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Show V k REFLEX JOURNAL RUl r.RTIN LEADER, OCTOBER 2S, 19S2 jupipiuv a) -- X A V i V; n HONORFD fied school employees who were honored during Utah School Employees Asocia-(ion'- s annual conference held Oct. MS. KING, a 25 year em 7-- wacacL. a' Area ar,'t cc Parnson al na ,ouc to landscape painting that shows an example of quality artwork that has made him known near and far. , THF ARTIQT'Q 1 1 Lr Jill 1 1 3 1 vJ TOUCH works in a leading art gallery. Second, his paintings were chosen for the Loanin Tree Greeting Card line. By DON ETA GATHERl'M - When Lee Parkinson starts LAYTON to create It painting his first thoughts are, "What am I going to do with this painting that I have never done before? Another question Mr. Parkinson asks himself as he paints is, "What are my feelings about how the scene should be painted at this particular time?" PEELINGS change. Mr. Parkinson might paint the same barn, tree, mountain several different times depending on his thoughts and feelings when the painting is taking form. "Art is an evolving thing. You develop the way you paint over your entire lifetime, Mr. Parkinson believes. IT HAS TAKEN Mr. Parkinson his entire lifetime to arrive at the high level of success he has reached in the competitive circle of a professional artist. Today, Lee Parkinsons name and his paintings are known in the finest art circles. He is mentioned in "Who's W'ho in American Artists and "American Artists of Renown. Galleries asked for his work. Critics react favorably of his paintings to his style. Eighty-fou- r have been reproduced into prints. Lee Parkinson is one of Utahs most successful artists. THIS COMMITMENT to art started when Lee was in the seventh grade. He had an outstanding art teacher named Joe Packer who taught at Lewis Junior High School in Ogden. Mr. Packer was a roping cowboy in the summer months and an artist and teacher all year round. I can still remember each painting that he had displayed in his classroom. I thought, if only I could make things seem that real, Mr. Parkinson recalls vividly drawing from his teen memory bank. After completing school in Ogden, Mr. Parkinson moved to Los Angeles, Calif, w here he attended the Otis Art Institute. He spent eight years in California before returning home to Ogden. MR. PARKINSON was try ing to get some of his paintings accepted into galleries about the same time that one gallery in Taos, New Mexico was changing hands. He approached the new owners. They liked his work. He has been exhibiting in this gallery for the past 13 years. "Once you get established, other galleries call you. Now I am able to pick my own galleries, Mr. Parkinson says. Galleries that exhibit art comparable in style and subject matter with your own are best. Mr. Parkinson has paintings in galleries in New Mexico, Wyoming, Texas and California. OVER SIX years ago, Lee Parkinson decided he would like to have his paintings reproduced and used in the Leanin' Tree greeting card line. He sent a sample of his paintings to the company. They rejected his work. A short time later, the president of Leanin Tree called Mr. Parkinson. He had seen a painting done by Mr. Parkinson in an art gallery. Would Mr. Parkinson be interested in selling this work entitled Winter Lace to the Leanin Tree card line? "Winter Lace became the best selling card ever to be used in the Leanin Tree line. FOR FOUR years Lee Parkinson reproductions have been the best selling cards in the Leanin Tree assortment. 750,000 cards are sold annually. Friends from as far away as Australia have sent Mr. Parkinson Christmas cards with his own paintings on the front. Mr. Parkinson includes a brief paragraph about the painting and what it represents to him with each of his works that are reproduced for the card company. SUCCESS IN the field of art means more work. In order to keep up with contracts to galleries and to Leanin Tree, Mr. Parkinson must have a good inventory of paintings available. This means he must paint from 8 hours each day. No longer is there time to teach classes. Only twice a year does he travel to Texas to teach a special seminar FOR ABOUT 35 years, Lee Parkinson that is a combination of demonstration and earned a living in the commercial art field. showing how. He continued serious painting all this time. It was difficult for Mr. Parkinson to give Mr. Parkinson owned a picture frame shop up teaching art. He believes an artist has an in Ogden for many years also. obligation to pass his talent on to others. In 1966 he started teaching art and was For this