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Page 6 THE CUERO RECORD Fri . Apr I I. 1975At Cuero High SchoolTexas Fine Arts Association show on exhibitPaintings by outstanding artists have been selected for circuit in the Texas Fine Arts Association Exhibition which will be on display in the art department at Cuero High School until May 1The show is open to the publicfree of charge during school hours onlvThis collection of pictures is made up of TFAA artists who reside in the Dallas Fort Wortharea and in Austin, Texas It is avery polished and urban group of works. Perhaps the one piece that strikes a nostalgic note inthe show is an etching entitled•'Cloud Tower’’ by a Richardson Texas artist, Mary Cranfill Curtis Ms Curtiswork is entirely devoted to the*»period architecture of Texas.The subject in her prints is alwavs rendered in verv careful and loving detail, rich in textureand full of subtle black and whitecontrast with warm grey shadows The subject caught within a fine line rectilinear frame reminds one of something brought back from memory. Clouds extend beyond the rectilinear frame into a white picture plane which makes thisVictorian turret trulv seem to be•caught in a dreamIn contrast to Ms Curtis' glimpse of the past is Dallas artist, Elizabeth Bradshaw s painting, entitled “R. L Thornton From 2nd Avenue The intensely colored cityscape with its swooping arches and freeway curves in contrast to the architecture freeway system gives a clear impression of movement and activity.A Fort Worth artist, Virginia Berry in her Acrylic work entitled. “Patchwork’’ has created a piece that is also full of movement However, this time it is a movement of pure color alone, which seems to be entering the picture from the side and swirling intoa vortex of smaller overlapping patchwork — like shapes Ralph White's equally colorful work, entitled “Serenade”, employs dazzling color. However, the title suggests that it is the artist’s intention not to swirl the viewer’s eye through, but rather to engage it in the cheerful meditation of pure color Incontrast. Jeanette Welty Chelf in “Solar Wind1' has employed almost exactly the same color to create a composition full of optical tricks Ms Chelf'scomposition is reminiscent of the work of Victor Vasarely. Another colorful piece by Jane Edwards of Fort Worth is entitled “Indian Dance.” Here again are found more of the same colors. However, the basic approach is not one of paint applied by the brush, but rather color set adrift on the paper w ithin pools of water and then manipulated by brush or feather to create the composition It is one which results in overpowering organic shapes against primary colors, red, yellow and blue.In a completely different vein is the work by a Dallas artist, Gary Adcock, called “Strata Patterns XXII.” The appearance of brown toned earth is further enhanced by an underlying relief composition consisting of either gesso orMrs Emil Penner recently returned from Bakersfield, Calif, where she visited her mother, Mrs. M.F. Permenter. Mrs. Permenter, who has been the house guest of Mr. and Mrs Penner on numerous occasions, has many friends here.While in Bakersfield, Mrs. Penner and her mother were entertained with a buffet dinner given in the home of Mr and Mrs. V.H Blackburn. The happy occasion marked a milestone for Mrs. Permenter, a celebration of her 80th birthday anniversary.The serving table and individual dining tables were laid with embroidered linen cloths and centered with arrangements of flowering blossoms and yellow tapers.A beautifully decorated cake, fully lighted, was presented to the birthday honoree during the dessert hourEmplaning for Texas, Mrs. Penner stopped over in Tucson, Ariz. to visit her niece andheavily and thickly worked applications of glue which are then painted over Working completely independent of Mr Adcock, but ina similar vein, is a young artist, Suzanne Sandiferof Austin, Texas whose untitledacrylic has some things in common with the previous picture. Miss Sandifer has created lavishly worked earth like surface carefully colored and added metal and wood both to enrich the composition and provide significant contrast Miss Sandifer ’ s work in contrast with Mr Adcock’s is murkier and darker in mood Though the colors are similar and the subject seems to be also, they are both persuing different ends. A more obvious landscape would be “Retaining Wall” by Dallas artist Rita Mallett. In this composition the viewer must find his way in as best he can. An obvious starting point to sort out this somewhatgeometric landscape would be to start with the blue sky. TwoJennifer.Birthday observed with supper partyLeroy Hamilton was honored with a surprise supper party given by Beatrice Lyarels April 2 in Mrs. Hamilton’s home. The occasion marked the honoree’s 86th birthday anniversary.Sixteen guests included close relatives and friends.Centering the dining room table was a centerpiece of lovely pink hydrangeas.INEXPENSIVE WALL ARTCan’t afford the kind of huge wall size paintings that do so much for a room? Be creative and save money at the same time With colorful paints (and masking tape to help you produce sharp lines) you can create bright supergraphic designs directly on a wall!concerned primarily with the creation and application of shapes are John Voelker of Dallas, with his collage on scratchboard entitled “Speedway”, and Jack Willis of Fort Worth, in his Sengraph entitled “December Print Both of these works are arrived at through multiple applications of paint. In Mr. Willis’ case the shapes were created through the use of at least four silk screens, each screen applying different shapes to the paper. The final grouping with overlaps creates new and additional colors. Mr. Voelker’s shapes were created with photographs cut from publications and the composition has been carefully worked with a sharp knife and with a scratchboard point to create a network of black and white linear design through the photographs.Amelia Lee Cunningham’sacrylic work entitled, “Painting for a Living Room, ’ ’ an amusing expressionist styled work, guarantees that your living room will never be without visitors. This work clearly is more of a drawing than a finished painting with the original sketching underneath showing through the thinly washed veneers of paint with only a flush of white between the figures to bring the composition forth.On the more puzzling side is Dale Conner’s ink and watercolor drawing entitled “You Catchin, They Catchin”. This exquisite piece of drawing is very suggestive of figures or creatures that have never fully emerged or are identified through the artist’s hand. However, the color and line quality in themselves are fascinating and the composition in its placement on a beautiful piece of white paper is tasteful and elegant. Also subtle and elegant but in a different vein is Florence Bregman’s work, “No. 2060’’, a hardedge composition consisting of overlapping planes of color. The stereo shaped composition appears to be tissue paper thin because of its delicate choice of coloE all within the same value range.artists whose works seem to beMrs. Emil Penner entertainedwhile visiting in Californiafamily, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Cadmus Jr. and baby daughter,
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