Lompoc & santa ynez valley JANUARY 2020
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Alternate Universe, 2014, Oil on canvas mounted on panel
2020, 3 - 5 p.m. RSVP to julie@wildlingmuseum.org or (805) 686-8315.
The Wildling Museum is delighted to share that the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the official selection of the Wildling’s most recent film, “Carrizo Plain – A Sense of Place.” The short documentary film, produced as a companion piece to the Museum’s juried exhibition, Celebrating the National Lands of California, is currently $2500 on display in the Museum’s main gallery through January 19, 2020. 85 GALLONS
“Carrizo Plain – A Sense of Place” will screen at the 2020 SBIFF on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 8 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre. Film $2000 festival passes can be purchased online at www.sbiff.org. A trailer and • Artist Chris Chapman paints en plein air at the Carrizo Plain, more information can be viewed online at www.carrizoplainfilm.com Courtesy Goodeye Films and the Wildling’s website, www.wildlingmuseum.org/films. Lompoc Civic Theater Lompoc Mural Society 65 GALLONS
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You Are Cordially Invited To A
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Lindy Kern
Gallery Los Olivos
Santa Barbara County & Beyond Wildling Museum of Art & Nature
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February Artists' Show Lompoc Valley Art Association
SOLVANG
LOMPOC
Carol Dixon
Message from the LVAA President Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry & glass February Cypress Gallery Artists' Show New column: "Artist Chat" 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
Mitra Cline, Gemini Synchronicity, Oil. "I believe a creative life is a full and active life (both positive and negative vibes). Sometimes we get stuck in emotions, beliefs, and ideas that can zap energy and distort perceptions or reality. It is practical to learn the arts just like you would learn to provide yourself with tools for making healthy food, friendships, environments, and jobs. Finding inspiration to make art can be more challenging than finding inspiration to make a good meal." - Mitra
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
MESSAGE FROM THE LVAA PRESIDENT • BY TOM CHRONES Hi, I grew up in a family where both my father and mother enjoyed photography. My mom almost always had her folding Kodak 120 roll film camera at the ready to capture family and beautiful garden scenes – I still have her camera and shot several rolls of film with it after her passing. My father was a career air force officer and used his Argus 35mm range finder camera throughout the world while on assignments – I’m still digitizing hundreds of his Kodachrome slides from the early 1950s, and my brother still has dad’s Argus camera and lenses. I’ve always enjoyed using a camera to capture those brief slices of time and place and people that you assume will be there forever, but later realize that everything does change and some images can never be duplicated. My photography has always emphasized realism with sharpness of detail and realism as a prerequisite; however, lately I’ve been experimenting with creating manipulated images that reflect an altered perspective that I find more intriguing and artfully stimulating. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to view my images and decide which appeals to your sense of style and taste.
Tom Chrones, Roadside and Fence Tom Chrones, Tom's Truck and Trees
Tom Chrones, Station
Kathy Badrak gourds and Joellen Chrones glass
Tom Chrones, Morro Sunset, Rock, Boat, Flowers
Joellen Chrones
Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry, glass and felted items
VALENTINE’S DAY IS COMING
Some of my items are available at the Wildling Museum in Solvang. The Cypress Gallery in Lompoc will be closed for renovations for most of January, hopefully will be open by February 1st. If you have a question about any of my work, contact me directly at 805-733-2801 or 805-588-2261.
CYPRESS GALLERY
FEATURING ALL LOCAL ARTISTS
Open House Saturday, February 8, from 12:00 to 4:00p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Tonya Shultz
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
All We Need is Love! JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 23, 2020 The Lompoc Valley Art Association’s Cypress Gallery will be featuring "All we need is Love!", a show featuring all local artists. The Show will be centered around Valentine’s Day. Neil Andersson, Galley Director for Cypress Galley states, “We will be showing the public our love for making beautiful artwork and our love of sharing our creative gifts with others.” 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, visit our website www.lompocart.org and Like our Facebook page “Cypress Gallery”
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THE CYPRESS GALLERY
119 E. Cypress Ave, Lompoc • Open Tue–Sun, 12-4PM www.lompocvalleyartassociation.com
ARTIST CHAT WITH MITRA CLINE This Month, the Cypress Gallery introduces the "Artist Chat" articles featuring a member of the Lompoc Valley Art Association in each eZine. Mitra Cline, a Santa Barbara native, is an interdisciplinary artist inspired by alchemy, psychology, dreams, and world culture. Mitra's outlook on life was affected when her home burned in the 1990 Painted Cave wildfire. Only 8 years of age, the loss of all of her prized possessions, including the home she lived in, imprinted the idea that it was not useful to put too much value on the accumulation of "things" in her life, as they could be taken at a moments notice. This experience influenced her creative methods - becoming harmonious with migratory living. Mitra says, "My work aims to be both beautiful and inspire the viewer to appreciate the present. My art is about change and transformation". She holds an MA in Humanities with an emphasis in Archetypal Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and a BFA with an emphasis in painting from the Kansas City Art Institute. She is founder of Foreverbird Studio, and works as a digital media consultant.
5 QUESTIONS What has been an important experience for you in your development as an artist? My home burned in a firestorm. I learned that keeping a journal, or making art, is a good way to process traumatic events, like a fire. It influenced my personal art practice, because I also see it as an opportunity beyond decorative use. Today, I speak from decades of personal creative practice, a BFA with an emphasis in painting, and an MA in Humanities with an emphasis in depth psychology.
What do you feel is core to your work as an artist? My passion is art and psychology. Core to this is a feeling like a diary. My art should feel like something personal and important to the individual. A diary is an intimate and authentic form of self-expression that many people can relate to as valuable. I believe valuing art leads to more awareness and can inspire people to deeply appreciate what they have.
