Sunday artists show best of nude studies

By Victoria Gail-White
Special to The Advertiser

•	'Depicting the Nude Human Form' 9a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Feb. 27 Gallery on the Pali 526-1191

Every Sunday morning, experienced and novice artists meet on campus to spend the day drawing and painting live models. There is no teacher, yet they all seem to teach each other in their passion to continue learning about the human form. The styles and interpretation vary in media (pencil, ink, watercolor and acrylic paint, charcoal and pastel) and technique.

Chuck Davis's "Figure Study (Mona)" is fresh and plantlike.

A watercolor wash of olive green over a gestural drawing subtly communicates the connection between humans and flora.

Duane Preble's muscular "Byron" is one of the few sketches of a male model in the exhibit.

The beautiful lines and shadows of muscles are unmistakable in the sketches of a woman's back done by Scott J. Goto ("Untitled") and Barbara Taylor ("Figure Study").

Doug Schuzmel's "A Year of Sundays" is a collection of cut-out sketches and watercolor painted figures.

"Claire's Knee" by Ka-Ning Fong is a pastel sketch on dark wine-colored paper. Here, the brightness of the model's skin glows.

Other noteworthy nudes by Eunice Denyes, Satoko K. Lincoln, Anthony Mendivil, Rachel Serbinski, Daria Alma Fand, Paul Hosch and Laurel Portner also are displayed.

Yoko Radke's dark and mysterious "Untitled" is an outstanding composition of repeated patterns. Exposed on one side of a seated female is a hoop earring, circular tattoos on her arm and the areola of her nipple that suggest cycles of feminine energy.

Governor's conference workshops will showcase the arts in education

Workshops: presentations and displays on the visual, dramatic, literary and musical arts for art educators and the general public will take place at Arts First: the 2004 Governor's Conference on Arts Education, 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 6 at Windward Community College.

Presentations: include a Teaching Artists workshop by Eric Booth, returning after an appearance at the 2001 conference; the dance teachers' workshop Move It!; a workshop on using theater and storytelling in the classroom, "Metaphor, Emotion and Motivation," presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth; OPERAtunities for curricular integration with Hawaii Opera Theatre; and "Big and Small, Long and Short: Hand-made Books to House Writings of All Sorts," by Wei Fang, curator of education for the Contemporary Museum.

Registration: $25 includes lunch. Deadline is Feb. 23. Call 956-8204 for complete schedule and registration form.