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Art in the Canyon

There’s funkiness to be found along Laguna’s bucolic main route The meandering Laguna Canyon Road serves as a palette for a diverse array of specialty shops, art festivals, studios, an art college and one classic car dealer. Also tucked along both sides of this Laguna Beach artery are numerous public works of art, most created by local artists. Some of these pieces stand out from the surrounding bucolic scenery while others are small and subtle, requiring closer scrutiny to find and enjoy.

Kathy Jones

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Art Collector: Chris Gwaltney Artistic Process: the jolt is in the details

Chris Gwaltney is happy, even enthused, to take you on a journey through philosophy, music, surfing and, most certainly, art. And it’s a trip well-worth taking.

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Objects of Desire A Spring Garden Party

Highlights The Art of the Heist

Looking Back

Unseen World:

Tattoos:

The Bowers offers a glimpse into rarely seen Chinatowns

Old School and New Art

Bowers Museum presents an exotic peek into America’s past with

Although some might find it difficult to regard tattooing

“The Lure of Chinatown” on display April 12-August 31, 2014,

as a serious art, at the Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, proprietor

lifetime. As the gallery name implies, they are a gallery, as well, spotlighting small works, drawings, paintings and

Marlo Bartels

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Ceramic sculptor Marlo Bartels has been a fixture in the Laguna

Festival of Arts and Sawdust Festival, two public schools, the Laguna Art Museum and the Laguna Beach Library.

Angeles and San Francisco’s Chinatown at the turn of the century.

March-May 2014

Bringing to life early California tile making

and seating, in this city alone, include those at Main Beach, the

collectors and historical societies that depict detailed scenes from Los

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installations of mosaic and ceramic walls, murals, sculptures, tables

and featuring 40 oil and watercolor paintings on loan from private

sculptures by Bangerter, her staff and guest artists.

Beach and Southern California art worlds since the early 1970s. His

Hope does not depict the landscape,

create what can certainly be considered works of art made to last a

A worldly artist finds his place in Laguna Beach

but rather interprets what he sees, and therein, lies the magic.

Hollywood takes a Sentimental Journey to Laguna Beach

Renee Bangerter and at least five tattoo artists and an apprentice

Fred Hope The Long Road of Hope

Galleries, Museum, Studios

Ziggy Matthew “Ziggy” Moltenia 4th grader at Top of The World Elementary School in Laguna Beach loves to express himself through his art. For someone so young, Ziggy has already achieved quite a few accolades to his name.

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Contributors Janet Blake Janet Blake is the curator of historical art at Laguna Art Museum. In 1991 she co-edited the book American Scene Painting: California, 1930s and 1940s with Ruth Westphal. In 2007, Blake curated a major retrospective of the work of Millard Sheets at the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts at Fairplex in Pomona. Since joining Laguna Art Museum in 1998, she has worked on several of the museum’s outstanding exhibitions. In 2008 she assisted Will South with the major retrospective on William Wendt, and wrote the chronology of the artist’s life for the accompanying book; and in 2012, she curated a retrospective exhibition on Clarence Hinkle, accompanied by a comprehensive book on the artist.

Liz Goldner, who contributes to ArtScene, Art Ltd., Artillery, OC Register Magazine, Huffington Post and more, lives in Laguna Beach, is a member of International Association of Art Critics.

SR Davies

Liz Goldner

Stacy Davies is an award-winning arts writer and culture journalist in Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire and a lecturer at UC Riverside where she specializes in the study of the representation of women in film. She was formerly a coverage writer for Jodie Foster’s Egg Pictures and the Sundance Institute, and a coordinating producer of development at E! True Hollywood Story.

Tom Lamb Southern California comprises a constantly changing landscape and Tom Lamb is part of a tradition of California photographers who represent this flux. As a fine art photographer, it is his belief, that it is the duty and pleasure of designers and artists to reflect and incorporate design signatures that draw on history and heritage. Mike Stice is a native of Orange County, CA. Since 1988, Stice has worked exclusively for SURFING Magazine, Laguna Art Museum and Laguna College of Art and Design. Stice received his BA in Linguistics with a specialization in Language and Mind from UCSD. His graduate studies in English were at UCI.

Mike Stice

Daniella Walsh

Daniella Walsh has been a freelance arts journalist since 1994 with a brief stint as community reporter for the Orange County Register. Following the dictum of “write what you know,” she decided that school board meetings and city council spats were not her thing and she elected to return to visual art, something she does know and loves.

Debra Leitner Debra Leitner has 20 years of experience in the art world which spans from graduate studies in art history to working as an art consultant in galleries to owning her own art consulting firm, Artworks West, in La Jolla,California. Leitner has also worked as an appraiser at Beverly Hills Appraisal Company and as an art specialist at a major auction house. Leitner is a fully accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), which is the largest association of trained and tested property appraisers in the USA. She has also completed The ISA Fine Art Specialty program. you a writer or photographer? Do you have a story idea? Contact Christine@LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com 12 Are LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com

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Highlights

Artist Jeff Peters painted live during the event

The Art of the Heist

Artist Danny Heller chats with guests

by Janneen Jackson Taking inspiration from the stylish 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, Art Auction 2014: The Art of the Heist featured glamorous 1960’s-inspired décor and the chance to

Adam Silverman, Victor Hugo Zayas, Tim Clark, Jimi Gleason, Jeff Peters and James Verbicky, among others. The top four works sold at the event were in the live

“heist” original works of art by over 100 of California’s most

auction and included Light Trap by Laddie John Dill, which sold

sought after artists. The works were sold during a silent auction,

for $15,000; Bridges in Winter Morning by Theodore Svenningsen,

followed by an exciting fast-paced auction led by Christie’s

which sold for $8,000; Italian Shuffle by Tony DeLap, which sold

auctioneer Charlie Adamski.

for $7,500; and Station to Station 4 by Shepard Fairley, which sold

Around 400 people attended this amazing night,

for $7,000. Seventy-five percent of the works sold and helped

including 45 of the 116 features artists. Attendees had the chance

to raise over $200,000 (net $120,000) for Laguna Art Museum’s

to mingle with artists, fellow collectors, and the museum’s

education and exhibition programs. This event has become one

curators and executive directors while enjoying delectable

of Orange County’s most exciting art and social experiences, and

gourmet cuisine from local noteworthy restaurants and vintage-

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Alison Rector, “The Whisper” Oil 20” x 20”

From the unpredictability of outdoor painting to the calm and quiet interiors, we explore the inside world through the artist’s eye. This exhibit showcases the talent and versatility of our painters. Guest Artists: Laurie Kersey & Alison Rector Featured Artists: Daniel Aldana, Brian Blood, David Damm, Gil Dellinger, Robin Hall, Joe Paquet, and W. Jason Situ.

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Looking Back

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by SR Davies

Hollywood takes a Sentimental Journey to Laguna Beach

ost-WWII cynicism was running high in 1946 as

also wrote Laura together, this weeper

returning GIs tried to readjust to civilian life and

reviewers at the time calling it positively

compete for a scanty of jobs, and the women who’d

found great independence in the war factories were expected to

is true to its name in tenfold, with some “treacle” – molasses drained from vats in sugar refineries. Nonetheless, the production

return to domesticity and toe the line without complaint.

was close to the hearts of its stars; Payne

In the wake of this “new world” that still

producer husband (John Payne) when

Remember the Day, opposite Claudette

slugged along about the same pace as

she realizes that her weak heart is on its

before, Hollywood responded with as

final ticks. The film’s title, a nod to the

much positive, family-oriented film fare

chart-topping Les Brown/Doris Day tune

as its production lines could pump out.

from the previous year that served as a

Audiences weren’t easily sold on

“coming home” anthem for American

self-sacrifice or happy endings anymore,

soldiers, runs throughout the film, but the

however, and preferred their stories to

two tales have little in common otherwise.

come with a heavy helping of despair

Directed by Walter Lang, who

– they wanted to see bad things happen to

later put himself on

bad people, and even bad things happen

the map with the

to good people. Heartwarming films such

extravaganzas There’s

as It’s a Wonderful Life bombed, dark gritty

No Business Like Show

film noirs like The Postman Always Rings

Business and The King

Twice clawed to the top, and in between,

and I, and penned by

filmmakers struggled to create brightly-

life partners, poet/

wrapped packages of gloom.

screenwriter Samuel

Enter Sentimental Journey, the

Hoffenstein (Dr. Jekyl

story of theatrical actress-wife (Maureen

and Mr. Hyde, the

O’Hara) who adopts an odd little girl

Gay Divorcee) and

(Connie Marshall) as a companion for her

Betty Reinhardt, who

had recently made another sob story, Colbert, and claims he purchased the property for him and O’Hara, with whom he was great friends having recently appeared together in To the Shores of Tripoli. O’Hara, on the other hand, writes in her memoir ‘Tis Herself that it was she who found the script floating around Fox studios and persuaded studio executive Lew Wasserman to make it. She’d been looking for roles that would prove there was more to her than just her Aphrodite looks, and felt this one might help. “Many of the great, great roles that came along were given to less attractive stars because studio bosses assumed LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com 21

they had to be better actresses. I would have loved the chance to play one of those really nasty bitches that Bette Davis always got to do,” she wrote in 2004. O’Hara’s character, Julie Beck, is definitely as far from Bette Davis treachery that one could run, and yet, regardless of who found what script when, the entire cast and crew signed on and headed down to Laguna Beach in August of 1945 to film what audiences would come to refer to as a “three-handkerchief tearjerker.” Laguna’s waterfront bookends the film, and while most of the shoreline dialogue scenes were played against rear projection of the beaches, there are plenty of organic moments to be found. One of the first

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“It was a rip-your-heart-out tearjerker that reduced my agents and the toughest brass at Fox to mush. Lew Wasserman sobbed so loudly he embarrassed himself, and Fox made a fortune.” is a long shot of O’Hara strolling across

apparitions of O’Hara and some

the sands beneath Heisler Park. Above

heartbreak from Payne that cemented his

O’Hara would reteam for their third

her small figure, the sloping bluffs appear

place among Hollywood’s romantic leads,

enterprise, this time for the film that

unsculpted and without a single palm tree

and even though the film was savaged by

would forever be engraved into the hearts

or building, save the gazebo, to be found.

critics, O’Hara didn’t give a wit.

of millions – Miracle on 34th Street – and

It’s truly a remote, untouched paradise,

“It was every bit the smash hit

The following year, Payne and

although Sentimental Journey has since

and perfectly suited to stumbling upon an

that I thought it would be,” she writes. “It

been relegated to the occasional screening

imaginative orphan girl and her friends

was a rip-your-heart-out tearjerker that

on Turner Classic Movies, it remains a top

building sandcastles by the descending

reduced my agents and the toughest brass

favorite among those who’ve been tossed

pathway at Diver’s Cove.

at Fox to mush. Lew Wasserman sobbed

and tumbled over its gorgeous, mournful,

so loudly he embarrassed himself, and

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Other spots of Laguna’s rocky shore reappear after some ghostly

Fox made a fortune.”

