DECEMBER - APRIL
"An Exhibit of Narrative Paintings from
Biblical Scripture"
Artist: Valerie Pawlak
This Christmas
Season was highlighted at Trinity Presbyterian Church by
the opening of a new exhibit by Valerie Pawlak from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She exhibited oil paintings as
narrative on Biblical texts. While several of the
canvasses have been painted and shown before, others have
been painted to be shown for the first time at Trinity.
Ms. Pawlak studied
drawing for five years at a professional art school in
Milwaukee, receiving her degree in drawing from the
school. She went on to study painting in Italy and New
York, and spent five years studying and copying the
masterpieces in major museums. She brings to her art a
strong commitment to the fundamentals of good drawing and
painting. She describes her work as being driven by two
forces; "first and foremost is to master
artistically those things which make for good drawing and
painting; and second, to bring across the expression of
the work as a Christian motivated to glorify Jesus Christ
any way she can as an artist."
She says of her
work, "My approach to what I paint starts out with
very strong drawing, based upon a three-dimensional
world. The painting which comes out of that drawing may
or may not have more expression than the drawing. I do
not attempt to put my emotion first. Something stronger
is ruling me. I don’t think much about myself or
feelings, but about the piece of art."
Trinity has been
privileged to have one of her works on loan since August,
2000. The congregation is familiar with the work she
entered in our juried art exhibit, entitled "Where
All are Welcome," which has been on display in the
narthex. In her own faith journey she draws
upon both the Eastern Orthodox Church in which she was
raised and in the evangelical protestant church she often
attends.
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September
16 - October 31, 2001
Exhibit
by
James Janknegt
It is my
conviction that the function of art is to help us know
ourselves both individually and as a culture. To
paraphrase Walker Percy, "Art shows us things we
already knew but didn't know we knew." To view art,
live with art or to make art is a step down the road to
more awareness about oneself, one's culture and one's
relationship to God.
Use the following links
for more information:
James
B. Janknegt Art Homepage, In the Desert, and Parables: New Work .
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May,
2001
Susan vonMedicus
Letters from
Heaven: An Illuminated Alphabet is a
recently published book by this artist. The book presents
26 icons in a medieval manner, using gold leaf on red
clay and egg tempra.
The art weaves together an
illustrated alphabet of spiritual subjects ranging from
angels and saints to symbols of Eastern Orthodox, Roman,
and Anglican faiths. The lettering she uses is the Irish
Unical Majuscule, an ancient script developed during the
sixth to ninth centuries.
Trinity displayed the
original art illuminations from this book during the
month of May. This was the second exhibit at Trinity of
work by Susan vonMedicus. See samples below.
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1st Annual Juried Art
Show
2000
Hebrews 13:1-2 Let mutual love continue . .
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show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that
some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Winner of the $750 Purchase
Award:
The City's Finest
by David Blow
of Lake Dallas TX
Winner of the $150 First Place
award:
One Came Back
by Peg Rosenlund
of Dallas TX
Winner of the $100 Honorable
Mention award:
Hear the Word
by Sandra Bowden
from Clifton Park NY
February 25 - April 15, 2001
Sandra
Marcom Carlman
Sandra
Carlman will be our guest Sunday, February 25th, as we
begin an exhibit of her art. Carlman resides in Austin
TX. She graduated with a degree in art from Hardin-
Simmons College in 1966. She then came to the University
of North Texas as an assistant in the art department and
received her Master's degree in drawing and painting in
1968.
Her
exhibit features her work of torn-paper collages that
were done after the death of her son. The book by Henri
Nouwen, Can You Drink the Cup?, helped her deal
with her grief and led her to express his healing words
artistically.
| Also during Lent Randolph
Good, a Denton
artist who paints with oil and watercolors in the
classical tradition, exhibits one large painting
of Jesus on the cross. Other works are scheduled
during the coming year. Good was trained at the
University of Texas.
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Now showing the
National Tour of Children's Artwork!
"Whoever
welcomes this child ... welcomes me."
