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GlobalSpec, CR4's parent company, sponsored its Premier Art Exhibit last month. Twelve employees from across all departments displayed the fruits of their artistic labors. All mediums were represented, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, stained glass, and digital art. The Art Exhibit will be on display throughout November.
During the GlobalSpec Art Show, employees and their guests enjoyed bakery treats and punch while being serenaded by the Marketing Department's Creative Designer, Jim Gross, who played guitar during the opening reception. Many of the GlobalSpec artists were on-hand to view each others' work and answer questions about their own.
The twelve GlobalSpec artists are Christina DeMers (Marketing), Rich Hansen (Technology), Steve Johnson (Accounting), Leo Kershteyn (Marketing), Mindy Mannix (Customer Care), Shawn Martin (Production), Guy Maser (Marketing), Roy Smith (Production), Renee Taliana (Marketing), Mike Watford (Marketing), Melanie Weatherford (Production) and Kevin Weiler (Technology). The following sections highlight the work of those GlobalSpec artists who are also bloggers and/or registered members of CR4.
ChristinaD – Watercolor
ChristinaD has been involved in art since the age of seven. The GlobalSpec Marketing Manager developed her talents in oil painting and illustration, and has participated in juried exhibitions. Currently, ChristinaD is focused on watercolor, exhibiting her paintings of autumn leaves and a wide range of flowers, which include calla and tiger lilies, irises, tulips, and peonies.
LeoTheRussian – Photography, Poetry
Inspired by both his family and nature, LeoTheRussian has contributed photographs of a statue in Vermont, fall apples, and a portrait of an eroded mountain. The holder of a degree in electrical engineering, the Georgia Tech graduate is also displaying framed copies of his original poetry.
Shawn – Photography
An avid outdoors enthusiast, Shawn is displaying his digital and 35-mm photographs of a wide range of outdoor subjects, from the Joshua Tree to snow-covered mountains and exotic flowers. This Production and engineering Specialist is the owner of the Geological Factors in Engineering blog right here on CR4.
Galina – Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Stained Glass
Galina has provided works of art that were created during her high school career and college years as an art major. The Customer Care Representative (CCR) is showing two stained glass pieces: one created using copperfoil and the other with lead came. Galina is also displaying two drawings: a self-portrait done in charcoal (her first charcoal drawing ever) and a still-life done in conte crayon. In addition, there are two paintings done in tempra paint – the same subject done once in color and the other in black and white. Finally, the artist (and author of this blog entry) is displaying a bigger-than-life sculpture of a human hand made out of discarded pieces of wood and nails.
RoySmith – oil pastel on canvas
Roy Smith has worked as a professional airbrush artist for 13 years, specializing in portraits. Over a span of twenty years, this veteran member of GlobalSpec's Production Department has done commissioned pieces with inks, acrylics, textile paints, colored pencil, and oil pastel. For the art show, he contributed three portraits done in oil pastel. If you would like to view more of Roy Smith's work, please visit his website: http://www.roysmithjr.com
Mello – Photography, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Acrylic on Wood
An art enthusiast with a wide range of mediums and subject matter, Mello has contributed photographs of palm trees and flowers, a surrealistic charcoal drawing of human faces, and a portrait in colored pencil. The Electronic Media Content Technologist also displayed an acrylic painting of the human figure in motion on wood.
KWeiler – Photography
KWeiler's photographs include family members, flowers, polar bears and Lake George. A Senior Software Engineer and member of GlobalSpec's top-notch Technology Department, he used a Nikon D80 camera with either a 50mm f1.4 or a 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 zoom lens. Some of his pictures were retouched in Photoshop, and some are right out of the camera.
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