Lompoc & santa ynez valley DECEMBER 2019
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Fostering a lifelong fascina on with nature
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Elverhøj Museum of History & Art
Standing Sun Winery
Gallery Los Olivos
Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry and glass
1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang p. 805-686-1211 info@elverhoj.org www.elverhoj.org
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Lompoc Mural Society PO Box 2813, Lompoc p. 805-733-4282 www.lompocmurals.com
92 2nd St - Unit D, Buellton p. 805-904-8072 john@standingsunwines.com www.standingsunwines.com
Joellen Chrones p. 805-588-2261
Wildling Museum of Art & Nature 1511-B Mission Dr, Solvang p. 805-688-1082 info@wildlingmuseum.org www.wildlingmuseum.org
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Santa Monica Mountains, Acrylic on canvas, 2019
website at www.wildlingmuseum.org/programs-events or via phone at (805) 686-8315.
The expanse of the open night sky has served as source of wonder for artists, poets, and scientists across cultures and millennia. The Wildling’s forthcoming exhibition Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky celebrates the awe-inspiring beauty and mystery of the night across a range of media, including painting and photography, as well as poetry curated by Dan Gerber. Featured works range from astrophotography captured by Goleta’s Las Cumbres Observatory telescope network, to the nocturne paintings of early California artists Fernand Lungren, Lockwood de Forest, Charles Rollo Peters, and more. Contemporary dreamscapes by Nathan Huff, twilight desert landscapes by Eric Merrell, and night sky photography, including recent works by third-generation photographer Marc Muench, are among the works encompassing the exhibition. Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky also serves to illuminate the growing issue of light pollution – a modern phenomenon currently reported to impact more than 83 percent of the world’s population – and current local efforts to reduce its effects for the protection of nocturnal species.
Lompoc Civic Theater
Lompoc Mural Society
The public is invited to a free opening reception Saturday, February 1, 2020, 3 - 5 p.m. RSVP to julie@wildlingmuseum.org or (805) 686-8315.
Fostering a lifelong fascination with nature NaturaTrack
You Are Cordially Invited To A
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December 4, 2019 - January 30, 2020
¯ Lindy Kern
Gallery Los Olivos Gallery Los Olivos
Santa Barbara County & Beyond Wildling Museum of Art & Nature
December Featured Artists Lompoc Valley Art Association
SOLVANG
LOMPOC
Carol Dixon
A Walk Through Cypress Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry & glass December Featured Artists Cypress Gallery Save the Date: Lompoc Art Hunt Lompoc Theater Project Lompoc Mural Society
Charlotte Valestra
Wildling Museum of Art & Nature 47 Regional Artists
LOS OLIVOS Gallery Los Olivos NatureTrack
All Artwork and Photos shown remain the sole property of the artist. No reproductions are permitted without express permission from the Lompoc Valley Art Association and/or the artist.
ON THE COVER
Rosalea Greenwood, Double Delight III, Watercolor. "Painting in watercolor has opened my eyes to beatuty I'd not known" - Rosalea
Lompoc Valley Art Association 119 E. Cypress Ave Lompoc, CA 93436 805.737.1129
The Lompoc Valley Art Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, supporting the arts within the Lompoc & Santa Ynez Valley through affordable opportunities for artists to show and sell artwork, collaborations with non-profits and businesses on programs and events, investment in higher education for high school art students through scholarships, and a variety of outreach avenues, such as this digital arts magazine, that bring greater awareness to the cultural heart beat of the area.
