PHOTOGRAPHER SHOOTS ARTISTIC MASTERPIECE.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Fred Frederickson got hooked on photography in high school more than four decades ago. As the business manager for the school newspaper, he recalls watching a photographer make a print of a picture for a publication on a beauty contest. ``I saw the print materialize in the developer. It kind of hooked me and it started from there,'' said Frederickson, 58, a retired magazine distributor. ``That was in the black and white days.'' Frederickson has been doing photography since then, and in the 30 years he's lived 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 , he was garnered top prizes at the Antelope Valley Fair. His latest was winning the Best of Show award at the 12th annual Juried All Media Art Exhibition at the City of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. Museum/Art Gallery. Frederickson's winning entry ``Water and Light'' depicts Lower Antelope Canyon Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.[1] It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as near Page, Ariz. An abstract study in light values, the photo depicts undulating red and orange rock formations of Navajo sandstone Navajo Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah (the unit is not part of a group in Nevada). It is located in the Colorado Plateau province of the United States. . Frederickson took the photograph last February, hiking down more than 50 feet into the narrow canyon with fellow members of the Lancaster Photography Association, of which Frederickson is president. ``It was very difficult getting down there, especially for me. I'm a little large,'' Frederickson said, chuckling. Art show judge Ted Kerzie, an art professor from California State University Enrollment  at Bakersfield, called the photograph excellent both in
execution and composition, and a very compelling work due to its strong
color statement.
``It's very innovative . . . a very, very lyrical composition,'' Kerzie said. ``What's really interesting is the photographs in the entire show was some of the best work, and I'm a painter. I really enjoyed them. The show was of really good quality for an all-regional show.'' Frederick's work was the first photograph to win the best of show award. In fact, two of the top three prizes were awarded to photographs. ``That was kind of surprising,'' museum curator Norma Gurba said. ``The judge wasn't a photographer. He was so impressed with the quality.'' Taking second place was Georgia Trost Smith's acrylic painting acrylic painting Painting executed in the medium of acrylic resins—synthetic resins that dry rapidly, are water-soluble, and serve as a vehicle for any pigment. Its effects may range from the transparent brilliance of watercolour to the density of oil paint. called, ``An Irish Brook,'' which depicts a verdant ver·dant adj. 1. Green with vegetation; covered with green growth. 2. Green. 3. Lacking experience or sophistication; naive. scene of trees alongside a brook. ``This painting displays an exceptional use of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , movement and light. The brush strokes Brush Strokes was an Esmonde and Larbey sitcom set in South London and depicting the (mostly) amorous adventures of a good-looking, wisecracking house painter, Jacko (Karl Howman). are well thought out; it is almost an impressionist work, but in the artist's unique style. Green is such a difficult color to handle but in this painting it is so well done,'' Kerzie wrote in his judging remarkes. Placing third was Nickie Dana, whose photograph, ``Private World,'' is a quiet scene of concrete steps and a weathered door. ``This work is so expressive. The color is subtle yet at the same time extremely sophisticated. I like the abstraction on the stucco walls and the way the artist picks up the mystic feeling of the door. This is a superb photograph,'' Kerzie wrote. WINNING ARTISTS Award winning entries in the 12th annual Juried All Media Art Exhibition at the Lancaster Museum Art Gallery. Best of Exhibition, first place: Fred Frederickson, ``Water and Light'' (photograph) Best of Exhibition, second place: Georgia Trost Smith, ``An Irish Brook'' (painting) Best of Exhibition, third place: Nikie Dana, ``Private World'' (photograph) LMAG LMAG London Motorists Action Group (UK) LMAG London Market Actuaries' Group Associates Members' Award: Frank Dixon, ``An Old Man'' (mixed media) Allied Arts Cedar Community Arts Centre An art center or arts centre is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, Award: Daryll A. Carter, ``Portrait'' (painting) Lancaster Photography Association Award: Lee Bergthold, ``Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. Lake'' (photograph) Honorable mention: Matthew Brandt, ``Hawaiian Flower Girl'' (painting); Sue Erickson, ``Cable Vision'' (photograph); C.E. French, ``Shaman's Dream'' (painting); Troy Shinn, ``Golden'' (photograph); Freddie Steese, ``Privateer privateer Privately owned vessel commissioned by a state at war to attack enemy ships, usually merchant vessels. All nations engaged in privateering from the earliest times until the 19th century. 1812'' (boat model). Schedule of events Featuring 145 pieces by 101 artists, the 12th annual Juried All Media Art Exhibition runs through March 9 at the Lancaster Museum Art Gallery, 44801 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . The show features photography, oils, acrylic, ceramic, pastel, watercolor, painted china, felt, color pencil and wood. Admission is free. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information call (805) 723-6250 or (805) 723-6251. The exhibition is its most popular show, curator Norma Gurba said. The exhibition is co-hosted by the city the Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, 2 Boxes Photo: (1--Ran in SAC and AV--color in AV only) Fred Fredrickson poses with his Best of Show ``Water and Light'' photograph at the 12th annual Juried All-Media Art Exhibition. (2--Ran in SAC and AV--color in AV only) This painting, ``An Irish Brook,'' took second place mainly for its display of color, movement and light. (3--Ran in SAC and AV) Photograph ``Private World'' garnered third place for its display of creativity and color. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News Box: (1--Ran in SAC and AV) WINNING ARTIST (see text) (2--Ran in SAC and AV) Schedule of events (see text) |
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