MARIAN SPRECHER

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M a r i a n S p r e c h e r’s p a i n t i n g s e x p r e s s a n e s s e n c e t h a t c o me s f r o m h e r h e a r t . A s a n a c c o mp l i s h e d w a t e r c o l o r a r t i s t , S p r e c h e r c a p t u r e t he c h a r a c t e r o f t h e s u b j e c t w i t h t h e g o o d u s e o f s o f t c o l or a n d l i g h t . H e r p a s s i o n f o r w a t e r c o l o r p a i n t i n g i s e v i d e n t a s s h e c a p t u r e s t h e b e a u t y o f t h e n a t u r a l s u b j e c t w h i c h b r i n g s j o y t o a l l w h o v i e w a n d a d mi r e h e r w ork. O r i g i n a l l y f r o m W o l s e y , S D , S p r e c h e r s p e n t mo s t o f h e r s u m me r a n d f a l l o u t d o o r s w i t h h e r six s i b l i n g s p l a y i n g a n d e x p l o r i n g n a t u r e a n d f a r m l i f e . It w a s h e r e w h e r e h e r i ma g i n a t i o n w a s f e d b y l a y i n g i n t h e t a l l g r a s s ma k i n g p a i n t i n g s w i t h t h e c l o u d s i n t h e s k y and b u i l d i n g f a r ms , r o a d s a n d c i t i e s i n t h e h u g e s a n d b o x . T h e r e w e r e ma n y y e a r s o f h u n t i n g i n t h e f a l l w i t h h e r b r o t h e r s a n d h u n t e r s . S h e s p e n t h o urs v i s u a l i zi n g a n d t a k i n g i n t h e b e a u t y o f t h e f a l l c o l o r s a n d t h e h o r i z o n s o f t h e p r a i r i e l a n d a n d f i e l d s o f c r o p s . S p r e c h e r c r e d i t s h e r a r t i s t i c s i d e t o h e r ma t e r n a l g r a n d f a t h e r w h o w a s a n a r t i s t a n d i n v e n t o r . A s a c h i l d s h e d oes n o t r e c a l l v e r b a l i zi n g d i f f e r e n t t a l e n ts h e r f a mi l y h a d , i t w a s j u s t a w a y o f l i f e . A r t i s t i c e x p l o r a t i o n s w e r e i n h e r p l a y . It w a s t o h e r a d v a n t a g e t o b e r a i s e d o n a f a r m a n d t o h a v e h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a t t e n d t h e W o l s e y P u b l i c S c h o o l K- 1 2 . T h i s s ma l l t o w n s c h o o l h a d n o a r t c l a s s e s b u t s h e f o u n d h e r w a y i n t o t h e h e a r t s o f mo s t o f h e r t e a c h e r s h e l p i n g t h e m w i t h t h e i r b u l l e t i n b o a r d s , p o s t e r s , a n d b a c k d r o p s f o r p l a y s a n d mu s i c a l s . O n e o f h e r f a v o r i t e c l a s s e s w a s t h e g e o g r a p h y c l a s s w h e r e ma n y a s s i g nme n t s w e r e d r a w i n g ma p s f o r r e p o r t s . T w o o f h e r t e a c h e r s i n h i g h s c h o o l e n c o u r a g e d h e r i n h e r c r e a t i v e s i d e . T h e mu s i c t e a c h e r , w h o w a s i n v o l v e d i n a l l t h e p l a y s a n d mu s i c a l s , g a v e h e r a g i f t o f a p p r e c i a t i o n - a n a r t i s t p a i n t p a l l e t c h a r m for charm bracelet. H e r E n g l i s h t e a c h e r t o o k h e r a s i d e a n d e n c o u r a g e d h e r t o d o a d r a w i n g r e s u l ti n g i n h e r g r a d e i mp r o v i n ge. S p r e c h e r r e c a l l s , “ T h a t w a s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f s e e i n g m y s e l f c o n q u e r i n g m a n y a r t p o s s i b i l i t i e s . ” On October 9, 2007 Marian’s life changed forever. She had a brain aneurysm which caused a stroke on her left side. By the grace of God, many prayers, and extensive physical therapy she was able to walk out of the hospital many weeks later. She gives all glory to her Lord and Savior for sparing her life and enabling her to continue in her artistic and creative soul. Her aneurysm was on the right side of the brain so her survival is nothing short of a miracle! She has been able to return to her artistic creative endeavors, however as she has gotten older there have been different heath challenges along the way. But these do not stop her determination to continue. On October 9, 2007 Marian’s life changed forever. She had a brain aneurysm which caused a stroke on her left side. By the grace of God, many prayers, and extensive physical therapy she was able to walk out of the hospital many weeks later. She gives all glory to her Lord and Savior for sparing her life and enabling her to continue in her artistic and creative soul. Her aneurysm was on the right side of the brain so her survival is nothing short of a miracle! She has been able to return to her artistic creative endeavors, however as she has gotten older there have been different heath challenges along the way. But these do not stop her determination to continue