Arts Encounters at the Beninis: July 2005

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(Archives) FEATURED ARTISTS for JULY 2005: Arts Encounters at Beninis Saturday and Sunday July 30th and 31st, 2005 Half a Life in Photography Al Robinson Photographer George West, Texas An aerospace engineer, Al Robinson worked for decades in projects for the government and private industry, including specialized studies for NASA related to the Space Shuttle mission. Now retired from that life, his focus is on photography, with an emphasis on landscape photography. “California Dreaming” was shot with an 80 mm lens on a medium format camera, at Garrapata State Park, on Highway 1, about six miles south of Carmel. “The couple just happened to be there,” Robinson said. “I took another picture after they moved on, but it was not as good as this one. This was my all-time best selling picture.”
Sculpting with Plated Steel Bettye Hamblen Turner Sculptor Miles, Texas Bettye Hamblen Turner is delivering a huge horse, sculpted to fly. She will talk about her materials, and the processes she used to weld and construct the piece.
Preparing the Canvas: A land developer's contribution to the art of architecture Mike Ridley The Preserve at Walnut Springs, Johnson City, Texas Johnson City, Texas For over three decades Michael E. Ridley has been analyzing, researching, planning, designing, developing, financing, marketing, and managing land developments and income producing real estate throughout the United States and Mexico and is recognized for expertise in conventional and conservation real estate development. Ridley will discuss land preservation and management, good stewardship of the Texas Hill countryside, symbiosis of plant and animal life, all with exemplification of the Preserve at Walnut Springs, the largest preservation development in Texas. Additional speakers and information will be available throughout the day. For further information, visit www.Benini.com or call 830-868-5244. The events are free of charge and open to all.