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THE SILENT AUCTION MISSION LIFE. This brilliant lithograph - it
104 is number 27 of a limited edition of only 150
prints - is signed by Col leye. A true Western
GROUP 1 (Orange) Americana collector's item, it's beautifully
framed in antiqued gold, and has a value in
excess of $100.
Chet and Marcia Greengard
FIELD WORKERS. A familiar scene to local
101 residents may be "Boscovich Onion Bunchers",
a 24" x 36" work by Wes Thornburgh. Exe-
cuted in oi Is, the artist has captured a moment PRETTY STILL LIFE. Mary Lou Carraher
in the I ife of the onion pickers harvesting 105 painted this still life entitled "Bouquet Re-
near the civic center. Mr. Thornburgh, a Va-
membrance." An oil measuring 18" x 24",
lencia resident, was born in the Mojave river-
it pictures flowers in reds, oranges, and yel-
bed and has retained an affinity for board shacks, lows, framed in yellow and white. Ms. Carra-
big skies and man's survival on the land - her is an arl instructor at Golden Oak Adult
proven by this sensitive work about the local School and has been studying this di sci pl ine
field workers.
since the age of 9. Formerly active in Cin-
Mr. Wes Thornburgh cinnati , Atlanta and San Jose, she has received
manv awards and is the founder of the Sierra
Hills Art Guild.
Mary Lou Carraher
Sierra Hills Art Guild

LIKE REAL LIFE. That's how this still life
106 appears. A beautiful 5" x 7" work by artist
Ruth Thompson. Using an unusual medium (oi I
on masonite) Ms. Thompson has i I lustrated a
study of cherries and a copper pitcher on a
soft white table. Ms. Thompson is a graduate
in arls from the University of Colorado and
attended both the Chouinard Institute and the
Otis Art Institute.
Ruth Thompson
Canyon Artist Gui Id

JUNGLE CAT. "Hold That Tiger" by Donna
107 Troupe is a fascinating look at the magnificent
animal. Showing the face of a tiger, the 16" x
20" painting is done in oi Is and is framed.
UNTITLED. No title is needed for this sen- Ms. Troupe is secretary of the Sierra Hills
102 sitive portrait in oils of a contemporary Amer- Art Gui Id, and has studied under Maurice
ican Indian. Artist Robert M. Sheldon has subtly Fitzgerald and Don Carlson in San Francisco,
captured the dignity of a proud people with the and is known for her portraits and florals.
picture of a solitary individual. This 15" x 30" Donna Troupe
painting, done in golds and yellows, has its Sierra Hi I ls Art Gui Id
earthen tone accented with a rustic wooden
frame. Mr. Sheldon, PresidentofCanyonArtist
Gui Id, is widely reputed for his landscapes and
representation styles in oi Is.
Robert M. Sheldon
Canyon Artist Guild
CLASSIC MEDIUM. "Wallen Waters" by Ilene
103 Skinner This 8" x 10" work is executed
thru "encaustic painting." This unusual medium
is from ancient Greece and involves mixing
dry pigments with molten beeswax and resin,
then fusing the finished work with heat, pro-
ducing a striking result. Ms. Skinner, a world
traveler and now Sand Canyon resident, has
painted everything from the abstract to the
traditional.
Ms. Ilene Skinner
Sierra Hills Art Guild

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