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Show THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY OCTOBER 1986 13. PACE 11 Zornes watercolors featured in Braithwaite Gallery BY DAWN DE BUSK The colors, hi ght and muted, dance on the print It's rot a quivk, electric dance, but a slow movement brought on by the breezes Lite on the canvas is still and serene, but the colors move, separating objects the way the earth separates them This painting entitled "Backroad to Brea" sells for $1,500 and is on exhibit with more than 20 other watercolors at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery The artist is Milford Zornes, whose watercolor paintings evoke emotion and an inner peacefulness held a Zornes, from Oct watercolor workshop in the Old Administration Building Zornes says of his workshops, "My main purpose in these workshops is to orient people with the basic values of don't place too much painting emphasis on watercolors alone, assuming in order to be a strong watercolor artist, one must be a strong " painter Zornes has Ik Id many workshops in Utah over the ears including workshops in login Neplu St George, Cedar City, and a lecture tor the Utah Watt icolor Soc lety in Salt 13, remain in Utah or even in the United States, he has traveled to Spam, Mexico, Italy, Guatemala, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong He most recently conducted a workshop in Ireland His paintings are exhibited as part of a collection ot the Metropolitan Museum ot Art in New York, the Corcoran Gallery and the White House Generally, Zornes does not travel to these workshops abroad alone, but with a group of artists who are greeted with interest by the natives of each country "It's a phenomenon the exciting art that is created in America," says Zornes "In Europe, there is a tradition ot art, a history of art, but not the individual study like in the United Sfates," he adds This group ot artists has'included Thomas Craig and Dixon, vs ho have intluenced Zornes' work 'Me worked together a great deal and he was a suport to me," says Zornes ot Craig Zornes realized that art was his lite when he was 19 "The Depression W'as responsible lor making me an artist,' Zornes says "During the war when times were rough and money was hard, could always sell a painting For some reason, someone would want their child or their dog painted Then, would have money in my pocket," he says Later, he was hired by the United I States Army during M'orld War II as an official army artist "I was stationed in Lake City Zornes makes Its home in Mt Carmel Utah He has a studio and a cabin on the pioperty he purchased alter the death ot a triend and fellow pamtei Manard Dixon teel torn because want to stav home and v it to make these trips My wife often has to stay and hold down the for t, " Zo les says "But my , ot life calls me to different countries so I'na away a great deal " Zornes is currently in Vermont tor a will enjoy the beautiful workshop autumn weather in New England, but will miss it here," Zornes says Zornes and his paintings do not New Delhi There were three of us whose job it w'as to sketch or paint war mnnuevers and tactics and things ot that nature," Zornes explains "One day, had a chance to break away and jiamt some ot historical India India has so much histoiy and painted the tour th city which had been built It was very beautiful, " he continues He points at a painting, w'hich is not for sale It shows a deep blue sky and contrasting sandy buildings with women carrying baskets on their shoulders to the gates of the city "It was so hot that the color dried betore it got otf the brush usually use opaque to lighten the colors, but had to wait until returned to my studio to lighten the painting," he explains Most art critics and enthusiasts associate Zornes with the "California School of Painting" which occured in the late 1910s and '40s "The Cal lorn la School of Painting began when artists became jiaitial to painting outdoors U atercolor was the medium that allowed artists to take weekend t'ljis The v were' no longer confined to studios and bad weather like' the East C oast ' Zoi it's explains Dining tins artistic movemr nt, oiiies was attending college and art was not one school in Los Angelos ot the lest America is to catch on to the California School ot Painting, was one ot the second slung jiaiticipants, ! Zoi nc ! s suv s think t' at American painting was inline need greatly by the Mexican muralists These artists used bright colois," Zornes says Watercolors are not only colorful, but it is an expedient medium that an artist can pick up and carry, says Zornes "Because of this, naturally evolved as a watercolor artist rather than making a conscious choice," he adds I 'Winter at Mt Carmel' by Utah artist Milford Zornes is among the paintings being featured in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery this month Performing arts theatre construction plans set for April BY GRACE SNELL The final design plans and blueprints for the new' Cedar City Performing Arts Theatre are now complete Fred C Adams, production manager of the theatre, and architect Louis Ulrich presented the plans and blueprints to the Cedar City Council on Oct tor the body's review and approval of the project The new theatre is the first step in creating the Cedar City Performing Arts Theatre which will eventually take up a whole block and consist of the new indoor theatre, an outdoor theatre, a renaissance study school, an ale house, a flower shop, and a gift shop ittie, hsw tfoiiipletffche fe<fesjgned 1 by the same company, FFK&R of Salt Lake City, who perfunned work on the Centrum and the new Student Center The plan for the complex was instituted by the Utah State Economic and Development Board The idea bemnd the project is to bring tourist dollars into the city. A study showed tourism to be the number one source of industry, and the Shakespearean festival is the primary factor. The new theatre will nearly double the amount of people coming here for the festival and in turn will help other businesses in town as well. The new theatre will enable the Shakespeare festival to extend through Labor Day and perhaps longer if the demand exists Currently, SUSC's Shakespearean theatre seats about 850 people The new theatre will seat another 750 While the festival brings in about $7 million a season, in seven years, with the new project, $16 million is the projected yearly dollar amount to be brought in by the festival So far, $2.75 million has been donated by the Utah State Economic and Development Board to the citv, and $500,000 was donated by the Department of Health and Human Services There is also the need of a donation from an individual or company of $750,000 or more The new theatre will be named after the donor. Bids for construction will be taken on Dec 1, 1986, with work expected to begin in April 1987 The theatre will be completed for the 1988 festival season. By the 1989 season three plays will run in each theatre Only two plays are being shown in the new theatre in 1988 because the scene shop won't be completed until 1989 In the past there has been some confusion about ownership of the new theatre complex. It is being built by Cedar City to boost the income of the community. SUSC is helping with the project a great deal but the city has the final word on everything. Right now SUSC is working on an agreement with the city in order to use the new facility in the winter for student productions. |
