Painting of Hot Springs offers a new perspective of familiar buildings

Silk Road restaurant co-owner Merri Nadeem had long hoped to see one of her paintings in a gallery; her fanciful depiction of Hot Springs hung at the Art House for only a brief period before being purchased. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star
Silk Road restaurant co-owner Merri Nadeem had long hoped to see one of her paintings in a gallery; her fanciful depiction of Hot Springs hung at the Art House for only a brief period before being purchased. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

HOT SPRINGS - As a Hot Springs small business owner, Silk Road restaurant co-owner Merri Nadeem wanted to find a painting of the town that showed its beauty, for marketing purposes. Although a plethora of paintings capture the sublimity of the Black Hills’ natural settings, she could not find any that showed the loveliness of the town, with its distinctive pink sandstone buildings.

“When I was look…