reason, Mr. Parkinson has desuccessful in this line. He turned his com- veloped a series of eight lesson books. mercial art business over to other family members. In 1972 he gave up the picture ANYONE CAN Paint is a positive frames business to his sons and became a course to successful oil painting. The series e artist. are notebooks of painting methods. Each lesson contains an oil demonstration sheet FIVE YEARS ago, Lee Parkinson and his with a set of p pictures. This imwife, Doris, left Ogden and moved into a portant aid to artists was published in 1981. spacious home in East Layton. Sales have been very good. The Parkinsons are the parents of eight Expressing thoughts and feelings are imchildren. All are married. Six of the children portant to Lee Parkinson. He does his best paint. Three teach painting. The Parkinson through his paintings but he can also exchildren studied with their father and with press his artistic talents through writing other artists. Mr. Parkinson believes it is down his experiences. His 1978 autobiograimportant to learn from others and to de- phy entitled Lee Parkinson Western Artist - Paintings with a Western Flavor is a best velop your own style. selling book. ALTHOUGH Mr. Parkinson has tried nearly every medium in the art field, he now IN PAINTING, Lee Parkinson doesnt paints exclusively in oils. They offer me have one certain established pattern. He more challenge. It takes effort to get tex- likes to paint on location about three diffeture. You get a softness and a blending that rent settings of F2-- 2 hours each. This is can only be achieved through using oil done at the same time each day so the lights paints, he believes. and shadows are the same. There are some Landscapes are his favorite subject. He difficulties with outside work. You need to likes to include animals in his paintings. cut down on the things in the picture to give it good composition, he says. Mr. Parkinson developed a IN 1968-6SOMETIMES paintings are done from special drying agent, called PGM (Parkin- slides. Some works are created from mental oil son Glazing Medium). This allows the ideas only. paints to dry more quickly. It is an improveOne of Mr. Parkinsons most interesting ment over the "black oil product that was was commissioned by the Utah paintings developed in the 1930s by WPA artists. State Historical Society. It is entitled First versaPGM is sold all over the U.S. It gives To complete this work, Mr. Rendevous. tility to oils. Mr. Parkinson says the glazing Parkinson traveled to the mountain locaqualities of PGM are as important to the tions of the first trapper rendevous. He colquality of the finished painting as its drying lected all the historical photos available that properties. He read the histormen. mountain showed An artist's success is connected with the ies of mountain men and how they lived. public exposure he receives. Two events Then he painted his impressions of all he helped Lee Parkinson become had learned. First, he got the opportunity to exhibit his 6-- ! full-tim- step-by-ste- Edna L King, second from left, was honored as one of five outstanding at Layton High School. rifled school employees. She is a matron-custodiayears. Ms, King has served in the E. G. King Elementary. Whitesides Elementary and has been at Layton High School since 1981. Her describe her as joy to work with- Whitesides School was known tor their collection, storage HILL WAS the Air Force's nomination for the Department of Defense Environmental Quality Award following the receipt of Air Force's Thomas D. White award. The awards recognize that Hill conducted the best environ- HILL ALSO operates a complex, chemical sensing system in one of its depot repair shops. The only one of its kind in the Air Force, the system measures concentrations of ten chemical gases as part of an employee health protection mental quality program during 1981. The base was specifically recognized for its efforts in the areas of resource conservation and recycling, solid waste management and hazardous waste management. WITHIN the past 15 duced fossil fuel consumption by 17 percent from 980 and by 19 percent from 1981. Last year, the paper recycling program recovered more than 1 ,000 tons of waste paper, double the amount from 1980. The paper was sold for a profit of $40,000 and the money was used to help pay for other base projects and activities. Oil 1 consumption 14.000 barrels. decreased by HILLS SOLID waste man- agement program includes the paper recycling program, a new petroleum recovery plan, and a joint project with a local planning council to