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Page 2-A — The Albany News Thursday, October 24, 1985
Bomar works to be exhibited
Well-known artist...
The works of Bill Bomar of Taos, known locally as a generous contributor to the Old
Jail Art Museum, are currently being exhibited at the Abilene Fine Arts Museum on
South Mockingbird in Abilene. The exhibition, which is entitled simply "The Art of
Bill Bomar," includes paintings and collages dating from the 1940s to the present.
More than 20 of Bomar's pieces are part of the permanent collection at the Old Jail
in Albany, and the artist has commissioned and donated a number of large
sculptures by other artists to the local museum. [Staff PhotoJ
By Donna Barranger
Bill Bomar, well-known
Texas artist, a benefac-
tor of Albany's Old Jail
Art Center, will have his
works exhibited at the
Abilene Fine Arts Mu-
seum on South Mocking-
bird in an exhibition en-
titled "The Art of Bill
Bomar" to be shown from
October 18 to November
22, along with the exhibit
"The Washington Gallery
Collection."
Bomar has been paint-
ing since age seven, and
the show will reflect over
40 years of the artist's
work ranging from paint-
ings done in the 1940s to
collages of the present. A
versatile student who
proved he could work in
almost any medium,
Bomar has studied with
such prominent artists as
French painter Amedee
Ozenfant, Santa Fe artist
Joe Bakos, and Abstract
expressionist Hans Hoff
man, and he was the last
student of American ar-
tist John Sloan. In 1940
and 1941, he attended the
Cranbrook Art Academy.
In 1972, he moved from
his New York Chelsea
Hotel studio of -30 years to
make his home in Ranchos
de Taos, New Mexico
where he has lived for the
past 13 years.
His works were first
exhibited in a group show
"Six Texas Painters" at
the Weyhe Gallery in
New York, in 1944. The
show was soon followed
by six one-man shows at
the gallery, and two
Whitney Biennials. His
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work has been exhibited
at the Stables Gallery of
the Taos Art Association,
and he has been repre
sented by Carlin Gallery
of Fort Worth for 20
years.
His works hang in the
permanent collections of
the Guggenheim Museum
in New York, the Dallas
Museum of Fine Arts, the
Houston Museum of Fine
Art, the Fort Worth Art
Museum, the Brooklyn
Museum in New York, the
Museum of Fine Arts in
Sante Fe, the Harwood
Foundation of the Univer-
sity of New Mexico, Taos
and numerous private col-
lections.
Bill Bomar has been de-
scribed as "the backbone
of Albany's Old Jail Art
Center by its executive
director Mrs. Betsy Koch.
Over 20 of his original
works have been donated
to the center, and his ver-
satility is apparent in the
range of different
mediums of the works:
woodcuts, oil paintings,
ink drawings, water col-
ors, etchings, and most
recently, collages.
In addition to donating
his own works to the
center, he has supported
the facility in many ways,
from the giving of his ad-
vice and expertise to the
commissioning of such
works as the sculptures
"Ballet of the East Wind,"
and the two sculptures in
the OJAC's courtyard of
Jesus Moroles "Moonring
3" and the "Sun Symbol"
work, which resembles a
sort of windmill.
Over the years, Bomar
has donated his time and
talents and pieces of his
own private art collection
to the center, was one of
its founders, and current
ly serves on its board of
trustees.
Reilly Nail, director of
the center, says that "...his
works now seem to me to
reflect the state of the
world at the time he
painted. I now realize that
Bill Bomar was painting
existential visuals. There
has never been any doubt,
since he first exhibited
his work, that Bill Bomar
could paint. He has
always been a master of
design and of the use of
materials and techniques
to carry out the design.
Nail has stated that
Bomar's works are so
varied that no particular
label can be placed on
him, nor can he be placed
in a specific category.
Bomar describes his
work, "As in conversa
tion, I start with a topic
an intention - and each
graphic expression on
canvas or paper talks
back."
Fandangle members meet Oct. 8
The Fort Griffin Fan-
dangle Association voted
to produce a 1986 version
of the Fandangle, review-
ed the 1985 financial
statement and discussed
several upcoming pro-
jects during the annual
membership meeting held
October 8.
On a motion by Betty
Law the group agreed to
sponsor the Fandangle
production in 1986.
The group also discuss-
ed the Nativity, which
would normally be sched-
uled for the Christmas of
1985, but no action was
taken.
The Christmas story,
which was written by the
late Robert Nail along
with the Fort Griffin Fan-
dangle, is usually present-
ed every three years.
However, the association
took no action on sponsor-
ing the show this year
because of a change in the
location.
The Nativity has been
performed for several
years at the old Nancy
Smith Elementary School
Auditorium, but the
school recently converted
the facility into class-
rooms.
Marge Bray, Fandangle
and Nativity director,
stated that she would dis-
cuss the possibility of
using another school
building, such as the high
school auditorium, with
school superintendent
Terry Harlow.
Mrs. Bray said that a
new home would have to
be found for the Nativity
production, and props
would have to be recon-
structed to fit a different
size stage before the play
could be presented again.
In other business, the
association appointed a
committee to look into the
costs of printing and
royalties of a new Fan-
dangle Song Book. The
matter was brought be
fore the group by Mrs.
Bray and Mildred Diller.
The book would contain
original Fandangle scores
and would be available to
the public. A song book
was published several
years ago, but does not in
elude newer songs now
popular in Fandangle
shows.
