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Aurelia Conway
Decorative Painting
For more than 30 years, Aurelia Conway painted, beginning
with oils and later converting to acrylics. She painted on
a variety of surfaces, but for the last ten years of her life,
she painted exclusively on gourds.
"I enjoy the smooth surface, " said Aurelia. "And their variety
of shapes lend themselves to creativity." She created birdhouses,
bowls, Santas, folkart scenes and more.
Aurelia joined the Plaid family of authors in 1997, and authored
four books on painting on gourds, including Gourds - Naturally
Sensational and Gourdgeous Homes for Birds. Aurelia
also helped developed the FolkArt color Van Dyke Brown, which
was released in January 2001. "I wanted a warm, but very dark
brown color for shading," she said. "Van Dyke Brown is just
wonderful!"
Aurelia ran her retail business, Hummingbird Hill, from her
farm of the same name in southern Indiana, with the help of
her partner and husband, Jim. She was featured in Decorative
Painter magazine and Painting Magazine.
 In
2004, while attending the Society of Decorative Painters annual
convention in Phoenix, Arizona, Aurelia succumbed to a sudden
heart attack and passed away. Her art and her memory will
live on through the lives of the many people she has touched.
Please click on the link below to
visit her site for more details about how you can help Aurelia's memory live on.
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