THE CYPRESS GALLERY
119 E. Cypress Ave, Lompoc • Open Tue–Sun, 12-4PM www.lompocvalleyartassociation.com
A WALK THROUGH THE CYPRESS • BY ELIZABETH MONKS HACK Let' Do the Holidays! It's Christmas, and the sleigh bells ring! It looks like a holiday song in the Cypress Gallery this month. Three gallery artists have bedecked the front space with decorative arts that are playfully useful and delightfully ornamental. Joellen Chrones, Kathy Badrak and Toni Zybell, all practitioners of a variety of fine craft, call their show “Let's Do the Holidays!” Forsaking the somewhat serious “artist's statement” that usually accompanies a gallery show, these artist have each chosen a single word that they feel represents their work. Joellen, whose word is “whimsical,” has created a world of whimsy for herself, through colorful artwork that leaps across media without any apparent boundaries. Known primarily for her “Sugarless Treats” of fused glass created in a kiln, Joellen applies her imagination to sophisticated plates, playful deviled egg holders and must-have jewelry, as well as cuttingedge felt hats and bags. Kathy Badrak continues to wow gallery goers with the artful wizardry she applies to her favored medium, the gourd. Kathy's word is “satisfying.” Badrak regards the gourd as a beloved treasure of nature. She finds great satisfaction in exploiting its potential as sculpture, useful object and artistic canvas, all in one go. Toni Zybell has chosen the word “adornment” to represent her art, which can be used to adorn the body, the wall and the Christmas tree! Zybell allows herself to complete freedom of color and concept, resulting in a variety of irresistible art treasures. Her perky stained glass birds hang from the ceiling, brightly painted plaques hang from the walls, and I'm hoping her leaf-shaped copper foil earrings will hang from my ears on Christmas morning. Kathy Badrak gourds and Joellen Chrones glass
As always, our main gallery artists offer a rich and varied art experience for gallery-goer. In keeping with the season, Chris Jeszeck has painted a lovely, classic holiday piece and a study of painterly light, contrasting a transparent glass ornament, a silver candlestick holder, a red wax candle with flame, set off by a sprig of holly. “Early Snowfall” by Tom Heslop captures in watercolor the crisp cold and blue sky of the very last days of fall. Mikel Chris Jeszeck, Christmas Light
Naccarato's triptych “Hamakua Coast” takes the viewer on a winter holiday to the islands. In small paintings of masterful brushstrokes, the lush greens, aquamarine blues and fervent reds of Hawaii beckon us to warmer climes. Holiday abundance in the form of fruit is the subject of Dee Sudbury's “Tuty Fruity.” Sudbury's work is a treasure-trove of painterly skills, and in this case she teaches us how texture creates a rich visual experience. For tree ornaments and genuine holiday cheer, visit the Cypress Gallery soon! This season, don't hesitate to give the lasting gift of art. Tom Heslop, Early Snowfall
Mikel Naccarto, Hamakua Coast
Dee Sudbury, Fruity
Julia Nash, Shoe
The Cypress Gallery is operated by the members of the Lompoc Valley Art Association, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, committed to expanding and supporting access and exposure to the arts in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley. Visit us at 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc. Tuesday–Sunday, 12:00–4:00 pm. Note: Closed for remodeling the month of January 2020. Phone (805) 737-1129 www.lompocart.org, on Facebook/Cypress Gallery. .
Joellen Chrones
Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry and glass Would like to wish you all A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Joellen is joined by Kathy Badrak and Toni Zybell and are the featured show at the Cypress Gallery
“Let’s Do the Holidays” For the month of December
Joellen has felted wool hats, dishes, glass plaques, cheese plates, pocket vases, picture frames, etc. Kathy has gourds made into lamps, ornaments, vases, etc. Toni has copper and silver jewelry, enamel jewelry, glass birds, wooden note pad holders, etc. Come join us at Cypress Gallery, 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc Now until Dec. 24th, every day except Monday from 12 to 4pm. Questions call 805-733-2801.
CYPRESS GALLERY
CURRENT FEATURED ARTISTS JOELLEN CHRONES, KATHY BADRAK, AND TONI ZYBELL
Artist’s reception on Sunday, December 8, from 2:00 to 4:00p.m. Refreshments will be served. Please come by and check out the show. The Cypress Gallery is at 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, across from the Museum. Gallery hours are Tue. through Sun • 12-5 pm
Let's do the Holidays! NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 29, 2019 Ann is a farmer's daughter, raised in a rural western Iowa community with nine siblings. At age three Ann completed 3 wildly creative women are coming together to share their love of color and texture. Joellen has been working with glass for 19 years. “I have 3 kilns that run quite frequently to the consternation of my husband who watches the electric meter go around. I fell in love with making glass objects when someone recommended that I make my own beads, I’ve been hooked ever since. I try to make functional pieces that people can put to good use. I like whimsical subjects, which include birds, vegetables and flowers.”