The song book commit-
tee will include Mrs. Bray,
Mrs. Diller, Louann
George and Betty Law.
Three association direc-
tors were re-elected to
three year terms during
the meeting. C.E. Jacobs,
Harold Law and Clifford
Teinert were elected un
animously by the group.
The current slate of of-
ficers was also appointed
for another year including
president, Watt Mat-
thews; vice-president,
Harold Law; and secre-
tary-treasurer, Jim Cot-
ter.
The financial statement
through August 31, 1985
reported income from
ticket sales at $42,518,
compared to $44,182.65 in
1984 and $38,400.60 in
1983.
Total income for the
year was $73,800.10, with
expenses of $81,685.22 for
a net loss of $7,885.12. The
report recorded net loss
es for 1983 of $2,591.62
and $5,993.38 during 1984.
The association's two
main improvement pro-
jects this year included
the construction of a new
control tower and the pur-
chase of approximately
1,500 chairs.
31.93 inches fall to date in 1985
At least 1 tornado reported during past week
By Donna Barranger
Albany's official weath-
er observer, Mrs. Elsa
Turner, reported that
a total of 4.26 inches of
precipitation fell on
Albany during its wet
weekend, October 18-20,
bringing the rainfall total
for the month of October
to 5.09, and the year's
figure to a moist 31.93 in-
ches.
Normal average rain-
fall figures for Shack-
elford County show a
yearly rainfall of approxi-
mately 25.50 to 25.75 in-
ches. With two months
left in 1985, it has already
proven to be one of the
wettest years in the last
decade, with the excep-
tion of the flood of 1978
and the above average
conditions of 1981, using
records kept by the First
National Bank of Albany
since 1896.
Local crops and stock
tank conditions seem to
be very good as farmers
and ranchers in the area
begin to prepare for cold-
er weather.
According to Gerald
Petree, his property on
the Breckenridge high-
way received 5.2 inches of
rain, land on the Chisholm
received 5.7 inches with
some water still running
and his property south of
town received between 4
and 47t inches for last
weekend. He reported
that although the rain
was good, tanks still did
not catch much water.
Petree explained that hia
crops have not been
planted yet, because his
sowing is for grain, not
grazing.
However, the most ex-
citing happening during
last weekend's rain for
the Petree household was
not the abundance of rain-
fall, but the near-miss as a
tornado circled their
house, tearing up trees,
an irrigation system, a
trampoline, and ripping
the trim off of their house,
and throwing round bales
of ray into a neighbor's
pasture.
It was as close as I ever
want to come," said
Petree. "The storm circl-
ed the house, and we went
to get our daughter Ricia
from her upstairs
bedroom as the house
began shaking and rattl-
ing, and by the time we
reached the basement it
was all over and complete-
ly silent." He explained
that the tornado lifted
after circling their house,
and it was impossible to
see where it went.
Mrs. Sue Belcher
reported that her proper-
ty six miles north of town
on the Throckmorton
Highway had received
6.85 inches of rain. "It was
the first time since the
flood of 1978 that we have
been unable to cross Mill
Creek," she explained. A
field of oats planted
before the weekend's
rainfall was already up,
she reported.-
On Tom Humber's pro
pety on Ibex Road, a total
of 3.75 inches was receiv-
ed, and although the
tanks are not full, they
are "in good shape." He
reported that the crops
look good, and "the warm
days since the rainfall
have helped the new
grain to come up quickly."
Mrs. Walter Heller re
ported that on their pro-
Eerty four miles north of
ueders, rainfall was
gauged at seven inches
for the past week. "The
wheat looks good, and the
cotton is ready to be strip-
ped. We are just waitiiig
now until it is dry enough
to harvest," reported
Mrs. Heller. "All of the
stock tanks are full."
Located seven miles
north of Lueders, Bobby
Reaves reported that
rainfall on his property
had reached 5 V* inches
total. "We need some dry
weather now to harvest
the cotton, and get it in. I
expect the cotton crop to
be about average. The
wheat and oats are all up
and look good." He also
reported full tanks.
Johnny Heatly of the
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation County
Committee explained that
in some parts of the coun-
ty where cotton was pro-
duced, expected yields
have been estimated to be
high. "I expect the
average in some areas to
be around 500 to 550
pounds per acre," said
Heatly. "It is possible
that it might even be as
high as 1,000 pounds per
acre in a very few spots.
Our average yield is
usually 300 pounds.
Heatly explained that
approximately 50 percent
of the winter crops has
been planted, with the re
maining oats, wheat and
barley soon to be sown. "I
expect that it will be
seven to 10 days from the
rain before it is dry
enough to get into the
fields to harvest the cot-
ton or to plant any winter
crops," he commented.
"However, those who have
not put their crops in
still have time, as
December 15 is the ap-
proximate cut-off date to
achieve a good wheat
crop." He predicted that
"the tractors will be out"
soon if the weather con-
tinues to be dry."
The last rain, by a con-
sensus of everyone in the
poll, seemed to be gentle
enough not to damage any
of the crops already in the
field, and was beneficial
to farmers who just
planted, as well as those
just about to plant.
Heatly explained that
"People will be getting
anxious now about get-
ting their cotton crop in.
Some may go ahead and
defoliate rather than
waiting. Our first killing
frost usually runs around
November 10; of course,
sometimes it's later and
other times it's earlier,
but I expect people to be
busy planting and har-
vesting as soon as it gets
a little drier."
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