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SPRING 2016 Features

48 Traveling Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lost Highways

Jason Kowalski Travels Cross-Country Collecting the Souls of Forgotten Places written by Kimberly B. Johnson

40 On Taking Chances

A Conversation with Sculptor & Painter Russell Jacques

written by Kimberly B. Johnson

36 bette davis

Takes control of A Stolen Life written by Stacy Davies

58 jeremy kidd

Landscapist with a New Lens written by Elizabeth Nutt

66 golden state, golden dreams Southern California & the Art of Travel

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SPRING 2016 In Every Issue

16 Highlights 16 NEA Awards $150,000 to OC

In first round of 2016 NEA funding 6 Orange County organizations are awarded $150,000

20 the big year ahead

Laguna Beach’s premier fine art fairs: Laguna Art-A-Fair, Sawdust Arts and Craft Festival and the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters

28 “Sorolla’s Legacy” LPAPA is inspired by a master

30 california: The Golden Years

A large collection of California’s most celebrated artists’ portraits, Impressionist and Plein Air works calls OC’s Bowers Museum home

74 LUXURY REAL ESTATE 80 LAGUNA BEACH CALENDAR 84 PALM SPRINGS CALENDAR 88 los angeles calendar 92 ART RESOURCES

Cover image: painting by Russell Jacques This page: photo courtesy of Festival of Arts Laguna Dance Festival Performing Sunday, July 26 12 ARTpatronmagazine.com

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Highlights

NEA awards $150,000 in first round of 2016 funding to

6 Orange County Organizations

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY -

HUNTINGTON BEACH ART

in the premiere of

PACIFIC SYMPHONY -

$20,000

CENTER FOUNDATION -

L.O.S.T. In addition,

$40,000

$10,000

the project will

To support the exhibition Your Body

To support

is a Space That Sees

a contemporary

with an accompanying

art exhibition and

catalogue. The

associated activities.

exhibition will display a

annual American

and work-in-progress

Composers Festival,

showing of emerging

celebrating the works

local company

of the late composer

Backhausdance.

Stephen Paulus (19492014). The festival,

series of approximately

IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE -

40 original, large-

Education and

$20,000

outreach activities

titled Organ Splendor,

will include master

will be conducted by

classes and discussions

Music Director Carl St.

at schools and

Clair and will feature

dance organizations.

organ compositions by

scale artworks by Lia Halloran utilizing cliche verre, a 19th-century

To support the Dance and Movement Portfolio, which will

photographic process,

include the presentation

to create cyanotype

of international and

prints sourced from

national artists. Artists

Harvard University’s

to be presented may

historic collection of

include the Akram

astronomical glass

Khan-Israel Galvan

plates. The exhibition

dance collaboration

and catalogue

Torobaka (England),

will highlight the

and Hubbard Street

contributions of

Dance Chicago in a

women in astronomy.

program designed for

Concurrent public

Irvine Barclay Theater’s

activities will include

25th anniversary. The

lectures, panel

Portfolio also may

discussions, gallery

feature Jessica Lang

talks, and a dedicated

Dance in collaboration

project blog.

with architect Renzo Piano, and Diavolo, with a week-long residency culminating

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To support the

include a residency

Additional activities will feature cross-

Paulus, such as Pilgrim’s Hymn and Organ

disciplinary discussions

Concerto No.4. The

with university

program will include

students and faculty as

additional repertoire

a partner in University

for the organ, such as

of California Irvine’s

Lux Aeterna by Morten

Illuminations Arts and

Lauridsen and a world

Culture Initiative, and

premiere of a new

lectures, special events,

work by Wayne Oquin.

and social media

Performances by the

activities for the public.

orchestra and guest organists Paul Jacobs and Christoph Bull, will be held at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall featuring the 4,300-pipe C.B. Fisk organ.

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Photo by Debora Robinson/SCR.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY - $10,000 To support the presentation of performances

SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

celebrating the work of

- $50,000

American composers. Titled American Icons: John Adams, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, the project will celebrate the three composers’ significant birthdays: Philip Glass’s 80th and the 70th for both John Adams and Steve Reich. Programming will

Véronique Por ter

feature performances by artists such as Glass, pianist Maki Namekawa, the Bang On A Can All-Stars,

Sanctuar y for the Ar tist

the St. Lawrence String Quartet, as well as teaching artist John Zeretzke, who may lead public workshops exploring the connections between the works by Reich and non-Western music. Concerts and events will be held at venues such as the Irvine Barclay Theatre, the Renee and Henry

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Andrea Syglowski, Rob Nagle, Melanie Lora, Kat Foster and Corey Brill in South Coast Repertory’s world premiere of Of Good Stock by Melissa Ross.

Segerstrom Concert Hall, and Logan Creative.

To support the annual Pacific Playwrights Festival. The festival will feature world premiere productions and staged readings of previously unproduced plays by established playwrights and emerging writers. Previous festivals have featured world premiere productions of Of Good Stock by Melissa Ross, and Mr. Wolf by Rajiv Joseph, as well as staged readings of Going to a Place Where You Already Are by Bekah Brunstetter, The Whistleblower by Itamar Moses, and Orange: an illustrated play by Aditi Brennan Kapil. l

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Highlights

The Big Year Ahead

for Laguna Beach’s Premier Fine Art Fairs Kimberly B. Johnson

It’s no secret that Laguna Beach has a vibrant culture of art fairs, hosting dozens of emerging annual events and a selection of prominent and seasoned highlights such as Laguna Art-A-Fair, Sawdust Arts and Craft Festival and the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters. With an exciting year ahead, 2016 will be a huge year for art fairs in the region, and here’s why...

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Highlights

Photo by Jay Mason Laguna Art-A-Fair Oil Painter Margaret Resnick

Laguna Art-A-Fair Celebrating their 50th anniversary, Laguna Art-A-Fair is gearing up to make its 2016 festivities an unforgettable event. Even before the festivities begin, the Art-A-Fair Foundation will be hosting a silent auction fundraiser, lovingly referred to by festival reps as a “friend-raiser,” to be held at Madison Square & Garden Café in Laguna Beach. The fundraiser will benefit the Alzheimer’s Orange County Memories in the Making program and is set to take place on May 1st, 50 days before the event opens for its 50th year. Tickets for the fundraiser will be available for purchase on Art-AFair’s website in February. Once the festival officially opens July 5th, attendees can feel comfortable keeping their expectations high, as there are a number of stirring 22 ARTpatronmagazine.com

events to attend. On July 10th, catch a live auction benefiting the historically prestigious Laguna College of Art + Design—look forward to highquality, original fine art auctioned off to assist the city’s beloved art institution. If nothing else, you will not want to miss August 13th’s Golden 50th celebration! Art-A-Fair will be hosting a goldthemed party, so dress for the occasion and prepare to dance the night away with a live band, hors d’oeuvres and luxurious golden scene you’ll have to see for yourself. A golden ticket winner will as well be chosen to receive a fantastic secret gift and bragging rights! And while this is surely not the last ArtA-Fair event to look forward to, you’ll want to be available on August 20th to take part in the parade taking place down Laguna Canyon Road

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Highlights

Sawdust Art Festival: Painting Demonstration, Pottery Workshop, and Artwork in the morning light

to Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The parade will

welcomed to stroll the Sawdust Festival grounds –

be in honor of a collaborative sculpture painted by

fittingly consisting of sawdust-covered pathways

Laguna Art-A-Fair artists throughout the summer.

– through a handcrafted village of fine art.

This coveted sea lion sculpture will be marched

For 2016, the festival has adopted the motto

from the Art-A-Fair grounds to the Pacific Marine

“Celebrating the Soul of Art for 50 Years!” This is

Mammal Center where it will be exhibited for all to

all too appropriate for the event, as it is truly the

enjoy. Again, this is just a taste of what 2016’s Art-

go-to for local handcrafted arts and appreciation

A-Fair festival will be bringing to the table.

of the soul nurturing practice of art. In an outdoor

To stay in the know with Laguna Art-A-

setting lined with towering eucalyptus trees,

Fair happenings, keep up with the festival at

Sawdust Art Festival features more than 200 new

www.art-a-fair.com.

and returning Laguna Beach artists exhibiting and

When: June 24 – August 28

selling their original, handcrafted works. Media

Where: 777 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach

includes hand-blown and fused glass, jewelry, surf

Sawdust Art Festival

art, ceramics, clothing and textiles, paintings, wood and metal sculptures, scrimshaw, photography, and so much more.

