Archive for the ‘Arts and Culture’ Category
February 8th, 2010
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- Laura Moriarty
- How Mountains Are Made
“How Mountains Are Made,” by Laura Moriarty, is one of the works in Geologic Time, continuing through Feb. 27 at the Conrad Wilde Gallery, 439 N. Sixth Ave., Suite 171. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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I recently interviewed Dale Strong, a local artist who uses iced-tea spoons to paint instead of brushes or palette knives. Read it here.
He teaches inexperienced students how to paint landscapes using his method. On a recent Saturday afternoon, I paid for a class and accepted Dale’s challenge to paint a picture. I have never painted before.
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In a period of about four hours, Dale and I created a landscape scene of Cottonwood Creek at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. I have to give credit to him, as he touched up my goofs and painted the bridge, for the sake of expediency.
I learned about persepective, composition and balance and was taught to look at things with greater awareness. The sky is not just blue, nor are trees all the same hue. Proper shading is important; you wouldn’t put shade on both sides of a tree trunk, as the sun is only on one side.
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With a very encouraging demeanor and non-intimidating style, Dale is the art teacher you wish you had in school. He made jokes, kept it light and was very complimentary. Had he taught me in grade-school art class, I wouldn’t have missed a day.
For more information, visit www.artistdalestrong.com
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Longtime TW readers may recall “Staggering Heights,” a ongoing comic strip by Joe Forkan, whose work also graced many a cover for TW through the 1990s.
Joe is now an associate professor of art at California State Fullerton. Check out some of his latest work here.
He’s also posting those old strips on his Staggering Heights blog, along with commentary. One great story he tells:
I met Charles Schulz once. I was in my early twenties, and I was drawing comic strips and editorial cartoons for a bunch of college papers at the time. I heard that Schulz was in Tucson, where I lived, filming a live-action sequence for some Peanuts special at the local skating rink. Well, when I was a kid I loved the strip, as did anyone my age. He did artwork for the Apollo 10 moon landing, for god’s sake. Snoopy was everywhere, and Christmas and Halloween weren’t the same if you missed the Peanuts specials when they aired. So the strip was a bit of a touchstone for me, and Schulz was certainly the most successful cartoonist imaginable.Well, being an industrious young man, I decided it would be a good idea to head right down to the skating rink and show him my cartoons, thinking of course, that he would
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Due to an illness, Beowulf Alley Late Night Theatre group has cancelled performances of Athene. They were to take place on Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25. Call 882-0555 or visit www.beowulfalley.org for more information.
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Antigone Books hosts a benefit for Owl and Panther on Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Five authors of young adult works will read at one of our favorite independent book shops at 411 N. 4th Avenue:
Robin Brande will read from Fat Cat (Knopf, $16.99), a funny, thoughtful novel that explores how girls feel about their bodies, and the ways they can take care of their most precious resource: themselves.Juanita Havill will read from Grow: A Novel in Verse (Peachtree, $14.95). This novel, written from the perspective of 12-year old Kate, shows how an inner-city community garden brings neighbors together.
Marge Pellegrino will read from Journey of Dreams (F. Lincoln, $15.95). A modern-day Underground Railroad during conflict in Guatemala forms the center of this wonderful and stirring novel told from the viewpoint of a 13-year-old Mayan girl.
Janni Lee Simner will read from her novel, Bones of Faerie (Random House, $16.99). The war between humanity and Faerie has devastated both sides. When 15-year-old Liza discovers she has the Faerie ability to see into the past and future, she finds what may be the key to healing both worlds.
Jennifer J. Stewart will read from her novel, Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind (Holiday House, $6.95). When 12-year old Annie’s father announces that the family will be spending the next two months in Nepal on a medical mission, Annie’s not so sure about this adventure. But when she meets Nirmala, a girl close to her own age, the real adventure begins.
Besides listening to great authors with or without your kids, 20 percent of sales from the evening go to a local organization Owl and Panther, a group that helps those affected by trauma through creative writing and counseling. Owl & Panther also works to treat trauma associated with torture, dislocation, refugee status, or family problems. The group sounds amazing. Check them out at http://www.owlandpanther.org/aboutus.php
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