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ML Bellview (2006) - 168 x61cm Stone Meditations D ave T. F. Chung, Richmond artist, print maker and painter brings his mineral pigment paintings of mountainous landscapes to the SAG. After studying and teaching in Hong Kong and Japan, Dave Chung's love of nature led him to settle in Canada. "Here, the colour of the flower is bright; the sky is wide; the mountains are high; the water is blue; the moon is low and the stars are bright." He considers his lifestyle and his art, closely related with the changes of seasons. In the spring, he works in his garden and paints flowers and trees. He uses the summer for travel and painting landscapes. Still life work is prominent while he takes care of his house during autumn and meditates and reads over the winter. During the past two years, Chung has explored the method of using mineral pigments, which are the traditional in China and now also widely used in Japanese paintings. He is "passionate about these brilliant and saturated pigments because they are derived from natural raw minerals instead of being fabricated in a chemical laboratory." When one examines the painting closely one discovers that the finished surface texture of the painting is delicate; similar to thousands of different colours that have accumulated in the sand." Dave Chung also works with gold and silver leaves, finding they mix very well with the mineral pigments to create another dimension to the painting. "Because of their shining and smooth surface, they blend with and reflect the surrounding environment." As you contemplate the exhibit, discover the feelings and emotion reflected within. The people of Salmon Arm, the place Jim Hauser now calls home, have adopted "Lifestyle in Harmony with Nature" as the theme for their community. Nature has also become the main theme of his work. He stresses through his art, "the critical need for greater care and protection of all wildlife of our planet." One of his working sessions is a series of several-themed collections, including his "Humanity Series." The blue of Shuswap Lake and the background of emerald mountains inspire Hauser's art. His wildlife and human forms are sculpted in Soapstone, utilizing its various colours and patterns. Hauser also works with the light-filtering qualities of Alabaster. When cut into thin sheets, alabaster is translucent enough to be used for small windows, and has been used so in medieval Italian churches. He blends Diamond Willow (prized by wood carvers and furniture makers for its strong contrasting colors and its sculptural irregularity of shape) into his work, whenever possible. S a l m o n Arm Sculptor, J i m Hauser, w a s born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, in 1948 where his parents farmed on the original family homestead. He grew up with an appreciation of his surroundings. Ml Rundle at Dawn (2005) -106 x 52 cm Who: Dave T. F. Chung / Jim Hauser What: Stone Meditations Where: Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave. When: Opening Reception: December 11, 7-9pm. Show continues until January 7,2008 Info: email: info@seymourartgallery.com Tel: 604.924.1378 Ml Rundle in Winter (2005) -122x61 cm www.arts-alive.ca November|December