Veterans Writing Book Sale Benefiting War Stories the Del Dayo Library Page 3 Page 2 Volume 36 • Issue 13 Serving Carmichael and Sacramento County since 1981 March 25, 2016 Teamsters Artist Jian Wang Endorse EASTER Scott Jones Paints the Town for Congress EVENTS SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Teamsters Joint Council 7, rep- SEE PAGE 2 resenting 100,000 working men and women in 22 local unions in Northern California, the Central Valley, and Northern Nevada, has endorsed Sheriff Scott Jones for LEARNING THE Congress in the 7th district. “We are endorsing Scott HARD WAY Jones because of his strong stance against the Trans Pacific FROM MISTAKES Partnership and commitment to protecting American jobs,” said Rome Aloise, President of Teamsters Joint Council 7. “With 10,000 good-paying union jobs END OF THE in California’s vital dairy indus- try at stake, we need someone in this seat whose word we can BENCH count on. We are confident that Scott Jones is the right person for the job.” BY GERRY SCHOLL Page 5 TALKING ABOUT THE BIG TOMATO Jian Wang returns to his favorite spot in Carmichael to complete an American River landscape. Story and photos home. “I move trees around on my canvas; is philosophic. “The sale still goes on the by Susan Maxwell Skinner I lower and raise the cliffs and the water,” records,” he explains. “Its price benefits the he says. “The clouds and the rising sun at overall value of all my work.” CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Chinese American dawn are never the same. I walk to the river Trained at CSUS after being “discovered” artist Jian Wang touched American River in the dark; sometimes deer are looking at in China by Sacramento supporters, Wang shores during a rejuvenating winter return me. Once, a dog walker took me by sur- established a local following for riverscapes, to Carmichael. The painter found the scen- prise. I had a painting on the ground. The portraits and a still-life studies. Discovering ery inspiring and -- compared to polluted dog was so excited, he jumped all over it. I an insatiable homeland appetite for his work Beijing -- the air pure. River views nour- kept a smile on my face so I wouldn’t upset Wang established a Chinese base in 2007 Sheriff Scott Jones ish his heart. “And through paintings in the lady but I was so mad at the dog. I never and has worked there since. During the Local Teamsters members galleries all over America and China,” he finished the canvas. I call it my ‘Bad Dog 2008 Olympics, his canvases filled two mas- work in trucking, warehousing/ conceded, “these views have fed my family Painting’.” sive salons in China’s National Museum. distribution, freight, food pro- for 30 years.” Currently based in Beijing, the painter/ Millions saw the full circle of his art. The cessing, dairies, solid waste/ Famously captured in at least 100 Wang sculptor is one of China’s preeminent con- one-man Beijing exhibit detailed Wang’s recycling, public services, bever- canvases, one particular Ancil Hoffman temporary artists. A Wang figurative canvas training under Communist ideology before a ages, and more. Page 13 Park vista got a 2016 revisit. Set between was recently auctioned for the equivalent 20-year Californian struggle to master mod- “I am very happy to receive the the golf clubhouse and the Effie Yeaw of $US 200,000. ”Unfortunately, I’d sold ern style in California. endorsement of the Teamsters,” Preserve, the spot provides a vignette its it for $100,000 a year before,” he winces. Olympic show offerings sold for hitherto said Jones. “These are men and admirer can reinterpret till the cows come “Someone made a good investment.” Wang Continued on page 2 Continued on page 4 Seeing Green Scan our QR Code for a direct link to our online edition! Photos and story by Susan Maxwell Skinner CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Ancestry had little to do with it. Irish and honorary Irish (including Italian, Hispanic, and even one Fijian fan) PAID kicked up heels at Mission Oaks PERMIT 350 PERMIT US POSTAGE Carmichael, CA Community Center St Patrick’s PRESORTED STD. PRESORTED celebration last week. Change Service Requested Irish selections joined the eclec- tic lineup at a dance sponsored by the Carmichael facility. The free event gave license for outra- geous emerald attire. More than 200 party-goers waltzed, jived and jigged like leaping leprechauns. John Skinner’s band called the tunes. Geared to all ages, the cele- bration was one of a winter/spring series of free dances sponsored by County Supervisor Susan Peters A party door prize went to the guest who got closest to guessing the number of coins in a “crock of gold.” That the gold was actu- ally tin foil and the 249 coins were chocolate did not deter the winner Mission Oaks Community Center patrons donned Celtic shades to celebrate St Patrick’s Day last week. Continued on page 4 www.CarmichaelTimes.com 2 • Carmichael Times March 25, 2016 Artist Jian Wang Paints the Town Book Sale Benefiting the Del Dayo Library Continued from page 1 unimagined prices. Chinese critics saw him as a cultural breakthrough: from his subject matter, brush technique and extravagant use of paint, they marveled that a native artist was at last painting “without a Chinese accent.” National Chinese networks have lately aired several hour-long doc- umentaries dedicated to his work. The rock-star artist’s personal blog has scored 2.5 million hits; his website has 860,000 visitors to date. “Being rediscovered in your homeland is heartwarming and humbling,” admits Wang. Neither has California has forgotten its adopted son. Wang has been invited to instruct at the Laguna College of Art this summer. On his last sojourn to teach figurative and landscape paint- ing there, his 35-person courses filled almost as soon as they were announced. “It’s thrilling to watch him work,” comments a Sacramento fan. “He dumps colors on canvas like unsorted jew- els. He brushes them around and from the vortex, raw faces quickly emerge. His genius directs each seemingly random stroke.” CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Thursday, held in front of the library at the pic- available in the front office and Though Jian Wang longs for fresh air and Jian Wang’s study of two Beijing students recently sold in China for the equivalent of US $200,000. March 31st, will be a big night for nic tables. The library is in search of in the library from March 7th the river that nourishes his heart, a continuing the Del Dayo Elementary Library. funds to purchase more books. Cash through March 18th. Children, commute between two countries is his career is. Beijing is horribly polluted. It doesn’t have Not only is it Family Night, but they and checks are accepted. teen, and adult books are prediction. Confirms the workaholic: “I miss Carmichael’s beautiful yards and flowers. But that will be holidng a book sale from If you would like to donate welcome. my Sacramento friends; people who have sup- does not impact me much. I am always in my stu- 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The sale will be books, donation boxes will be Source: Nicholas Demovic H ported me for years. 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