WARSAW — Lakeland Art Association has moved to a new location. The organization has not only acquired a new downtown Warsaw facility but has been blessed by the Stouder Family with a gift of five paintings by Mary Alice Estep and with a gift from David Miller of the Carl Hammer Gallery in the form of three drawings by Jacques De Du-Glass.

The gallery, located at 302 E. Winona Ave., will open at 11:30, Feb. 3 with regular hours, however; a large grand opening celebration will be held 1-4 p.m. Feb. 6 with a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m.

There will be door prizes, refreshments, dignitaries and an opportunity to see the new collectible art works that will be on view along with many other art, jewelry, sculpture and collectible items. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free.

The artist Jacques De Du-Glass is now deceased, but was one of our more interesting Indiana artists. Du-Glass was born James Donald Beatty in 1931 of an unwed mother who gave him up for adoption. The Douglass family raised him on their farm on the outskirts of Warsaw.

The boy was not formally schooled but was fascinated with genealogy and learned the French heritage of the Douglass name. He fell in love with the French background and in middle age had his name changed to Jacques De Du-Glass. Du-Glass also loved the history, particularly of the buildings and structures of Indiana. He began to teach himself to draw with a painstaking, if folksy, ability.

Du-Glass created an entirely imaginary city called Lynxbourgh which he populated with paintings and drawings of many real structures. Du-Glass had only intermittent success during his life. He was released from many jobs. His marriage was unsuccessful due to his vacillation about his sexuality and, after a rather unfruitful life, even death it seems was against him when he was interred in the wrong burial plot.

As with many artists his work has received more notoriety and recognition since he died. Lakeland Art Association will proudly display this collection beginning Feb. 3 so you can judge for yourself. The photo (provided) is an example of his work titled Matthias and Yeitter and Sen Clinton.

Since we have taken an intermission in our study of women artists, we will resume next week with a biography of the work donated to LAA from a collector of Mary Alice Estep.

Upcoming and Current Events:

•The 92 County Art Show held annually at Honeywell Center will be open this month.
•The Kim Rieff exhibit is at Warsaw City Hall. Rieff teaches art at Grace College. Visit this
gallery from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily on the main floor.
•Lakeland Art Gallery: Grand opening first week of February. See details above. A Members Art Show and competition will be the first big event after the main opening.
•Stay tuned at Facebook or www.lakelandartassociation.org.