Summer's Coming 2009

Cover Photo from Freddy Brown 2009

Story by Kelly Caldwell

Shirley Saxson Dawkins loves art. She has since her second-grade teacher put a paint brush in her hand and sparked an interest that has spanned several decades. " I started Taking art when I was about 7 and it really sparked an interest" she said. "It has been a lifelong learning experience for me and it has opened so many doors."

Dawkins has displayed her art at a one-woman show in Talladega, been a participant in the Sarah Carlisle Towery Colony on Lake Martin and many of her works are on display at the Winn Building in Ashland.

Dawkins gives back through her art

Beautiful art work by Shirley Dawkins

Beautiful painting of an Old Mill Scene

Multiple pieces of art from Dawkins

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Featured Recipe in this issue:
Coconut Clouds