"Norma"
Portrait of Norma Safford courtesy of Richard Whitney
Norma Safford
This gallery is dedicatate to Norma Safford, a woman whose reputation as an artist and teacher lives on. She is especially well remembered by the Keene Art Association.
Ms Safford was the chairman of the Keene High School Art department as well as a beloved art teacher there. So much so that upon her retiring from teaching in 1969, the senior class dedicated the yearbook to her, "There are few teachers who constantly exert an influence upon us. Many teachers contribute much of their time and effort at some point along the way, but you are one of the few who never ceases to work with us. Even though you may not be directly connected with our projects, you always respond, when called upon, with ideas, advice and assistance, but never take the credit."
Upon retiring Norma became very active and supportive of the Keene Art Association (K.A.A.). This year will mark the 49th Anniversary of "Art in the Park" which was Norma's idea. Another dream of Norma's was having a gallery for the members of the K.A.A. She was instrumental in forming the relationship the Colony Mill Marketplace and K.A.A. through her former student and Colony Mill founder Emile J. Legere. so that members can display their work there, this virtual space is the result of Norma Safford's generosity and support of fellow artists.
Norma was a native of Keene, N.H. and graduated from Syracuse University. Her work is in a variety of mediums including oils, watercolor, and acrylics. Her love of nature is seen in her paintings. Safford's work is on display at Cheshire Hospital and Keene State College.
Would you like a page on the Keene Art Association web site?
Here's how -
As a member you can have your own page. Follow the instructions below and submit to Barbara Busenbark at bbusenbark@paintbrushgraphics.com. Also feel free to write and ask any questions you may have.
Page Specs
Each member will have their own page with an enlarged image of one piece of artwork. Also included on that page will be a block of text which can be your artist statement, your resume or a biography of sorts. To maintain some level of consistency, the number of words should be between 150 - 300 words. Your images should be .jpg files. Also on your page can be your email address and a link to your web site. People need to include the title of their work, the medium and the size.
Just by way of information, if your put your email address on a web site, you are likely to increase the amount of spam you receive.
Image Specs
As far as images are concerned, you will need to send me two versions of the same piece. One will be small, for the directory page, and one will be larger for your page. The width of your small image should be 150 pixels. The larger image can be 500 pixels wide. Both images should be 72 dpi.
Keene Art Association web site created by
Barbara A. Busenbark, Paintbrushgraphics.com
KAA