Joellen Chrones, Birds
Kathy had a Stained Glass business for a number of years, where she did commission work and taught classes. In 2009, she attended a series of workshops on weaving baskets and working with gourds. She found that gourds were the perfect medium to in which to express herself. “I love the earthy and natural appeal of gourds and often leave much of the beautiful gourd surface showing in my work. Gourd Art also allows me to continue working with the wonderful fibers and weaving materials I use in my baskets. They allow me to add interesting textures to my work. My style continues to evolve as I learn and experiment with new techniques and materials. “ Kathy Badrak, Gourds
Toni did fused glass for about 20 years. After closing her studio down in 2016, she was looking for her next creative journey. “I've always loved jewelry and have wanted to make it since I was a little girl, the perfect time was now! I started with copper enamel, moved on to hammered metal and am now working with silver. Toni Zybell, Jewelry
My need to create combined with my love of jewelry has become a perfect marriage”.
Please note the Gallery will be closed for remodeling the month of January
CYPRESS GALLERY EXHIBITING NOW
Here are a few selections of artwork for show and sale currently at the Cypress Gallery.
Kathy Badrak and Joellen Chrones, Gourd and Glass Items
Tony Zyubell, Glass Birds $22
Joellen Chrones, Egg Plate, Glass $55
Kathy Badrak, Gourds
Neil Andersson, Gainey Vineyard, Oil $350
Tony Zybell, Copper Necklaces
Neil Andersson, Titlow Park, Oil $150
Emily Abello, Call of the Wild, Watercolor $125
Lee Hill, Restfull Day, Acrylic $260
Diane Atturio, Wind Break, Watercolor $225
Tom Heslop, Early Snowfall, Watercolor $175
Ann Mastro, Sunflowers, Watercolor $95
Nicole LeRoux, Magnets
Rosalea Greenwood, Double Delight III, Watercolor $300
Angie Hamlin, Floradale Flowers, Acrylic $75
Vicki Andersen, Sunflower Vintage, Giclee $230
Mikel Naccarato, Hamakua Coast, Acrylic $300
Bill Morson, Humbolt Lilies, Metal Print $185
Vicki Andersen, Vineyard Fence, Acrylic $1500
Linda Gooch, Overlooking Jalama, Giclee 325
Edward Heintz, Main Coast, Watercolor $250
Neil Andersson, Point Definace Walkway, Oil $400
Julia Nash, The Shoe, Watercolor $150
Trish Campbell, Girl with the Pearl after Vermeer, Acrylic $310
Chris Jeszeck, Christmas Light, Oil $240
Betsee Talavera, In the Wake of the Storm, Gouche Watercolor $375
Dee Sudbury, Tuty Fruity, Acrylic $179
Claudette Carlton, Black Faced Gulls, Watercolor $150
Elizabeth Hack, Persimmon Tree, Watercolor $100
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE RETURN OF THE GREAT LOMPOC ART HUNT! MARCH 26–29, 2020
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t r A Lompoc Valley Art Association will sponsor a community event March 26 through March 29, 2020. We invite the community to “find” pieces of art work that will be “hidden” throughout the downtown area of Lompoc. Participants can keep the art work that they find. Social media will be used to give people clues as to where the art pieces can be found. The event will consist of 3 days of finding the art. This event is free and open everyone and to all ages. The Lompoc Valley Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, committed to expanding and supporting access and exposure to the arts in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley. LVAA sponsors arts programs, events, communications, and other efforts that mutually benefit artists, businesses, residents and visitors to our Valley. To learn more about the arts in the Valley, like our Facebook page “Cypress Gallery”
LOMPOC HUNT
LOMPOC THEATER PROJECT
A group of theater enthusiasts and committed local residents held their first meeting of what was to become the Lompoc Theatre Project on September 2, 2012. The Lompoc Theatre Project was incorporated as a 501.c.3 tax exempt nonprofit on October 23, 2012. MISSION STATEMENT The Lompoc Theatre Project is a community effort to restore the historic landmark of the Lompoc Theatre to re-open as a performing arts and film center, educational and community hub; and focal point of a revitalized Old Town Lompoc. VISION STATEMENT Enhance Old Town Lompoc as a cultural center, generating economic benefits for the community. Act as a multi-use venue for performers and patrons in the community. Foster an environment that entertains, educates, and inspires. Encourage the development and collaboration of community arts and educational organizations. Serve persons of all ages, cultures, and economic backgrounds to explore their creative and artistic possibilities. Preserve our heritage and honor our history.
