FAMED ARTIST TO SHOW WORK.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer It's not often an artist of the caliber of James C. Christensen James C. Christensen (born 1942) is an American artist. His main body of work, mostly paintings, is heavily influenced by fantasy themes. Even his small body of religious work shows heavy fantasy influence. appears locally. The man who said he likes being able to determine his world will display his work today at a Canyon Country gallery. ``It's a real treat for us to have him. He came out once before in 1995 and drew a big crowd,'' said B & R Gallery spokeswoman Tania
More than just an award-winning painter, Christensen is known as a teacher, lecturer and a raconteur rac·on·teur n. One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit. [French, from raconter, to relate, from Old French : re-, re- + aconter, who McMasters said created a unique vision of his own, in which human emotions can manifest themselves as fish. ``I was always interested in real people, real plants, real birds and the like,'' Christensen said. ``But I usually added something else, so if a fish happens to drift between us and the door, it changes everything. We have to re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. where we are.'' A professor of art at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , Christensen is noted for such creations as a poster of an island inhabited by more than a dozen Shakespearean characters This is an index of characters appearing in the plays of William Shakespeare. NOTE: ''Characters who exist outside Shakespeare are marked "(hist)" where they are historical, and "(myth)" where they are mythical. Where that annotation is a link (e.g. , and a three-panel print filled with 72 Mother Goose characters. During the 1991 World Science-Fiction Convention, Christensen's ``Once Upon a Time'' was chosen ``Best in Show'' by more than 5,000 convention participants. Also, his bronze sculpture ``The Fish Walker'' was given the Association of Science-Fiction and Fantasy Artists' Chesley Award for ``Best Three Dimensional Art of 1990.'' ``The thing about him is that he's so down to earth. He thinks of everyone as inherently good and he loves kids,'' McMasters said. B & R opened in 1971 as a sort of mom and pop Mom and Pop An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors. Notes: A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business. operation. The gallery later expanded, adding an additional 4,000 square feet and began hosting about four shows a year. Gallery owner Dave Joseph said the idea is to do a show each quarter. Christensen, Joseph said, is worth coming to see. ``You'll get a chance to meet this most amazing artist and experience his fantastic art. You may never see fish or bears in the same way, or in the same places again,'' Joseph said. The exhibit will begin at 6 p.m. at the gallery, 17720 Sierra Highway. For additional information, call (805) 255-6498. |
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