develop a refuse incinerator to produce steam and electricity. Refuse from the base and the local area will be burned to produce energy which will be offered to the base. With the fuel recovery plan, the base is reusing more of its. fuel instead of selling it. The reuse value is higher than its sale value. Most of the material will be reissued for use as a heating plant fuel. By the end of 1982, Hill hopes to reuse 40.000 gallons of petroleum. analysis purposes. tem for special training or HILL IS the only Utah industry with a program to restore hazardous waste sites to handling requirements. Another system monitors safe operating conditions. The program concentrates on older sites that have developed environmental prob'ems. Hill's competitors for the award included Army and Navy bases in Virginia and Maryland. plan. Hill's hazardous waste disposal operation includes and burning or detonation of munitions and missiles. Solid hazardous waste USED WINDSHIELDS in- $AVE$! aircraft e everyone using the building. And in addition to her work, she is always looking and thinking what might be better for the school and her attitude and versatility make her a very valuable employee. She has distinguished herself as an extremely competent employee and is a credit to our staff. USEA has been presenting awards to outstanding school employees in the classified sector for the past 10 years to give honor and recognition to school custodians, maintenance personnel, food service, education aides and secretaries, and bus drivers. AND cludes treatment plant foam-typ- MS. KINGS principal at Layton High School indicated that the quality of her work is "impeccable and noticed by FACTORY SECONDS land-filli- sludges, months, Hill has made many improvements in its resource conservation measures. Energy conservation efforts re- test targets. Test areas are kept clear for photography and and disposal. More than 7.000 line items are marked with a coding sys- work place environments to determine their effect on employees' health. a kind and loving person, we love her, too." dcdi-cated- -a ment, making the couple's vironmental Quality Award for 1981. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger presented the award to Major General Leo Marquez, commander of Hill's Ogden Air Logistics Center, during a visit here recently. as the cleanest in Davis County when F. lna worked there. Our school just gleams; it's squeaky clean! Edna performs to the peak of perfection, she is combined years of service 52 ployee in the Davis District, was nominated by more than 40 fellow employees w ho indicated "we don't know which of the Kings is the better half." Ms. King's husband, Dee has worked for the district for 27 years in the custodial depart- HAFB Wins Award Hill Air Force Base has won the Secretary of Defense En- das n fuel tank liners, sand blast OVER 1,000 IN STOCK media, and waste products from the machining of heavy metals. FIVE SPECIAL response teams have been organized to respond to aircraft missile component and depot emergencies. A they OPEN SATURDAY TIL' NOON specialized hazardous material contingency team is available for worldwide deployment. In addition, Hill operates a hotline to report spills of any kind. Birds, grasshoppers, mos- quitos and weeds are hazardous to base duties too. Hill's pest management program is aimed at controlling or ridding the base of these problems so OGDEN LAYTON KAYSVILLE 399-923- 8 3 i 4 or 578 N. MAIN LAYTON ' ' A-. wont interfere with or 399-565- .327 28th ST. OGDEN l QUALITY GLASS flights or munitions and missile Dont Take A Chance! VOTE FIQ ON PROPOSITION! Because... THE AWARD also recognizes Hill for its management of hazardous and toxic materials required in its mainte- Results in many cases in the Reduction or outright elimination of employee salary rises. Advertisement sponsored as an informational service by the Layton Chamber of Commerce nance and repair activities. Several management programs track their use and moni BK F&ME DAVIS COUNTY ATTORNEY Experienced: -- -- -- -- 13 years practice of law in Davis County. Extensive experience in Municipal law Experienced prosecutor Well acquainted with Davis County and the challanges we face Uj)! Dedicated to: 9, well-know- Effective and vigorous prosecution with crime in Davis County -- f those charged Special emphasis on enforcement oc Drug and Alcohol related laws and laws protec ting children and Senior Citizens. Continued close cooperation with otl er law enforcement agencies of the County -- -- fTTfanfgcTT GEM Citizen Paid for by comittee to elect. Rod Page |