William Grant Still Arts Center Show

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Artists</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="822"><div> <IMG SRC="2cfbc020.png" border=0 width="444" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="945" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1440 WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1440" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="4a57ff40.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="244" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"John Coltrane: Japan Red"</B></div> <div> Engraved collographic monoprint, from a suite of <B>three</B>, 1997</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4a67f2f0.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="815" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Big Band Big Fun"</B></div> <div> Color pencil on paper, 90"h x 42"w, 1982-3</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="387" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> "Random Minors, Major Players"</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> An Exhibition of Art about Music by Nine L.A. Artists </div> <div> <B>at the </B><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160925838791" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16"><U><B>William Grant Still Arts Center</B></U></A><B>,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Times New Roman" >  </FONT></div> <div> 10 October - 14 November 2009</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 114 WIDTH="373"><div> <B>Featuring the Art of</B></div> <div> Moses Ball, Lili Bernard, Mark Broyard, Thom Dower, Michael Massenburg, Norman Maxwell, Ray McCray, Emi Motokawa, and J Michael Walker</div> <bR> <div> <B>Curated by Ami Montevalli</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1440" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="387" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> "Random Minors, Major Players"</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 79 ><NOBR><div> An Exhibition of Art about Music by Nine L.A. Artists </div> <div> <B>at the </B><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160925838791" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16"><U><B>William Grant Still Arts Center</B></U></A><B>,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Times New Roman" >  </FONT></div> <div> 10 October - 14 November 2009</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 286 WIDTH="373"><div> I was recently invited to exhibit some of my artworks that focus on mudic, for a group show at an LA community arts space. I had just completed my <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gustavo Dudamel"><U>commissioned portrait of Gustavo Dudamel</U></A>, for which I had created the character study shown below, so I was interested to dig through my archives and see what else I might have. </div> <bR> <div> The pieces at left - John Coltrane and Big Band - are some early works, and I relished the chance to view them again. </div> <div> In the show, the Big Band piece is paitred with the mermaid piece here at bottom; they are 20 years apart in execution and, much as  love the Big Band piece, it is a wonder to me that, as a self-taught artist, I got to the point of creating something as realistic as these two works below. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4a77f4d0.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Gustavo Dudamel: Force of Nature"</B></div> <div> <I><B>(Character Study)</B></I></div> <div> Color pencil on paper, 17" x 19", 2009</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4a87f0e0.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="526" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Siren's Serenade / Serenata de Sirena"</B></div> <div> Color pencil on paper, 50" x 38", 2003</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="7"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1440" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="7" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="987"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="987" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>