We hope you all had a chance to see Lin Jovanovic’s beautiful mosaic work while it was displayed in the library. We have so many talented, creative members of our congregation, and it is such a privilege to be able to share their work with our members.
Speaking of talented, creative members, our newest exhibition features the paintings of Phil Horning. Phil’s work will grace the walls of our library for the months of March, April and May. While the official reception will be held March 30 after Sunday service, you are welcome to take a sneak peak starting the first week of March!
Here is more about Phil in his own words:
“I grew up back east in Pleasantville, New York, a suburb of New York City. My mom taught nursery school and did oil paintings as a hobby. As a kid I liked to draw and did a few paintings. In high school I worked for a neighbor down the street and built a dry wall and installed landscaping. The interest in art and landscaping led me to pursue Landscape Architecture as a profession.
“After graduating from Syracuse I joined the Peace Corps in Iran and worked there for 4 years designing and building city parks in Gonbade Kavoos and then worked for the Iranian National Park Service in Tehran. During this period I did drawings when there was time and continued this when I traveled for nine months through most of Asia.
“Upon return to the USA I worked for the US Forest Service on four different forests in California and took a special assignment to Tasmania, Australia to set up a visual management system for the Tasmanian Forestry Commission. Throughout my career I have had the opportunity to hike and ski in a wide range of mountainous and forested areas and these experiences have been an inspiration to me.
“Now that I am retired, I paint scenes that I hope capture some of the experiences that I find inspiring. Some of those experiences include my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer. In those cases I take pictures of my 50 year old slides projected on a wall and then stored digitally. Sometimes it is the special lighting as the sun sets, sometimes it is the composition of ridges and mountain peaks that attracts me. One of my favorite activities is downhill and cross country skiing so you will see several snow scenes.
“Typically, my photos of snow capture the bright white during the middle of the day, so I change the shade and lighting in the paintings to create more interest. In other cases, it is the vivid colors of fall or the dramatic motion associated with a large waterfall I capture. It seems to me that mother nature provides endless opportunities, both dramatic and subtle, to observe amazing colors, shapes, textures, and compositions, and I just try to paint a few of these examples to share with others. Please enjoy.”