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A Report on the Dim Sum
Breakfast
Saturday, May 20th, 2000 10am to 12 noon
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The American
Foundation and the Laynor Foundation Museum joined forces
to give a lucky winner a painting (picture at left with Gloria
Laynor) by the late, American genius, Harold. A. Laynor. The
painting is valued at $10,000. The tickets were limited to
the first 200 responses, giving each participant a very real
chance to win. The raffle was held during the Dim Sum Breakfast
at the new American Foundation building at 45l8 N. 32nd Street,
Phoenix, AZ.. The purchase price of each ticket was $100.00,
tax deductible. Funds raised will help a needy art student,
and will further promote the important story of Harold A.
Laynor.
The lucky
winner who received the elegant Laynor painting is Niki Glen
of Tempe. Niki is an artist herself, an award winning muralist.
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Nathan
T. Tervort, Vice President, Foundation Specialist with the
American Foundation welcomed everyone to the American Foundation,
which cohosted the festivities. The American Foundation building
features an exhibit by the Laynor Foundation Museum and its
prestigious Advisory Board.
Both
organizations focus on scholarship programs that pertain to
the arts. The money you spent on tickets helps fulfill the
mission to foster the creation of art.
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Jennifer
Wright, former receipient of a Laynor Foundation Museum grant,
was present and graciously said a few words in praise of the
Foundation's mission. |
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Also present
were Rosendo Gutierrez, former Phoenix Vice Mayor (above left),
who handled his chop sticks pretty well and Ted Troxel (above
right), the new curator of the Laynor Collection. Gloria Laynor's
daughter and Foundation Board Member, Lois Goldblatt, brought
her children, Shana and Ben. Newlyweds, Dr. Bernard Villegas
and his artist bride, Teresa, made time to watch the painting
demonstration by Jim Covarrubias, as did Jim's daughter, Shauna
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live painting performance by Laynor Advisory Board member
Jim Covarrubias was a real highlight of the morning. He announced
that the portrait that he would do this morning would be of
Cochise. Jim started the painting by painting two symbols
in red, one of a buffalo and one of a bear. This was to honor
the ancestors, he said. |
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Jim
described the process he went through before even coming to
paint. He did several studies of Naichez, the son of Cochise,
of whom we have several photographs. There are no known photos
of Cochise himself. Cochise means "hardwood". Jim
told how he burned some cedar, meditated, opening his imagination,
and asked the spirit of Cochise to reveal his visage to him.
As the audience watched, Jim chose striking, vivid colors
for his portayal of Cochise. He finished the painting in less
than an hour. |
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For
more information about possible upcoming events, or for
any other information we can provide, please contact:
The
Laynor Foundation Museum at
6252 E. Aire Libre Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
or call the Museum at 480-922-0538 or 480-348-3277.
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