Show r t C r t re Mrs Lonnie presents to Principal Stanley Black her painting of a forest scene in Germany Presented Paintings By Bv Local Group of Artists Mrs Lonnie spearheaded spearheaded spear spear- headed a project at Ephraim Junior High that developed into one of the finest things that has happened to the school according according ac ac- ac cording to faculty members Since last spring Mrs has solicited from local artists contribution of art pieces to be hung in the halls of the school The response was heartwarming At an assembly held last Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning official presentation presenta presenta- tion of these pictures was made to Principal Black by the artists artists artists art art- themselves or by family representatives ta tives Mrs LaRue Jennings gave an oil on Sanpete House Professor Jim Aston a western scene Little Church Karen Gleave Cleave Shady Glen Ann Buchanan a floral still life Wendy Vendy McGarry McGarry Mc Mc- Garry Meditation Chapel an original architectural design and rendering in water color Lonnie Forest Carole Denton In The Woods and Nadine Nibley an oil of Mt Professor Aston prefaced the program with a discussion that challenged students to think about what art really is He described the ways that art affects affects af af- af all people He mentioned three primary divisions of the fine arts architecture sculpturing sculpturing sculpturing turing and painting and said that they in turn are broken down into many craft forms Professor Aston gave an in interesting interesting in in- description of various media used for painting and how they are prepared He probably surprised some students by saying saying saying say say- ing there is really no such thing as color rather it is the pigment pigment pig pig- ment of any surface that determines determines determines deter deter- mines which rays of light are reflected and which are ab air Mrs Gleave Cleave suggested some practical applications of artistic artistic artistic artis artis- tic principles in daily living and dress Mrs Irs McGarry representing her daughter Wendy Vendy explained an architectural rendering and showed the need for precision in architectural sketching Mrs Denton challenged students students stu stu- stu dents with the question Why Culture and gave sparkling reasons why it is important Mrs Nibley a newcomer to Sanpete after presenting her oil of said she is anxious anxious anxious ious to paint some local scenes and will probably present one oneto oneto oneto to the school Mrs Jennings was unable to tobe tobe tobe be present but it was her gracious gracious gracious gra gra- cious response last spring that gave the committee impetus to find other works of art At that time she said I am honored to make this gift Mrs oil was one in inspired inspired in in- by her European tour last year it is a scene in the Black Forest of Germany She reports that other paintings have been promised to the school Ephraim Junior High has been enriched culturally because of the generosity of these patrons patrons patrons pa pa- and students thank them for the opportunity they have given them to grow in m an appreciation appreciation of the fine arts Mr Black concluded |