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The Herald and The Lantern

Wednesday. January 23,1980

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Since the scream of light shot through the southwest window at 1:30 three weeks ago. this artist has been caught up in depicting the event paint. Bach painting has its unique set of problems: some are recognized at the beginning df the work, others reveal themselves as the piece develops At this point I am somewhere in the midst of things, trying to work my way out The structure of the painting' is this: it is an 'intimate.'' which means a scene seleed from everyday life. The viewer stands in the hallway next to Lsome bookshelves, looking through the doohvay to a corner of the tHHlroom A window on the wall facing the viewer glows with indirect light, illuminating the plants around it In front of the window is a brass bed which is angled back into the corner Curled up on the tied is "Hattie" the dog. dozing At the near end of the bed. a fern in a wicker stand confronts the afternoon, sun shining through a window off to the

right behind the door jam. The fern casts a long shadow across the rug. The initial problem with this piece was the organization of all those elements within the confines of a 24x30 canvas This is more of a matter than hanging a frame around what is there. A slice of life may not have all the workings of a good picture and even if the artist is choosing to depict it in a representational Tnanner. she must interpret the vision with paint on a two-dim* , 7.:,ional surface. Each object within the scene is modified in some way to work to the ad-

vantage of the unity of the '

whole piffure.

One of the first decisions to be made was that of the scale of the picture: howmuch would be shown at what size Each of the elements must be in proportion to the others if there is to be a comfortable feeling of actual space In this instance the doorway acts as a frame for the room within, while the window extends the distance out and beyond

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The full expanse from floor

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tained there The walls that

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subject were to be painted on a format of. say. 20x30. which has a proportion of 2:3. the same Composition would not be used. There are methods for fitting the pieces into this design puzzle. First of all. one must learn to recognize where the dynamic areas are within a picture plane as well as the dead spots. Some definitive approaches include basing the composition on a letter of the alphabet, subdividing the area with crosses and diagonals, or the use of geometric relationships The mast dependable device is Ihe eye The eye will notice an imT>alance intuitively, especially if it is disciplined through experience

Optimist Club Wins Award

COURT HOUSE For outstanding service to the local community the Optimist Club of Middle Township has won the Honor Club Award for 1979 HO. club president Doug Griffin has announced International notification of the award to the local Optimists was made by Optimist International President James Creed of Fort Collins. Colo The award a medallion for the club's banner, will be presented to the club in the next few weeks. "We are proud to learn of our winning this award.

and proud of Carl O. Baker, who was president Inst • year when this activities record was achieved." Griffinsaid The local club was chartered in ItOi with 35 members: it noworas33. Menial Health Unit To Meet COURT HOuAe "rho Mental Health Advocacy Group of Cape May County will meet 7p m January 2H at the county library Monday night's meeting will feature a guest speaker. For more information. call B8H-in36

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