Strands Salon and Gallery, Samba's and By The Sea Restaurant

STRANDS SALON IS FEATURING TOP LOCAL ARTISTS.DOUG ANDERSON,JENNY SWARTZBAUGH,MERLIN,LINNEA WARREN,RICHARD FREITAS,AND JIM CURNYN PHOTOGRAPHER.
JENNY SWARTZBAUGH HAS A DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN.
HER TRAINING WAS IN ACRYLIC PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
JIM CURNYN WALL MURAL THEME .
JIM NOTICED THIS WALL MURAL IN 1997 LOCATED BEHIND THE OLD PG&E BUILDING AT TUOLUMNE AND BROADWAY STREETS IN DOWNTOWN FRESNO. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART WHICH WAS STARTING TO DECAY. MUCH OF THE ARTS ARE REPRESENTED HERE :MARK TWAIN FOR LITERATURE,THE MASK OF DRAMA FOR THEATER,PIANO KEYS WITH BOTH HANDS FOR MUSIC,JEFF HENRY THE BASE PLAYER FOR JAZZ AND BLUES AND A DANCER FOR CLASSICAL BALLET. JIM BECAME INTERESTED IN DOCUMENTING THIS WALL MURAL BEFORE IT WAS LOST TO DECAY.FROM 1997 TO 2002 JIM BUILT A BODY OF WORK SHOWING THE WALL MURAL WITH ITS PLASTER AND PAINTING MISSING IN PLACES REVEALING THE BARE BRICK WALL BEHIND THE PAINTING.
DURING THE RUN OF THIS EXHIBIT,JIM CURNYN PLEDGES TO DONATE 25% OF ANY SALES REVENUE TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DIRECTING IT TO THE HATIA EATHQUAKE RELIEF.

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