Aldonia 1989		<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(7467302, 'shop','thumbnail',3,1).renderIframe();</script>