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4A – Daily News – Thursday, July 15, 2010 Pastimes Art, wine and food spell success Friday, July 9, was the artists’ reception for the Red Bluff Art Asso- ciation exhibit at The Big Picture. More than 75 people attended and enjoyed the ambiance and refreshments, which included cold shrimp, stuffed eggs, jello cake, homemade cookies, canapés, fruit, cheese and crackers. The exhibit will be in place until Aug. 11 when the photo contest “Images from the Glass Eye” will be hung. Stevana Hill-Sedita won the door-prize drawing of a flower bouquet in acylic, a col- laborative painting by Jane Birch and Susana Roisenzvit. “I’m shocked,” Hill- Sedita said. “It’s my favorite colors — it’s a floral and I’m owner of West Side Flowers and Gifts.” Using the theme, “My Inspiration,” the exhibit encompasses a number of works in a variety of media. Grac- ing the front windows is a large oil portrait in sepia tones with haunt- ing blue and green eyes by Caroline Elfving. An oil painting by Ruth Myhre depicts Hereford cattle grazing in a meadow surround- ed by mountains. Josifa Casey used a large cop- per disk as a back- ground for copper azu- rite and chrysocolla which is titled, ”Yin- Yang CVI.” Animal portraits are a popular subject for RBAA members with Connie Graham using color pencil to depict “Bull Dog Buddies.” Connie Maxey used watercolors for her painting of an “Old Goat” with long, twist- ed horns. “Red Neck” is a color pencil work by Debbie Sipes featuring a Corgi with a red ban- dana. Elaine Thomas used mixed media for “Mamma San,” a tabby looking over a picket fence. Other works include Marjorie Curl’s paint- ing “Tomas Na” in watercolor showing a well-known-person- about-town with a shop- ping cart and three dogs Arts & entertainment Guest artists to visit Whiskeytown Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will host two artists this summer as they participate in the 2010 Superintendent’s Land- scape Invitational Resi- dency. Artists Patricia Cum- mins will visit from Miami, Fla., and Jacque- line Moses from Skokie, Ill. Cummins has been an art educator for more than 30 years. Her works of are inspired by the landscapes she visits. She prefers to paint in plein air — on location — and has paint- ed during her many travels in China, Europe and Cen- tral America. She has par- ticipated in a number of national parks’ artist resi- dencies including Mesa Verde, Hot Springs and Petrified Forest, as well as Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Patricia Cummins “I paint the landscapes, the feelings and the experiences that they create for me; the perceptions and sensations that collect as a result of a day at the shore, or under the shade of a live oak, or during weeks spent serving a residency at a national park,” Cummins said. Cummins will visit Whiskeytown July 19 through Aug. Jacqueline Moses 6. Jacqueline Moses has participated in multiple national parks’ artist residencies including Acadia National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park and Kalani on the Big Island of Hawaii. Moses’ large landscapes often border on the sur- real, with the juxtaposition of objects incorporated into the scenes. This technique adds an additional layer of meaning for the viewer. “Art is my mode of expression, the way I communicate my ideas and feelings to others,” Moses said. On the heels of a recent exhibition at the Illinois State Museum, Moses will visit Whiskeytown Sept. 10-24. For more information, call Sheila Edridge at 396-2353 or 246-1225. For more information on the artists, visit http://patcum- mins.com/ and http://www.jacquelinemoses.com/. Courtesy photo in tow. “Hot Lava Sake” is an colorful collage piece by Marjorie Ray- mond in shades of black and red. Printed reproduc- tions and greeting cards are available. “It’s important for the community to rec- ognize that we have such great local artists,” said Diane Rabalais, owner of The Big Pic- ture. RBAA will host a collage workshop by Anne Kinkade, well know artist and retired art instructor from the College of the Siskyou in Weed. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 24. Kinkade’s artwork has been greatly influ- enced by time spent in Pakistan. She has worked in many media over the last 35 years and says painting is a discovery for the love of surfaces. Workshop partici- pants will be encour- aged to follow threads of interest that can lead to the joy of this discov- ery by using an open, enthusiastic approach to mix media. There are a limited number of spaces avail- able. Registration fee is $25. For more information and to obtain a supply list, call 529-6547. The RBAA meets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Snug Harbor Mobile Home Park Recreation Room, 600 Rio Vista Ave. in Red Bluff. Arts news? Arts news may be sub- mitted to clerk@red- bluffdailynews.com. Include name and phone. Digital pictures should be attached as .jpg files. Info is avail- able at 527-2151. Local indie short film to premier in Chico CHICO — Not Quite Hollywood, a Chico-based pro- duction company and photography studio, has announced the premiere of their latest short film "Fray", at a 3:30 p.m. showing on Saturday. The showing will be at The Pageant Theatre in Chico. Filmed in Chico with a local cast and crew, "Fray" is the most recent independent film from Writer, Director, Produc- er Shawn Dyer. Tickets are $5 at the door. The Pageant Theatre is located at 351 East 6th Street on the corner of Flume. "Fray" was produced by Not Quite Hollywood and stars local actors Russell Johnson and Kira Boese, with James Wilkerson as the Doctor. The film is a psychological thriller that explores the consequences of brain disease-induced mental illness, resulting deterioration of the human mind, sudden, unexpected violence, and the effects of these tragic events on loved ones. Three other short films produced by Not Quite Holly- wood will also be screened: "Ralphie", "The List", and "Rasche Rd." "The List" was also written and directed by Dyer. "Ral- phie" was directed by NQH co-owner James Smith. Dyer worked with a local, all-volunteer cast and crew on "Fray", including support from members of the local film group CiAO — The Consortium of indies, Artistes and Oth- ers. The film was shot in Chico over a four-month period from March to June 2010. This micro-budget indie short film is the latest offering from the ever-growing and increas- ingly active independent film community in and around Chico. For more information on the premiere of "Fray", visit http://nqh1.com. 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