<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2020</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal;font-size:24px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Liz Earl     Michael Griffin  </b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:24px;line-height:normal"><b>Opening Reception: </b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Saturday, Feb. 15th, 1-3pm </b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">An <b>ekphrastic poem</b> is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Dedication, practice, time…these three words are the foundation of this exhibition. I have known Earl, Griffin, Huey-Heck, and Waite for 25 plus years. An Ekphrastic Poem is an acknowledgment of the life of an artist. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Media Contact:</b> Wanda Lock - curator tel: 250 864 5597 or 250 766 4873</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">email: <a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">wandalock@shaw.ca</span></a></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca" target="_blank">www.lakecountryartgallery.ca</a></font><br><br><font size="4">WINTER Open Hours:</font><br><font size="4">10am-4pm Tuesday to Saturday</font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:x-small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">*except for exhibition change-overs (see website for dates)</i><br></div><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:x-small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></i></div><div><i style="font-size:x-small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">closed on Monday &amp; Sunday</i></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br>10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd<br>Lake Country, British Columbia<br>V4V 1T9<br><br>(250) 766 -1299<br><a href="mailto:lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca" target="_blank">lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>