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\"\"<\/a>Barrington Area United Way presents the Roundup II. Hear from local artist Janet Mamon as she paints four horses for the project.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As the birds chirp in the backyard of Janet Mamon\u2019s Inverness home, a 7-foot by 9-foot fiberglass horse sits on her brick patio. With the sun beating down, Mamon paints with a purpose. Brush stroke by brush stroke, she gingerly applies paint to this unique canvas.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s a really cool medium for a message,\u201d Mamon said. She is among eight artists who are painting 25 horses that will appear in Barrington streets and businesses throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

The public display of art is called the Roundup II by its organizers, the Barrington Area United Way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy a celebration of art,\u201d said Leslie Luther-Jeschke, executive director of the Barrington Area United Way. The horses eventually will be auctioned off at a fundraiser on Oct. 13 at the barns of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. Proceeds will go toward the Barrington Area United Way.<\/p>\n

For Mamon, being a part of this project seemed like a good fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHorses are significant to me,\u201d said Mamon. \u201cThey keep showing up in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamon\u2019s 17-year-old daughter, Morgan, is an equestrian hunter jumper. Her husband is an equine therapist with Reins for Gains<\/a>,\u00a0and the family has owned a couple of horses.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mamon\u2019s love for art began when she was a child, growing up in the South Side of Chicago\u2019s Bridgeport neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad would take us to the Art Institute on the free days,\u201d recalled Mamon. \u201cI\u2019d be on my dad\u2019s shoulders and he\u2019d hold me up so I could look and see. I grew up looking at those Monets and the impressionists. I always wondered, how did they do that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamon says she always knew she had artistic abilities and loved art class but thought she did not fit the profile of an artist.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had this thought that being an artist was for someone who was important or special,\u201d said Mamon. \u201cI didn\u2019t think it was meant for people like me. I kept having these thoughts about artists that weren\u2019t really true.\u201d<\/p>\n

She later went to business school at Bradley University, where her interest in art was piqued again.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, I\u2019d walk to my (business) classes through the art school,\u201d she recalled. After graduating with a business degree from Bradley University, she landed a job selling medical supplies.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far from the art world,\u201d joked Mamon, who said her business presentations frequently would have drawings on them. \u201cEverything I did was creative \u2026 I tried to bring it out in everything I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mother of four kept finding herself immersed in art; from being a room mom at her children\u2019s school to painting classes at the Glenview Park District. Mamon says the painting hobby in her home eventually turned into a bigger part of her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started to get bigger and bigger,\u201d said Mormon. \u201cI had a little corner in my house. That turned into a bigger corner and eventually it took over the whole dining room and the whole family room. There were never pots and pans in my sink; there were always paint brushes,\u201d joked Mamon, who eventually opened a studio in Chicago near Hubbard and Damen.<\/p>\n

A series of medical setbacks forced Mamon to close her space dubbed the Red Door Studio, which is symbolic of the negative beliefs she says were always present regarding her ability to be an artist. She recovered and was able to open her studio on a Barrington Hills estate, where she says deer frequently visit her through the window.<\/p>\n

Mamon heard about the Barrington Area United Way\u2019s Roundup II and submitted several concepts. Four were chosen and will be displayed in the public art display.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no idea I\u2019d be painting four horses this month,\u201d joked Mamon, who is paid between $500 and $700 to paint the horses, depending on the size.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s painting Be Well<\/em> right now, which will end up at The Garlands of Barrington.<\/a> Freedom<\/em> will be displayed at the Illinois Pain Institute, 22285 Pepper Road, Suite 302, Lake Barrington. Sunrise\/Sunset<\/em> will be at the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce, and Camo<\/em>, which is inspired by her son\u2019s career path in the U.S. Army, will be on display at Sign-A-Rama. Mamon says all of the horses\u2019 designs have a personal connection to her life.<\/p>\n

This is the second year in a row that horses will be on display in Barrington, but the first year that small tabletop horses will appear inside various businesses in the village. Mamon plans to lease space in what formerly was The Bedding Experts, 116 S. Northwest Highway, for the entire month of June, where the public is invited to view her painting the horses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there\u2019s enough creativity out there for all of us,\u201d she said. \u201cMy calling is to invite them (the public) to recognize that in themselves; just like I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first horse is scheduled to make its debut May 26 at the Barrington Art Festival in Cook Street Plaza, with other horses being unveiled as they are completed by the artists. A map is still in the works, but eventually will be available on the Barrington Area United Way\u2019s<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

Mamon is just thankful that she is able to help this cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnited Way, and the work they do \u2026 being able to help them \u2026 for me, is a gift,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s so gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Story published on Barrington Patch<\/a>, May 22, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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