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4A – Daily News – Thursday, June 3, 2010 Pastimes Reflecting surfaces It is primarily functional though decorative, color- less yet reflects the world in front of it like a mirror. I’m referring to chrome and specifically, bumpers on classic cars. The more chrome the bet- ter. The May 16 36th Red Bluff River Park Car Show was daz- zling. The sun was out bounc- ing reflections off of chrome and paint jobs everywhere you looked. With exception of the rustys. They have an appeal of their own, but alas few reflec- tions. drying each before the next is applied. This will give the feeling of curvature on the chrome and the body. Highlights can be pulled out on watercolor with a brush loaded with clear water. On canvas use thin layers of white and clear medium. This will avoid run- ning watery paint. Well, let’s not Dana Eker Beginner’s Easel When painting chrome the paper or canvas is left white and reflections are painted in, wavy and warped like the house of mirrors at a Carnival. This takes some serious looking at the chrome, some long deep study of each color and shape. So, how does one capture the image onto the painting surface? My recommendation is to first, define the chrome area with light pencil sketches. Second, paint in the reflections as if it were the subject, except wavy and warped. Whether you are using oil, acrylic or watercolors making the waves and warps won’t be like making horizontal reflections on water that feather out on the edges. The shapes of color will look like globs found in lava lamps. Sometimes the shape is roundish, some- times elongated. Third, define the shape of each chrome piece with shadows and highlights. Fourth, cleaning up any reflections that may have overflowed into the body area then paint the vehicle body around the chrome will be your personal choice, because if the car has a primo paint job it will reflect also and you can carry over the reflections into the body to pull the whole work together. Lay the shadows on the body in transparent layers, forget that vehi- cles have win- dows that also reflect. A wind- shield allows you to see inside the vehicle through the reflection. Unlike bright colors found in chrome, use sub- dued colors. It’s the pol- ished metal that acts like a mirror. Windows are trans- parent allowing us to see into the interior, glimpsing seats, people, and on through the windows to the scenery outside. So when painting win- dows consider, does light hit the windshield glass directly, giving no reflec- tion? Does light enter the vehicle from the side shin- ing light onto the seats and interior walls? Is the vehi- cle parked under cover pro- viding shade that gives you a dark interior yet a clear view out the windows? Sometimes a painted or photographed vehicle is isolated on a plain back- ground; the reflections may still have images imbedded in them of where the photo was origi- nally taken. Perhaps, even your own reflection will show up when you snap the photo. That could be a work of art all on its own, so smile. Dana Eker is a watercolorist living in Red Bluff. She is a member of the Red Bluff Art Gallery. E-mail Dana at danaeker@hotmail.com. You may view her work at redbluffartgallery.com/dan a_eker.htm or danaeker.com. Write to Dana Eker, P.O. Box 9194, Red Bluff, CA 96080. The annual summer Concerts In The Park series by the Red Bluff Community Band is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Monday June 7 and continues through August. The band is a wind ensemble composed of members from as far north as Douglas City, near Weaverville, Old Shasta, Redding, Ander- son and south to Corning. The band members’ ages range from middle school and high school to more than 90 years. Membership is open to musicians who enjoy playing their instruments and are willing to work with the musical team and on their own to learn their assigned musical parts. The band would like to have more members of the community to join and round out the instrumen- tation. The band’s reper- toire consists of military type marches, patriotic Courtesy photo by Lonnie Clark numbers, American clas- sics and standards, movie and stage melodies and a few light classics. The public is invited to come down to the Red Bluff City River Park with folding chairs and maybe a blanket the first program or two, and sit back and enjoy the beauty of the park and Lake Red Bluff while the band performs a lyrical history through music. The programs are free but the band does accept donations. The band is registered as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization so donations are deductible. For more information call 527-3486. The June 7 program will include the Star- Spangled Banner, Black Jack March, California Here I Come, Lassus Trombone-March, Barn- yard Blues, Mancini, Lights Out March, Your Cheating Heart, Wonder- land By Night, Embrace- able You, Let Me Call You Sweetheart and This Land Is Your Land. Huffman honored by theater Jim Huffman was honored recenlty by the State Theatre for