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Tattoos:

Old School and New Art By Daniella Walsh

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Although some might find it difficult to regard tattooing as a serious art, at the Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, proprietor Renee Bangerter and at least five tattoo artists and an apprentice create what can certainly be considered works of art made to last a lifetime. As the gallery name implies, they are a gallery, as well, spotlighting small works, drawings, paintings and sculptures by Bangerter, her staff and guest artists. Their work is as diverse as their stories: some are art school trained, others served apprenticeships with master tattooers. Some did both. Then again, Bangerter – a former Marine and a mortgage banker – is mostly self-taught. The team also includes an army vet and a former Navy Seal. Bangerter firmly believes that one can be self-taught when it comes to tattooing, and there are plenty of people who volunteer as subjects. “You have to work on real skin, a pig’s ear; any other substitute just won’t do,” she says. The artists range in age from early 20s to 50-somethings, but all share a commitment to their calling that equals that of their clients, who agree to have a work of art transferred from paper onto their skin. Forever. The tattooists are highly skilled, with apprentice 23-year-old Christa Richie still learning. Her tattoos include a lady lemon sporting legs and high heels inked onto her lower leg by colleague Evie Yapelli, and mostly florals and whimsical characters comprise Richie’s own portfolio. “It’s about celebrating one’s body,” says Yapelli, who got her first tattoo at age 25 and now sports an ongoing collection. She emphasizes that getting multiple tattoos equals collecting art that hangs on a wall, except that it’s even more

Photo: Renee Bangerter

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photo by Ray St. Claire

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personal: every flower and image on her

is also a tattooist and artist, and her

arms represents someone. Yapelli also

portfolio contains sculptures and

has a bachelor of art degree at DePaul

paintings, many of which inform her

University and, when she’s not creating

tattoos featuring skulls, florals and

body art on clients, or herself, she paints

animals, including a meticulously

on paper with India ink and saliva, an

executed black and gray owl. “Tattoos are

old method appropriately called “spit-

becoming increasingly art-oriented and

shading.”

demanding of artists,” she says.

She considers her tattoos

Bangerter opened Laguna Ink

“traditional American tattoos,” mostly

Spot two years ago in North Laguna’s

in color with some black and gray work

Gallery Row. A member of the First

mixed into a large portfolio. Subjects

Thursday Art Walk, she also serves on

include a baby diver, a cat in a nurse’s

its executive board. “We are here to

cap, a swallow carrying a four-leaf

encourage emerging artists and add to the

clover, roses, faces and figures taken from

community,” she says.

fairytales and mythology, and favorite Disney characters. Another one of Bangerter’s team

Like most quality art, tattoos aren’t cheap – artists charge by the hour at around $150 and up, and an intricate

is Charity Oetgen, a 29-year-old Laguna

tableau can cost thousands, sometimes

College of Art and Design senior. We’re

taking weeks, months or even longer to

all familiar with the expression that some

create.

people carrying their hearts on their

Yapelli says that effective

sleeves or, if deeply troubled, might have

communication is a must, with the

a monkey on their back. Oetgen has a

tattoo being preceded by sketches and

sleeve of Primates. (In tattoo parlance,

consultations until both artist and client

this means that she has an entire arm, like

agree on what works. “Look at a lot

a sleeve, festooned with simian images,

of portfolios before you commit,” she

including her favorite, the bonobo.)

advises.

Artistically inclined since

Client Jeff Gacad got his first

Anna Christine Photography

childhood, Oetgen started seriously

tattoo of a sea otter in 2007. A diver for

drawing after joining the army in 2003

the Aquarium of the Pacific, he works

and, once mustered out, got her first

with the popular creatures and “Follow

tattoo, which hooked her on the art

your heart” in Cyrillic letters is inked on

form. To that end, she apprenticed with

his arm. He’d like more tattoos, but finds

renowned tattooer Brent Williams, and

them hard to schedule since they are

her new passion led her to LCAD, due

initially a healing wound that can’t get

to its emphasis on representation and

soaked for two weeks. “I first wanted the

figuration.

otter in black and gray but Evie convinced

Her portfolio tends toward color and reflects both her education and her

me that color would look better,” he says. With tattoos becoming

dedication to the environment. It includes

increasingly accepted in the mainstream,

a meticulously executed zebra, apes, a sea

Bangerter notes that “more children are

turtle and for changes of pace, a haunted

growing up with tattooed parents than

mansion and Mary Poppins. Currently,

ever before in history. Tattooing can be

she is raising money ($17,000 so far)

very personal for some people, and a way

for Friends of Bonobos and the Bonobo

to journal their journey through life.” l

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Functional Art

written by Liz Goldner

Marlo Bartels Bringing to life early California tile making

Ceramic sculptor Marlo Bartels has been a fixture in the Laguna Beach and Southern California art worlds since the early 1970s. His installations of mosaic and ceramic walls, murals, sculptures, tables and seating, in this city alone, include those at Main Beach, the Festival of Arts and Sawdust Festival, two public schools, the Laguna Art Museum and the Laguna Beach Library. The inspirations for his finely-crafted works—that often marry art

with function—include the early 20th century Arts and Crafts movement and the 100-year-old tradition of California tiles. His works are so tied to the past in design and process that in one historic estate, tiles installed during the home’s construction and those that he installed recently are nearly indistinguishable. 28 LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com

Bartels’ introduction to the

professor Robert Ramsey that the lines are

Laguna Beach art world occurred in 1971

called “cuerda seca” (“dry cord”), a nearly

at the old Pottery Shack on South Coast

lost technique of applying waxy material

Highway. As a ceramics student, he got

between colors to maintain separation

a job there demonstrating the potter’s

during firing. Bartels was excited to find

wheel. While working in that popular

out about this antique method.

tourist destination, he became enchanted with a hand-painted ceramic mural affixed to a high wall. That mural (on the

“It offered new graphic possibilities,” he explains. He then began a quest to

wall today at the recently renovated Old

research and uncover classic methods

Pottery Place) depicts early California and

of ceramic making, particularly those

features a group of doves in flight. Bartels

from early California. He searched out

was intrigued by the mural’s beauty and

Gladding McBean murals still on view

by its motto: “Do not sacrifice freedom

in public buildings in Los Angeles and

for pomp and show.” He was especially

throughout California. These classic

interested in the line work on the mural.

murals depict western scenes, native flora

He learned from his Cal State Long Beach

and fauna, and Spanish galleon ships. LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com 29

He also traveled to Spain a few times, looking at Moorish tiles

particularly to Old Town Santa Barbara and San Francisco,

that influenced the design of the California versions. And while

looking at sites that featured early 20th century tile work. He

in that country, he voraciously perused the work of architect

explored the origins and methods used in old ceramics factories

Antonio Gaudi. Bartels was particularly intrigued by what he

that were popular in this state through the 1920’s, and he

calls the “organic” nature of Gaudi’s mosaic work, a type of

investigated the ceramic designs and techniques of little known

workmanship that inspires him to this day.

artists such as Ernest Batchelder, Frederick Hurten Rhead and

Bartels opened his own studio on Laguna Canyon

Rufus Keeler. His assiduous study of this work, and application

Road in 1971, and, with the help of his ceramics instructor Jon

of its techniques, has enabled Bartels to become one of few

Stokesbary, designed a ceramics studio at the Laguna School of

practitioners creating authentic early Californi- style tiles.

Art (today, the Laguna College of Art and Design) and taught

Since first opening his studio in Laguna four decades

there. He also received major commissions to create murals

ago, Bartels has installed several dozen public works and murals

for venues including the Chart House Restaurants and Home

in Southern California, across the US, and even as far away as

Savings of America.

Jamaica and Europe. He describes the laborious process involved

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in creating a finished piece: First, he draws a full-sized plan of the work, and then builds a substructure out of polystyrene

Since first opening his studio in Laguna four decades ago, Bartels has installed several dozen public works and murals in Southern California, across the US, and even as far away as Jamaica and Europe.

foam. If the project is large, it requires hundreds of individual tiles, each rolled out of slabs of clay. Each tile is fired twice, the second time with colored glaze. The entire piece is finally put together with thin set mortar and then grouted. Marlo Bartels has come full circle since working at his first job at the Old Pottery Shack in 1971. He restored that vintage California tile mural that inspired him there so many years ago and designed the entry sign for the Pottery Shackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent upscale renovation into the Old Pottery Place. Looking back at his forty-plus years living in Laguna Beach, where he has enjoyed a vibrant life with his wife and children, he is proud of bringing back to life the nearly forgotten craft of early California tile making, and of his accomplishments, and at 65, he looks forward to many more miles to go. l

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The Long Road of Hope A worldly artist finds his place in Laguna Beach

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written by Daniella Walsh

Most people perceive painting the landscape as a pretty straight-forward process: paint what you see and make it appealing, or go the opposite route and find your bliss among dilapidated beach houses, sun-drenched warehouses, or urban grit and show it as it is. Then again, you can always drag out the easel and keep satisfying an endless demand for plein-air paintings. Fred W. Hope has eclipsed it

“I start painting, but get rid of

all. He may paint the landscape, but he

photographs and sketches as quickly

puts his own imprimatur on it. Looking

as possible,” Hope says. “At times, I

at Hope’s Corona Del Mar craggy rocks,

place a canvas upside down to alter the

one becomes intrigued by the swirling

composition. Sometimes you will not even

lines, a palette that still cleaves to natural

recognize the original landscape.”

hues, and shapes that suggest the present,

Two years ago, Hope took time

past and future of a shoreline few would

off to paint just for himself, to shake the

suspect exists. Hope does not depict the

commercial world out of his way, as he

landscape, but rather interprets what he

puts it.

sees, and therein, lies the magic. Think of Richard Diebenkorn,

“Selling my work has always been a compromise but selling got in the

whose mastery of light and shadow

way, especially since I have a tendency to

lent intrigue to early 60’s Santa Monica

think of how I show,” he says. Today, his

hovels and who Hope considers one of

studio filled with paintings documenting

his primary inspirations, even if their

an evolution from pure representation

painting styles digress. Also on that list is

to increasingly complex abstraction,

Wayne Thiebaud who is often associated

underscores his point.

with the Pop Art movement. It all comes down to fortuitous

Illustration with an emphasis on meticulous drawing lays at the core

combinations of vision, skill, imagination

of Hope’s work, whether it is teaching as

and a constant drive to improvise.

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Tidal Zone - Étude #007

Oil on panel

8” by 8”

10” by 10”

Design or at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. “All

Over time, Hope noted a wide range of drawing skills

my artistic heroes draw well. Drawing is the grounding for good

among his peers, which inspired him to formulate “Drawing for

painting,” he says.

Painters,” in his studio. Here, no more than six students hone

Of his early 70’s art school days, he says that the only outlet for drawing during those years was the commercial world.

their skills in a relaxed atmosphere. “This class has taught me excellent practice habits and

“I loved making things, drawing, painting, sculpting. I didn’t

encouragement to explore different drawing technique, materials

want to staple gerbils to the wall to convey an idea.”

and composition,” says student Ann Sadighian. She emphasizes

At LCAD, Hope taught figure drawing, portraiture and illustration. LCAD president Jonathan Burke describes Hope as the best: “Fred has complete knowledge of all aspects

that Hope is not only a great painter but a skilled teacher, attributes that do not always go together. “Financially it makes sense for me. The classes are small

of representational painting. He understands how to see light

and I can guide individual progress and find creative ways to

and shadow and color relationships and brought his career

keep longtime students from getting bored,” Hope says.

