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February 19, 2004 The Kings Mountain Herald
Beneath the Surface
Still goes underwater to paint scenes for Florida exhibit
Christopher Still, interna- A graduate of the ~ Petersburg Museum of Fine ~~ Mrs. Garland E. Still. Fe is
tionally recognized artist, Pennsylvania Academy of Art, The Florida Governor's the great-grandson of the
recently shared his paintings Fine Arts with apprentice- Mansion, and the Florida late Mr. and Mrs. R.L.
and knowledge of what is ships and studies in Europe State Capitol. Mauney.
under Florida's springs and of the great masters, Still has He was also commis-
coral reef waters. received a long list of Still is the son of Dr. and sioned to paint the portrait
The show, called “Beneath awards, travel fellowships, Mrs. John L. Still of Kings of the late Governor Lawton
the Surface,” featured works and exhibitions. His paint- Mountain, and grandson of Chiles, unveiled at the
from the final phase of the ings are in collection of the the late former Kings Capitol in Tallahassee in
“Historic Mural Project” for ~~ Smithsonian, The St. Mountain mayor, Mr. and 1998.
the Florida House of
Representatives. Over 2,000
in attendance viewed 40 of
Christopher
Still, son of
the artist’s original works Dr. and Mrs.
which were displayed in the John Still of
venue's Grand Concourse, Kings
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Mountain: sat
Clearwater, FL. on 3 = =
The exhibition was the
culmination of Still's four
year commission to paint
sea to paint
these scenes
for ‘Beneath
eight murals of the history the Surface’
of the state for the state capi- exhibit in
Florida.
tol. On display were life size
5 x 13 feet studies and repro-
ductions of the final two
murals: “The Spring of
Life,” showing fresh water
manatees with turtles and
schools of fish, and “Beyond
the Seven Mile Bridge,”
depicting the teaming life in
a coral reef. = ; Ta
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lengths to capture every diy
detail of the marine life he
observed. Inventing a device
that would allow him to sit
on the bottom of the sea
while wearing scuba gear,
he could paint for hours at a
time with “waves rocking
him back and forth,” he
said. “I wanted to learn
about my subject. I wanted
this to be fine art.”
The event included a
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“Reflecting on Life Through
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band Orquesta Infinidad
and showing of the award
winning documentary film
“Backwater Elegy” also took
place.
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Ministry to note
first anniversary
Women of Noble
Character Ministries will
celebrated its first anniver-
sary at 2:30 p.m. February
28 at the Grover Rescue
Squad.
' Rev. Carol Davis, pastor
of Saint Paul and Galilee
United Methodist churches,
will speak on “Celebrating
God’s Woman: 100 Women
; in Gold.” :
Lunch will be served
from 1-2 p.m.
For more information call
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There will be a bluegrass
revival Sunday, Feb. 29 at 6
p-m. at Cornerstone Church
of God, 202 Margrace Road,
Kings Mountain.
For more information call
739-3773.
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at Grace Methodist
A dinner is scheduled
March 7 from 12:30-2 p.m.
at Grace United Methodist
Church in Kings Mountain.
Admission is free but
| donations will be accepted
for the Relay for Life.
For more information call
the church at 739-6000.
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March 10 in Shelby
The March distribution of
surplus commodities is
scheduled for Wednesday,
March 10 at 8 a.m. at the
Cleveland County
Fairground.
The Shelby Lions Club
will be distributing the
food. Those who wish to
apply for food will not
receive a card in the mail
from DSS. A card will not
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