Laguna Beach’s Sawdust Art & Craft Festival

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Bigger than an art festival, Sawdust’s focus

is celebrating its 50th year of educating the public

on educating and engaging with the public is

and promoting art. For nine weeks, attendees are

exhibited through the festival’s enthusiastic and

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Highlights Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters eager collective of artists. Exhibiting artists provide art classes, put on live demonstrations and further share their creative processes with the public. You can learn printmaking, create superb collages and work with ceramics. You may even find yourself wandering over to Sawdust’s legendary pottery wheel to create a one-of-a-kind vase, or blowing glass over at the festival’s Glass Hut. Be among the more than 200,000 who attend the nine-week-long festival and soak in all that the event has to offer. Celebrate the soul of art among thousands in a scenic space, boasting a hint of eucalyptus in the air. What more can you ask for? Keep up with Sawdust Art & Craft Festival – and learn more about their annual Winter Fantasy festival which takes place during each November – at www.sawdustartfestival.org. Where: 935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach

384 Forest Ave #8, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949.494.8208

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the Festival of the Arts/Pageant of the Masters is one of the longest running juried fine art showcases in the nation. For the last twenty years – under the thoughtful and attentive eye of festival director/ producer Diane “Dee” Challis Davy – FOA/POM has held an annual theme. For 2016’s festivities, the Festival of the Arts delves into the theme of compelling collaborations. While the history of art is riddled with captivating stories of singular artists, this year’s festival sets out to commend, honor and tell the story of art’s dynamic duos and teamwork. The theme isn’t limited to visual artist duos, but extends to bring light to muses, models and even dance partners in order to exhibit significant work. With a wide and diverse variety of media such

When: June 24 – August 28

c o n t e m p o r a r y

Celebrating over 80 years of art appreciation,

as paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, glass and handcrafted wood and

j e w e l r y

Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters: Tom Lamb giving an art talk, Art Jazz Wine Events, Admiring the Fierro Booth

furniture by 140 of Orange County’s finest artists, this is the fantastic place to see and obtain distinctive and one-of-akind pieces. As an additional treat, Pageant of the Masters – a hugely unique extension of the Festival of Arts – is a world-renowned theatrical illusion of “living pictures” presented annually. Each night during the summer season’s Festival of the Arts, the Pageant of the Masters is offered to audiences in the form of a ninety-minute stage show where incredible art recreations are produced with real, live people. Posing to appear as the subjects of some of the world’s more renowned fine art works, actors, actresses, dancers, costume designers, set designers and a slew of live orchestra musicians collaborate to bring forth this truly unmatched experience. You can keep up with and gain more information on the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters by heading to www.foapom.com. When: July 5 – August 31, 2016 Where: 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach l

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Highlights

“Sorolla’s Legacy”

Horn 12” x 16”

LPAPA Inspired By A Master

Laguna Plein Air Painters

by a skillful representation of the people

join in the celebration. The private VIP

Association (LPAPA) begin the new

and landscape under the sunlight of his

Reception was held on Saturday, January

year with a curated exhibition featuring

native land. Sorolla’s work is represented

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over 50 original paintings from their

in museums throughout Spain, Europe,

conversation and story sharing of painting

members inspired by the work of the

America, and in many private collections.

in Spain. Following the VIP reception the

great master Joaquin Sorolla. Sorolla a

The highlight of LPAPA’s premiere

exhibition was opened to the public, with

Spanish painter, excelled in the painting

event was the VIP reception with special

an awards presentation.

of portraits, landscapes, and monumental

guest appearance by Fabiola A. Lorente-

works of social and historical themes.

Sorolla, the great-great-granddaughter

His most typical works are characterized

of Sorolla who traveled from Spain to

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Highlights

California: The Golden Years A Large Collection of California’s Most Celebrated Artists’ Portraits, Impressionist and Plein Air Works Calls OC’s Bowers Museum Home

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Ocean Vista, c. 1925 Conrad Buff (American, [b. Switzerland] 1886-1975) Oil on Masonite; 36 x 24 in. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Christian and Joyce Title

written by Elizabeth Nutt

California: The Golden Years is a permanent exhibition at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, and reflects the work produced by California artists between 1875 and 1955. The show is composed of 56 landscapes, coastal scenes, still lifes, portraits and figure pieces, most of which were created by Southern California artists, and many of which represent the Orange County area in particular. The 158,000 square-foot museum, which opened its doors in 1936, is considered one of Southern Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier art institutions, and is celebrated both locally and globally. It was voted the no. 1 museum by Orange County Register readers for 17 consecutive years, and is internationally recognized for its high-caliber exhibitions and for its own collections, including its 900-plus California Plein Air and Impressionist paintings. The Bowers Museum acquired this impressive collection through a series of donations. The Antoon Heinsbergen estate donated 350 paintings, while an equal number came from local landscapist Evylena Nunn Miller. Other California artists such as Impressionist Frank Coburn and Laguna painter Isaac Frazee donated smaller collections. Notably, many of the paintings in California: The Golden Years were not previously on display elsewhere. Most of the works were restored and framed specifically for this show, which was first curated by Nancy Moure in 1993 as Easels in the Arroyo but reinstalled and renamed at the Bowers in 2002. ARTpatronmagazine.com 31

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Olvera Street, c. 1928 Frank Coburn (American, 1862-1938) Oil on masonite; 30 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Caraher, Jr. Nude Figure by Firelight, c. 1909 Guy Rose (American, 1867-1925) Oil on canvas; 33 x 29 x 1 1/2 in. Martha C. Stevens Memorial Art Collection Marinescape, c. 1918 Edgar Payne (American, 1882-1947) Oil on canvas; 36 1/2 x 42 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. Martha C. Stevens Memorial Art Collection

The majority of the works in the exhibition

during the span of these two decades. Notable

are California landscapes, painted outdoors and

landscapes in the exhibition include William

on-site, and sharing many of the characteristics of

Wendt’s Trees They Are My Friends, Hanson Duvall

French Impressionism. The style made its way to

Puthuff’s The Hills of Santa Ynez, and Marion

the state in 1890, and California painters sought to

Kavanaugh Wachtel’s From Sunland Looking across

do what the French did: capture fleeting, isolated

Valley to Big Tujunga.

moments in time. But California artists created

California Plein Air artists are widely

their own distinct version, taking advantage of

recognized, too, for their seascapes, the coastline

their sun-drenched region by capturing not only

offering no shortage of scenic beaches, rocky

its natural sunlight but also the feeling of being

shorelines and ocean views. Renowned Missouri-

outdoors.

born painter Edgar Alwin Payne, for example, first

The plein air movement in California took

visited California in 1909 and spent time working

off between 1915 and 1935, during which time

in Laguna Beach, eventually settling there. Several

countless artists moved to or through the state

of his paintings, including Marinescape and Harbor

in an attempt to celebrate the myriad of features

Scene, are included in the exhibition. Other featured

that its landscape presented, from mountains and

seascape painters are William Frederick Ritschel,

deserts to beaches and valleys. Most of the works

Joseph Kleitsch, Frank W. Cuprien and Paul

in California: The Golden Years were completed

Dougherty.

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Nancy Villere

Alejandra Rivero

Vladimir Cora

Enrique Brito

Holly Buﬀum

Marcel Schreur

Deborah Gardner

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Highlights Looking Up The Canyon, c. 1916 William Wendt (American, 1865-1946) Oil on canvas; 39 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. Martha C. Stevens Memorial Art Collection

Although the Bowers Museum rotates the paintings on occasion, the show continues to be an exemplary exhibition of masterworks from the state’s artistic “golden years”—the years of the California Plein Air and Impressionist movements. California: The Golden Years also includes

in the Impressionist style. Other outstanding

late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, and

examples are Frank Coburn’s Self-Portrait, Edith

such pieces reveal the state’s rich history. Frank

Catlin Phelps’s Wayside Madonna and Charles Percy

Coburn’s works in particular are highlights of the

Austin’s La Buena Ventura.

exhibition. Coburn came to California in 1908,

Although the Bowers Museum rotates the

painting landscapes and seascapes during his

paintings on occasion, the show continues to be

summer visits to Laguna Beach as well as evening

an exemplary exhibition of masterworks from the

scenes from downtown Los Angeles. Coburn’s Ideal California Day and Olvera Street are standouts, as are the scenes from this era painted by Fannie Eliza Duvall and Arthur Edwaine Beaumont. The exhibition also features still-lifes, portraits and figurative works, including Marguerite and Nude Figure by Firelight by California-born Guy 34 ARTpatronmagazine.com

Rose, one of the state’s most renowned painters

paintings depicting everyday scenes from the

state’s artistic “golden years”—the years of the California Plein Air and Impressionist movements. The Bowers Museum is located at 2002 North Main Street in Santa Ana, and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.bowers.org. l

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Bette Davis

Takes Control of A Stolen Life written by Stacy Davies In 1930, few Hollywood moguls believed that 22-year-old stage star Bette Davis would amount to

into substandard stories. “I knew I would never

much more that a colorful contract player. Signed

attain my goal with bad scripts and bad directors,”

by Warner Bros., Davis was a regular in B pictures,

she said, “and so I walked.”

working her way up alongside peers Humphrey

Moving to England, Davis announced she

Bogart and Barbara Stanwyck. But studio head

would only work in British films. Jack Warner

Jack Warner never knew what to do with the odd-

immediately took her to court for breach of

looking girl. Casting her in a string of forgettable

contract, and though she lost the case, she gained

films such as 20,000 Years in Sing Sing, Parachute Jumper, and Ex-Lady, Warner kept her pigeonholed and Davis kept her complaints to herself—for the most part.

the respect of the studio head and roles in better projects, including1938’s Jezebel, which won her a second Oscar. Davis signed a new contract with Warners in

Under the studio contract system, players

1944, and part of that deal required that she be a

were signed for a specific number of years and the

producer on five films—an enticement the studio

studios used them at will. If an actor refused a film,

only offered actors as a tax dodge, and that most

he or she was placed on suspension without pay,

refused. Davis agreed, however, feeling that she’d

which also froze the contract until the rejected film

have a say in a film for the first time, and in 1946 A

was completed. Contracts could therefore extend

Stolen Life was slated for production.

years longer, and while it was a risky move for

Davis was both star and producer, and since

actors to make, several players, including Bogart

she’d recently given birth to daughter B.D. and

and James Cagney, gained notoriety for their

owned a home in Laguna Beach, she decided that

refusals. Davis eventually tied Cagney’s record.

the seaside location would be transformed into

Regardless of a series of suspensions, the

an island off the coast of Massachusetts. Working

young actress continued her feud with the higher-

meticulously with screenwriter Catherine Turney,

ups at the studio, and, in 1934, famously camped

Davis ensured that the melodramatic tale of

out in front of Jack Warner’s office until he agreed

twin sisters (one good, one bad) who vie for the

to lend her out to play Mildred in Of Human Bondage. It was a role he felt was so vile that it

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short-lived, however, and Warners again forced her

same man (Glenn Ford) was both complex and intriguing. Her biggest victory was convincing

would ruin her career, but the movie ended up

director Curtis Bernhardt that the twins should be

being her first critically acclaimed hit.

distinguished only by their mannerisms and voice,

Davis’s hopes of receiving better roles were

not their appearance, and it is through this nuanced

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and deft portrayal that Davis elevates the farfetched melodrama to cinematic classic. The director’s biggest challenge was creating the scenes in which twins Kate and Pat interact.

