An exhibition of paintings by Dennis Clarke, a well known watercolorist, will be on display at Bountiful on Thursday December 8th from 10am to 8pm. Mr. Clarke, who has won many awards for his work, will also be creating demonstration paintings at the store
Dennis Clarke
between 10am and 12pm and then again between 3pm and 6pm. Clarke is coming to Bountiful to cast a spotlight on the work being done by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.
Clarke is a signature member of the prestigious Baltimore Watercolor Society, has participated in Plein Air Easton, and has been juried into exhibitions from Pennsylvania to Florida. His paintings are currently in 416 private and corporate collections in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
The exhibit will showcase about 30 paintings, all of which will be for sale. Clarke has pledge 40% of the purchase price of each painting to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. He will also donate 100% of the price of the two paintings he creates in his morning and afternoon watercolor demonstrations.
Jamie Merida, Bountiful’s owner, says: “Many of our customers know Denise Perkins, one of our wonderful designers. Dennis Perkins is her father. Denise and her daughter Taylor have both battled ulcerative colitis and work hard to raise research money for the Foundation. In December, they will be going to Las Vegas to participate in a fundraiser that includes a 13.1-mile run/walk. This is our way to say: ‘Way to go, ladies; we’re behind you all the way.’”
To find out more about the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, please visit its website, www.ccfa.org. Bountiful is located at 218 N. Washington Street in Easton. To find out more about the store please visit its website, www.bountifuldecor.com
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