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By EUZABETH STEWART
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When you first view A.B. Snow’s
Originals you get Just as excited as
the artist herself, a Kings Moun
tain native who has Just moved back
home and opened her own studio on
Mar grace Road.
Alice Betty Mauney (Mrs.
Maynard) Snow, her husband, a
retired Lieutenant (Colonel In the
USAF, and their son, Jerry, have
been busy for months renovating a
garage adjacent to their home at
seoo Margrace Rd., the former home
of Mrs. Snow’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Mauney.
’Ihe garage, which used to be
servant’s quarters when the
beautiful rock house was built over
SO years ago. Is a perfect setting for
the hundreds of paintings which are
displayed on native stone walls. The
upstairs A-frame loft will be
headquarters for Mr. Snow’s picture
framing shop, since Maynard does
all the framing of the paintings, and
In amother area of the building will
be an uiuce, , Alice Betty’s work
area, and display room.
”We tried as much as possible to
preserve the beauty of the rock
walls,” said Mr. Snow, who has done
most of the work himself In
renovating the studio. Installing non-
gjare flourescent lighting, tearing
out walls. Insulating and carpentlng.
In addition, A.B. Snow Originals
have continually appeared In Juried
shows throughout the South and the
couple have traveled from Michigan
to Florida recently with a vsmful of
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Beauty Of Stone Walls Is Preserved
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exhibits. Mrs. Snow gave water
color demonstrations to children at
Wilmington’s Festival In The Park
recently. Her paintings have took
top awards for the past 11 years.
Kings Mountain citizens are In
vited to an open house Sunday at
A.B. Snow Originals, beginning at
1:30 p.m. where they will also have
an opportunity to meet renowned
painter, John Brady, of Charlotte,
A.B.’s Instructor In her first painting
class 11 years ago In Mount Airy.
Mr. Brady has been Invited by the
Snows to lead special classes on
Wednesday nights, beginning In
October, at the Snow home, and
interested citizens may register,
either at the open house, or by
telephone. Mr. Brady will lecture
and will be available for critiques of
any works you have done at home.
He Is recognized as one of the
South’s foremost painters and
teachers. You don’t have to paint to
attend. In fact Mr. Brady’s students
won’t be painting In the class.
Her Kings Mountain frlenos
remember Mrs. Snow fondly as
. ’’Alice Betty” but her Mount Airy
friends and others In the wide area
the family has traveled during their
service years call her A.B., thus all
paintings of this versatile artist are
signed A.B. Snow.
Mrs. Snow had never painted until
the family moved to Mount Airy and
got enrolled In an adult culture class
which had also Included music,
drama and dance. From that
beginning, A.B. continued classes
with Brady and took private
workshops with water color artist.
Zoltan Szabo.
’’You have to sit down and paint to
learn,” says Mrs. Snow, and It’s
obvious that she loves to paint and
knows what she’s doing. Silk screen
paintings are her favorite, but oils,
acrylics, water color, and her own
original technique, swabonograph,
are displayed all over the studio and
featured In the exhibits and shows
In which she participates.
Swabonograph, which spells out the
letters of her name. Is a technique
done In layers on silk screen and
quite beautiful, whether flowers or
ostrich, seascape, landscape. Her
silk print, Daylllles, has won
numerous awards and Is a best
seller.
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A. B. Originals To Hold Open House Sunday . . .renovated natural rock studio
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express oneself,” declares Mrs.
Snow, who enjoys the movement she
realizes from painting sea oats, a
&rm scene, brown-eyed susans, and
realism scenes such as the seashore.
The Intensity of color Is emphasized
In brilliant blues, reds, and soft
colors which reflect movement.
Not to be outdone, Maynard Snow
has added to his wife’s large
collection with some paintings of his
own. A USAF pilot for many years,
Mr. Snow’s seven airplane paintings
are popular to audiences and
welcomed additions.
What advice would Mrs. Snow give
to aspiring artists?
Practice discipline, she says, and
keep painting but don’t work on a
watercolor too long or you’ll ruin It.
Photos By
Katrena McCall
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Day Lillies Won Top Honors At Juried Shows
.. .photographer reflects A. B. Snow in picture
Story By Lib Stewart
A. B. Demonstrates Her Unique Design
. . .on silk screen , prize winners
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20. 1979
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Painting Is A Meaningful Way To Express Oneself
. . .A. B. Snow chats with reporter
Living Today
Artist-Painter Alice Betty Snow At Work
. .she started painting 11 years ago in Mt. Airy