“I didn’t want them to just do as I said,” she

Uninterested in the usual double exposures that revealed themselves as gimmicks, he hired

lamented. “I wanted them to consider it. I wanted

cinematographer Sol Polito to create mattes—

them to defend their position, not just to give in.

another scene unmasked on the same strip of

masking part of the image and then reshooting film. The result was so glorious that when Bette Davis famously lights Bette Davis’s cigarette in a bedroom scene, it’s said that the audience gasped. Serving as the backdrop for this ingenious camerawork and Davis’s stellar performance are the rocky coastline and cliffs of 1946 Laguna Beach, which appear in both real screen time and rear-screen projection. Davis even had a partial lighthouse erected on Pebble Beach. While the film received an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects, some critics found A Stolen

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enjoyed the film, however, and audiences agreed, making this Davis’s last money-maker for Warners. After production wrapped, the company again returned her to low-grade vehicles until she finally negotiated a release from her contract in 1949. (She would reign victorious the following year in the iconic All About Eve.) Oddly, A Stolen Life has received little mention in Davis’s canon. Even Davis herself rarely discussed the film in later years, probably because she found producing not to her liking. “I didn’t want them to just do as I said,” she lamented. “I wanted them to consider it. I wanted them to defend their position, not just to give in. I discovered that being the producer, too, didn’t free me. It encumbered me.” While the actress would not produce again, A Stolen Life remains a gem in her legacy, and a true acting triumph, reminding us that Bette Davis, no matter how she was shackled, always trounced them in the end. l

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On Taking Chances A Conversation with Sculptor & Painter Russell Jacques written by Kimberly B. Johnson

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Opposite Page: Gramercy Arch, 10’h x 6.5’w x 3’d, steel This Page: Big Top, 72” x 72,” oil, acrylic, charcoal

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Russell Jacques comes from a long line of farmers and stonecutters,

hardworking individuals who migrated from Canada to Vermont back in the early 1930s. Chiseled men with grizzly beards come to mind when you envision the family lineage that Jacques stems from—presumably not a lineage to take kindly to a young son’s visions of becoming an artist. However, the story isn’t one mapped out by presumptuous speculations. “My parents were supportive when I asked if I could go to college and try to succeed as an artist,” Jacques explains. “My father said, ‘Yes. If you think you can make a living, son,” the artist continues. “I had no idea [if I could]. Off I went, starry-eyed and ready to meet life head on.” As the very first in his family line to attend college, Jacques admittedly felt a bit of anxiety. “As I think back, I didn’t take my clothes out of my suitcase for six weeks

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a freshman at Boston University, fearing that a mistake had been made and that I didn’t belong there.” Ultimately, he had nothing to worry about, graduating with honors and moving on to a life as a professional artist. Jacques made his way from New England to the highly desirable sunshine of the West Coast some 30 years ago. Here his technical training proved useful, helping him make a name for himself within the world of painting and sculpting. “My classical background in art from Boston University kicked in, and I spent years honing my skills. [I] left frigid New England weather for the sun and lifestyle of California and have never looked back.” With so much to look forward to during those times, it’s no wonder Jacques never looked back. Making his way to Orange County’s art community, he met a woman who would play a vital role in expanding his artistic practice and outlook. “I owe a great deal to my talented designer wife, Linda Gregory, who at the time owned the Gregory Gallery of Art and Design in Newport Beach,” Jacques says. “My skills as a painter are directly attributed to her introducing me to color and texture while working on her design projects in and around Orange County. What a marvelous firsthand education!” Jacques is revered for his work as a sculptor. Executed in various combinations of stainless steel and bronze, his smooth and fluid structures are prominent features of international galleries as well as private and public collections and institutions 44 ARTpatronmagazine.com

such as his alma mater, Boston University, where his sculpture Counterpoint stands. Jacques is equally passionate about the process of painting from beginning to end, describing it as “a little like sitting down and making ‘thought fragments’ for a writing project.” To produce the abstractly conceptualized pieces in his portfolio, he relies on inspiration to begin the journey of artistic

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creation. But then the journey takes over. “I love working with a variety of mediums— oil, acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon, etc. Mixing different combinations often produces unexpected and positive results.

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Lines integrated with patches of color guide and challenge me at the same time … a kind of abstract matrix. I think the ability to capitalize on ‘mistake making,’” Jacques adds, “is the key to originality. “ When asked what specifically inspires him, Jacques immediately explains that he has no idea. What he does know, however, is that he has no interest in mimicking nature. Jacques is the last person you’d be able to convince that the world needs more landscape paintings or animal portraits. “There is a whole, fascinating world that exists beyond realism for me,” he acknowledges. “What capture my attention are the intangibles in life—things you can’t see, but certainly feel. For example, elegance, angst, integrity, sincerity, fear and happiness. Putting a face on any of the above is exciting and challenging to me. “The life of a working artist is not easy,” Jacques concludes. “It is a difficult journey requiring many skills and personal fortitude. But the rewards are priceless, the challenges are great and in the end, there is something about the ‘nobility’ of the plot that will make [any artist’s] journey worth taking; I know it.” www.russelljacques.com l 46 ARTpatronmagazine.com

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Traveling Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lost Highways Jason Kowalski Travels Cross-Country Collecting the Souls of Forgotten Places written by Kimberly B. Johnson

images courtesy of Sue Greenwood Fine Art

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The story of painter Jason Kowalski is romantic in a way that doesn’t demand blockbuster orchestral music, fireworks or grandiose gestures. His demeanor is cool, his passion authentic

places that I would have just passed by without

and his sentiment as far as possible from contrived.

a thought. I’m transported to another time. It’s a

Kowalski’s poignant and haunting images of isolated American scenes tend to heighten viewers’

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painted world with [fewer] demands.” Kowalski’s ability to make landscape painting

sensory perceptions, conveying the hollow sounds

accessible on an emotional level is unusual, as

of the empty desert and the monotonous rhythm of

are his working methods. As a motivated artist,

waves splashing against a shore.

he finds that he requires plenty of isolation and

”When I stand in front of your paintings,” a

contemplation, setting him apart from many

friend once told Kowalski, “I find beauty in derelict

other plein air painters. “If you want to catch

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“To be an artist in today’s world, an art graduate must be more than the title earned on his or her degree. To be successful in this profession, you must be driven and know that you do it because you cannot imagine living life any other way.”

up with me,” he remarks, “you’ll have to leave

art in general. Representational painting is more

the familiarity of home. I travel America’s lost

than a personal aesthetic; it is an essential way of

highways in search of great painting material. Most

communicating. Looking into my work, viewers

of the land I explore is off the beaten path and

will discover mixed media clippings. Some of the

forgettable to commuters.”

clippings include heirloom postcards, handwritten

Born in the Upper Midwest, Kowalski found his way to Laguna Beach in 2005. Here

stamps and script from advertising catalogs. This

he studied painting at the Laguna College of

ephemera concealed in my work is not solely to

Art and Design. “Laguna and Palm Desert are

provide a narrative link to the past.”

similar in that they are both towns where an

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notes from the past, vintage photographs, graphic

Kowalski oozes passion. It’s a noticeable and

artist’s work is appreciated by the community at

dominant character trait. He’s young—a new

large,” Kowalski explains. “California has long

father and youthful husband—but his ability to

loved landscape painters and representational

verbalize his intentions and artistic practices is

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Top: Arrow Motel Bottom: Kowalski in his studio

that of a seasoned man. “To be an artist in today’s world, an art graduate must be more than the title

Somehow, however, Kowalski does just that. If Kowalski’s lifestyle isn’t for you, he offers

earned on his or her degree. To be successful in this

admirers a reasonable way to experience the

profession, you must be driven and know that you

unique and exceptional quality of his art. “If you

do it because you cannot imagine living life any

aren’t up for crossing state lines, you can simply

other way.”

collect my work,” he laughs. “When you stand

Kowalski concludes with a telling comparison:

in front of one of my paintings, you may have to

“A great painting is much like the unforgettable

dust the sand off your boots anyway. My goal is to

sound that was created by Delta Blues legends; a

transport you to the places I’ve been, and to love

great painting has soul. My work is honest [and] it

the things I’ve seen.”

is uniquely mine.” Kowalski recalls that LCAD president

You can see and purchase Jason Kowalski’s work at J. Willott Gallery in Palm Desert and Sue

Jonathan Burke, who was also the school’s dean of

Greenwood Fine Art in Laguna Beach.

fine arts and gallery director from 1985 to 2011, was

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one of his most influential instructors. ”Jonathan was instrumental in encouraging me and a handful of other talented students to be passionate creators.” Kowalski is a rare breed. He believes wholeheartedly that “humble beginnings lead to successful choices,” and while his work is indeed authentic, his lifestyle is not for the faint of heart. Hopping in a car to travel cross-country alone and disconnected is no game, especially when the goal is to reemerge inspired with creative motivation. 56 ARTpatronmagazine.com

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Jeremy Kidd Landscapist with a New Lens written by Elizabeth Nutt

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os Angeles-based but U.K.-born Jeremy Kidd comes

from a family of supremely talented artists—17 to be exact—extending as far back as to his great-grandfather, William Nicholson, who painted portraits for the British aristocracy. His grandmother was renowned sculptor Barbara Hepworth, whose retrospective was shown at the Tate Britain in 2015. Today Kidd upholds his legacy by working as a professional photographer, sculptor and painter with a signature style of his own.