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It appears that Hope was born with ink and turpentine in his bloodstream – his maternal grandfather, Lyle R. Wheeler,

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was a movie art director whose credits include Gone with the

Knott’s Berry Farm under the banner of WED Enterprises, which

Wind and The Diary of Anne Frank, among others, and he won

morphed into Walt Disney Imagineering. He worked on the rides

five Oscars for his art direction. Off the set, Wheeler was the

Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and helped in the

architect who designed the Beverly Hills Post Office and homes

creation of Florida’s Epcot Center.

for many L.A glitterati. Hope’s paternal grandfather, Fredric P. Hope, also a

Around the age of 50, however, Hope felt “burned out,” and in 2000, moved to Laguna Beach. Once here, he immersed

film art director, won an Oscar for The Merry Widow, 1934, and

himself in painting, was juried into the Festival of Arts and

his grandmother, Thelma P. Hope, was a well-known landscape

kindled his affection for teaching.

painter. Hope’s father even worked under Walt Disney as a master planner for Walt Disney World. Hope himself founded and became president/creative director of The Works, a Long Beach design firm specializing

While most of his overseas amusement park projects are mostly gone now, Hope finds both fulfillment and permanence in teaching and painting. “Paintings I have done still hang on collectors’ walls

in amusement parks and other entertainment units with clients

and I maintain relationships with them. I can do this for the rest

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Unseen World The Bowers offers a glimpse into rarely seen Chinatowns By Debra Leitner

Bowers Museum presents an exotic peek into America’s past with “The Lure of Chinatown” on display April 12-August 31, 2014, and featuring 40 oil and watercolor paintings on loan from private collectors and historical societies that depict detailed scenes from Los Angeles and San Francisco’s Chinatown at the turn of the century. 36 LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com

At first glance, the paintings conjure a romantic, Orientalist view, yet the subjects are genre scenes of American life. According to Susan Anderson, independent art historian and guest curator of the exhibit, “the later artists were influenced by American scene painting” with the objective of chronicling simple, everyday life. “This is not an exhaustive study or social commentary,” Anderson explain, “However, the artists did play a pivotal role in documenting Chinatown and changing the perception of Chinatown and its residents.” San Francisco’s first Chinatown was established in 1848 and Los Angeles’ first Chinatown was recorded in 1852. A small Chinatown sprang up in Santa Ana in the 1850’s and lasted twenty years before it vanished in flames: Orange County historian Jim Sleeper declared in a 1970 report that the city council of 1870 deemed the shantytown “a health threat because it was discovered that someone living there had leprosy. Supposedly, the shantytown residents heard rumors of the impending fire and fled the city.” Chinese immigrants traveled to California for many of the same reasons Americans were moving to California: the 1849 gold rush and a chance to work on the railroads at a time when work was not available in their home states and providences. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 coupled with the fire from the Great Earthquake of 1906 greatly reduced the Chinatown neighborhoods to an all time low in the 1920s. But when the Exclusion Act was repealed during World War II, in recognition of the important role China played as an ally of the US, Chinatown began to revitalize and expand. By the 1950s, Chinatown attracted not only immigrants, but also tourists. Chinatown has always been important and influential in the history and culture of ethnic Chinese in North America, and the paintings in this exhibit detail the beauty, vibrant colors and warmth of Chinatown. Julie Lee, Vice President of Collections at Bowers, conceived the idea for the exhibit when she learned of the Santa Ana Chinatown. “My interest in California’s Chinatowns started locally with research I had conducted on Santa Ana’s Chinatown, a small community that was intentionally destroyed by fire in 1906. I eventually learned of several local art collections that include paintings of San Francisco and Los Angeles Chinatowns. Together, the collections cover more than 100 years of California painting styles by some of the states’ most important artists who documented the urban developments and social changes that occurred within our Chinese communities. Artists favored Chinatown as a subject and have painted it often; in many cases these artworks tell us more about the perceptions of the artist than the people and places they picture. Regardless, they are beautiful works of art with an important story to tell.” Chinatown, San Francisco, c. 1950 Dong Kingman (American, 1911-2000) Watercolor on paper; 14 ½ x 12 ½ in. Loan courtesy of the Michael D. Brown

Lee brought together works from private collectors, California Historical Society, the Autry National Center, the Oakland Museum, the Hilbert Collection, the McClelland Collection, the Chinese Historical Society, The Irvine Museum, Pomona College, and the Solow Family Collection, with the oldest painting in the exhibit being Yeong Wo Joss House, an oil on canvas painted by Amedee Joullin in 1885. Born in San Francisco to French parents, Joullin studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and attended LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com 37

Chinese New Year 1960s, c. 1965, Jack Laycox (American, 1921-1984) Watercolor on paper; 29 x 21 in., Loan courtesy of The Hilbert Collection 38 LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com

Chinese Temple Scene, San Francisco, 1915, c. 1915 Esther Anna Hunt (American, 1875-1951) Oil on canvas; 51 ¾ x 23 ½ in. Loan courtesy of California Historical Society

San Francisco Chinatown, c. 1888 Ernest Etienne Narjot (French, 1826-1898) Oil on board; 19 ¾ x 14 in. Loan courtesy of California Historical Society

the Academie Julian and was the only American painter to be

In the early 1880’s Narjot was commissioned to paint

honored by the Academy of France for his contribution to art

the ceiling at Leland Stanford, Jr.’s tomb at Stanford University,

education in 1901.

but while working on the ceiling paint splashed on Narjot’s

Susan M. Anderson, guest curator of the exhibit, particularly admires San Francisco Chinatown, an oil on board painted by French artist Ernest Etienne Narjot in 1888. “It’s remarkable for its artistic and historical value,”

face and he was blinded in one eye. His health significantly deteriorated after the accident and he died in 1898. The Fortune Teller, oil on canvas by Nelson A. Primus in 1889 is probably one of the most historically accurate paintings.

she says, “either showing a building that was important to the

In this masterfully composed scene, a red robed fortuneteller

Chinese community or recording a special festival. It is a vibrant

sits at a folding tray covered with a gold silk tablecloth for a

and positive scene, made during a time when there was intense

desk. His left hand holds a long stemmed pipe and he is writing

anti-Chinese feeling in San Francisco. This may have been one of

with his right hand. He wears light blue colored pants, shirred

the last paintings by the artist as Narjot went blind around this

at the ankle, white stockings and black shoes. The bright colors

time.”

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Quon Wo & Co., c. 1955 Ken Potter (American, 1926-2011) Watercolor on paper; 22 x 30 in. Loan courtesy of The Hilbert Collection

he sits. The gold tablecloth, laced with dark shadows, picks up

the Chinese Temple Scene, San Francisco, 1915, oil on canvas,

the yellowish tone in the brown wood walls and the light blue

moved to California from Nebraska when she was six after

pants harmonize with the darker blue floor and wall behind the

her step father, Captain John A Frazier, acquired 700 acres and

fortuneteller. A white banner with Asian writing picks up the

established the town of Carlsbad. An early feminist, Hunt

white light seeping through the crack in the door, the white stack

financed her education at Mark Hopkins Institute by painting

of papers on the desk, white socks and touches of light around

child genre scenes in Chinatown. Hunt’s intelligence, creativity

the room. Primus does not shy away from portraying the

and entrepreneurial spirit discovered a color process to make

“shabbiness” of the room, the crooked, loose shutter, the scuffed

reproductions and she became widely popular selling her

floors, the exposed pipe, the ill-fitting door.

paintings and reproductions in New York through a marketing

Yet, his fortuneteller’s demeanor is one of dignity

agent. Hunt studied with William Merritt Chase in New York

and calmness. Perhaps this is because Primus understood his

and Paris and had studios in Los Angeles, San Francisco and

subjects better than most of the artists who painted Chinatown.

Greenwich Village in New York. Hunt’s skill as a portrait artist

Nelson A. Primus, an African American artist, lived in

and beautiful, lush, rich colors a’ la William Merritt Chase are

Chinatown among the Chinese and the Chinese community

evidenced in the Chinese Temple Scene.

aided and embraced him.

Chinatown, painted by Don Kingman in 1950 is a

The stories of the artists who painted in this exhibit

brightly colored, intricately detailed watercolor. Kingman’s

are the stories of California. Esther Anna Hunt, who painted

expressive and dynamic, slightly cubist portrayal of a street

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LAYERED VISION

Amor 1.1 layered glass 24 x 18 inches

San Francisco Chinese Maiden, n.d. Theodore Wores (American, 1859-1939) Oil on board; 16 x 12 in. Loan courtesy of California Historical Society

scene in San Francisco combines Asian synthesis with modern sensibility by infusing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;flatnessâ&#x20AC;? of Asian watercolor with the three-dimensional shading of modern painting. Kingman was a WPA painter who earned two Guggenheim Fellowships that allowed him to travel and perfect his craft and in 1951, Time Magazine wrote that Kingman was one of the best water colorists in the world. Kingman became a cultural ambassador for the United States in an international lecture tour for the State Department. The artists in this exhibit have received recognition and honors and their work

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Art in the Canyon There’s funkiness to be found along Laguna’s bucolic main route written by Liz Goldner; photography by Tom Lamb

The meandering Laguna Canyon Road serves as a palette for a diverse array of specialty shops, art festivals, studios, an art college and one classic car dealer. Also tucked along both sides of this Laguna Beach artery are numerous public works of art, most created by local artists. Some of these pieces stand out from the surrounding bucolic scenery while others are small and subtle, requiring closer scrutiny to find and enjoy. To tour the many artworks on this

Further along the canyon road at the

route, a perfect starting place is Canyon Chess

Art-A-Fair festival, Harmony by Ron Whitacre, is

and Checkers at Main Beach. This ceramic table

a lyrical, bronze sculpture of a mother and father

and chairs formed and glazed by sculptor Marlo

reaching for their child that forms an archway

Bartels provides a colorful game board for beach

over the festival entrance. Nearby is Wave 1

goers. Walk a short distance to 219 Broadway and

by Doug Snyder, a large, whimsical turquoise-

enjoy Laguna Coastline by Mia Tavonatti, a mural

colored bench with a donut-shaped multicolored

with a classic beach scene – rocks, ocean sky

top. A short walk north, at the entrance to the

and birds – created meticulously in another tile

Sawdust Festival, sits Wave 2, its darker blue

mosaic. A few doors down, the recently opened

sculptural sibling. Between these two benches

Rocket Fizz soda pop and candy store displays a

is the event venue/artist workspace 7 Degrees,

six-foot-tall pirate, a genuine piece of folk art, at

in front of which you’ll see Canyon Spirits by

the entryway. Continue up Broadway to the main

Ralph Tarzian. This bronze sculpture features

bus stop, and you’ll see a 70-foot-long stainless

five slender females clad in tunics and sandals,

steel and ceramic tile sculpture, Colors of the

dancing joyously in reverence to the beauty of

Ocean by Marsh Scott. This museum-worthy

the surrounding landscape. Nearby, across from

piece features several sculpted waves enhanced

Laguna Culinary Arts, is the Mark Timothy

with colorful ceramic tiles of sea plants and

Studio. Go inside and enjoy his photographic

creatures.

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A mile north is the Wonder mural, covering the

and places such as Italy, Greece and the Caribbean, painter

side wall of Laguna Canyon Winery. This creation by

Fitz Maurice, who works in a new style of abstraction rooted

powerofwordsproject.org is brightly colored, featuring two

in a 21st-century theory dubbed “Illuminism,” photographer

children running happily, joined by ocean plants and fish.

Cheyne Walls, whose fine art images focus on nature, and many

Further north, on the side of building #2171, you’ll see Wyland’s

other artisans.