America expanded greatly in the 19th century. The West saw an explosion of small towns in places that had never had any permanent populations before. New settlements sprang up everywhere. Some came for gold. Some came for silver. Some came to graze cattle. Others came to grow crops or build railroads. A new religion found a home in Utah. But in Lompoc, the people who flocked there came for an entirely different reason. They came for sobriety. This special place, the ancestral home of the Chumash, was taken by the Conquistadors and sold in massive Ranchos to their colonists. W.W. Broughton bought one of those Ranchos. He was a staunch believer that imbibing alcohol was the worst of all sins and he marketed his new purchase as a settlement for kindred advocates of the cause of temperance. People came from all over the country to scope out this new “Garden of Eden”. On November 9th, 1874, there was a literal land rush in our fertile valley as people staked their claims to a new life of peace and abstinence. 250 men and 20 women came on coaches, wagons, horses and mules. They raced to their property choices, planting flags and making deals. And it is more than a little ironic that the very town created as a temperance colony 145 years ago is now internationally renowned for our world-class wines. It makes me smile. It also makes me smile that unlike the vast majority of places in California, our name is not Spanish but is native Chumash. Their legacy survives. This history is a big part of the Lompoc Theatre Project. Besides the theater, we also own the original Lompoc Land Office. It is the commercial building where all land was sold and ground zero for the founding of our town (I am including the original receipt given to one of our original settlers, Andrew L. Huyck.). I’ve written about this in the past, but I am mentioning it again because our Year End/ Giving Tuesday fundraising campaign will include the personal reasons why our board members and supporters have donated their time and money to make this dream come true. Many of the interviews I have given over the last several years have mentioned my love for our theater. How I became an actor because of a movie I saw there. How one of my most prized possessions is a Polaroid picture, taken by my mother, of the Lompoc Theatre marquee with the title “Popcorn” (a movie I directed). But I can’t tell you how many times I have stood in the parking lot, looking at the “MJB Why?” sign and contemplated my personal connection to that building. Being born and raised here, my own history is intrinsically linked to the people who stood in that building for the first time and created this town. Not everyone has such a solid, living symbol of their past, let alone the opportunity to restore and honor it. We do. That feeling, that sense of history, of being a part of this wonderful town, is the reason why I do this. And we have had a marvelous year. There are tenants in the building for the first time in 30 years. The $75,000 dollars in back property taxes that we inherited have been paid in full. And we are half way to the money to finally hire an architect. All we need is you. LTP is the link to our past and the bridge to our future. I hope you will include us in your charitable plans this holiday season. By Mark Herrier, LTP Board President
LOMPOC MURAL SOCIETY
Great Floral Flag mural.
Title: Great Floral Flag Year: 1999
Location: 131 South H Street (south side of building) Master Artist: Art Mortimer, Santa Monica, CA Art Mortimer has worked as a free-lance artist since 1969. He painted his first mural in 1971 on the side of the beach house where he was living in Santa Monica. Since 1971 he has painted nearly 100 public art murals. Four of these murals are in Lompoc. In addition to the Floral Flag, he was master artist for Lompoc’s 1st civic Mural titled, Flower Industry, painted in 1989, and located at 102 West Ocean, Main Street, painted in 1993, and since retired, and Flora & Fauna of the Lompoc Valley, painted in 2001 and located at 111 West Ocean Avenue. Information on Master Artist Art Mortimer can be found on his website: http://www.artmortimer.com/ murals.htm The Floral Flag mural was the eighth Mural In A Day to be created in Lompoc. It was painted during the August 1999 Old Town Faire that was held in the 100 block of South H Street. Art Mortimer
Art designed the mural, laid it out on the wall, pre-mixed all the colors, and directed the volunteer artists. He and the fifteen participating artists began painting the Mural at 9 am and it was completed by 5 pm. During the day, the progression of the painting was filmed by Huell Howser for the Public Broadcasts series of “California’s Gold”. Participating Artist’s in Mural in a Day, 1999, were Vicki Anderson, Anneli Bernstein, Barbara Frith, Linda Gooch, Leslie Hamilton, Sandi Jones, Jan Manfrina, Eiffel Nazaryan, Carol Oliveira, Ann Ruhland, Charlotte Dawns-Siska, Nita Streetman, Bill Smith, Maria Walton. The mural commemorates the planting of a floral American flag, during World War Two, by Bodger Seed Co of Lompoc, as a patriotic gesture. In 1941, more than 600,000 larkspur and calendula seeds were planted in the fields to the west of Lompoc, under Lookout Point. The nine acres of flowers bloomed in the Spring of 1942. The floral flag
was planted twice more during World War Two in 1943 and 1945. It was planted again during the Korean War in 1952 and 1953. In 2002, as a response to 9/11, a six- acre flag was created from 400,000 red, white, and blue larkspur flowers. The floral flag was 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and the stars were 24 feet in diameter. People were allowed to cut bouquets from the flag in memory of American Service personnel who served in all wars.
