"The theater paintings
at The Washington Center are more nostalgic in tone. "I had done
a little watercolor of the Capitol Theater, " Lindenmeyer said. "Then
I was downtown and heard some noise and they were starting to tear the
marquee off. So my painting became a historic painting." --Molly Gilmore
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Quasimodo at the Orpheum
Pastel 22”x30”
$1500
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Bride of Frankenstein at the Oriental
Pastel 30”x22”
$1200
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Ritzville Rendezvous
Pastel 30”x22”
$1200
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Wheel-In Western
Pastel 25”x20”
$750
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Uptown High Noon
Pastel 20”x25”
$700
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Western Rose
Pastel 25”x20”
$700
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Panida
Pastel 20”x25”
$700
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Kuhio
Pastel 25”x20”
$600
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Mt. Tabor
Watercolor 22”x15”
$500
(SOLD)
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Gem
Wax Crayon & Mixed Media 30”x22”
$1200
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Dracula
At The Egyptian
Pastel 22”x30”
$1200
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Kong
At The Mayan (Los Angeles)
Pastel 30”x22”
$1500
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Sky
Boat
Pastel 30”x22”
$1300
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The
Ten Commandments (Chicago, 1930)
Pastel 30”X22”
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Crystal
Theater (Salinas, demolished)
Oil, Pastel 25”x20”
$500
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Joy
Theater (Tigard)
MIxed Media 36”x26”
$800
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Westlake
(Alvarado St., Los Angeles)
Mixed Media 22”x30”
$1200
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Griffin
With Reef
Mixed Media 30”x22”
$1500
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Publication:
The Olympian Edition: Section: Features Page: B1 Column: Category: Credit:
For The Olympian Copyright: The Olympian
Headline:
Dash of imagination turns found items into art
Subhead: Artist
transforms doll parts, bullets, magazines, wrecked tires
Reporter: By
Molly Gilmore
Day: Friday
Print Run Date:
11/7/2008
The theater paintings
at The Washington Center are more nostalgic in tone. "I had done
a little watercolor of the Capitol Theater, " Lindenmeyer said. "Then
I was downtown and heard some noise and they were starting to tear the
marquee off. So my painting became a historic painting."
The artist created
some new work just for the show at the center, which has been extremely
popular, said Kevin Boyer, marketing director and curator of the gallery.
"Several patrons,
including our current board president, have told me it has been their
favorite show I have ever done here, " said Boyer, who's been curating
the gallery for nine years.
"He paints in
a way that is fresh, kind of like craft work, and his use of color and
line is different, " Boyer said. "It's a wonderful show, highly
edited, historical, artistic and artful." View his artwork
But Lindenmeyer, who
also works in pastels, watercolors and other media, is fascinated by the
lighter side of life, too - even the neon-lit side.
While he incorporates
found paper into some of his paintings, too, it's the unusual and dangerous
found objects that fascinate him most.
What: Michael Lindenmeyer's
collages incorporate found objects from bullet shells and tire blowouts
to stuffed toys and photos from magazines. His art will be exhibited along
with photographs by Dan Meuse.
Where: Minnaert Center
for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Road,
Olympia
When: Opening reception
is from 6 to 8 p.m. today; exhibit will be on display through Nov. 30.
Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
'Marquee Magic'
What: Lindenmeyer's
pastels and other paintings explore his fascination with the grand, neon-lit
theaters of the past.
Where: The Washington
Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia
When: Through Nov.
23. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays and by appointment.
More information:
360-753-8585
