Ray Turner Population
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1 of 12By 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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2 of 12By 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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3 of 12By 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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4 of 12By 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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5 of 12By 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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6 of 12By 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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7 of 12By 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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8 of 12By 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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9 of 12By 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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10 of 12By 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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11 of 12By 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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12 of 12By 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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