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Previous Art Displays - 2005

November-December Art Exhibit
For the Beauty of the Earth
Glass...Photography...Pottery

CPC is honored to exhibit the art of The DeVries family for November. Keith (photography since high school), Jenny (stained glass since college), daughter Kristel (photography since high school and pottery since college) and Kaylan (photography since high school) are displaying some of their excellent art items for your enjoyment this month.

Examples of the DeVries' art are shown below

October Exhibit - Scenes I’ve Seen

    Scenes I’ve Seen is a collaborative show of artists and photographers sharing some of the memorable scenes they have captured on film and canvas.
    Some examples are shown below.

September Exhibit - "FRESH VISIONS"

   "FRESH VISIONS," was an electric display of paintings and photographs by some of the young adults of Carmichael Presbyterian Church.
    This latest collaborative exhibit included paintings and photographs created primarily by students in junior and senior high schools and colleges. The one exception is a painting by Maureen Beeby, a student at San Diego State University, who at the time was an 11-year-old student at Deterding Elementary School. She was awarded a prize for her delightful multimedia pen and ink sketch and water-colored flower.
    Bethany Wilson is an eighth grade student at Capital Christian Middle School, and she fell in love with the Hibiscus flower on her family's mission trip to Jamaica in the summer of 2004. Her sister, Alicia Wilson, enjoys photography and sketching. Whitney MacLean, a freshman at Capital Christian High School, was constantly in front of her parents' cameras, instilling a love of photography. Jeffrey Daigle, a recent graduate of California State University, Sacramento, enjoys making things that appeal to him.
    Nicole Rathburn has been sketching throughout her life and studied art and exhibited at both El Camino High School and CSUS. Her painting, I need, I hate, certainly dominates the show by its size. Elizabeth Henley is a senior at the University of California, Davis, and is majoring In Art Studio.
    Growing up, Liz Beeby had a series of "point and shoot" cameras and enjoyed taking pictures of family, friends and scenic wonders. When she went of U.C. Berkeley, her parents gave her a 1969 Nikon F. In a basement of her housing co-op Liz had access to a dark room and learned how to develop her own black and white prints.

    Below are a few examples of their work.

July - August Exhibit - To Color or Not To Color

   This photographic display by Clair Daugherty, is a series reflecting a lifetime of a photographer’s glimpse into the world around him.
     Capturing God’s beauty in scenic shots or snapping interesting activities, and then getting it to show through on the print is always challenging according to Clair.
     Some of the pictures in the show are pictures of jeeps that represent 15 years of traveling on the Rubicon Trail with the Auburn Jeep Club. Ed Ray, then camera man for Channel 3, had asked Clair to assist him in shooting the clubs annual trips. After each trip the club would put on a steak dinner for the participants, and the photographers would provide a 30 minute slide show set to music.
     Photography has been Clair’s favorite avocation through the years. However, avocation and career came together over the years when Clair would take photographs for the County of past directors or series of maintenance activities. A number of his photographs can be seen in various Sacramento County buildings.
     His photographs have been in several displays in the Gathering Place Gallery when the Art Committee has exhibited pictures showing the children and their families at picnics and the kite event.
     Guests may chat with Clair at the Second Saturday Open House from 4:00 to 6:00 in the Gathering Place.
     Examples of Clair’s work is shown below. Clicking a picture will show it in larger format.

June Exhibit - "In the Loft"

    "In the Loft" is a collection of paintings and art work by Justin Galster. Because artistic creativity runs deep in Justin's family, his interest in art began at an early age. He began developing his skills at Sacramento Country Day High School. Now 20 and completing is second year at University of California at Santa Cruz, he is showing great interest in contemporary graphic design.
     A look at the creative expressions on the faces Justin paints in acrylics is really a glimpse into his quest for finding himself in the world.
     Below are a few examples of Justin's art.

May Exhibit - A Bouquet of Poetry

    Art inspiring art is an age-old tradition: statuary inspiring poetry, paintings inspiring the composition of music. This month, all art objects on exhibit will have been inspired by passages of poetry written by Ann Weems. This is a multimedia display in the church's Gathering Place honoring the poet.
    At the May 14 Second Saturday art reception, Mrs. Weems read some of her poems, a number of which were illustrated in different media in the exhibit. She was available to sign her books on the patio.
    Below are some examples of the items that were on exhibit.

April Exhibit - "Flowers I've Met"

   April's art exhibit comes to us from long-time photographer Russ Franson. Russ, like fellow photographers, often concentrate on images he considers pleasing. Among his wide variety of photographic subject matter are flowers. He claims that meeting a flower is somewhat like meeting a person for the first time. We notice physical attributes. In flowers, these attributes include exquisite shapes, complexity, fragrant blossoms, colors and others as we look closer.
   Below are some examples of Russ' work.

March Exhibit - "Breaking Boundaries"

   Henry Gibson provides us with a glimpse into the world of those who much inside them to tell us, yet little way of doing so. Confined to a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, Henry has a strong independence and wants to learn, worship and express what he can. For Henry, the expression is through art. He uses a paint brush strapped to his head for his works of art.
    Some examples of Henry's work are shown below.

Updated January 10, 2007