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ARTIST BIRTHDAY - 1/21

From: Diane (mselle)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2000 - 06:53:03 PST

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    Know this is short notice, but maybe some of you need a lesson idea for
    tomorrow, 1/21. On the list of birthdays for Jan. which Bunky recently sent
    out, there was no artist for 1/21. I happen to know that the New Realist
    Painter, Kim Mendenhall's birthday is Jan. 21st. Her work is shown at the
    Louis K. Meisel Gallery In NYC. There is a thumbnail visual of one of her
    paintings on their web site: WWW.Meiselgallery.com

    Kim grew up in Long Island, and currently lives in California. I believe
    the gallery defines her work as second generation new realism. Her husband
    is the painter, Jack Mendenhall. He is a first generation new realist. His
    work is shown at the O.K. Harris Gallery in NYC. I don't think the gallery
    has him on their site, but I haven't recently checked.

    Possible lesson ideas: Realism vs. abstraction
                             Still life - Composition
                                 California light effects tones/values
                             Contemporary women in the arts
                             Husband and wife, Painters in the Mendenhall studio
                             West Coast - East Coast Connections

                             or, if you can't get visuals in time or if no
    access to computer website, Just a little birthday talk about women making
    it in the arts, which unfortunately is still a struggle with less
    enlightened galleries.
                              

    Best wishes, Mselle 

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