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Kidd is best known for his photographs alone: landscapes and cityscapes that tell stories about the psychology and drama behind a place, not with single shot but with dozens—and sometimes hundreds—of images. “Because I grew up with my family’s works around me, their paintings and sculptures have

well-known institutions.

been infused into my consciousness, so it’s hard

Kidd initially made a name for himself as a

both to separate myself from their influence, and

sculptor and painter before he picked up a camera.

also to define what their influences are,” says Kidd.

But photography is arguably in his DNA. “I’ve

“But one of their influences was my decision to

always been interested in [the process], and from

come to America—to free myself perhaps from

the beginning I was photographing my sculpture

some of that background.” Kidd relocated to

and doing some landscape photography in black

California in the 1980s after graduating with a B.A.

and white,” he recalls. “There’s always been this

from De Montfort University in Leicester, England.

push and pull between a photographic image and

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Arts Museum, the Imago Gallery, and many other

my desire to represent things sculpturally.” Today, Kidd is widely recognized for his

culture, Kidd has remained in Southern California,

innovative style, which is characterized by a

showing his work at the Orange County Museum

distinctive blend of photographic elements

of Art, the Laguna Art Museum, the Irvine Fine

with those of painting and sculpture. Take his

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upcoming show at the Museum of Art and History

work is his belief that a single photograph cannot

in Lancaster, California—premiering in February

accurately convey the human experience of seeing.

2016—for example. The exhibition will showcase

Kidd has photographed sites all over the world,

photographic images of wind turbines mounted

sometimes on assignment and sometimes because

behind sculptures created using 3D printouts of

he feels compelled to see them for himself. And the

the photographs’ subjects. The show is intended

result, for him, conveys an experience of being in a

to study the presence of wine turbines against an

transcendental landscape for a split second.

idealized landscape as well as the disruption of the

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“Usually I shoot for a week in a particular

natural flow or visual state of an environment.

environment, morning, noon, and night,” says

However, Kidd is best known for his

Kidd, “trying to get a combination of different

photographs alone: landscapes and cityscapes that

lighting, angles, and weather. I’ll shoot a couple

tell stories about the psychology and drama behind

thousand photographs, go through them, and pick

a place, not with single shot but with dozens—and

out ones that most effectively create the experience

sometimes hundreds—of images. At the core of his

of being there.”

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It’s a process that takes the artist roughly three months, and Kidd likens it to painting. He’ll scour his images, looking at different shadows, areas of light, color, contrast and focus. Using Photoshop, he’ll cut, slice and dice the different fragments until he‘s created a single work that contains anywhere from 15 to 800 layers of unique images. The result is essentially a blended, seamless panorama, one

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containing minute details that show the transition

away from the original architecture or geographic

of time while conveying a sense of a place observed

accuracy, and instead involve lots of distortion

in the blink of an eye. Kidd’s works have been

and change. But that’s just like our memories of

described as “fictional realities” for their underlying

places—they evolve from the original experience

sense of both realism and surrealism.

and become quite adapted.”

The process of overlaying the photographs

Jeremy Kidd’s newer works will be shown at

naturally results in jagged, asymmetrical edges,

both the Museum of Art and History and the Imago

which are essential to an overall piece’s message.

Galleries in Spring 2016. For more information, visit

Kidd points out that the edges suggest a narrative

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hinting at the ways in which the photographs were blended. But, more importantly, he says that the

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Golden State, Golden Dreams Southern California & the Art of Travel written by Grove Koger images courtesy of The Vintage Poster When a Southern Pacific through-train reached Los Angeles from San Francisco in 1876, the step connected what had been a sleepy pueblo to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing transcontinental rail system. The California Southern Railroad went on to add a more important route the following decade when it made Los Angeles its western terminus. Suddenly Southern California was accessible to ordinary American citizens, easily and inexpensively, and the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism industry was poised to take off.

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what the region had to offer lent itself easily to big, bold pictures—a colorful Hispanic past, miles of glorious beaches, groves of orange trees, evocative stands of palms and eucalyptus, and subtle (and eventually not-so-subtle) promises of romance

The country was also entering what’s since been called the Golden Age of the Poster.

Fiesta de Los Angeles. But within a short time

And it’s at that point, thanks to a fortuitous

those swirling fancies gave way to simpler,

conjunction of developments in transportation,

bolder images. Someone who signed himself

color printing and graphic design, that the story

or herself as J.F.D. posed a berobed missionary

of tourism in Southern California becomes a

before rolling acres of orange trees to advertise

story about art as well. The old saying that a

“California’s Greatest Midwinter Event”—The

picture is worth a thousand words is true. And

Third National Orange Show—held in San

what the region had to offer lent itself easily to

Bernardino in 1913. There were, as the poster

big, bold pictures—a colorful Hispanic past,

helpfully pointed out, “reduced rates on all

miles of glorious beaches, groves of orange

railroads.”

trees, evocative stands of palms and eucalyptus,

Commissioned by the Southern Pacific

and subtle (and eventually not-so-subtle)

(which you’ll remember had provided that first

promises of romance.

link to LA), Maurice Logan celebrated one of

During the 1890s, now-forgotten artists

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week-long ethnic celebration known as La

the state’s premier attractions with an image of

such as C. Warde Traver and Mary Curran

a modestly attired bathing beauty in the now

created striking Art Nouveau posters for the

iconic California Beaches from 1923. Seven years

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later an anonymous artist pictured another lovely bather in a simple red suit and a big yellow sombrero in Laguna Beach, where, the poster promised, “Every Day is a Vacation.” The United States may still have been in the grip of the Great Depression in 1939, but that year another anonymous artist commissioned by Chicago and Northwestern Lines reminded would-be travelers that there were “Fast Limited Trains Daily to California.” As the poster added enticingly, the Pullmans (sleeping cars) were available at “No Extra Fare.” Here were the familiar palms and beaches, all right, but in a nod to the difficult 70 ARTpatronmagazine.com

Today’s art of travel is an eclectic mix... from Art Nouveau to near-abstract and everything in between, allowing them (and us) to re-experience the glories of the Golden State’s past while defining its present. times, their colors were muted. By 1948 the depression and World

must point out, however, that the trees look like coconut palms, so we may

War II were over, and Americans were

actually be in the Sunshine State—

on the road. That year the ever-busy

Florida—rather than the Golden State.) A

Anonymous considered the possibilities

more straightforward piece of automobile

with Plymouth, setting a shiny blue

advertising from the same decade, The

Plymouth sedan on the sand before

De Luxe Plymouth Station Wagon,

oversized beach umbrellas and a pair

pictures a classic surfer’s “woodie” in all

of—you guessed it—palm trees. (We

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Styles had changed dramatically by the 1960s, when yet another unidentified journeyman combined small images of tennis players and golfers with a much larger image of a bikini-clad lovely, all rendered in a sleek, unadorned style in harmony with the resort’s Modernist architecture. “San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, and now”— the American Airlines poster announced dramatically—Palm Springs. But there was more to come—or should we say less? In Bill Ogden’s psychedelic Palm Springs of 1969 we see not only the resort’s familiar palm trees and mountainsides but also a buxom nude bather posed coyly behind a strategically positioned frond. Today’s art of travel is an eclectic mix. Illustrators can sample a smorgasbord of styles, from Art Nouveau to near-abstract and everything in between, allowing them (and us) to re-experience the glories of the Golden State’s past while defining its present. “Anywhere but here,” runs the would-be traveler’s refrain, particularly in the colder months, and Southern California’s palms and beaches have never looked more enticing. www.thevintageposter.coml 72 ARTpatronmagazine.com

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Laguna Beach Calendar Friday, Feb 12 & 13

Now- February 28

LOVE LETTERS 2

“Love Notes” A Night of Song

Showcase Gallery, 3851 S. Bear St

No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St., Laguna Beach

South Coast Plaza Village Barbara Close & Calligraphy Group/ featured artists Bill Fisher, Young Shin Kim, New Ceramics Sylvia Kowal, Calligraphy Demonstration

Saif Eddin and Friends are your date for a musical celebration of Valentine’s Day. Adult $25/Child $12.50

OCFinearts.org; (714) 540 6430

Nosquare.org

Now – April 9

Bouquets

Festival of Arts Third Floor Gallery Wells Fargo Bank 260 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach

This exhibit features flowers, fields and bouquets in a variety of medium. Participating artists include Mary Aslin, Cynthia Fletcher, Rick Graves, Molly Hutchings, Mariko Ishii, Jang Lee, Jacquie Moffett, Mia Moore, Mariana Nelson, Tim Shockley, Teri Starkweather, Marie Tippets and Barbara White. Free.

Foapom.com; (949) 494-1145

Now - April 15

Portraiture, CAP Banking on Art Gallery, 260 Ocean Avenue - 2nd Floor, Laguna Beach, Free

Elizabeth McGhee, Ellen Rose, Bruce Vanderwilt exhibit their unique perspective of portraiture style in this juried show.

www.caplaguna.org; (949) 553-7507 Tuesday, February 2 – 29,

“Romance of the Landscape” An exhibition of work by LPAPA members

LPAPA In Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach

Artist Reception, February 5, 5-8pm; Awards Ceremony 6:30pm

Lpapa.org; (949)376-3635

Thurs-Sat, February. 4-6

Wednesday, February 10

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

Assistance League Ch. House, 547 Catalina St., Laguna Beach

Organ Splendor

Organists Paul Jacobs and Christoph Bull join the Symphony to illustrate the glory and beauty of the King of Instruments. Tickets from $25.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799

Contrasts: Featuring Carolyn Machado and Yoonsook Ryang

foaSOUTH 1006 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

An exhibit by two Festival of Arts artists represented in the permanent art collection whose artworks are strikingly different from one another. Carolyn Machado is an assemblage artist; Yoonsook Ryang is a printmaker. Free admission.

