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Show Landscape art to be scene-stealer at KAC Mountain meadows will be a refreshing change from Park City -snowscapes when the work of landscape land-scape artist Richard Murray opens at the Kimball Art Center Dec. 1. Murray relies on traditional landscape-painting techniques to create images that are pensive and quiet, evoking a mood of both calm and expectation. A romantic feeling is his specialty. "I would like to be known as the master of that type of landscape," Murray says. Often his subjects are meadows and landscapes near Salt Lake City. But he has traveled to Egypt and Africa to study the history and land- ! scapes there. He has exhibited the resulting work in Salt Lake City. He plans to continue traveling and hopes to earn national recognition. The exhibit will run in the Main Gallery through Jan. 2. In the Lower Gallery, the Christmas boutique will offer a cornucopia cor-nucopia of hand-crafted gifts from Dec. 1 through 31. Ready for .: stocking-stuffing are stuffed animals, wooden toys and miniature bronzes. In addition, leather bags, brass kaleidoscopes, music boxes and ceramics will stock the shelves. A reception for Murray will be held Dec. 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. It is free and open to the public. For more information, in-formation, call 649-8882. |