“A Burst Of Beauty” Lost City Museum Features Artist Janet Trobough

Self taught artist Janet Trobough makes an encore visit to the Lost City Museum accompanied by Mesquite resident, Casey Oeleson teacher of figurative sculpture classes for the Virgin Valley Artist Association. The exhibit by this artistic duo will be an display through the month of February.

Displaying a variety of media, the show contains western themes and Native American women painted in rich earth tones, rustic and creatively decorated gourds using burning and staining techniques along with turquoise, silver and malachite to add the special touch. Trobough’s own soapstone sculpture and Oeleson’s sculpture is also featured.

Janet Trobough will be at the museum signing work from 1:00 -3:00 p.m. on February 7. “It will be the perfect opportunity to find that unusual perfect gift for your valentine from the art show or from the museum store,” said museum attendant, Terri Wade.

Trobough has an interest in Native American women’s culture, stemming from family roots that go back to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma.

Janet was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She had a long professional career in the beauty industry in Portland, Oregon, later moving to Seattle, Washington. Her career highlight was “Artistic Director” in charge of education for a chain of salons in Portland which later lead to joining a European design team based in Seattle. Loving to paint, she filled the walls of her own salon in the downtown area of Seattle with not only her work, but the work of many of her clients. Soon she found herself pursuing her dream to be a full time artist in 1998. After moving to Overton, Nevada, she attended Max Bunnell’s water color class at the local community college and fell in love with the water color media, which is still the main focus of her work today.

The Lost City Museum is open daily, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Regular admission charge is $3.00 for adults age 18 and over, $2.00 for anyone over 65. Children and members enter free. For more information, call the museum at (702)397-2193.