Foapom.com; (949) 494-1145

OPEN CASA - E. Gene Crain California Watercolor Collection Exhibition Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente

Virgaart.com; (949)338-0554 Thursday, February 4

Laguna Beach Art WalkMeet the Artist of the Month- Sheryl Sauer Cove Gallery, 1492 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

Come meet Sheryl Sauer and enjoy complimentary wine and variety of Hors d Oeuvres

Covegallerylaguna.com; (949)494-1878 Thursday, February 4

Artists’ Openings

Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach February 1-February 29

“ORIGINAL VINTAGE FILM POSTER EXHIBIT’ The Vintage Poster 1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

All month long The Vintage Poster will be featuring original movie posters for your home and home theater. Free of Charge

TheVintagePoster.com; (949)376-7422

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Dreamscapes, oil paintings on canvas by Ann Kim will be featured in the Front Gallery along with Depth to Dawn, oil and resin paintings by Cindy Beatteay, in the Skylight Gallery. Introducing unique Stoneware Objects in the main gallery by ceramic artist, Susan Wills.

SandstoneGallery.com; (949)497-6775

Latin Food & Wine Experience

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel; One Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point Soak in stunning views of the Pacific Ocean while enjoying savory cuisine and fine Latin wines. $85 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity.

Ritzcarlton.com/lagunaniguel; (949) 680-0793 Thursday, February 18

Third Thursday Shop and Dine in San Juan Capistrano

Mission Gallery featured artists: Janine Salzman and Kevin Davidson Artist demonstrations of oil and watercolor painting. Enjoy free appetizers and cocktails.

Missionfineart.gallery; (949) 291-7738

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Thursday, February 4

Come visit our new location across from Laguna Art Museum, replacing Indian Territory.

Thursday, February 11

A presentation on whales and other marine mammals that can be seen off the shores of San Clemente. General admission $12; Members $10.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Virga Gallery, 305 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

LagunaBeachChamber.org; (949) 494-1018

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente

Gallery opening reception of E. Gene Crain Watercolor Collection exhibit

First Thursday Art Walk

“Helping Hands Across Laguna” Valentine’s Open House. Tickets $15 & $25

CASA UP CLOSE – Whale and Marine Animals of San Clemente with the Aquarium of the Pacific

Tuesday, February 2- April 17

Now – April 8

Chamber & Assistance League Valentine’s Mixer

Friday, February 12

Saturday, February. 6

Pirates of Penzance, Opera for Kids!

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved operetta, in a condensed version for kids 5-11. Tickets from $15.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799

Friday, February 19

GRAND OPENING

Sunday, February 7

at Virga Gallery, 305 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

Superstar Organ Virtuosos Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa Organists Paul Jacobs, Christoph Bull, Frederick Swan and Craig Williams pull out all of the stops on the William J. Gillespie Concert Organ. Tickets from $15.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799 Wednesday, February 10

CASA WELLNESS - Casa Yoga

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente Yoga class suitable for the first time and seasoned yoga practitioners both. General admission is $5.00; Free for Casa Members.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Friday-Saturday, February 12-13,

Bernadette Peters

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a magical evening of song with the three-time Tony Award-winning star of stage, film and television. Tickets from $45.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799

Virga brings her expressive oil paintings and other artists’ sculpture and paintings to the new portal of Gallery Row. Virga Gallery is now across from Laguna Art Museum, replacing Indian Territory.

Virgaart.com; (949)338-0554 Sunday, February 21

CASA KIDS – Superconductor: An Adventure through Music Puppet Show

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente

A puppet show featuring a daring hero who goes on a comical quest to rescue his friends from the clutches of Decomposer. Free admission.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Thursday, March 3

Laguna Beach Art WalkMeet the Artist of the Month- Bill Knauer Cove Gallery, 1492 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

Come meet Bill Knauer and enjoy complimentary wine and variety of Hors d Oeuvres

Thursday February 25

Covegallerylaguna.com; (949)494-1878

(Also March 10, 24 and April 14, 28)

Thursday, March 3

Delgado Gallery 577 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach

New location of Virga Gallery, 305 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Virgaart.com; (949)338-0554

LOCA Presents Learn to Watercolor

Lydia Delgado will teach easy steps in completing a finished painting. A new plant or flower will be featured each time. Adults $30 $125 five workshops

LOCAarts.org; (949)363-4700 Thursday, February 25

CASA COOL – Mambop Latin Jazz Band and Salsa Lesson

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente A salsa lesson with professional dance instructor followed by live music performance by Mambop, a high energy Latin jazz band. General admission $25; For member $20.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Friday, February 26 - 28

“G2K Cinderella”

No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St., Laguna Beach

The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical masterpiece adapted for young performers. Adult $20/Child $15

First Thursday Art Walk

Thursday, March 3

Artists’ Openings

Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Works on Paper, semi-abstract mixed media paintings by Lynn Welker will be featured in the Front Gallery along with Art Under Pressure, creative monotypes by Anne Moore, in the Skylight Gallery. Unique Stoneware Objects in the main gallery by ceramic artist, Susan Wills.

SandstoneGallery.com; (949)497-6775 Friday, March 4 -6,

“G2K Cinderella”

No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St., Laguna Beach

The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical masterpiece adapted for young performers. Adult $20/Child $15

Nosquare.org

Tuesday, March 1- April 4

“Less is More” An exhibition of small works by LPAPA members LPAPA In Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach

Art Walk, March 3, 6pm – 9 pm Artists Reception, March 5, 5 pm – 8 pm; Awards Ceremony 6:30pm

Lpapa.org; (949)376-3635 Tuesday, March 1

New Arrivals!

Just Looking Boutique 384 Forest #8, Laguna Beach Come by and see what’s new!

heshmatshirazi@aol.com; (949) 494-8208 Wednesday, March 2

CASA WELLNESS – Gluten Free Baking with Kelly Smith

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente A talk on gluten-free baking and related health benefits to a grain free lifestyle, including a baking demonstration. General admission $12; For members $10.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Saturday, March 5

EVERY WHICH WAY: Featured Artist Dan Williams

Showcase Gallery/OCFA, 3851 S. Bear St #B15, South Coast Plaza Village

Former marketing executive for Paramount Pictures and Madison Square Garden/NY, Dan Williams presents a retrospective of his work. Over 30 OCFA members will join in the Gallery.

OCFinearts.org; (714) 540 6430 Wednesday, March 9

CASA WELLNESS: Casa Yoga

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

The premier art event in the leading destination and community of fine art galleries.

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Laguna Beach Calendar Thursday, April 7, 2016

CASA KIDS – Spring Garden Workshop Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente

Thursday-Saturday, March 10-12

A hands-on workshop for kids of all ages led by our Garden Director, Lisa Chmura. Admission is free, please call to register.

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

Thursday, April 7

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

First Thursday Art Walk

Guitarist Pablo Villegas plays Rodrigo, plus Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. Tickets from $25.

New location of Virga Gallery, 305 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Virgaart.com; (949)338-0554

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799 Friday, March 11

CASA CLASSIC – An Evening with Ann Hampton Callaway

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente A special fundraising event that includes a full length concert by Ms. Callaway, dinner, and a live auction. Ticket is $165.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139 Saturday, March 12

Swallows Day Parade and Mercado Street Fair

Enjoy one of the nation’s largest nonmotorized parades. Artist demonstrations, appetizers

Missionfineart.gallery; (949) 291-7738

Sunday, March 27 Easter Brunch The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel; One Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629 Join us for Easter Brunch. Larger than life Easter eggs will be presented on the front lawn and a special bunny is sure to hop by. $115 per person.

Ritzcarlton.com/lagunaniguel; ( 949) 680-0793

Sunday, April 3

Art Star Awards

Thursday, March 17

[seven-degrees] 891 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach

Third Thursday Shop and Dine in San Juan Capistrano

In true Academy-Award style, the best and brightest of Laguna’s diverse artistic community will be out for the 10th Annual Art Stars. Awards in seven categories will be presented to organizations, businesses and individuals who shaped and contributed to the community’s arts and culture in Laguna Beach this last year.

Mission Gallery featured artists: Antje Campbell and Toni Danchik Artist demonstration and artist talk. Enjoy free appetizers and cocktails.

Missionfineart.gallery; (949) 291-7738

Friday-Saturday, March 18-19

Lagunabeacharts.org;

Ben-Hur featuring Stewart Copeland

Thursday-Saturday, April 7-10

Rhapsody in Blue

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa Pianist Simone Dinnerstein plays concertos by Gershwin and Ravel . Tickets from $25.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799 Friday, April 8 and 9

“Out In Left Fields”

No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St., Laguna Beach

Celebrating the lyrics of Dorothy Fields, From “Big Spender” to “A Fine Romance” and “The Way You Look Tonight”. Adult $25/Child $12.50

Nosquare.org

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

An exciting new score for the 1925 silent film epic written by and featuring the former drummer for “The Police”. Tickets from $35.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799

Monday, April 4– May 2

Saturday March 19 and 20 Saturday, March 12

Symphony in Space

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa “Star Wars” and footage from NASA accompany “The Planets” in a concert for kids 5-11. Tickets from $15.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799 Tuesday, March 15

Leadership Luncheon

Tivoli Too, 777 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach

Celebrate and honor Laguna’s business, non-profit, and community leaders. Tickets $50 & $60

LagunaBeachChamber.org; (949) 494-1018

City of Laguna Beach 7th annual Open Studios

Laguna Canyon Artists 3275 Laguna Canyon, Laguna Beach Lagunacanyonartists.com Thursday, March 24

CASA UP CLOSE - Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente A viewing of the documentary, Visual Acoustics, about architectural photographer Julius Shulman, followed by a talk by architecture historian Ted Wells. General admission $12; For members $10.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Thursday, March 24

LOCA Art Club Fashionista Kathy Jones Studio, Laguna Canyon

Enjoy a hands-on experience in a fashion studio! Brad Elsberry and Mariana Nelson will lead the group in creating costumes from recycled refuse. Adults $20 Free to LOCA members

LOCAarts.org; (949)363-4700 Saturday April 2 and 3

Art in the Garden

The Cottage Gallery on Los Rios 31701 Los Rios St, San Juan Capistrano Join us for live entertainment, artist demos, art & jewelry for sale in our beautiful artful garden.