A call for
children's artwork for use in the denomination's campaign
resources resulted in over 1800 pencil sketches, crayon drawings,
watercolors and mixed media pieces from children between the ages
of 5 and 18. A large exhibit of 45 pieces and four smaller
collections of 25 pieces each are traveling across the United
States as part of the celebration of "The Year of the
Child." You can now see one of these exhibits at Trinity
during the month of November. Also see the artwork chosen for this year's planning calendar of the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
INFINITY AND
GRACE:
THE ART OF EDWARD KNIPPERS
September 17 - October 29, 2000
Infinity and
Grace is the intriguing title of the art exhibit at Trinity
Presbyterian Church that opened September 17. This exhibit was
jointly sponsored by Trinity and the Center for Visual Arts and
was the only showing in the Metroplex. The 42 canvases
illustrated scenes from the Old and New Testament.
Ed Knippers says
of his art, "The human body is at the center of my artistic
imagination because the body is an essential element in the
Christian doctrines of Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection.
In merging Christianity and art, I follow in a long tradition of
Western painting. I sometimes say that if a Cezanne was a
primitive of a new way, then I am a primitive of an old way.
Disembodiment is not an option for a Christian."
Edward Knippers
is an active Episcopalian who has been painting for many years
and has shared his understanding of the gospel through art in
galleries and churches around the country. Trinity had two of his
works in our sanctuary in 1996, following an exhibit at the
Biblical Arts Center in Dallas. During 11:00 a.m. worship on
Sunday, September 17, Mr. Knippers gave the sermon: "Spiritual Lessons I Have Learned in the Artist's Studio".
First Sunday in May
designated
as Worship and the Arts Sunday
On May 2 we heard music from
Mozart to Jazz. Beverly Hoch sang Mozart’s
“Exsultate Jubilate” at the morning worship service;
there was also a jazz trio made up of Mike Steinel, Pavel Wlosok,
and Lynn Seaton, playing the music of Charlie “Bird”
Parker, who is considered by some to be the Mozart of the 20th
Century.
There were two complementary art
exhibits: "Exsultate Jubilate" (composed of the
work of 10 artists expressing joy in Mozart’s work by the
same name) and "Jazz Art Jauntin’" (Robin Jensen).
Jensen is a Professor Emeritus of Art, after teaching at Calvin
College for 31 years. He says, “Jazz music is the main
metaphor used to express the theme which includes expressions of
the Blues, fantasy, dreaming, surprises, life journeys, and
jauntin’ adventures. The joy, hope and faith of an exciting
life inspires and shapes the images and ideas of my computer
mediated drawings and photographs.”
August-September
Marilyn Marta Biles
Meditation is a guiding
force in this artist's creativity. "It feels like
I'm very much in touch with my inner being," she
says, ". . . in touch with all creation. Sometimes I
think the works are actually channeled." Working on
very large canvases (48x48 in. or 48x54 in.), she
brushes, spatters, drips, pours and/or manipulates the
oil paints with a pencil or palette knife, sometimes even
adding wax. Evolving from earth tones and neutrals to
bright shades of blue, purple, and red, her abstracts now
represent her happiness. The colors "are a response
to how I feel inside . . . a self-portrait," says
Biles. Her work has exhibited in France and Sweden as
well as across the United States. Currently a resident of
Houston, she has works on display in the permanent
collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Bordeaux,
France, and the University of Houston.
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September-November
JAMES Q. YOUNG
Using found objects of wood and
metal, artist James Q. Young makes new objects and gives
us a way of seeing “the word” in sign and
symbol. James Young resides in Dayton, MN and
attended Macalester College (just ahead of Kent and
Barbara Miller). He was an art teacher in Anoka
High School until his recent retirement. Along the
way he has used many art forms for his own expression,
but especially enjoys using natural objects and
“scraps” or discards, turning them into
meaningful works of art. His display will show a
number of crosses of various kinds. The exhibit
will open September 19 and run through November 15.
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Fall, 1999
“TOUCHED BY THE
SPIRIT”
Artist
Ann Starnes will teach a class for persons interested in
discovering their own spiritual resources and expressing
this artistically. She will use meditation, group
experiences, and different media. Bring a pillow to sit
on; wear comfortable clothing. Work produced will be
used in worship. Class will begin at 10:00 a.m. on five
Saturday mornings:
September 18,
October 9 and 23,
November 6 and 20.
Read about the results
in our December newsletter!
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