the Arts as the 2009 Volunteer of the Year. An active community member and theater volunteer, Huffman logged more volunteer event hours than anyone else in 2009 and his dedicated service is invaluable to the theater, according to a press release. Huffman is active in the Tehama County Photo Club and is showing several of his locally inspired pictures in the theater’s Artist in Residence exhibit in the lobby. Presenting the honor is Jeri Hamlin, director on the State Theatre for the Arts Board. Daily News photo by Chip Thompson TC ARTS LEAGUE • Montana Morrison Museum and Gallery, 625 Walnut St., in Red Bluff is holding a reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 4, for its June exhibit Hearts and Flowers 2. For information, call 529- 3347. • First Friday art night is 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 4. Par- ticipating businesses include Big Picture, 857 Washington St., Montana Morrison Gallery and Red Bluff Art Gallery, 601 Wal- nut St. • There will be an artists' reception and exhibit open- ing 5-8 p.m. Friday for a bunch of furry foreigners — Sunshine Rae Kelly (Guck- land), Scott Woodard (Texas) and Kestutis Jau- niskis (Lithuania) at the Red Bluff Art Gallery. A new short film, Matt Barry's "Wolfman in New York" — a short on the hazards of dating and being a were- wolf, will open. The recep- tion will feature live music by blues singer and song- writer Ira Walker. • The next Tehama County Arts Council Board of Director’s meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on June 15 at the Department of Educa- tion, Lincoln Street, Red Bluff. • The Red Bluff Art Association, which meets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at Snug Harbor, 600 Rio Vista Ave., will be a part of the Big Picture exhibit from June 25 to July 25. For information call 529-1603 or e-mail Association Presi- dent Kathy Brehm at kathy- brehm@sbcglobal.net. • The Tehama County Photo Club meets 6-8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, 220 Sycamore St., Ste. 101, Red Bluff. 2010 Images from a Glass Eye show will run Aug. 13 through Sept. 10 at the Big Picture in Red Bluff. For more information, contact Bob McConnell at tehama- countyphotoclub@gmail.co m. • The State Theatre will be having Tim Noah, who will present a musical cele- bration of imagination for grandparents and their grandchildren 1-4 p.m. Sat- urday, June 12. For infor- mation, visit www.statethe- atreredbluff.com. • Corning Art Group meets 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays at the Corning Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave. in Corn- ing. Information call 824- 3180. • Shop Walk Red Bluff is the third Saturday of the month, which is June 19. For information, call 527- 5180 or e-mail heart- felt7@att.net or visit www.heartfeltdesigns- gallery.com. • Red Bluff Senior Dances are held 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays at the Westside Grange, 20794 Walnut St., Red Bluff. Cost is $4 per Anniversary Special: FREE Regular or N.G. glass with all custom frames during May. Must persent this ad. Offer Expries 5/31/10. Oversize glass not included 857 Washington St. red bluff 530-527-3369 The Back Packs ARE COMING The Back Packs ARE COMING Watch for them at local businesses person. For information, call Lani Coehlo at 529- 3068. • The featured exhibit at the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education student art gallery, 1135 Lincoln St., in Red Bluff, is the Corning High School Art Masks. For more information on the gallery, call Carline Roach at 528-7341 or email croach@tehamaed.org. • All fiber artists are wel- come to attend a gathering of spinners 5-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Heartfelt Designs Gallery. • Square Dance Club — Experienced square dancers dance at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Red Bluff Communi- ty and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson. St. For informa- tion or to find a beginners class, call 529-1615. • Tehama County Knit- ters meet 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at Red Bluff Pres- byterian Church. Knitting lessons are available on request. Donations of four- ply yarn are welcome. For information, call 527- 0372. Arts & entertainment Park concert series to begin Monday Mon.-Fri. 10:30 to 5:30 Sat. 11-3 40 Crafters in 1 Shop! 650 Main St., Red Bluff 530 528-2723 Come & Shop Crafter’s Boutique Or Rent a Space to Sell Your Crafts Gifts for family & friends Wrapping available$1.00 Day’s Mini Storage STORAGE RENTALS Get Them While They Last 8160 Highway 99 E, Los Molinos 530-384-2751 $25.00 5 X 10 50 sq ft $40.00 10 X 10 100 sq ft $50.00 10 X 15 150 sq ft $60.00 10 X 20 200 sq ft BLOWOUT MINI 2nd Annual Walk of Gratitude June 12th Appreciation Day & Veteran’s Pancake Breakfast Starts at 7:30 Speakers & Dignitaries 8:00 Walk starts approx 9:30 Washington at Oak info 527-5180 BOOK BARN Used Books Tues-Fri 10-5 Sat 10-2 Serving Tehama County since 1994 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-2665