Cottagegalleryonlosrios.com

“LPAPA Welcomes Spring” An exhibition of original work by LPAPA members LPAPA In Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach

Artists Reception, Saturday, April 9, 2016 5 pm – 8 pm; Awards Ceremony 6:30pm

Lpapa.org; (949)376-3635 Thursday, April 7

Artists’ Openings

Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Figures in the Abstract, acrylic paintings on canvas by Hyatt Moore will be featured in the Front Gallery along with Stream of Consciousness, abstract expressionist oil paintings on canvas by Jong Ro, in the Skylight Gallery. Unique Stoneware Objects in the main gallery by ceramic artist, Susan Wills.

SandstoneGallery.com; (949)497-6775

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Saturday April 9

Landscape Painting Workshop

Location- announced on website Adults and families gather at a nature location, and learn to paint a plein air masterpiece, as taught by LPAPA and LOCA instructors. Cost: $20 adults and children ages 9-up

LOCAarts.org; (949)363-4700 Monday, April 11

Annual Golf Tournament Aliso Viejo Country Club, 33 Santa Barbara, Aliso Viejo

Laguna Beach & Aliso Viejo Chambers of Commerce co-host a day on the links. Foursomes $700; Single players $175

LagunaBeachChamber.org; (949) 494-1018

Wednesday, April 13

CASA WELLNESS: Casa Yoga

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139 Friday, April 15

CASA KINETIC – Carrie Lee Riggins Ballet Performance Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente An original modern ballet performance by Carrie Lee Riggins, a famous dancer and choreographer. General admission $25; For members $20.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Thursday, April 21

CASA UP CLOSE – Mexican American Baseball in Orange County with Richard Santillan

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente

A talk about Mexican American Baseball in Orange County by Richard Santillan, professor emeritus at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. General admission $12; For members $10.

Casaromantica.org; (949) 498-2139

Saturday, April 23 and 24

Studio Open House: Exploring physics, energy and vibration through Sacred Geometry Art Drew Brophy Art Studio 208 Calle de Los Molinos, San Clemente

RSVP info@drewbrophy.com to reserve your free limited art print, signed by the artist.

Saturday April 23 & 24

Art Along the Coast Studio Tour

Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente

12 premier local artists open their homes and studios for an intimate and personal tour.

Artalongthecoast.com; (949) 573-3101 Sunday, April 24

PAINTINGS • MONOTYPES • CERAMICS

384-A N Coast Hwy Open Daily 12-5 949.497.6775

LOCA Presents One Thin Dime

Sandra Jones Campbell Studio Friday-Saturday, April 15-16

Martin Short

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa A hilarious evening of song and dance with the multitalented comic legend. Tickets from $35.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799 Saturday, April 16

This circus-themed art party will feature games, fortune tellers, peep shows and live music by Roxanna Ward. Adults $40 Advance registration required.

LOCAarts.org; (949)363-4700

Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30

Midori & The Planets

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

OC Imagination Celebration

Korngold’s romantic Violin Concerto and Holst’s “The Planets” Tickets from $25.

2016 Poster Contest in the main gallery, Imagineers from the Pegasus School and our 250 member artists will fill the Gallery.

Friday, April 29 and April 30

Showcase Gallery/OCFA, 3851 S. Bear St #B15, South Coast Plaza Village

OCFinearts.org; (714) 540 6430 Thursday, April 21

Third Thursday Shop and Dine in San Juan Capistrano

Mission Gallery featured artists: Dave Thibault and Jennifer Mathews Artist demonstrations and artist talk. Enjoy free appetizers and cocktails.

Missionfineart.gallery; (949) 291-7738

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799

“Below C Level”

No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St., Laguna Beach

Staged Reading of a new musical comedy by Bridget English, taking a look at the corporate workplace. All Seats $15

Nosquare.org

Saturday, April 30

The Firebird, Ballet for Kids!

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

The Firebird helps Prince Ivan defeat the evil magician in this enchanted fairy tale (for kids 5-11). Tickets from $15.

PacificSymphony.org; (714) 755-5799

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Palm Springs Calendar Now - March 27

Max Pellegrini: A Retrospective Exhibition Heather James Fine Art 45188 Portola Avenue Palm Desert, CA

Max Pellegrini’s paintings are a flashback in classic and pop culture a trip in time with poignant narratives embedded in symbolic references.

www.heatherjames.com (760) 346-8926

Friday, February 12

Cocktail Party with Shag! Palm Springs Polynesia: Then & Now

Now - March

Kaoru Mansour: Sonaemono/Offerings

Caliente Tropics Hotel, 411 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA

Heather James Fine Art 45188 Portola Avenue Palm Desert, CA

This SHAG-extravaganza celebrates the preservation efforts that led to a revival of Polynesian and Tiki inspired culture and businesses in Palm Springs. Hosted by artist Josh Agle (aka Shag), enjoy hors d’oeuvres with three themed cocktail stations, presented by Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Bootlegger Tiki and The Tonga Hut. $125 Groove to live music from the Martini Kings and tunes from DJ Baz, and view a specially curated selection of Tiki prints by Shag. Adults 21 and over, please.

Mansour’s paintings explore the relationship between man and nature, through traditional sonaemono, Japanese offerings of sweets, vegetables, or fruits to shrines and temples for their ancestors.

WWW.HEATHERJAMES.COM (760) 346-8926

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Thursday, February 4, Desert Art Center Plein Air Paint-Out Day Cahuilla Tewanet Lookout, Hwy 74, Palm Desert, CA

Plein air painters can join artist Elaine Mathews for a relaxing day of painting outdoors. Bring your own art supplies and lunch. Please contact Elaine to confirm attendance, Free and Open to the public.

760-898-5453, elaineartist@yahoo.com, www.desertartcenter.org Now - Sept. 11

Now - March, Thursday evenings

Art Under the Stars

Elena Bulatova Fine Art 232 N. Palm Canyon drive.

Elena Bulatova Fine Art is one of the premier destinations in Southern California. Find yourself getting lost in our 2000sf art garden featuring rare and mesmerizing sculptures, colorful abstract paintings which will renew your energy, where our talented artists are on hand to meat and greet you. Free

www.elenabulatovafineart.com 760-600-0417

Now - May 1st Bauhaus twenty-21: An Ongoing Legacy Photographs by Gordon Watkinson Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion 300 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA The exhibition showcases twelve of the most iconic achievements of Bauhaus architecture built before 1933.

760-773-1707 www.psmuseum.org Now - May 30, 2016

Picasso/Calder

Heather James Fine Art 45188 Portola Avenue Palm Desert, CA

Picasso will include artworks from a range of mediums to highlight the artists inventive and prolific career.

www.heatherjames.com (760) 346-8926

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A Passionate Eye: The Weiner Family Collection Palm Springs Art Museum 101 Museum Drive Palm Springs, CA

The Weiner Family Collection, with its singular emphasis on great sculpture, is one of the most important collections of modern art ever assembled in the Southwest. SMost of the collection has resided in Palm Springs at this museum as both loans and gifts.

(760) 322-4800 www.psmuseum.org

February 5 - 28

Palm Springs Juried Art Show Reception and Awards

Desert Art Center, North Gallery 550 North Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA

Gallery opening and reception and awards presentations for the annual Palm Springs Juried Art Show, co-hosted by the Desert Art Center. This event is free and open to the public. Free

www.desertartcenter.org 760-323-7973 Saturday, February 6th

“Meet Our Masters” Opening Reception

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA “Meet Our Masters” is a collaborative show featuring artwork by Venus Studios Art Instructors. FREE

February 5 - 28

Desert Art Center’s Gallery Opening and Artist Reception for the “C” Note Show

550 North Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA

Gallery opening and artist reception for the Desert Art Center’s “C” Note Show. All Desert Art Center’s wall art is on sale for $100. Featured Artists Alicia Siegler and Kathleen Scoggin will present their watercolor work under the title, “Two Babes with Brushes” in our Small Gallery. Proceeds support our art education programs in the Palm Springs Unified School District. FREE

www.desertartcenter.org 760-323-7973

www.venusgalleriespd.com 760-340-5085 Saturday February 6

Art Walk at the Art Place

41-801 Corporate Way, Suite 2, Palm Desert, CA

10 Unique Galleries and shop where the designers shop. Art Galleries and supplies, furniture showrooms, interior designers, home decor, artisans and floral specialties.

www.theartplacepd.com

Saturday February 6

Gallery Opening and Art Walk Featuring Dennis Carney

41-801Corporate Way, Suite 2. Palm Desert, CA 92260 Come and experience the multi talented art of Dennis Carney who paints on canvas, wood and metal.

