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Show Union art gallery open again i- ; r ( V- v; f x - V' up by RHONDA BRIMLEY Chronicle Staff The Union Building Art Gallery is finally open agin, with four local artists' works on display. The Union Gallery which has been closed for the past two years is open every school day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is now under new management by Laura Hourichi, an art major. Laura was appointed by Chad Dobson, Union program coordinator. co-ordinator. Miss Hourichi is in charge of contacting the artists. She then displays the paintings and will even sell them. Laura says the reason for the gallery's failure in the past was poor planning and coordinating coor-dinating with the artists. The display flats and lights have been sitting unused for two years. One of the four artists, Bill Hawkins, has the largest amount of works displayed. He shows quite a variety of style, moving from abstract ab-stract to oil portraits. His painting entitled "Fat Man" is the first painting seen when entering the gallery. It is different from the rest because he did it while attending this University. The "Fat Man" has very soft textures and shows good class room discipline. Following Hawkins are Lynn PHOTO BY MarvBililt Bright's impressionistic oils. His works are a study of color depth and use of light, as in "Fall Sunset," Sun-set," a display of brilliant fall colors in glazed oils. Next to Bright's display are three ink and water color pictures by Francis Zimbeaux. His "Nymph by the Water" is delicate both in color and line. Ralph Schofield's bright acrylic paintings are quite a contrast con-trast next to Zimbeaux's gentle naturalistic style. Schofield's "Bather" and "Lake Shore" have vivid colors and well di'-iE One of the most ww works in the gallery s :V Schofield. At first $4 untitled piece looks like a T square with a blue Meat Me-at the top. But then a eye might catch the he tures in the black thai, painting new meaning. , It might be worth go' -Union Art Gallery just l: opinion on this painting |