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Previous Art Displays - 2011

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November - December Exhibit:
Photograph from Around the World

     The November - December exhibit in the CPC Gathering Place Art Gallery contains photographs taken by Dennis Marks while he and his wife, Nancy, toured nine countries around the world; an exciting adventure which began on Dennis’ 82nd birthday. Starting with Peru, the trip included visits to Chile, Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, India, Tanzania, Jordan and Morocco. All nine countries are represented by photographs in the show. During the trip, the Markses touched down on five continents and crossed three oceans (and went four times across the equator). Altogether, they logged 33,322 air miles. The trip almost ended on the second day when Nancy suffered a fall which required 20 stitches; nevertheless, she managed to complete every step of the trip to the remaining countries.

      Examples are shown below.

September-October Exhibit:
Points of View

     This exhibit in the CPC Gathering Place Art Gallery is alive with color from water media collage artists, Mary Kroger and Dorothy Steed. Each exhibitor brings a wealth of training and technique from local and area artists in acrylics, watercolor, and mixed media collage - the technique of creating art with a variety of ordinary materials.
      Any combination of household materials can be glued, layered, folded, and creased into scenes, shapes, and expressions with a mix of paints and papers.
      CPC member, Mary Kroger, shares her acrylic on canvas,―Garden of Eden, acrylic painting of the CPC fountain, as well as several watercolors of local areas.
      Dorothy Steed presents flowers and landscapes in water media, ink and collage. including Wild Dragonflies and Sea Ranch Cliffs.
      Acrylics are water-based paints made from pigment mixed with acrylic resin and emulsion. Watercolor paints are made from pigments, traditionally applied to paper, but also applied to bark, leather, fabric, and canvas. The medium is a personal choice!
      . Examples are shown below.

July-August Exhibit
Youth Art
For the months of July and August we are displaying the art of our youth.
Contributing artists are Lillian Junik, Ryan Maclean, Whitney MacLean, Bryan Obanion, Megan Reid, Ashley Sawyer, David Spivak and Sarah Spivak.
Below are examples of their work.

May-June Exhibit
For the Love of Pastels

Choose a subject you enjoy, keep trying new techniques, and sit back to enjoy your handiwork! Learn to mix colors on the surface to achieve the most natural appearance, and keep the work surface clean. These are words of wisdom from four pastel artists who all agree that the formal classroom is the best place to start with pastel oil-based chalks and pencils. Each artist started in a different way to master this technique with amazing results.

DOTTIE MIA - Dottie first began painting in 1992, being invited by her sister to join in watercolor painting. She eventually discovered that she enjoyed acrylic and oil more than watercolor, and advises interested students to learn from "The School of Trial and Error."

JOAN MCMURRAY - Learning to paint with pastels opened a new door for Joan, a silk dye artist. The vibrant and beautiful colors keep her interested. She studied oil painting with Gretchen Ryan And silk painting with Egan Klement!

JOHN DAVIDSON - What inspired a retired Law Enforcement Consultant to learn, appreciate, and fall in love with pastels? The ease with which a painting can be changed and improved inspired John to study with Sacramento Artist, Marbo Barnard, after basic art courses at American River College.

SHIRLEY NEFF - Rich colors and ten years of experience continue to inspire Shirley in the creation of pastel art. One of the original members of the CPC Arts Committee, she studied with Marbo Barnard at American River College.

April Exhibit - Colorful Kites
Kite Coloring Workshop is a Big Success!
More than 40 people attended the Art Committee- sponsored Kite Workshop on Sunday, March 6. They purchased and colored 24 kites with a variety of dazzling designs, which will grace the Gathering Place Art Gallery during the month of April, and will“Color the Sky With Kites” at Ancil Hoffman Park on May 1. Karen Ganon led children and adults through the creation of Haiku, which is also on display. It was difficult to determine who was having more fun decorating kites and writing Haiku, the children or the adults. A number of “children at heart” adults were present, without children, to decorate their own kites. Many thanks to the members of the Art Committee and some spouses, who made the workshop possible. Considering that a number of CPC members have kites from previous years or will buy ready-to-fly kites, the dream of seeing 50 kites in the air at one time, is looking more like a reality than a dream. Examples are shown below.

February-March Exhibit
Southwest Native America

   With his Kodak box camera and rolls of black and white film, Phil Mishler captured his first images at an early age and soon learned to develop his own film and pictures. As a young man, he graduated to color slide film and color prints. Eventually, Phil invested in a good quality SLR (single-lens reflex) camera with macro and zoom lenses (now sitting idle because film is passe, replaced by digital equipment and processing). Upon his retirement, Phil completed classes in photo composition and now carries his second digital camera on Elderhostel travels with his wife, Jimmi. In addition, Phil has worked closely with the CPC Arts Committee, documenting art exhibits and displaying samples on the CPC web site. He enjoys editing his photos to improve their composition and clarity.
    These photos were taken, not as art, but from an initial interest Navajo culture as depicted by mystery novelist, Tony Hillerman at an Elderhostel program in Arizona. This piqued Phil's interest in Native America, and he and Jimmi returned to the Southwest several times. The photos in this exhibit were taken while traveling through Native American communities in Arizona and New Mexico.
     Examples of the exhibit are shown below.


"White House" ruins	Petroglyph story of horseback riders	"Montezuma's Castle"

"Female" or family Hogan	"Male" Hogan	Future dancers

Rug Weaver spinning her thread	Multistory housing at Taos Pueblo	Taos Artisan

"Sky City" housing with fancy ladders	Back side of "Sky City" housing	Code Talker memorial at Window Rock