Flora Flag
Scaffold shot almost done Scaffold shot
The Lompoc Murals project is considered one of the most professional in the nation. Contracts with artist and building owners, copyright issues, even negative declaration for environmental impacts are all clearly spelled out. No mural is undertaken until there is money to pay for it. For more information on the Lompoc Mural Society visit their web site at http://www.lompocmurals. com/
Group shot with finished mural
Celebrating the National Lands of California is coming to a close next month! Visit us on Sunday, January 19 for the final day of this extraordinary exhibition and join us for an insightful discussion from 3 - 4:30 p.m. with four of the featured exhibition artists, Patricia Hedrick, James Hodgson, Alan Sonneman (First Place), and Nancy Yaki (Third Place). Learn about the artists’ individual processes and inspiration, as well as their own personal experiences in California’s national lands.
Nancy Yaki Santa Monica Mountains, Acrylic on canvas, 2019
Admission to this event is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Event tickets are available for purchase on the museum website at www.wildlingmuseum.org/programs-events or via phone at (805) 686-8315.
The expanse of the open night sky has served as source of wonder for artists, poets, and scientists across cultures and millennia. The Wildling’s forthcoming exhibition Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky celebrates the awe-inspiring beauty and mystery of the night across a range of media, including painting and photography, as well as poetry curated by Dan Gerber. Featured works range from astrophotography captured by Goleta’s Las Cumbres Observatory telescope network, to the nocturne paintings of early California artists Fernand Lungren, Lockwood de Forest, Charles Rollo Peters, and more. Contemporary dreamscapes by Nathan Huff, twilight desert landscapes by Eric Merrell, and night sky photography, including recent works by third-generation photographer Marc Muench, are among the works encompassing the exhibition. Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky also serves to illuminate the growing issue of light pollution – a modern phenomenon currently reported to impact more than 83 percent of the world’s population – and current local efforts to reduce its effects for the protection of nocturnal species. The public is invited to a free opening reception Saturday, February 1, 2020, 3 - 5 p.m. RSVP to julie@wildlingmuseum.org or (805) 686-8315.
You Are Cordially Invited To A
Winter Salon December 4, 2019 - January 30, 2020
Lindy Kern
Gallery LosWinter OlivosSalon Please join us for our Gallery Los Olivos Reception Saturday, December 7th 4pm - 7pm
Refreshments will be served Over 50 gallery artists represented Carol Dixon
Charlotte Valestra
47 Regional Artists Charlotte Valestra
Lindy Kern
2920 Grand Ave, Los Olivos, Ca 93441
47 Regional Artists 805-688-7517
Open daily 10am to 4pm
www.GalleryLosOlivos.com
Give the Gift of Nature this year! 2020
NatureTrack Film Festival MARCH 20–22 Los Olivos, CA
NatureTrack FILM FESTIVAL
All-Access Passes & Tickets On Sale Now
Fostering a lifelong fascina on with nature
At NatureTrack, a 501c3 nonprofit, our mission is to instill students with the leadership skills, attitudes, and habits for lifelong learning and inspire them to be respectful stewards of our natural world. The NatureTrack Film Festival is a companion event which expands upon our core mission by "igniting passion for nature through film" at all age levels. The NatureTrack Film Festival invites filmmakers from around the world to share their adventures, stories, and documentaries with an appreciative audience. Located in Los Olivos, in the heart of Santa Barbara county (birthplace of Earth Day) we invite you to discover a Film Festival that supports the next generation of empowered nature lovers. Learn more at NatureTrack.org
Detail: Claudetter Carlton, Black Faced Gulls