APC gives recommendation for Pierceton rezoning

to build a house on the property, possibly in late fall.

A favorable recommendation for a business in Pierceton was granted at the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission meeting

Wednesday, April 5.

LexLil Contracting’s petition was to rezone 2.41 acres from a residential district to a commercial district. The property is located on the east side of First Street and 126 feet south of Church Street.

The owner, Matthew Stephens, was at the meeting and said he wants to build a pole building. He wants to use the pole building to store inventory and other merchandise. There will be some activity outside, he said, and some equipment will be stored outdoors. There will be some limitations as only a certain percentage of the property can be used for outside storage; APC Director Matt Sandy said approximately 10,000 square feet can be unscreened.

A neighbor asked if the business will be expanding because she is concerned with viewing outside storage. Stephens said he plans on planting pine trees as a barrier if the plans are approved. APC gave him a favorable recommendation. Pierceton Town Council will hear the case at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 10.

Thomas Hardy’s petition was continued to Wednesday, May 3. He wants preliminary plat approval for an agricultural II subdivision on a 3.27-acre tract of ground. The property is located on the west side of CR 700 East in Jackson Township.

Timothy and Darci Lynn Posthuma’s petition to rezone ground from an agricultural district to an agricultural II district was given a favorable recommendation. The property is located on the north side of CR 300 North, north of CR 175 East in Plain Township. The county commissioners will hear the case at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 25.

Michael Jackson’s petition was approved. He was asking for preliminary plat approval for a residential development on a 5.64acre tract of ground on three lots. The property is located on the east side of Jackson Street in Atwood in Harrison Township. He wants

A continuance of a case for Edd Allen was heard. He’s petitioning for an appeal requesting to amend self-imposed restrictive covenants associated with the original rezoning request to rezone the property in question to commercial, as amended through previous cases by allowing modular home sales and display as shown on the submitted site plan. The property is located on the west side of SR 13, at the intersection of CR 400 North in Tippecanoe Township. The case was continued again until May 3, in order to complete a traffic study at the intersection. Also, a favorable recommendation was granted for a proposed use in a public use district. The recommendation is for Joe’s Kids. It has outgrown its space and wants to move to a church on Lake Street in Warsaw. Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the case next. Since the usage doesn’t fit the criteria, it can be heard as an exception by BZA.

In other news, the board approved three final plats.

The next meeting is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the county courthouse, Warsaw.

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Art in Action — Self-taught artists – Vincent Van Gogh

“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” —Vincent Van Gogh

This week we are continuing our series on self-taught artists and I am sure it will surprise many of my readers to learn that Vincent Van Gogh never received any formal art training.

In an article titled “The Case for Self-Taught Success in Contemporary Art Issue,” Julien Delegrange speaks about the challenges for self-taught artists, stating, “there is still a looming taboo connected to being an ‘untrained artist,’ resulting in various challenges and obstacles on the road toward self-taught success.”

Van Gogh himself spoke about being labeled as an eccentric and a nobody, an unpleasant person who had no position in society, and how he overlooked the labels he was given and focused on his overriding passion to show what was in his heart. (goodreads. com/author/quotes/34583.Vincent_van_Gogh).

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) moved in society aimlessly until 1880 when his brother, Theo, advised him to take up art. He applied himself to a curriculum he designed to study drawing and to learn through artist books on technique, anatomy and perspective. He focused on drawing figures and was influenced by the masters Rembrandt, Millet and Daumier. Although his focus was on drawing figures, he was more comfortable creating landscapes.

Next Van Gogh headed to Paris to live with his brother and attempted to learn on his own at a local workshop. This provided him the opportunity to meet many fellow artists and under their influence, began painting nature scenes, using short strokes that were popular with his contemporaries.

In 1888 Van Gogh moved to Arles and by spending the next 15 months alone, he gained the distance necessary for his art to come into his own.

In May 1889, Van Gogh voluntarily spent a year under the care of doctors at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in SaintRemy and was diagnosed with a type of epilepsy. He continued painting and drawing during that time.

He checked himself out of the asylum in May 1890 and headed north to the town of Auvers. Enchanted by the quaint village and refreshed by the quality of the northern light, Van Gogh produced many paintings.

His career abruptly came to an end when he died on July 29, 1890, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Despite only working for 10 years, Van Gogh was incredibly prolific. He produced more than 900 paintings.

By the time of his death, the paintings he had shown in recent exhibitions in Paris and Brussels had begun to command the interest of artists and critics. It is a shame he did not know he would go on to become one of the best-known artists in history.

Events

• Ford Meter Box Calendar

Competition: The annual calendar competition for Ford Meter Box is underway and artists are invited to submit artwork. For a list of the rules of the event or for more information, contact Michele Ilyas at milyas@fordmeterbox.com or Tanya Denney at tdenney@fordmeterbox.com.

• Lakeland Art Center & Gallery: The LAA will be presenting the art of Hilarie Couture: Unity with Variety. The gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and admission is free. The gallery is located at 302 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. For more information, email lakelandartassociation@gmail.com.

• Warsaw City Hall Art Gallery: Kim Lanoue is the new exhibitor at the Warsaw City Hall Art Gallery. Her charming artwork in pastel and oil paint is on display for a limited time through the end of June. Please support our local artists by visiting Lanoue’s exhibit. The gallery is inside Warsaw City Hall, 102 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and admission is free.

To exhibit at Warsaw City Hall Art Gallery, contact Darla McCammon, curator, at (574) 527-4044 (leave a message) or mcdar7@gmail.com.

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