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Connection through watercolor: How a mother and daughter’s journey blended

By , Daily Memphian Published: April 06, 2025 6:14 PM CT

For mother and daughter Marion Malone and Alicja Trout, watercolor painting has become more than a creative outlet — it is a shared language, a bridge between generations and a way to capture the beauty of solitude and nature.

Their exhibition, “New Works by Marion Malone and Alicja Trout,” is now on view at the Lois Estes Ruleman Gallery of Art at Church Health through April 28.

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Redding Jackson

Redding Jackson

Redding Jackson is a senior journalism major with a minor in African American studies at the University of Memphis. Originally from South Bend, Indiana, she’s embraced life as a proud Memphis transplant, although she will always be a Hoosier at heart. Redding has reported on topics ranging from European politics to local arts festivals.


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