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Spring is the perfect time to view an exhibition of Miriam Wilson Weems' paintings. Her fearless use of color in oils is exciting. Experiencing her art is like finding oneself in a field of new spring wildflowers with myriad colors dancing and moving in the wind.

In 1963 Weems earned her first degree (BA in French) from Ole Miss, and in 1986 she earned a second (BFA in art), studying with Jere Allen. In the last 20 years she has established herself well in private, public, and corporate art venues.

Weems is a prolific painter, drawing on her travels and Mississippi, her home. She sells her art in only one space in Jackson, the Organizers store, an arrangement established many years ago when she was beginning her career. That association has been very productive and has given her work a broader audience than might be associated with a private art gallery clientele.

Among Weems' private collectors are President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush, Senator and Mrs. Thad Cochran, Congressman and Mrs. Chip Pickering and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Manning. The University of Mississippi Dental School, Medical Center and J.D. Williams Library, as well as the Mississippi Museum of Art and other public collections hold her art. Corporations that have collected Weems' art include L&M Restaurant, Oxford; Dogan & Wilkinson, Jackson; and Jones, Funderburg & Sessums, Jackson. This list includes only a very few of the total number of Weems' pieces in public and private collections.