INSPIRATION FROM ABOVE MONK CAPTURES 'SEASONS IN THE DESERT'.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - A Benedictine monk's pastel pastel (păstĕl`), artists' medium of chalk and pigment, tempered with weak gum water and usually molded in the form of sticks; also a work done in this medium. Pastel was in use in Italy in the 15th cent. and is doubtless much older. scenics depict the natural beauty of St. Andrew's Abbey St. Andrew's Abbey is a Benedictine monastery of men located in Valyermo, California. In 1929, St. Andrew's Abbey in Bruges, Belgium founded St. Andrew's Priory in China. Until 1953, the monks of St. Andrew's Priory conducted missionary work among the Chinese. outside Valyermo. The Rev. Werner Papeians De Morchoven's art is on display in a show called ``Seasons in the Desert'' through June 14 at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. E. A reception will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Playhouse lobby. Refreshments re·fresh·ment n. 1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed. 2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes. 3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. will be served. De Morchoven is one of the monks who founded St. Andrew's after their order was expelled from China after the communist takeover in 1949. He began painting watercolors as a boy in Belgium. At 18, he entered a Benedictine abbey in Belgium and after his priestly priest·ly adj. priest·li·er, priest·li·est 1. Of or relating to a priest or the priesthood. 2. Characteristic of or suitable for a priest. ordination was sent to China as a missionary. In China, he was invited to teach drawing and painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Szechwan. After the monks were expelled from China and founded their 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 monastery at a former ranch, De Morchoven found time to capture in pastels the monastery's 1,750-acre premises. 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 the (661) 267-5684. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Rev. Werner Papeians De Morchoven, a founding monk of St. Andrew's Abbey outside Valyermo, displays ``Glorious Morning Light,'' one of 40 oil pastels Oil pastel (also called wax oil crayon) is a painting and drawing medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike "soft" or "French" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a on display at the Palmdale Playhouse beginning today. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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