Whaling Wall #012, Laguna Coast. This breaching whale mural

Nature’s sculpture can be found at the 7,000-acre

today graces the side of Laguna Classic Cars, a shop with

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, a wild swath of undeveloped

pristine vintage automobiles that are works of art themselves.

land that lies a few miles further north, and within the park is

Another mile north, the Canyon Artists Studios on Laguna

the James and Rosemary Nix Center, which features specimens

Canyon Road provides a leisurely look at individual artists’

from the local wilderness area and a 16-foot wide image of

works. In residence are Tom Swimm, whose oils depict the sea

a section of a photographic mural, titled The Tell. One of the

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largest pieces of environmental art ever created in Orange County, this 636-foot-long artwork installed across from where the Nix Center was eventually built was the site of numerous demonstrations in 1989 and ultimately helped prevent a housing development slated for Laguna Canyon. Trailing the canyon back toward town, the rambling campus of Laguna College of Art and Design hosts studentcreated sculptural busts in the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front and side yards. Also facing the road is Nureyev Heroic, a figurative bronze work by Richard MacDonald who has devoted his career to sculpting mimes, dancers and athletes. Further downtown, the Act V bus depot is the spot for two collaborative bronze and cast glass sculptures by John Barber, Bill Howard and Louis Longi. Beacon, an elongated, 12-foot tall man, combines figurative with abstract features and holds a light directed toward Lagunaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown. Usher In, is a smaller piece with two similar abstract male figures holding a glass bench.

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photo of J. Barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glass art

All art-filled journeys must eventually had to the beach

Rotating, by Jon Seeman, is nearby at the Laguna Playhouse

where the bistro/banquet/wedding venue, Tivoli Terrace is well

entrance, and is a balanced arrangement of circular and free-

worth a stop. Here, sculptural fountains, angels and cherubs,

form shapes, combining artistic and technical skill.

along with stained glass decorations, create an old-fashioned,

No Laguna Beach artistic adventure can ever be

Italian-inspired oasis. A surprising feature of this venue is a

concluded without a stroll on Main Beach where one can admire

mosaic tile reproduction of Leonardo da Vinciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Last Supper

the endless ocean and reflect on the preserved Laguna Coast

that comes to life each summer at the Pageant of the Masters.

Wilderness Park. This park, a rare piece of land in burgeoning

A short distance downtown, in front of the FOA office, you can

Southern California, helps to maintain the rustic small-town

view one of the finest pieces of public art in Laguna: Second

feeling of Laguna Canyon Road and provides a lush backdrop to

Thought by Herbert Lazians, a modern-style, open bronze

this vital artery that houses so many fascinating, beautiful and

sculpture addressing the interplay between mass and space.

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Kathy Jones’ Timeless Women By SR Davies

There’s something incredibly compelling about the heroines of 19th century literature – women who were situated high within the class structure and yet, like their poorer counterparts, were denied the power of determining their own futures (albeit with better dresses and cuisine, and fewer rats and typhoid). Still, when one reads Wharton’s The Age of Innocence or James’ Portrait of a Lady, we find women cornered by circumstance, caged by rules both unspoken and declared, women withering under a warped psychological yoke. They are trapped, often in gilded cages, and when one is tethered and muted, and, most importantly, kept still, time slows and the mind races. It is within these moments that lifetimes can be lived, or unlived, as escape plans are reasoned and sanity is clutched to like a fleeting ghost. In the figurative paintings of Kathy Jones, such women can be found. While their visages, clothing and surroundings may be semi-abstracted, and certainly spring from the expressionist school, there’s no denying the influence of the Gilded Age. Elaborate hats, wasp waists, high necklines and long sleeves, even the occasional hair spun into a bun, belie women who, beneath the lace and loveliness are ruminating on their situations – situations that, if their attire is indicative, may not be within their control. This is particularly true of Jones work currently showing at Sue Greenwood Fine Art, and while her color palette may eschew Charlotte Brontë by mixing earth tones with vibrant swaths and blocks of primary colors – and even a neon orange or red lined accent – Jones’ content is definitely Victorian-tinged. It’s this quality that lends an added dimension of intrigue and aesthetic resonance to the moody works, making them fresh among myriad nude or nondescript torsos of artists bowing heavily to abstraction. It raises them up from anonymity without allowing them to completely enter the objective world and offers us connection with troubled heroines whose doppelganger spirits might inhabit our own: the tormented, anonymous new mother of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Kate Chopin’s rebellious Edna Pontellier, Henry James’ stifled Isabel Archer, Emile Zola’s desperate Therese Raquin, and Edith Wharton’s misunderstood Ellen Olenska. The narratives are open and accessible, capturing the essence of the past and blending it seamlessly with the modern, an experiment in color and form that proves sensibilities really never change. Jones seems aware of the universality of what she evokes, and writes that her paintings are about “the moments between actions” about “people waiting, or gazing, or pausing, moving from one place to another.” Her women figures, in particular, are experiencing private introspections that

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will determine, in one way or another, the course of their mental and emotional worlds. In I Will Not Be Back, for example, we view the backside of a woman in a long, blue dress and plumed hat, her face in shadow and turned toward the yellow horizon behind her. She is resolute, dignified and strong – regardless of the pain or heartbreak that we are certain would accompany such a somber declaration. Likewise, in Only the Young, a choppy and brusque rendering of what appears to be a mature woman in a white evening gown with red, elbowlength gloves, feels bathed in the silence of sorrow and regret, concealed from the world. Here, too, is tragedy – not on the grand scale of human destruction, perhaps, but it is significant and worthy of empathy. Other pieces such as Promises are hardly as ambiguous as their titles might suggest. This piece, a portrait of what could be a New Orleans mother bookended by her two children feels ominous and troubled, in fact, the figures’ faces dark and featureless, encouraging us to find story and meaning and take the leap into novelization with ease. I still want to know how it all ends. As with all effective art, Kathy Jones’ evocations summon from each viewer an entirely personal perspective, each one different from the next, and yet the work is too strong for interpretations to stray far from the artist’s path of unsettling self-analysis. But don’t misconstrue this trek as dreary or depressing – on the contrary. Much like celebrated ladies of 19th Century literature, Jones’ women will occasionally drag us through disorder and even catastrophe, but once the travail has ended, not only have we survived, we are more alive than we were before. l

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Chris Gwaltney is happy, even enthused, to take you on a journey through philosophy, music, surfing and, most certainly, art. And it’s a trip well-worth taking. Gwaltney is the type of person who thinks deeply and extensively on things – all things – and in this contemplation he finds meaning and emotion, much of which he puts into his own artistic creations. Born in the Valley to a working class family (his dad was a cop), the young Gwaltney was an avid tennis player and later, a popular instructor in Lake Tahoe who started a few clubs around Southern California and finally ended up in Laguna Beach. When he injured his leg, however, a friend encouraged him to take up painting. Gwaltney had always drawn and been interested in art, and so over the next year and half on crutches and canes, he explored the right side of his brain. The results were encouraging – a first place win in the Costa Mesa Art League contest with a modest check for $200. Deciding to pursue art as a profession, Gwaltney returned to school to acquire his MFA from Cal State Fullerton and after graduation in 1986, landed his first representation at Diane Nelson Fine Art. By this time, he’d already met wife, Jill, who now owns a highly successful ad agency, and thanks to her Mad Men “Peggy Olson” star qualities, Gwaltney has been afforded the greatest gift an artist can ask for – the security 60 LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com

and freedom to risk, which can be an essential factor in success. Gwaltney has indeed been successful in an artistic career that now spans 30 years and includes teaching at numerous colleges, such as alma mater Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, Irvine Valley College, and his personal favorite, Coastline Community College. He’s also found expert representation in galleries across the nation from a 16-year-relationship with the Peter Blake Gallery to current representation by Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, Julie Nester Gallery in Park City, Tria Gallery in Chelsea and with local star, Sue Greenwood Fine Art. It’s definitely been a ride of good fortune, and the home he shares with Jill and their daughter (when she’s home from USC medical school) in sparkling Emerald Bay is as open and breezy as Chris Gwaltney himself. It’s also filled with the things he loves, and that includes artwork by people he both admires and, upon occasion, with whom he collaborates. The key to the collection – specifically with the pieces he bought himself – is process, and upon this topic, Gwaltney is both well-versed and passionate. “Understanding the difference between classical art and contemporary art, salon days and pre-salon days, is that the end result was what mattered – you covered up all evidence of getting there. Everything is so perfect and polished, and that doesn’t appeal to me. I want evidence of the struggle – that’s when Modern art really began. One of the reasons that I paint the way that I do is because I want you to see behind the curtain – the wizard. I want evidence of my argument still left on the canvas,

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Color is key in abstraction, of course, and Gwaltney has spent the last two years of his own artistic adventures focusing solely on abstraction and color in order to keep his work fresh.

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and I’m drawn to artists where you can see ruins of the

and flowing out to the mini verandah in whites and

original thought.”

creams, the pattern repeats itself downstairs as well, but

Wood and steel sculptor Joe Brubaker is a

this time in vibrant oranges and cha cha blues that jab

favorite, and four of his pieces reside in the Gwaltney

and jive around the fire pit on the front patio. “I told

home, all revealing on their surfaces the endless sanding

him to go nuts with the color,” Gwaltney says.

and carving process it took to create them. A funereal

Color is key in abstraction, of course, and

piece by Riverside artist and Cal Baptist program

Gwaltney has spent the last two years of his own artistic

director Duncan Simcoe also highlights rawness – with

adventures focusing solely on abstraction and color in

a brash mixture of metal and paint, carved into three

order to keep his work fresh. He even has some sage

panels of mourning, including the below ground

advice for likeminded artists.

body, the process of death and grieving drips from its

“The danger with abstraction is that you do

dark colors. Oakland is also in the house in the form

one that sings and the next one sucks, so you go back

Nathan Olivera’s rippling watercolor nude and Mark

to the singing one and find yourself basically copying

Erickson’s messy mid-century modern-eqsue pea green

your best work and then you’re sunk. You have to get

abstraction.

out of your element. Don’t change your subject matter

Locals also abound. Jorg Dubin, mostly known

but change your palette. Take four colors you really

for his figurative work, went off on a tangent shortly

love and substitute them with four that you never use

after the first Gulf War and experimented with a series

and paint the same way. Something will catch you by

of 6-foot tall metal vessels that look somewhat like

surprise.”

bombs and are covered with anti-war graffiti. Gwaltney

Surprise is the epiphany of adventure, and

was lucky enough to grab one from an auction because

for Gwaltney, it’s what drives his intellect, inspires his

Dubin has never repeated them, and proudly displays

soul, and draws him into the complex layers of modus

it by the fireplace in the center of their home. Laguna

operandi in art – with a new jolt always just around the

Beach sculptor Cheryl Ekstrom is also represented,

corner. l

once in a powerful brass maquette of a female goddesswarrior and again in a wiry and somewhat brambly tree limb sculpture. Perhaps the greatest experiment in color and

[Know a collector? Laguna Beach ART Magazine is looking for suggestions for our Collector’s column. If you know of a

abstraction in the Gwaltney house are the stunning

person or couple who surrounds their life in art, let us know!

custom mosaics from local ceramist Marlo Bartels.

info@lagunabeachartmagazine.com]

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Calendar of Events Ongoing Exhibitions Through March 7, 2014

“Off the Wall”

Wells Fargo Bank, 3rd floor, 260 Ocean Ave. Laguna Beach 9-5 Mon-Fri. Sat 9-4. “Off the Wall” includes a variety of multimedia wall assemblages and free standing sculptures by Festival artists Troy Poeschl, Casey Parlette, and Tim Shockley. www.foapom.com

First two weekends of March, 2014

Festival of Whales

Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, March 1, 9am – 3pm; March 2, 9am – 2pm;March 8 & 9, 9am – 4pm. Celebrate the annual migration of the California Gray Whale! Join us as we participate in the community-wide event, which includes whale-themed activities, sails and cruises. General admission is $6.50/adult (13 yrs+), $4.50/child (3 -12 yrs); Children 2 and under are free. Cruises and sails have a separate fee. www.ocean-institute.org (949) 496-2274

Through April 26, 2014, from 9am–12pm, Saturdays

“Wyland’s Whale and Dolphin Adventure Art Lessons in the Wild”

Sponsored by Dana Wharf Whale Watching features new art presented by the artist Wyland via video feed. $5 donation includes art lesson and 2-hour whale watching adventure package for children ages 3-12. Participants receive a free gift and contest winners receive great prizes. Grand prize is a framed, signed and numbered Giclee on paper of Wyland’s “Tails of Great Whales” valued at over $1,000 www.danawharf.com (888) 224-0603.

