Whether you are an artist, quilter, floral arranger or just struggling to choose the right color for a shower curtain … COLOR IS EVERYTHING! And, who better to learn about color harmony than from the man who wrote the book?

A full-time artist since 1996 and author of the book “Color is Everything“, Dan Bartges is a recognized expert on color, lecturing at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Visit the VA H2O exhibit in the Morin Gallery at The Arts Center In Orange during August and September to see examples of his fine work in oil and his clear knowledge of color harmony.

A Hampden-Sydney grad, Bartges went on to earn an M. A. from the University of Richmond, and has studied under several prominent artists, at the Modlin School of Art (U. of Richmond) and the Studio School of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He and his family live in Richmond.

The lecture on September 30 at 1pm is free, although a donation of $5 is appreciated.  The Arts Center In Orange is located at 129 East Main Street in Orange, VA and online at www.artscenterinorange.com. Hours: 10-5, Monday – Saturday. Funded in part by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.