A painter's lessons A painter's lessons (October 13, 2004)

Caption with picture in print edition: Menlo Park artist Mitchell Johnson -- whose oil-on-linen work, "Numana & Hossegor," is shown here -- will present a slide lecture on Thursday, October 14, at the Palo Alto Art Center. The presentation, "Figurative Abstraction and Poetic Light: Painter's Lessons from Corot to Morandi," is set for 7:30 to 9 p.m. After the free program, Mr. Johnson and Kepler's bookstore will hold a book signing for the monograph, "Mitchell Johnson," which includes an essay by poet Peter Campion. The art center is at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. For more information, call 329-2366.

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