Through June 1, 2014

ex·pose: dana harel Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Monday-Tuesday, Friday-Sunday: 11am-5pm. Thursday: 11am-9pm. Dana Harel’s first museum exhibition in the U.S. presents a new series of work, Between Dreams and Nightmares, which consists of mixed media drawings of strongly lit figures with deep shadows, all distorted in one form or another.$7.00 general admission, $5.00 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494.8971

Open 7 days a week

Through April 30, 2014, Viewable 24/7

Bodies the Exhibition: Celebrate the wonder of the Human Form

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629. A unique collection of 13 mixed media pieces with tributes to Vincent van Gogh and Andy Warhol. The original artworks were created in Santa Fe by Davids with collaborating artist Russell Metzger. Davids and Metzger turned the fabrics and other materials into dramatic skyscrapers, gigantic waves, cliffs, mountains, coves, clouds, and even towering flowers. www.ritzcarlton.com/LagunaArtist; (949)240-2000

Premier Exhibition Center 7711 Beach Blvd. Buena Park. This Exhibition provides an intimate and informative view into the human body. Using an innovative preservation process, the Exhibition allows you to see and celebrate your body’s inner beauty in ways you never dreamed possible. www.bodiestheexhibition.com

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. 117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana. Thurs-Sun 12-5pm. Free Admission. Vasquez considers his art to be a part of the experience of the working class. He documents the daily life of people in the barrio. This environment holds inspiring visions of human warmth and cultural heritage. www.occca.org (714) 667 1517

Through May 18, 2014

Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 5-8pm, March 1-29, 2014

Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The Bowers will present an exhibition of 46 rare Beethoven artifacts. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

coastal eddy a gallery, 1417 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Opening Reception presenting Lauren Mantecon’s series “Portals”, Oil and mixed media on panel, and select artists and students interpreting “Portals” in clay. (949) 715-4113

Through March 30, 2014

Through May 31, 2014

Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 5:30pm

The Vintage Poster 1492 S Coast Hwy. #4 Laguna Beach. www.TheVintagePoster.com 949-376-7422

Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, The Ocean Institute’s popular jazz fundraising weekend event partners with the 43rd Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales and combines renowned jazz artists with an elegant evening of epicurean dining, cocktails, and auctions. www.oijazzfestival.com (949) 496-2274

Through March 29, 2014

A Tribute to Emigdio Vasquez: From the Artists of OCLAN (Orange County Latino Artist Network)

Driven to Abstraction: Featuring Marilou Hogeboom & Bill Fisher & Maureen Nolen. Showcase Gallery 3851 S. Bear St. at South Coast Plaza Village, SA. Thirty four OCFA artists present a brilliant display of abstract work. www.ocfinearts.org (714) 540-6430

Now through March 31, 2014

Meet the Artists

Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach. Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm Live demos in the gallery. Visit the “Upcoming Events” page on our website to see which artists are scheduled. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Through March 31, 2014

“YES” New Works by Colombian -American Artist America Martin JoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach. America Martin will be unveiling a mix of three different new series inspired by her recent travels. Discover America’s vision for her captivating new series as she describes her inspirations for the “Native American”, “Bathers” and “Still Life” Series. www. joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Through March 31, 2014 By Appointment

“Pictorialism”

HOPA- 27182 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano Photographic art at the turn of the 20th century to establish photography as a fine art. Exhibition will include: Steichen, De Meyer, Outerbridge, Kasebier and Seeley. (949)429-2220

Through March 31, 2014 from 11am- 4:30 pm

Live Artist Painting Month.

Quorum Gallery, 374 N. Pacific Hwy., Laguna Beach. Every day in March, see a different artist painting live at the Quorum Gallery in Laguna Beach! www.quorumgallery.com (949)494-4422

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Paul Davids Collaborations Portfolio

Exhibition: Beethoven: The Late Great

100 Years review of World War 1 showing the original antique posters. Through May 31, 2014. Saturdays from 1-6pm

Life Drawing Short Pose Workshop

2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Studio 10, Laguna Beach $15 drop-in fee. www.lcad.edu 949-376-6000

Through May 31, 2014

Our Favorite Things at Laguna North Gallery Laguna North Gallery 376 North Coast Highway Laguna Beach. 14 Local Artists paint favorite scenes of Laguna Beach. www.lagunanorthgallery.com (949) 494-4324

Through June 1, 2014

Wayne Thiebaud: American Memories Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Monday-Tuesday, Friday-Sunday: 11am-5pm. Thursday: 11am-9pm. Following Wayne Thiebaud’s recent gift to Laguna Art Museum of a painting and a group of six prints, the museum will host an exhibition of 60 drawings, paintings, and prints from all periods of the artist’s career. $7.00 general admission, $5.00 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494.8971

Through June 1, 2014

Travels with Millard Sheets, 1950-1986 Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Monday-Tuesday, Friday-Sunday: 11am-5pm. Thursday: 11am-9pm. A selection of paintings by California artist Millard Sheets highlighting the artist’s travels around the world, from the E. Gene Crain Collection.$7.00 general admission, $5.00 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org 949.494.8971

March “Transitioning Portals”

Ocean Institute Jazz Festival

Sunday, March 2, 2014 from 3pm

Ocean Institute Jazz Festival

Tuesdays, March 4, through April 29, 2014

Songwriter’s Lounge

The Lodge Lounge at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 31106 S. Coast Highway - Laguna Beach, from 7:30–10:30pm. Enjoy a free evening of music provided by local singer-songwriters trying out their new material. www.alisocreekinn.com (949) 715-1919

Tuesday, March 4 through 30, 2014

All the Great Books

Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Tue – Sat at 7:30pm, Sat and Sun at 2pm, Sun at 7pm The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s hilarious 98 minute ride through everything you were supposed to read in school, but probably didn’t. ($36-$76) www.lagunaplayhouse.com (949) 497-2787 x1

Friday and Saturday evenings in March, from 6-9pm

Art Group Limited

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, Art Group Limited presents innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres in the grand hallway off the main lobby of The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. www.ritzcarlton.com/lagunaevents (949) 240-2000

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Calendar of Events Saturdays & Sundays, March & April from 9am-4pm

Friday, March 7-9, 2014 from 9am-5pm

Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Enjoy unique hands-on weekend art workshops in exciting media including glassblowing, painting, mosaic, jewelry, ceramics, photography and more. www. sawdustartfestival.org/studio-classes (949)494-3030

Roger’s Gardens –2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona Del Mar, Friday March 7, 2014 from 7am-3pm; Your Guide to Perfect Home Grown Tomatoes with Scott Daigre, Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9am; Great Home Grown Tomatoes with Steve Goto, Saturday, March 8, 2024 from 3pm; Big Harvest, Small Space with David Rizzo Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 10am; Vegetable Gardening with Steve Baldonado, www.rogersgardens.com (949) 640-5800

Spring Into Art series (as part of Sawdust Studio Art Classes)

Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings in March Salon

D’Art Institute

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, from 6-9pm, Salon D’Art provides an opportunity for interested persons to explore art from various cultures and genres. The collection includes a wide array of art of the last five centuries. www.ritzcarlton.com/lagunaevents, (949) 240-2000

Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:30-10pm

Man’s Best Friend: Artist Reception Group Exhibition featuring dog themed artwork from artists across the globe. Las Laguna Gallery 557 S. Coast Hwy A-1 Laguna Beach, www.laslagunagallery.com (949) 667-1803

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pm

Featured artists include Sunny Kim & Ann KimSunny Kim- Cosmic Dream; Ann Kim Dream Scapes March 5-31, 2014 Open daily, noon to 5. Closed Tues. or by appt. Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna, www.SandstoneGallery.com (949)487-6775

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pm

First Thursday Art Walk Reception Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Enjoy some wine and cheese while seeing what’s new in the gallery. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 7pm

Tomatomania!

Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 10am -12:30pm

Women for Golf and Pilates

Ben Brown’s Golf Course at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 31106 S. Coast Highway - Laguna Beach, $35 per person, enjoy 1 hour of Pilates lesson and 1.5 hour Golf Lesson, all skill levels are welcome. www.alisocreekinn.com (949) 715-1919

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Laguna Nursery Garden Walk with LOCA 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9-10:30am

LOCA presents Art and Sea Lions classes

Shades of Green-garden-themed art workshops Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway at Cressfrom 9:30-11:30am, Adults $30. Advance required. www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 6-9pm

Artists Spotlight Series

Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach Opening Night Event: Spotlighted Artists unveiling their latest work for the start of the new exhibit. www.forestoceangallery.wordpress.com (949) 371-3313

Saturday, March 15th 2014 from 6pm-9pm

“Out Of The Box” Gala Opening

Recent works by Tom Baldera, Terry Miura, and Simon Addyman. Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus. Costa Mesa. Meet and view the most recent works by three award winning artists. Show runs through Saturday March 29th. www.randyhigbeegallery.com (714) 546-2156

Saturday, March 15 through May 4, 014

Inside out – Interiors

Roger’s Gardens –The Art Gallery 2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona Del Mar, From the unpredictability of outdoor painting to the calm and quiet interiors, we explore the inside world through the artist’s eye. www.rogersgardens.com (949) 640-5800

Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach Adults $20 / $15 ages 6-up with paid adult www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Sunday, March 16, 2014 from 10–4pm

Sunday, March 9, through 30, 2014

The Orange County Marketplace, 88 Fair Drive - Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, Smart center Laguna Niguel showcases the smart electric drive vehicle at this “green focused” event. $2.00 – Children 12 and under – FREE , www.mblaguna.com (949)347-3700

Reunion by Gregory S Moss

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm.Boys will be boys. And so will men. Three high school buddies attempt to reconnect after a class reunion. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Conversation With Malcolm Warner

Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 4-7pm

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Executive Director Malcolm Warner discusses food in art in conjunction with Laguna Beach’s Celebrate Good Taste event. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494.8971

Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Enjoy an afternoon at the 2nd Annual Art of Dining fundraising event, complete with art gifts and fine dining by 370 Common. $175 per seat. Limited seating. www. sawdustartfestival.org/product/fundraiser/ (949)494-3030