Saturday, February 13

“Altered Photos Without A Computer” workshop with Sylvia Torres

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA Taking a regular processed photograph, learn how to dramatically change its appearance without a computer or computer skills! ($65)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760-340-5085

www.desertwolff.com February 6 - 27

Modernism Month

Rebecca Fine Art Gallery, 68895 Perez Rd, Suite 7, Cathedral City, Ca 92234

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings, Photographs of Palm Springs Modernism

Fineartvortex.com, (760) 534-5888 February 10 - 28

Tracy Lynn Pristas: Exhibition, “Landscape in the Abstract”

Filsinger Fine Art & Fossil Gallery 73-111 El Paseo Dr., Suite 107 Palm Desert www.filsingergallery.com 760-346-8800

Friday, February 19

“Desires of the Collective Unconscious— The Work of David Stanton” Gallery Lazzaro @ The Art Place, 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 13, Palm Desert, CA

Grand opening of Gallery Lazzaro in the Palm Desert Art Place. Opening show features the works of David Stanton who studied in Los Angeles, and lives and works in Detroit and New York.

nicholaslawrencedesign.com, 310.247.8090

February 19 - 20

“Palette Knife Painting” Workshop with Valentina Lamdin

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA Palette knife painting will loosen you up and teach you a new way to approach your artwork. ($250)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760-340-5085 Saturday, February 20

Desert Art Center Plein Air Paint-Out Day

Coachella Valley Preserve, 29200 Thousand Palms Canyon Road, Thousand Palms, CA

Plein air painters can join artist Elaine Mathews for a relaxing day of painting outdoors. Bring your own art supplies and lunch. Please contact Elaine to confirm attendance, Open to the public.

760-898-5453 elaineartist@yahoo.com. Free, www.desertartcenter.org, 760-898-5453 February 20 - May 29

Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks Palm Springs Art Museum 101 Museum Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

One Hundred Masterworks presents an extraordinary selection of vintage photographs by Curtis that highlights both iconic and previously little known images, revealing the aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual qualities, which are the cornerstone of his art.

760-773-1707 www.psmuseum.org

February 20 - May 29 Changing the Tone: Contemporary American Indian Photographers Palm Springs Art Museum 101 Museum Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Several works by artists of Native American heritage offer a first nation’s subjectivity – Shelley Niro, Lewis deSoto, Gerald Clarke, Will Wilson, and Kent Monkman, along with a video by Nicholas Galanin.

760-773-1707 www.psmuseum.org

Gelli plates and Golden OPEN Acrylic paints. ($250)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760-340-5085 February 29 – March 4

“Powercolor Painting” workshop with Caroline Jasper

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260 Be bold, break the rules, and get excited about color, painting, and create your best work ever! ($650)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760-340-5085 March 3-6

La Quinta Arts Festival

La Quinta Ca Rated #1 in the nation. Various arts and music, $12

www.elaineartist.com 760-328-4911 Friday, March 4

Tracy Helgeson: Artist Exhibition and Reception, “Messages as Bucolic Landscapes” Filsinger Fine Art & Fossil Gallery 73-111 El Paseo Dr., Suite 107 Palm Desert www.filsingergallery.com 760-346-8800 Saturday, March 5

“Elements” Opening Reception

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260 “Elements” is a group exhibition featuring new works by the staff of Old Town Artisan Studio. FREE

www.venusgalleriespd.com 760.340.5085 Saturday March 5

Art Walk at the Art Place

41-801 Corporate Way, Suite 2, Palm Desert, CA 92260

10 Unique Galleries and shop where the designers shop. Art Galleries and supplies, furniture showrooms, interior designers, home decor, artisans and floral specialties.

www.theartplacepd.com

February 23 – 24

March 5 - 25

Venus Studios Art Gallery, 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Filsinger Fine Art & Fossil Gallery 73-111 El Paseo Dr., Suite 107 Palm Desert www.filsingergallery.com 760-346-8800

“Upcycling The Discarded” Workshop with Sylvia Torres

Back by popular demand: In this workshop you will use the discarded and the worn to create work of rare artistic beauty. ($250)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760-340-5085 February 25 – 26

“Monoprinting, Collographs & Gelli Plate Printing” Workshop with Kevin Greeland

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260 A fun two-day workshop where you will spend the day printing with

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Artist Exhibition: Tracy Helgeson, “Bucolic Landscapes”

March 5 - 26

Rebecca Fine Art Gallery National & International Collection 68895 Perez Rd, Suite 7, Cathedral City, Ca 92234

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings, Photographs of local & International Artists

Fineartvortex.com (760) 534-5888

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Saturday March 5

Gallery Opening featuring Ben Michal Gallery Opening and Art Walk

41-801Corporate Way, Suite 2. Palm Desert, CA 92260

Come and experience the multi talented art of BEN MICHAL who paints on canvas, wood and metal.

www.desertwolff.com March 7 – 11

“Landscapes In Watercolor” Workshop with Frank Francese

At: Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260

Learn from legendary artist, Frank Francese, as he teaches his signature watercolor techniques using big shapes, color, color, and more color! ($600)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760.340.5085 March 12 – 13

“Mixed Media Collage” Workshop with Sylvia Torres

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260

Learn all kinds of amazing techniques with artist, Sylvia Torres, as she conquers tough challenges in the mixed media realm. ($250)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760.340.5085 March 21 – 25

“High Octane: Fuel Your Figure Work With BIG Emotion” Workshop with Joanne Beaule Ruggles

April 1 - 15

New Arrivals - 50 Million Year Old Fossil Murals “Art in Nature”

Filsinger Fine Art & Fossil Gallery 73-111 El Paseo Dr., Suite 107 Palm Desert www.filsingergallery.com 760-346-8800 Saturday April 2

Art Walk at the Art Place

41-801 Corporate Way, Suite 2, Palm Desert, CA 92260

10 Unique Galleries and shop where the designers shop. Art Galleries and supplies, furniture showrooms, interior designers, home decor, artisans and floral specialties.

www.theartplacepd.com April 2 - 23

Rebecca Fine Art Gallery Fashion Month

68895 Perez Rd, Suite 7, Cathedral City, Ca 92234 Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings, Photographs of the Fashion World + Fashion Shows

www.Fineartvortex.com (760) 534-5888 Saturday April 2

Gallery Opening and Art Walk featuring Adrian Sandhouse

41-801Corporate Way, Suite 2. Palm Desert, CA 92260

Come and experience the multi talented art of Sandhouse who paints on canvas and wood.

www.desertwolff.com

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260 This power-packed workshop will teach participants how to read and employ expressive body language and facial expressions in their figure art. ($665)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760.340.5085 March 30 – April 1

Artist Exhibition: Doug Miller, “Landscapes”

Filsinger Fine Art & Fossil Gallery 73-111 El Paseo Dr., Suite 107 Palm Desert Artist will be painting in front of the gallery

April 16 – May 1

George Ceffalio: “Still Life” Exhibition

Filsinger Fine Art & Fossil Gallery 73-111 El Paseo Dr., Suite 107 Palm Desert www.filsingergallery.com 760-346-8800

www.filsingergallery.com 760-346-8800

April 16 – 17

April 1 - 3

Venus Studios Art Gallery 41801 Corporate Way, Suite 7&8 Palm Desert, CA 92260

Indian Wells Arts Festival Indian Wells Ca

Fine Art and crafts for sale at the beautiful tennis gardens. $12

www.elaineartist.com 760 3284911

“Birch On Birch” Workshop with Danielle Bartlette In this two-day workshop, participants will learn how to build up the layers of interest it takes in order to create this eye-pleasing abstract painting of birch trees. ($250)

www.venusstudiosartsupply.com 760.340.5085

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Islamic Art Now, Part 2: Contemporary Art of the Middle East Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA

As the second of a two-part program, this exhibition features approximately 31 works by artists from Iran, the Arab world, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Northwest Africa, including Shoja Azari, Lulwah Al Homoud, Burhan Doançay, Fereydoun Ave, Sherin Guirguis, Newsha Tavakolian, Shadi Ghadirian, Hassan Hajjaj, Ahmed Mater, and Faig Ahmed, among others.

Now –May 1, 2016

Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

www.lacma.org

Now - February 6

CONJOINED 666

Copro Gallery 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica

Copro Gallery presents a sculptural 6D group art exhibition curated by Chet Zar, CONJOINED 666 ! Classic sculptures, Hyperreal life like models, Surreal assemblages, mixed media paintings, and other conjoined works and all in 6D!

www.bergamotstation.com Now – February 21

The Younger Generation: Contemporary Japanese Photography J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

This exhibition showcases the versatile and complex work of five midcareer Japanese-born artists who emerged in the wake of “girl photography”: Kawauchi Rinko, Onodera Yuki, Otsuka Chino, Sawada Tomoko, and Shiga Lieko. Mavericks in their field, these women continue in the tradition of such pioneers as Ishiuchi Miyako, whose work appears in the companion exhibition Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows.

www.getty.edu

Now – March 12

Margo Wolowiec

ANAT EBGI 2660 S La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA www. anatebgi.com Now – April 3

100 Years of National Parks: Ansel Adams Portfolio Two, The National Parks & Monuments G2 Gallery 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA

Featuring work by Ansel Adams

TheG2gallery.com; (310) 452-2842

Now – February 21, Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

In the 1970s Ishiuchi Miyako shocked Japan’s male-dominated photography establishment with Yokosuka Story, a gritty, deeply personal project about the city where she spent her childhood and where the United States established a naval base in 1945. Working prodigiously ever since, Ishiuchi has consistently fused the personal and political in her photographs, interweaving her own identity with the complex history of postwar Japan that emerged from the shadows cast by American occupation. www.getty.edu

