Ray Turner Population – Bakersfield

Thursday, May 08 2014 03:53 PM
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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Artist Ray Turner, 55, of Pasadena gets ready to photograph several Bakersfield residents Thursday at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. He will paint the images onto sapphire glass and put into an exhibition. The entire project will take Turner about a year to put together. His show will then be on display at the Bakersfield Museum of Art starting May 7, 2015. The show will include the 40 portraits of Bakersfield residents along with 40 or more others.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Artist Ray Turner, left, has help with the lighting from Bakersfield Museum of Art chief curator Vikki Cruz while photographing Bakersfield resident Marcia Giumarra ,whose portrait will be part of the display at the BMOA next year along with 40 other Bakersfieldians.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Pasadena artist Ray Turner, 55, takes photos of many Bakersfield citizens Thursday at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The images will be painted into portraits by Turner.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Marcia Giumarra has her photo taken by artist Ray Turner, right, while Bakersfield Museum of Art chief curator Vikki Cruz helps with the lighting as part of the “Population,” art display to be presented at the BMOA in May 2015.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Bakersfield Museum of Art chief curator Vikki Cruz, right, looks over the shoulder of artist Ray Turner at the photos he took of Bakersfield resident Marcia Giumarra, right, that will be included with portraits done by Turner in the BMOA showing in May 2015.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    The Rev. Monsignor Craig Harrison has his photo taken by artist Ray Turner, who will turn the photo of Harrison into a portrait on sapphire glass to be on display next year at the BMOA.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Artist Ray Turner enjoys his work Thursday at the Bakersfield Museum of Art where he will have a show next year.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Local musician Red Simpson checks out his picture on the back of artist Ray Turner’s digital camera Thursday at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The photo will be part of Turner’s art display at the gallery in May 2015.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Musician Red Simpson has his photo taken by artist Ray Turner, Thursday, at the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Artist Ray Turner and musician Red Simpson, right, take a glance at the recently taken photos of Simpson by Turner to be used in his upcoming show in Bakersfield.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    After his photo shoot musician Red Simpson walks out of the Bakersfield Museum of Art Thursday past rows of the current art work on display at the gallery on R Street.

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    By Casey Christie / The Californian

    Local videographer Michael Fagans, right, gets in a good angle and the right lighting on artist/photographer Ray Turner, center, after he photographed CSUB chorale director Robert Provencio Thursday at the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

BY CASEY CHRISTIE Californian staff photographer cchristie@bakersfield.com

They came in one at a time to be photographed by Pasadena artist Ray Turner.

Some were nervous and a bit serious, like local musician Red Simpson, while others kept it light like the Rev. Monsignor Craig Harrison.

 

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