Art of Dining

8th Annual St. Patrick`s Day Celebration & Green Festival

Sunday, March 16, 2014 from 2-4pm

Kids’ Art Studio

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Drop-in art-making activities at the museum for children and their families. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 from 10am-2pm

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 from 5:30pm–8:30pm

St. Joseph’s Day and the Return of the Swallows Celebration

Exhibit runs through April 13. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $10, Non-member $15, Student Free , www.casaromantica.org (949)498-2139

Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, Don’t miss this world renowned celebration every March, marking the return of the famous swallows to Capistrano and the coming of spring - a time of renewal and rebirth. www.missionsjc.com (949) 234-1315

Artist Reception: America Martin

Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 7pm

Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 7:30pm

JoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, America Martin will be unveiling a mix of three different new series inspired by her recent travels. Discover America’s vision for her captivating new series as she describes her inspirations for the “Native American”, “Bathers” and “Still Life” Series. www.joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Dúo del Sol is a latin guitar duo comprised of Tom Farell and Javier Orman. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern, Fullerton, Sexy, dynamic—the voice of middle-aged women everywhere— the “sex kittens of the ‘70s” who suddenly find themselves the “women of a certain age”| $10 Member, $16 Student/Senior, $20 Non-member. www.TheMuck.org (714) 738-6595

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pm

Surprise guest artists

Drizzle Pop Art, 550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 5 & 6 Join us on Artwalk and meet some of our surprise guest artists, www.drizzleart.com (949) 343-3043

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-8pm

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pm

First Thursdays Art Walk

View New 2014 works by Townley and Special Guest Artist. Townley Gallery, 570 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Townley.co 1-888-9-TOWNLEY

Friday, March 7–9, 2014

Celebrate Good Taste

Various locations around Laguna Beach, Begins at 6 p.m., March 7 and ends at 10 p.m., March 9, Enjoy world-class cuisine, prix fixe menus, major daily events, educational seminars, food & wine pairings, hotel packages, and more, www.CelebrateGoodTaste.com 949-497-9229 68 LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com

OPEN CASA – John Hall “Ocean Designs” Exhibit Opening Reception

Live! at the Museum: Dúo del Sol

Cougar Mama

Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 7pm

Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 9:30am

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $10, Non-member $15, Student Free , www.casaromantica.org (949) 498-2139

Laguna Nursery Parking Lot, 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

CASA UP CLOSE – Malcolm Warner – Director of the Laguna Art Museum

Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 9:30am

California Wildflowers with Ruben Flores and Lydia DelGado Laguna Nursery Parking Lot, 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

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California Wildflowers with Ruben Flores and Lydia DelGado Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 3pm

Harry Lawrence First Day of Spring Celebration Selanne’s Steak Tavern 1464 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at the historic pine tree in front of the restaurant for the formal plaque dedication to Harry Lawrence at his 100 year anniversary. www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pm

Saturday, March 22 through 30, 2014

Monday, March 24 through June 14, 2014

1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Tickets $25 Presale and $35 at the door, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200 Thursday, March 20, 2014 Laguna Beach Film Society Presents Pacific Marine Mammal Center Shorts, from 6pm reception, 7pm screening, Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Featuring stories about the Laguna Beach Pacific Marine Mammal Center. $20 for reception and film, $10 for film, $8 pre-sale ($5 for students), FREE to members of the Laguna Beach Film Society www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Saturday matinees at 2 pm and 5 pm; Sunday matinees at 1 pm and 4 pm. SCR’s Junior Players present a new funny twist on Jack’s story of adventure and giants in the sky. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

CAP’s Banking on Art, Wells Fargo Bank, 2nd floor, 260 Ocean Ave. Laguna Beach, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Sat 9am-4pm, This two person exhibition showcases the work of locals and ushers in a new era of shows from Community Art Project. www.caplaguna.org

Saturday, March 22 through June 15, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 6-8pm

Cabaret at Laguna Nursery

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Laguna Nursery Garden Walk 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 5-8pm

Mid-month Mingle

Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Join the Orange County Creatives Artists for an informal evening of art and conversation. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 9am-5pm

Jack and the Giant Beanstalk by Linda Daugherty

Exhibition: Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Drawing on the Brooklyn Museum’s renowned Egyptian collection, this presentation includes 30 mummies on display alongside masterworks of Egyptian art related to the ritual use of animal mummies. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

Sunday, March 23, 2014 from 10-11:30am

Watercolors on the Beach classes

at Treasure Island Beach, Enjoy a tour and viewing of the live tide pool creatures, crabs and sea stars. Following the tour, a LOCA instructor will teach fun watercolor mixing techniques. Everyone will take home a journal, watercolor kit, gel pen, pencils and reusable canvas tote. Refreshments are provided. Advance registration is required. Visit www.LOCAarts.org. Beginners are invited. Adults are $35, Children $20 (5 and up). www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Christopher Radko Trunk Show

Monday, March 24, 2014 from 6-11:30am

Roger’s Gardens –The Art Gallery 2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona Del Mar, For more than 25 years, the Christopher Radko Company has created the world’s most beautiful European, hand-crafted ornaments. Roger’s Gardens will have samples of the complete 2014 collection, as well as great in-stock selection of new designs. rogersgardens.com (949) 640-5800

Ben Brown’s Golf Course at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 31106 S. Coast Highway - Laguna Beach , Come paint the canyons Plein Air style, set up anywhere on the golf course for this morning only! www.alisocreekinn.com (949) 715-1919

Plein Air Public Paint out

Julita Jones & Pat Whiteside Phillips

OC Social Event for Singles

Private Newport Beach Location, Upscale event uniquely designed to provide a relaxed environment for high-caliber singles to network and socialize for business and personal relationships. www.palmandassociates.com (949)706-5596

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 8:30am

Vegetable and Herb Gardening Class with LOCA and Ruben Flores El Morro Elementary, Laguna Beach www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Thursday, March 27th 2014 from 5-7pm,

Dana Point Art Lauch at THE SHED fine art 24471 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, Dana Point ART Launch @ The Shed fine art is a monthly event. This is a time to Meet-the-Artists as we feature Contemporary Art by: Michael Moon, Nina K, Elizabeth Bridy, Dray, Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic, Parvis, Susan Marosz, Jon Prud’homme, Glenda Rolle, Ruffini, Hal Yaskulka (Guests enjoy a different theme each month with live music, wine tasting and appetizer), www.theshedfineart.com (949)429-5591

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Calendar of Events Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 7pm

Janet Blake on Millard Sheets

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Laguna Art Museum’s Curator of Historical Art Janet Blake talks about the work on view in Travels with Millard Sheets: 1950 -1986. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Friday, March 28, 2014 from 7pm

CASA CLASSIC – Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, UK Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: $40 www.casaromantica.org (949) 498-2139

Friday, March 28 through April 27, 2014

Rest by Samuel D. Hunter

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:30 pm.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm.; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 pm. A blizzard is coming and 91 year-old Gerald is missing. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Saturday, March 29 from 6-9 pm

James Strombotne ‘New Paintings’ Gallery McCollum 206 N. Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach Featuring nationally recognized artist James Strombotne newest collection. His work is included in major public and private collections, including the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, to name a few. gallerymccollum.com (949) 275-8255

April Tuesday, April 1 through April 30, 2014

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – May 15, 2014 from 6-8pm

“COSMIC DANCE” New Works by International Artist RIMI YANG

JoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to announce Rimi Yang’s Solo Exhibition: Cosmic Dance! Drawing on a fascination with myth, history, and art practices from both the East and West, Korean-American painter Rimi Yang synthesizes a uniquely compelling visual lexicon. www. joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 2-4pm

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Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm. Live demos in the gallery. Visit the “Upcoming Events” page on our website to see which artists are scheduled. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

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Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, A free fun-filled day for families featuring hands-on art projects, music, games, and more.. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Wednesday, April 2 through May 10, 2014 Reception Saturday, April 12, 2014

30 x 30: Mixing it Up

Showcase Gallery 3851 S. Bear St. at South Coast Plaza Village, SA. The gallery features a cadre of under 30 year old artists from the local colleges mixed with regular resident artists in a free-style show. www.ocfinearts.org. (714) 540-6430

Thursday, April 3, 2014 6:30-10pm

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Group Exhibition featuring nature in art. Las Laguna Gallery 557 S. Coast Hwy A-1 Laguna Beach www.laslagunagallery.com 949) 667-1803

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-9 pm

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-9pm

Featured artists include Anne Moore & Lynn Welker Anne Moore-Beneath the Surface; Lynn Welker- Imagined Narratives, April 2- 28, 2014; Open daily, noon to 5. Closed Tues. or by appt. Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna, www. SandstoneGallery.com (949) 487-6775

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-9pm

Surprise guest artists

Drizzle Pop Art, 550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 5 & 6 Join us on Artwalk and meet some of our surprise guest artists, drizzleart.com (949) 343-3043

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 7pm

Conversation With Doug McColluh Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach An informal conversation with the photographer, artist, and curator. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum. org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, April 3rd 2014 from 6-9pm

First Thursdays Art Walk

View New 2014 works by Townley and Special Guest Artist. Townley Gallery, 570 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Townley.com (888) 9-TOWNLEY

April 4 - 13, 2014

StinkyKids, the Musical

Sunday, April 6, 2014 from 10-11:30am

Watercolors on the Beach classes at Treasure Island Beach

Participants will enjoy a tour and viewing of the live tide pool creatures, crabs and sea stars. Following the tour, a LOCA instructor will teach fun, easy watercolor mixing techniques. Everyone will take home a journal, watercolor kit, gel pen, pencils and reusable canvas tote. Refreshments are provided. Advance registration is required. Visit www.LOCAarts.org. and click on the calendar date. Beginners are invited. Adults is $35, Children $20 (5 and up). www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 7pm

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Laguna Beach Film Society April Screening Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The Laguna Beach Film Society screens carefully-selected films including independent, documentary, and classic films, and brings filmmakers and actors to Laguna Beach. from 6pm reception, 7pm screening, $20 for reception and film, $10 for film, $8 pre-sale ($5 for students), FREE to members of the Laguna Beach Film Society www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 10am–3pm

Earth Day

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, A concert with one of the most brilliant guitar ensembles. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629, Celebrate the environment with us, volunteer for a beach clean-up, participate in hands-on activities, and create eco-friendly crafts. General admission is $6.50/adult (13 yrs+), $4.50/child (3 -12 yrs); Children 2 and under are free. www.ocean-institute.org (949) 496-2274

Thursday, April 10, 2014 From 7:30pm

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Speakeasy: The Golden Scarab Club

Laguna Nursery Garden Walk

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern, Fullerton, Taste fine “coffee” with the usual gangsters and molls, flappers and bootleggers. Wear your 1920s best! $25, www.TheMuck.org (714) 738-6595

1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Sunday, April 20, 2014 from 2-4pm

Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 9:30am

Kids’ Art Studio

Laguna Nursery Parking Lot, 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net 949-494-5200

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Drop-in art-making activities at the museum for children and their families. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum members, www. LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Live! at the Museum: Triada Guitar Trio

Spring Planters with Ruben Flores Thursdays, April 10, and April 17, 2014

50 Shades of Greengarden-themed art workshops

from 9:30-11:30am, Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway at Cress, Adults $30. Advance required. www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Thursday, April 24th 2014 from 5-7pm

Dana Point Art Lauch at THE SHED fine art

Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, Opening Night Event: Spotlighted Artists unveiling their latest work for the start of the new exhibit. forestoceangallery.wordpress.com (949) 371-3313