Now – March 13

The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

Elaborate artworks made of food were created for royal court and civic celebrations in early modern Europe. Like today’s Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day or Mardi Gras just before Lent, festivals were times for exuberant parties. Public celebrations and street parades featured largescale edible monuments made of breads, cheeses, and meats. At court festivals, banquet settings and dessert buffets displayed magnificent table monuments with heraldic and emblematic themes made of sugar, flowers, and fruit. This exhibition, drawn from the Getty Research Institute’s Festival Collection, features rare books and prints, including early cookbooks and serving manuals that illustrate the methods and materials for making edible monuments.

www.getty.edu

Now – March 20

In Focus: Daguerreotypes J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

Shortly after the daguerreotype process was announced in January of 1839, its powers as “nature’s pencil” captured the imagination of the public, many of whom had not yet seen a photograph in person. A direct positive image fixed on a sensitized silver-coated plate in a camera obscura, the daguerreotype was popularly described as a “mirror with a memory.” This exhibition presents a selection of one-of-a-kind images from among the Museum’s two thousand daguerreotypes, alongside those from the collection of Graham Nash. The works on view provide a unique vantage point from which to relive the initial shock of photography and to compare its early presence in the world with its omnipresence today.

www.getty.edu

Colorful and glittering tapestries, handwoven after designs by the most renowned artists, were the ultimate expression of status, power, taste, and wealth. As patron, heir, and collector, Louis XIV (reigned 1643– 1715), vastly augmented the prestigious French royal collection of tapestries. Displayed within his palaces while in residence and in outdoor courtyards on feast days, these monumental hangings embodied and proclaimed his magnificence. With rare loans from the French state, this major international loan exhibition, exclusive to the Getty, presents a selection of grand tapestries that evoke the brilliance of the Sun King’s court.

www.getty.edu

Now – April 24

Rain Room

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and RH Restoration Hardware announce the West Coast debut of Rain Room (2012), an immersive work by the London-based artist collective Random International. Within this large-scale installation, water falls continuously to create a cacophonous interior downpour that pauses wherever a human body is detected. Upon entering this surreal environment, visitors can move through this space freely, protected from the water falling all around them.

www.lacma.org

Now- May 1

Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA

The exhibition features over 100 prints of transformative promised gifts of Japanese works to LACMA, representing the work of 32 artists. Included are examples of rare early prints of the ukiyo-e genre (pictures of the floating world); works from the golden age of ukiyo-e at the end of the eighteenth century by Suzuki Harunobu, Kitagawa Utamaro, and Katsukawa Shunshō; and nineteenth century prints by great masters such as Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and others.

www.lacma.org

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Saturday, February 6

Bones

C.A.V.E Gallery 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice CA

Solo Exhibition by Ralph Ziman Opening Reception February 6

Cavegallery.net; (310) 450-6960

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Elaine Mathews

Calififornia Art Club Old Mill Gallery 0ld Mill Pasadena Ca

Show of travels around the word by signature and artist members. Free.

elaineartist@yahoo.com www.elaineartist.com 760-3284911

February 9–May 15

Noir: The Romance of Black in 19th-Century French Drawings and Prints J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

Now – June 26

Traversing the Globe through Illuminated Manuscripts J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

Embark on a kaleidoscopic journey through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to consider how illuminated manuscripts and other portable objects—like ceramics, textiles, glassworks, gems, and sculptures—contributed to one’s outlook on the world in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the early Americas. Drawn primarily from the Getty’s collection of illuminated manuscripts, with complementary loans from collections across Los Angeles, the exhibition presents stunning and at times surprising images and a range of ideas about exploration, exotic pursuits, and cross-cultural exchanges in the then-known world.

www.getty.edu

Beginning around 1840, French artists began depicting shadowy, often nocturnal or twilight scenes in which forms emerge and sink back into darkness. This quest for darkened realms accompanied an exploration of new forms of subject matter, such as dream states and nonidealized representations of the poor and working class, and new black drawing materials, such as man-made charcoal, black chalk, and conté crayon. Using drawings and prints from the Getty’s permanent collection and loans from private and public Los Angeles collections, this exhibition examines how artists such as Rodolphe Bresdin, Maxime Lalanne, Odilon Redon, and Georges Seurat championed these new, dark subjects.

www.getty.edu

Thursday, February 18

Hard Places

Ace Gallery 5514 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

Opening Reception for Artist 7-9pm

Acegallery.net; (323) 935-441 February 24 – 28

ARCOmadrid

ANAT EBGI 2660 S La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA www. anatebgi.com Saturday, March 12

On the Wondrous Second Life of Earth C.A.V.E Gallery 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice CA

New artwork by Joshua Charles Hart, Opening Reception March 12, 6:30

Cavegallery.net; (310) 450-6960

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Los Angeles Calendar Saturday April 2

Tip of Her Tongue: Xandra Ibarra “Nude Laughing,” Cassils “The Powers That Be,” Shirin Neshat “Possessed” The Broad, various locations

Featuring feminist artists in performance who work with language and embodiment. These intimate performances explore the politics of representation—how gender is produced in, through, and as language; and how the stories we tell circulate around, move through, against, and with the body.

www.thebroad.org April 5–August 28

In Focus: Electric!

J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

Electrical innovations have radically transformed the rhythm of our days and our experience of darkness. Photographers have been attentive to such changes, capturing both excitement and concern about the electrical forces that energize our lives. Drawn from the Getty Museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition highlights historic photographs that showcase the allure of artificial illumination as well as recent photographs that express unease about life tethered to the power grid.

www.getty.edu

April 7- October 30

The Unauthorized History of Baseball in 100-Odd Paintings Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

March 15–July 31, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) is among the most influential visual artists of the late twentieth century. This major retrospective exhibition reexamines the arc of his photographic work from its humble beginnings in the early 1970s to the culture wars of the 1990s. Drawn from the landmark acquisition made in 2011 from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, the exhibition mixes Mapplethorpe’s most iconic images with lesser-known photographs. Two complementary presentations, one at the J. Paul Getty Museum and another at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, are designed to highlight different aspects of the artist’s complex personality. www.getty.edu

Saturday, March 12

A Miraculous Voyage C.A.V.E Gallery 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice CA

2016 New artwork by Jason Hernandez, Opening Reception March 12

Cavegallery.net; (310) 450-6960

March 15–July 31

The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA

In 1973, with the assistance of his lover Robert Mapplethorpe, Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. (American, 1921–1987) came to realize that photography was an underappreciated and underval-

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ued art form. Over the next decade, Wagstaff assembled one of the most important private collections of photographs in the world. In 1984 he sold it to the J. Paul Getty Museum, where it became part of a group of major acquisitions that formed the Department of Photographs. This three-gallery exhibition presents a selection of Wagstaff’s collection, encompassing both masterpieces of the medium and obscure works that deserve attention.

www.getty.edu

March 19 – April 23

Samantha Thomas

ANAT EBGI 2660 S La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA www. anatebgi.com

Tuesday, March 29

Last Contact: Spaceport America and Edge of Twilight De Soto Gallery 1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA

De Soto Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Connie Samaras. Spaceport America (2010-11) portrays the quixotically futuristic and simultaneously boarded-up structures of the world’s first commercial space station.

Desotogallery.com; (323) 253-2255

In a series of colorful, captivating, and often provocative paintings, Los Angeles artist Ben Sakoguchi (b. 1938) examines how the game of baseball, which has long been referred to as America’s national pastime, reflects the highs and lows of American culture. Through this body of work, Sakoguchi creates a “people’s history” of baseball, telling true stories of players and communities that have been overlooked or forgotten and retelling the tales we think we already know.

www.skirball.org Friday, April 8

Ratur (France) Nawer (Poland)

C.A.V.E Gallery 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA Opening Reception April 8

Cavegallery.net; (310) 450-6960 Thursday, April 30 – June 12

The Past Retooled: The Present Rebooted District Gallery 740 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA

The exhibit surveys 50 years of Carlton Davis’s art. Artist Reception: Thursday April 30th 7-10pm

Districtgallery.com; (213)814-7164

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Art Resources

Artist Eye Gallery Fine Art Paintings, Sculpture and Photography 1294-A South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, Ca 92651 949-497-5898 www.artisteyegallerylaguna.com

Member of Orange County Fine Arts, an association of artists

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Join our member galleries throughout Laguna Beach on the first Thursday of every month from 6 - 9 pm for an art-filled evening. 6 - 9 PM

First Thursdays Art Walk is funded by Member Galleries, local art institutions, businesses, and lodging establishments, and the City of Laguna Beach. F I R S T T H U R S D A Y S A R T W A L K . O R G

550 South Coast Hwy unit #3, Laguna Beach CA, 92651 949-212-7875 www.hugorivera.com 756 N PALM CANYON DR, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 760.656.7454 | JORGEMENDEZGALLERY.COM

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Art Resources

384 Forest Ave. #8 Laguna Beach, CA 949.494.8208

Christiana Lewis, Love Matters, 48 x 36 inches, mixed media

LGOCA Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art

611 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949.715.9604 | gallery@lgoca.com

lraart.com lraart@waremalcomb.com 949.660.9128

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www.paulgardnerfineart.com

‘Block Printed Plush Figurine’ class by Brynne Cogorno

Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.sawdustartfestival.org/ studio-classes/ 949.494.3030

SONA FINE ART GALLERY SONAART.COM | 310.801.5111 INFO@SONAART.COM

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Art Resources

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VĂŠronique Porter

Laguna Beach - Vence, France veroniqueporter.com

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Where Art Comes to Life! July 7 - August 31, 2016 An unique theatrical performance. Shows each evening at 8:30p.m.

Advance tickets $15- $230 at PageantTickets.com For more information call 800.487. 3378 • 650 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach

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“The Kiss on the Hand” [detail], Gerolamo Induno,1877