ARTIST'S WATERCOLORS PUT ON A SHOW OF NATURE IN PALMDALE EXHIBIT COVERING 12-YEAR PERIOD ON DISPLAY THROUGH NOV. 17.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer PALMDALE - Artist Jim Seargeant enjoys working with his hands - in his hobbies of watercolor painting watercolor painting, in its wider sense, refers to all pigments mixed with water rather than with oil and also to the paintings produced by this process; it includes fresco and tempera as well as aquarelle, the process now commonly meant by the generic term. and guitar playing and in his career as a cabinet maker. His skill as an artist is on display through Nov. 17 at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38834 10th St. E. Titled ``Watercolor Landscapes,'' the exhibit features 22 paintings covering a period of 12 years. A native Californian, Seargeant has lived most of his life in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . After graduating from Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). in 1971, he received an associate of arts Associate of arts and Associate of science are two-year undergraduate degrees offered by many community colleges or junior colleges in the United States. Such degrees transfer to four-year institutions which offer full bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. degree from Antelope Valley Community College. In recent years the artist has painted almost exclusively in the medium of transparent watercolor, which utilizes the white of the paper in replacement for white and opaque pigments and paints. ``I have always been intrigued with the beauty of nature, whether it is the majesty of a desert sunset or the mystery of abstract textures on a piece of stone,'' says Seargeant. He opened his first art shop, The Shire Shire or Shiré (both: shē`rā), river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. , just out of high school with two other friends in 1973. Located in Lancaster, the store offered pottery, art, candles and plants for sale. In 1975, Seargeant opened his own gallery on Beech Street in Lancaster in the old Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Barbershop building, which has since been torn down. His awards include a Best of Show in the professional art division at the Antelope Valley Fair. Seargeant's artwork can be viewed online at www.hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" .aol.com/seargeantart. The Playhouse Art Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. The gallery is open to the public, and admission is free. For more information, call (661) 267-5684. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) A native Californian who has lived most of his life in the Antelope Valley, Jim Seargeant has put his skill as an artist on display through Nov. 17 at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38834 10th St. E. Titled ``Watercolor Landscapes,'' the exhibit features 22 paintings covering a period of 12 years. |
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