24471 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, CA 92629, Dana Point ART Launch @ The Shed fine art is a monthly event. This is a time to Meet-theArtists as we feature Contemporary Art by: Michael Moon, Nina K, Elizabeth Bridy, Dray, Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic, Parvis, Susan Marosz, Jon Prud’homme, Glenda Rolle, Ruffini, Hal Yaskulka, (Guests enjoy a different theme each month with live music, wine tasting and appetizer) www.theshedfineart.com (949)429-5591

Saturday, April 5, April 5-26 2014 from 5-8pm

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pm

“Generation Z (The New Silent Generation)”

Cabaret at Laguna Nursery

Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 7pm

coastal eddy a gallery, 1417 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Opening Reception presenting Jon Ginnaty’s installation revisiting his iconic ceramic Rubber Duckies in clay. (949) 715-4113

1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Tickets $40 Presale and $50 at the door, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 9-10:30am

Saturday, April 5, 2014

LOCA presents Art and Sea Lions classes

1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, April 12 through August 31, 2014

Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Friday, Apr 4 & 11, 7pm; Saturday, Apr 5 & 12: 1pm & 6pm; Sunday, Apr 6 & 13: 1pm & 6pm, Thurs & Fri, Apr 10 & 11: 10am (General Admission) ($18 - $20) Britt’s worried that a trip to the new MegaJumper 3000 will get cancelled due to an epic wad of gum! www.lagunaplayhouse.com (949) 497-2787 x1

Laguna Nursery Garden Walk

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 6-9pm

Artists Spotlight Series

Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach, Adults $20 / $15 ages 6-up with paid adult, www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Malcolm Warner in Conversation with Hugh Davies Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, Malcolm Warner, Executive Director of Laguna Art Museum, hosts a conversation with Hugh Davies, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum members www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, April 24-27, 2014

Saturday, April 5- May 17, 2014

Exhibition: The Lure of Chinatown; Painting California’s Chinese Communities

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. 117 N Sycamore, Santa Ana, Thurs-Sun 12-5pm. Free Admission, OCCCA invites creatives of all kinds to submit art for exhibition in Body Language, curated by legendary LA artist George Herms. Body Language celebrates the body as the sign supreme. www.occca.org (714) 667 1517

Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, This exhibition examines how artists played a pivotal role in documenting the historical changes that occurred in California’s Chinatowns over time. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

South Coast Plaza, Bear Street, Costa Mesa, All Center Hours, South Coast Plaza hosts the 25th Annual Southern California Spring Garden Show. Celebrate the Gardens of Southern California with vendors showcasing the latest trends and accessories in horticulture.

Sunday, April 13 through May 4, 2014

CASA CLASSIC – LA Grand Ensemble

Body Language

Sunday April 6, 2014 from 1-5pm

Bradford House Gallerie Artist Reception The Bradford House, 136 Palm Circle Placentia, A number of artists from the Cal State University Fullerton OLLY (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) Program will be recognized and display their work. johnwalcek@att.net (714) 528-1860

Five Mile Lake by Rachel Bonds

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, TuesdaySunday evenings at 7:45 pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. A tender story about those who stay and those who go away. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

25th Annual Southern California Garden Show

Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 7pm

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $20, Non-member $25, Students $15 www.casaromantica.org( 949) 498-2139

Friday, April 25 through April 27, 2014

Pacific Playwrights Festival

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, (schedule is being finalized, with readings and performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday) Readings and performances of brand new plays by exciting new playwrights. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555 LagunaBeachARTmagazine.com 71

Calendar of Events Saturday, April 26 – June 1, 2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6-9pm

Friday, May 9 through June 8, 2014

Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Tue – Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 4pm, Sun at 2pm, Film star Leslie Caron live on stage in this life-affirming comedy about a headstrong widow and her gay dance instructor. ($36-$76), www.lagunaplayhouse.com (949) 497-2787 x1

Drizzle Pop Art, 550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 5 & 6 Join us on Artwalk and meet some of our surprise guest artists, drizzleart.com (949) 343-3043

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 pm.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. He gave the word “hypocrite” a bad reputation. It’s the play that started SCR 50 years ago. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 5 - 8 pm

Artists Spotlight Series

Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Join the Orange County Creatives Artists for an informal evening of art and conversation. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The Conversation With… series brings artists and other creative minds to Laguna Art Museum to discuss their practice in a casual conversation with guests. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org 949.494.8971

Saturday, April 26-27, 2014 from 10am-6pm

Thursday, May 1st 2014 from 6-9pm

Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente, An intimate glimpse into the homes/studios of select artists from the Festival of Arts. See website for artists and locations. www.artalongthecoast.com

View New 2014 works by Townley and Special Guest Artist. Townley Gallery, 570 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach TOWNLEY.com (888) 9-TOWNLEY

Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, A friendly competition of young, mariachi musicians celebrating talent, interpretation and inspiration within one festival celebrating its 10th year! www.missionsjc.com (949) 234-1315

Saturday, April 26 through August 3, 2014

Thursday, May 1st, 2014 from 6-8pm

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Mid-month Mingle

“Art Along the Coast”

Exhibition: Chuck Jones: Drawn From The Far Side

Surprise guest artists

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 7pm

Conversation With …TBD

First Thursdays Art Walk

“COSMIC DANCE” Artist Reception New Works by International Artist RIMI YANG

Tartuffe by Molière, adapted by David Ball

Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 6-9pm Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, Opening Night Event : Spotlighted Artists unveiling their latest work for the start of the new exhibit. forestoceangallery.wordpress.com (949) 371-3313

Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 11am-4pm

Tenth Annual Battle of the Mariachis Festival

Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 9-10:30am

LOCA presents Art and Sea Lions classes Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach Adults $20 / $15 ages 6-up with paid adult www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, This exhibition contains drawings, most never publicly displayed, including a section of 69 so called “Doodles,” perhaps best described as coming from one artist’s very far side. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

JoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, Drawing on a fascination with myth, history, and art practices from both the East and West, Korean-American painter Rimi Yang synthesizes a uniquely compelling visual lexicon. www.joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 6-8pm

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6-9 pm

Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Enjoy some wine and cheese while seeing what’s new in the gallery. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Wednesday, May 14 through June 8, 2014

Thursdays, May 1, and May 8, 2014 from 9:30-11:30am

Showcase Gallery 3851 S. Bear St. at South Coast Plaza Village, SA. Showcase hosts the runners up from the poster contest with some unexpected artwork from resident artists. www.ocfinearts.org. (714) 540-6430

OC Social Event for Singles

May Thursday, May 1 – June 29

Turista En Mexico: Mexican Postacards from the early 20th The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern, Fullerton from 6:30pm, 20th Century Mexico is the subject of this selection of historical postcards from the Slauson family collection circa 1908–1928. The postcards depict the art, culture, cities, and natural wonders of a country emerging from revolutionary times. Free. www.TheMuck.org (714) 738-6595

Thursday, May 1 through 31, 2014

Meet the Artists

Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm, Live demos in the gallery. Visit the “Upcoming Events” page on our website to see which artists are scheduled. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Thursday, May1, 2014 6:30-10pm

Male-Man - Women Artists Depicting Men: Artist Reception Group Exhibition featuring women artists’ depictions of men. Las Laguna Gallery 557 S. Coast Hwy A-1 Laguna Beach, www. laslagunagallery.com (949) 667-1803

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6-9pm

Featured artists include Mada Leach & Hyatt Moore Mada Leach- Magic Visions: Ancient Hands; Hyatt Moore- Figures in the Abstract, April 30-June , 2014 Open daily, noon to 5. Closed Tues. or by appt. Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna www.SandstoneGallery.com (949) 487-6775

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First Thursday Art Walk Reception

50 Shades of Greengarden-themed art workshops

Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway at Cress Adults $30. Advance required. www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 11am-6pm

LOCA Presents Fun, Funky Furniture Studio Art Expo and Funky Furnishings Show 3251 Laguna Canyon Rd, 2-blocks south of Dog Park. Laguna Outreach for Community Arts will present its Fun, Funky, Furnishings collection at a preview show on May 3, and separate auction event on May 4. The zany collection features 50 items, hand decorated by LOCA artists. Originals include dressers, chairs, chandeliers, lamps, trays, candlesticks and much more. Admission and parking are free. www.LOCAarts.org, (949)363-4700.

Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 3-6pm

LOCA Presents Fun, Funky Furniture Auction Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. Admission is free. All furnishings items will be auctioned to the public www.LOCAarts.org, (949)363-4700. www.lagunanursery.net (949) 494-5200

Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 7- 8pm

Live! at the Museum:Ekphrasis

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, A collaboration between Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach Live!, and Laguna Dance Festival featuring an original, music-and-dance piece inspired by a work of art from the museum’s collection. Free for museum members; free for non-members with museum admission ($5.00$7.00) www.lagunaartmuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Friday, May 9, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pm

Cabaret at Laguna Nursery

1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Tickets $40 Presale and $50 at the door, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 7pm

CASA WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS – Jodie Cook: Gardening for Health Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $10, Non-member $15, Student Free, www.casaromantica.org 949-498-2139

Reception May 18, 2014 Imagination Celebration—The Wild Things.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Laguna Beach Film Society May Screening Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The Laguna Beach Film Society screens carefully-selected films including independent, documentary, and classic films, and brings filmmakers and actors to Laguna Beach. $20 for reception and film, $10 for film, $8 pre-sale ($5 for students) FREE to members of the Laguna Beach Film Society, from 6pm reception, 7pm screening, www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 5-8pm

Mid-month Mingle

Orange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Join the Orange County Creatives Artists for an informal evening of art and conversation. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Saturday, May 17 through May 25, 2014

Bliss by Laurie Woolery

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, TuesdaySunday evenings at 7:45 pm.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Presented by SCR’s Teen Players. Sidney is discontented with being contented and decides to seek her own bliss. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Sunday, May 18th, 2014 from 9-5pm

20th Annual Balboa Island Artwalk South Bayfront, Balboa Island , Fine art show featuring 100 artists. Spectators will enjoy live music throughout the day. Free admission. www.balboaislandartwalk.info

Sunday, May 18, 2014 from 2-4pm

Kids’ Art Studio

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, Drop-in artmaking activities at the museum for children and their families., $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum members www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Sunday, May 18, 2014 from 10-11:30am

Watercolors on the Beach classes at Treasure Island Beach

Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 7pm

Exhibition Walk-through with Dana Harel Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The artist leads a walk-through of her ex·pose exhibition at Laguna Art Museum. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, May 22-23, 2014 from 7pm

CASA KINETIC – Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: $40, www.casaromantica.org (949) 498-2139

Friday, May 23 through June 8, 2014

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales adapted by John Glore, from the book by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday Friday evenings at 7pm; Saturday matinees at 11 am; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm and 4:30 pm. Familiar fairy tales take on lives of their own, often going berserk right onstage and occasionally bursting into song. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 6-8pm

OC Social Event for Singles

Thursday, May 29th from 5-7pm

Dana Point Art Lauch at THE SHED fine art 24471 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, Dana Point ART Launch @ The Shed fine art is a monthly event. This is a time to Meet-the-Artists as we feature Contemporary Art by: Michael Moon, Nina K, Elizabeth Bridy, Dray, Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic, Parvis, Susan Marosz, Jon Prud’homme, Glenda Rolle, Ruffini, Hal Yaskulka, (Guests enjoy a different theme each month with live music, wine tasting and appetizer) www.theshedfineart.com (949)429-5591

