thursday, april 13, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 13
Birds are subject of Haymarket art
By Jim Williams
The painter or sculptor whose subject is wildlife works
in the no-man's land between art and craftsmanship.
Wildlife enthusiasts often believe that animals and birds
themselves are beautiful enough to require no artistic em
bellishment. To them, the wildlife artist's job is to portray
his subjects accurately and naturally, in an appropriate
and attractive attitude and setting.
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This view can be criticized for limiting the artist's
scope and making it unlikely that wildlife art will ever ad
vance beyond the standards set by Audubon.
On the other hand, it also may restrain wildlife artists
from producing the more of the awful gack that clutters
up "progressive" gallaries these days.
Jim McClelland and Paul Johnsgard are straightforward
portrayers of birds McClelland in watercolor and Johns
gard in wood and ink. Their exhibit at the Haymarket Gal
lery through April will appeal to bird lovers and enthu
siasts of detail and craftsmanship. It's not intended as an
insult to say that those seeking avant-garde creativity had
better go to another gallery.
Johnsgard is a UNL professor, and birds are his special
ty. So it's no surprise that his woodcarvings are life-size
and painstakingly rendered, right down to the feathers.
Owls, eagles, falcons and loons perch here and there in
the gallery's front room. My favorites were two little
"Screech Owls" and "Loon with Chick" - no particular
reason why, I just liked them.
Johnsgard also shows some ink drawings for his book
on ducks, geese and swans. His draftmanship is precise,
but he's not as good on paper as he is with wood.
McClelland is, though. His bird portraits show perfect
control of tone and depth - the tiny spot of luminous
purple in a mallard's wing or the glint in a sparrow's eye
glow with sharper-than-life brilliance. .
McClelland also shows some other paintings, mostly
scenics with birds flying by. However, these don't high
light his strong points - detail and control - as well as the
close-ups.
All I'll say about prices is that they're somewhere over
the rainbow. But you may want to take a free look at the
Haymarket if you're always complaining about "all that
modern abstract art" - or even if you're not.
Legislature tunes out public radio bill
Nebraska public radio was tuned out on the floor of
the Nebraska Legislature Wednesday. LB601 , a bill to cre
ate a state-sponsored radio network, failed to get the 25
votes necessary to advance it.
Static from commercial radio stations contributed
heavily to the bill's demise. Even after the bill was amend
ed to remove provisions to finance the network, the bill
failed.
According to Sen. Steve Fowler of Lincoln, one of the
bill's sponsors, the commercial radio stations lobbied
heavily against the bill. They were the only opposition, he
said.
Sen. Shirley Marsh of Lincoln, another of the bill's
sponsors, told her colleagues that the radio network was
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needed for the handicapped, particularly the blind, who
could get news and entertainment not available on com
mercial stations from the network.
The bill's opponents argued that the state could not
afford the network and objected to the state competing
with commercial broadcasters.
Sen. Elroy Hefner of Coleridge said "private radio sta
tions are doing a terrific job."
Sen. Richard Lewis of Holbrook said, "any time
that a tax-paying institution is placed in competition
with a tax-using institution I give my support to the tax
paying institution."
Marsh responded that public radio airs different pro
grams and would not compete with commercial radio.
Amendments proposed by Sen. Donald Dworak of
Columbus would have delayed the construction of the
network for at least a year. During that year a study con
ducted by the Nebraska Educational Television Network
Commission and the public radio stations in Omaha would
study the idea.
Marsh said she will not try to bring the bill back this
session.
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