‘Love Songs at Dusk and Into the Night’ (Gouache 7”x 7) by Leigh Toldi is among the artist’s works on display in ‘Pathfinders ~ Passage on the River Flow’ at the Peninsula Museum of Art in Burlingame.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos has been painted with a ‘dazzle’ design, used to protect aircraft and warships in wartime by making identification difficult.
HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM DAZZLES WITH A 20TH ANNIVERSARY DESIGN. The Hiller Aviation Museum’s new look for its 20th anniversary features an exterior paint design called “dazzle.” The paint scheme is not exactly camouflage but was applied to war ships so they would present a confusing silhouette to prowling submarines and surface vessels. The design was also applied to aircraft to thwart easy identification. The museum now presents a provocative and intriguing visage and is certainly in less danger of being sunk by U-boats than at any other time in the museum’s history. The creative design and final execution of this new treatment was done by HGA Architects, William F. Rossi Painting and The Signworks. The Hiller Aviation Museum was founded by helicopter pioneer Stanley Hiller Jr. and can trace its origins to the 1970s when a group of eclectic aircraft, collected by Stanley, was gathered in a warehouse in Redwood City but was only accessible to the general public by special appointment. The growing collection consisted of unique early aircraft, one-of-a-kind prototypes and cutting-edge test vehicles, which came from the Hiller Aircraft Company as well as other manufacturers. The Hiller Aviation Museum, located at 601 Skyway Road in San Carlos, was opened to the public in June 1998.
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‘Love Songs at Dusk and Into the Night’ (Gouache 7”x 7) by Leigh Toldi is among the artist’s works on display in ‘Pathfinders ~ Passage on the River Flow’ at the Peninsula Museum of Art in Burlingame.
“PATHFINDER ~ PASSAGE ON THE RIVER FLOW”: MINIATURE WORKS BY LEIGH TOLDI AT THE PENINSULA MUSEUM OF ART IN BURLINGAME. Artist Leigh Toldi addresses her reactions to drastic social, political and physical changes to normal conceptions of reality with her solo show “Pathfinders ~ Passage on the River Flow,” a collection of visual images that tell an abstract story of survival. In this installation of miniature drawings and paintings, Toldi seeks to pay witness to humanity’s instinctive move toward healthy personal and communal action when faced with the massive destruction of deep humanitarian concepts and rich natural environments. Designed specifically for the Peninsula Museum of Art’s Studios Gallery, the exhibition is made up of over 100 miniature sumi ink and gouache paintings created between from August 2017 through August 2018. Studios Gallery is managed by Museum Studios, a department of the Peninsula Museum of Art that houses 30 visual artist studios. The mission of Museum Studios is to provide a supportive working environment for creative visual artists while acting as a cultural resource for the community. Studios Gallery is located across the courtyard from the Peninsula Museum of Art’s main entrance at 1777 California Drive, Burlingame. For information visit www.museumstudios.org or call 692-2101. “Pathfinders ~ Passage on the River Flow” runs through Oct. 21 with a public reception scheduled 2 p.m.-4 p.m Sept. 16.
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DMITRY GRUDSKY GIVES PAINT AND COLLAGE DEMONSTRATION AT THE SOCIETY OF WESTERN ARTISTS IN SAN BRUNO ON SEPT. 15. Artist Dmitry Grudsky, who was educated in Russia and holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from Tashkent Art Institute, blends ancient Byzantine mosaic techniques with stained glass, mural painting and relief components. On Sept.15 from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at the Society of Western Artists Gallery, 527 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno, Grudsky will describe a method that includes rice paper treatment, surface preparation, adhering collage technique and painting. SWA demonstration meetings are free and open to the public. For additional information contact Judith Puccini at 737-6084 or visit www.societyofwesternartists.com.
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