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Art Resources Galleries, Museums, Studios 484 North Gallery

Coastal Eddy a gallery

484 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.markwhitefineart.com

1417 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.coastaleddy.net

Ardashes Fine Art

The Cottage Gallery

210 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.ardashesfineart.com

1524 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.larsoncollections.com

Art Cube

The Cottage Gallery on Los Rios

266 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.artcubegallery.com

31701 Los Rios St, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 http://cottagegalleryonlosrios.com

Art for the Soul

Cove Gallery

272 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.art4thesoul.com

1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.covegallerylaguna.com

Art-A-Fair

Dan Miller Jewelry & Gallery

777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.Art-A-Fair

226 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651 danmillerjewlery.com

Dawson Cole Fine Art

Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92706 www.bowers.org

C STUDIO Laguna Beach Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.cathybartels.5u.com

California Art Gallery www.californiaartgallery.com

326 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.dawsoncolefineart.com

DeBilzan Gallery

224 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.williamdebilzan.net

Debra Huse Gallery

229 Marine Ave, Balboa, CA 92662 www.debrahusegallery.com

Demossa Gallery

1294-D S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.paintedjourney.com

DeRuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Fine Arts

1590 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.derusfinearts.com

DM Studio

1294 S. Coast Hwy, Ste. D, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.donnamorin.com

Artist Eye

1294 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.artisteyelagunagallery.com

Don Beres Gallery Jewerly and Sculptural Arts

Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow

652 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.donberes.com

1175 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

www.AR4T.com ArtSellers

1294 S. Coast Hwy, Ste. B, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.artsellers.com

Avran Exclusive

540 S. Coast Hwy, Suite 104, Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.avranart.com

Avran Art + Design

540 S. Coast Hwy. Ste. 106, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.avranart.com

BC Space Gallery

235 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.bcspace.com

The Bluebird Gallery

1540 S. Coast Hwy Ste 101, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.bluebirdgallery.net

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Casa Romantica

415 Avenida Granada San Clemente, CA 92672 www.casaromantica.org

Christopher Morgan Galleries

1590 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.cmg-art.com

Coast Gallery

540 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.coastgallery.com

HOPA

House Of Photographic Art 27182 Ortega Highway San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 949.429.2220

Forest & Ocean Gallery

Drizzle Pop Art

480 Ocean Avenue Suite A & B Laguna Beach CA 92562 www.forestoceangallery.com

550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.drizzleart.com

Galerie deJony

Edenhurst Gallery

31761 Camino Capistrano Suite 8, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 www.galeriedejony.com

305 N. Coast Hwy Suite F, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.edenhurstgallery.com

Exclusive Collections Galleries

Gallery 104 San Clemente

417 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.ecgallery.com/Laguna

Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters 650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.foapom.com

Gallery McCollum

206 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.gallerymccollum.com

Fingerhut Gallery

H Gallery

210 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.fingerhutart.com

1294-B S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.artsellers.com

Fiori

Hobrecht Sports Art

214 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.italianceramics.com

533 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.hobrecht.com

Floating Cloud Gallery

HOPA House Of Photographic Art 27184 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 www.hobrecht.com

412 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach lagunainkspot.com

International Surfing Museum

411 Olive Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 www.surfingmuseum.org

Irvine Barclay Theatre

4242 Campus Drive, Irvine CA 92612 www.thebarclay.org

Irvine Museum

18881 Von Karman Ave, Irvine CA 92612 www.irvinemuseum.org

Jessica Jang

inggirl5ln@yahoo.com jessi-jessicajang.b;ogspot.com

JoAnne Artman Gallery

326 N. Coast Hwy,, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.joanneartmangallery.com

John Barber Glass Designs

21062 Laguna Canyon, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.johnbarberglassdesigns.com

JohnHoytArt.com

Hugo Rivera Gallery

Joseph Wise Gallery

550 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. Ste. 3, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.hugorivera.com

346 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.josephwisegallery.com

Indian Territory, Inc

Kuhnertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Gallery

305 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.indianterritory.com

1493 Glenneyre St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.kuhnertsartgallery.com

Kush Fine Art

265 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.vladimirkush.com

La Bottega Dell Acquaforte

1590 S. Coast Hwy Ste 4, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.italianetchings.com

ess i ca

1999 S. Coast Hwy., Ste. E, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

E-mail: inggirl5ln@yahoo.com Web: jessi-jessicajang.blogspot.com

166 Ave Del Mar, San Clemente, CA 92672 www.gallery104.com

Laguna Inkspot & Gallery

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Art Resources Galleries, Museums, Studios Laguna Art Museum

307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.lagunaartmuseum.org

Laura Seeley Studio & Best Friends Art Gallery

24682 Del Prado #110, Dana Point, CA 92629 www.bestfriendsartgallery.com

Laurenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boutique & Galerie

1850 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Laurenslaguna.net

LAYERED VISION

INTIMATE ARTISTIC LIMITLESS

LCAD.EDU Laguna College of Art + Design 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.lcad.edu

lraart.com lraart@waremalcomb.com 949.660.9128

Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art 611 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.lgoca.com

Laguna Inkspot & Gallery

412 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.lagunainkspot.com

Laguna North Gallery

376 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.lagunanorthgallery.com

Lang Fine Art

1450 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.langphoto-fineart.com

Las Laguna Gallery

577 S Coast Hwy Unit A1, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.laslagunagallery.com

Mark Timothy Gallery

350 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 http://www.marktimothystudios.com

Marlo Bartels Studio

2307 #7 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, CA 92651, www.marlobartels.com

Martin Lawrence Galleries 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 www.martinlawrence.com

McKibben Studios

Lawrence Armstrong lraart.com lraart@waremalcomb.com 949-660-9128

LCAD on Forest

225 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.lcad.edu

540 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.mckibbenstudios.com

Mission Fine Art

31760 Camino Capistrano, Suite C San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 www.Mission-fine-Art.com

Muckenthaler Cultural Center

372 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.lumartingalleries.com

1202 W. Malvern Ave, Fullerton, CA 92833 www.themuck.org

Maidy Morhous

Museum of Biblical & Sacred Writings

Lu Martin Gallery

www.MaidyMorhous.com

12625 La Mirada Blvd, Ste. 101, La Mirada, CA 90638 www.sacredwritings.org

Muzeo

241 S. Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805 www.muzeo.org

Mystic Arts

664 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art 117 N. Sycamore Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 www.occca.org

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Artists Gala Opening Reception March 15th 6:00-9:00pm Three Contemporary Traditional award winning artists.

Orange County Creatives

761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.orangecountycreatives.wordpress.com

Orange County Museum of Art

850 San Clemente Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 www.ocma.net

Pacific Edge Gallery

Randy Higbee Gallery

102 Kalmus, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 www.randyhigbeegallery.com

Redfern Gallery

1540 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.redferngallery.com

Sandstone Gallery Laguna

384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.sandstoneartgallery.com

Scape Gallery

2859 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar CA 92625 http://www.scapesite.com

Schar Galleries

540 S. Coast Hwy. Ste. 112, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.pacificedgegallery.com

305 N. Coast Hwy, Ste. O, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.schaargalleries.com

Pacific Gallery

Schroeder Studio Gallery

228 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.pacificgallery.net

112 E. Maple Ave, Orange, CA 92866 www.schroederstudio.com

Paul Bond Studio

The Sawdust Festival

2935 Hierro, San Clemente, CA 92673 www.paulbondart.com

935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.sawdustartfestival.org

Peter Blake Gallery

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

435 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.peterblakegallery.com

600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626, www.scfta.org

Posh Galleria

The Shed Fine Art Gallery

Pure Color Laguna Beach

The Signature Gallery

24471 Del Prado Ave, Dana Point, CA 92629 www.theshed-danapoint.com

577 S. Pacific Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.poshgalleria.com 570 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.purecolor.com

Pure Laguna Beach Gallery

1590 S. Coast Hwy, Ste. 2, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.purelagunabeach.com

Quorum Art Gallery

374 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.quorumgallery.com

Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gardens Fine Art Gallery 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 Rogersgardens.com

Salt Fine Art

1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.saltfineart.com

220 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.thesignaturegallery.com

Simard Bilodeau Galerie & Steven Lucas Fine Arts

1945 Laguna Canton Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.simardbilodeau.com

Situ Art Gallery

1590 S. Coast Hwy #6, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.situartgallery.com

Skylab Modern Art With your help we can make sure this free directory stays up to date! If you have any suggestions, corrections or submissions please email to: info@lagunabeachartmagazine.com

1450 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.skylabmodernart.com

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Art Resources Galleries, Museums, Studios

Soka University Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 www.performingarts.soka.edu

South Coast Repertory

655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2197 www.scr.org

Studio 7 North

384-B N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.studio7gallery.com

Sue Greenwood Fine Art

330 N. Coast Hywy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.suegreenwoodfineart.com

The Vintage Poster

1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.thevintageposter.com

The Watercolor Gallery

1492 S. Coast Hwy #7, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.watercolorgalleries.com

Townley Gallery

570 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.townleygallery.com

Tracey Moscaritolo Studio & Gallery

422 North Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651 www.moscaritolo.com

Union Art Gallery

1452 South Pacific Coast Highway Laguna Beach, California 92651, www.unionartlaguna.com

Vanessa Rothe Studio 418 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.vanessarothe.com

Village Gallery

502 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.villagegallery.com

Vladimir Sokolov Studio Gallery

1540 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.vladimirsokolovgallery.com

Tom Lamb

949-494-0264 Laguna Beach, CA www.lambstudio.com

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Whitney Gallery

305 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.marcwhitney.com

Wyland Gallery

509 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.wyland.com

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Young Artist

Matthew “Ziggy” Molteni by Janneen Jackson

a 4th grader at Top of The World Elementary School in Laguna Beach loves to express himself through his art. For someone so young, Ziggy has already achieved quite a few accolades to his name. While in 2nd grade, Ziggy was juried into the Festival of Arts Junior Art exhibit. Only 300 pieces were selected from the 4,500 students that participated in the juried competition.

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For the past 4 years, Ziggy has been participating in the “Reflections” program, a nation-wide contest celebrating art, literature, photography, film making, musical composition and dance choreography. His art work has won him “Best Visual Art” awards in the Laguna Beach Unified School District every year and this year’s painting received second place in Orange County. Not just a painter, Ziggy is exploring with different mediums, curious to mix them into one piece of art. He enjoys drawing in his sketch book, photography and creating short

funny iMovie clips. For the last two years

the use of rain barrels, which collect and

he has submitted his photo’s into the

store rainwater from roofs that would

photography category of the “Reflections”

otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to

program, and has been exhibited in

storm drains, streams, and the ocean.

Huntington Beach. Ziggy also participated in the

When asked where he draws his inspiration from Ziggy replies, “I am

“Imagination Celebration” - Color it

inspired by local artists.” He then goes on

Orange, a yearly spring arts festival for

to say, “I can create anything I imagine.”

children and families, presented by Arts

You can catch Ziggy skim

Orange County in partnership with the

boarding, skating and surfing and

Orange County Department of Education

hanging out with his friends and 4 year

and was exhibited at South Coast Plaza.

old brother, Sokka when he’s not painting.

Last year he was one of the

His words of wisdom to fellow

winners on the Laguna Beach City Rain

aspiring young artist…, “Let go, be free

Barrel Competition. The contest promotes

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