The Parkland Community Library is located at 4422 Walbert Ave, Allentown, PA 18104 the hours of operation are: M-Th 9am - 9 pm, Friday 9 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9am - 5 pm

Cathy Rhoades is the artist currently at the library through October 30, 2024
ART BIO - CATHERINE RHOADES 610-432-0782

 

Ever since I was a youngster my favorite thing to get at Christmas was crayons and coloring books. I pretty much didn't care what else Santa would bring me except for those 2 things.

 

Later in life I realized, with the help of my dad, that I could draw whatever simple little things he would show me. Then I would draw things on my own and with the help of my mom, who taught me how to do needleworks, I decided to draw with thread on any old pieces of material she would give me. I made lots of Christmas scenes and my folks would display them at Christmas time.

 

I really enjoyed the use of color and drawing. I showed my 3 boys how to draw and they became very good at it, getting wonderful complements from their teachers. I took some lessons from some local Lehigh Valley teachers and really got into painting in oils, acrylics and pastels. Lately a little of watercolors too.

 

I graduated with honors from Lehigh County Community College with their art certificate and kept going with my art studies after that. I now concentrate on acrylics in Landscapes and Still Lifes. But I still enjoy a bit of sculpture also.

 

Thank you to this Library for allowing me to display some paintings here. I hope that the members of this Library enjoy my work.