How has your practice changed over time? I have become more sensitive to the ebbs and flows of creative work and keeping myself from burnout. Jung wrote that creativity is an instinct, not an optional gift granted to a lucky few. If you don't find a way to be creative in life, that instinct becomes repressed and frustrated. You feel its loss as a deflation, the spirit leaking out of your sense of self. You feel empty, disengaged, and unfulfilled. (Moore, 2009, p. 2)
In your opinion, what is an "artistic" outlook on life? I think an artistic outlook is one that sees life as a never ending adventure. How do we grow beyond limiting experience? To know what is possible, we must look to the humanities. In particular, we must seek out the great creative works of others.
What would be a dream project for you? I would love to get my PDF and complete my current project, Mermaid Type Project. The project is interdisciplinary and would let me learn more about the new field of art practice research. Art-based research is information presented so that an experiential understanding is possible, because some truths, only art itself can embody.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MITRA
Website: mitracline.com https://twitter.com/mitra_cline https://www.instagram.com/mitra_cline_art_diary/ https://www.facebook.com/originalodysseyartist/
Are you a LVAA member and would like to be considered for an "Artist Chat" article? Contact: info@hollyclinedesign.com
Mermaid Type Project Background - Blog by Mitra Cline I was having a meaningful conversation about the possible existence of mermaids with someone I care about. In sharing stories about mermaids, I started researching more about mermaids online. I found a google image of a myth. The image captured my attention and I started working with it creatively. Expanding The Image With Myths Next, I became interested in the idea of the couple aspect of the image. It was not just that they were mermaids, but it was the dynamics of their postures that fascinated me. I did some research into other mythic images of couples. I worked with these images creatively too. I looked at the myth of India and Egypt. I had been playing MMORPG games in the summer of 2016 and really getting into the color and design of them. I started to take screenshots of my favorite places in the game and used color themes from them in the next iteration of the mermaid couple image. When I was done, it reminded me of the letter W. The guild I play in is called SWU (short for Star Wars Uprising) and my next logical thought was to do the other letters, S and U. After I had three letters I just knew that I needed to do them all and SO the mermaid alphabet was born. Amplifying The Image In Community I had the fortune to be part of a group of like-minded artists planning a local art show. Together we decided to work with the theme of water and so their work inspired me to explore other applications and possibilities with the image of mermaid letters. Read More...
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE RETURN OF THE GREAT LOMPOC ART HUNT! MARCH 26–29, 2020
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LOMPOC HUNT
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It took many years for the American
“So you fill your life with sound and if you musical theatre to acquire its own identity. dance like hell, you hope you never touch The first musical production in the Colonies the ground. What happens when the music was Flora, a performance that took place stops?� in a court room in Charleston, South -Bare: A Pop Opera Carolina, on February 8, 1735. Flora was a ballad opera imported from England. The English ballad opera remained popular in the Colonies for several decades. After the Colonies had become a nation, a new kind of stage production began to attract interest: the burlesque. At that time, burlesque consisted of travesties on or parodies of famous plays, performers or dancers--in song, dance, pantomime and dialogue. Burlesques were also for the most part foreign importations; and so were the extravaganzas and spectacles that crowded the New York stage just before and immediately after the Civil War.
The sensational extravaganza, The Black Crook, produced in New York on September 12, 1866, the most successful theatrical production put on in America up to that time, was written by Americans. The Black Crook introduced some of the ritual subsequently identifying American musical comedy: chorus girls, ornate production numbers, elaborate costuming, songs provocative with sexual innuendos, large dance numbers and so forth. It was a frank imitation of the European extravaganzas which had been visiting the United States for years. After the middle 1860s, and for the rest of that century, the American stage was literally flooded with foreign operettas. The American musical comedy did not emerge with its familiar characteristics until after the turn of the twentieth century. Its parent was George M. Cohan; librettist, lyricist and composer. Ingenuous though were Cohan's methods and techniques, naĂŻve though much of his material was, he was nevertheless a powerful influence in creating an indigenous musical production. Not only were the settings and characters of Cohan's musicals thoroughly American, but his dialogue, lyrics and melody were colloquial and native. The spirit of brashness, cocksureness, energy and chauvinism that pervaded the Cohan musicals were unmistakably American. Cohan also established some of the procedures henceforth governing musical-comedy writing. Any plot, however far-fetched and improbable, was serviceable just so long as it could be the frame
for songs, dances, routines and humorous episodes. Not the play was the thing, but the elements within the play. And for many years American musical comedy was governed by this principle. The greatest revolution in the American musical theatre up to that time came in 1927 with Show Boat, by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern. Here we come to a completely new genre, the musical play as distinguished from musical comedy. Now, the play was the thing, and everything else was subservient to that play. Now, at last, came complete integration of song, humor and production numbers into a single and inextricable artistic entity. Here, finally, was a musical with a consistent and credible story line, authentic atmosphere and three-dimensional characters. The musical play made further forward strides with Of Thee I Sing!, the political satire by George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind and Ira and George Gershwin; with two more musicals by Jerome Kern, Cat and the Fiddle and Music in the Air; and most of all with the first of the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterworks, Oklahoma!, with which the musical play finally became a significant American art form. After Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein were the most important contributors to the musicalplay form with such masterworks as Carousel, The King and I and South Pacific. The examples they set in creating vital plays, often rich with social thought, provided the necessary encouragement for other gifted writers to create musical plays of their own, men like Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser and Leonard Bernstein among others. But while the musical play was thus being solidly established as a basic form of the American musical theatre, the musical comedy had not fallen by the wayside. On the contrary, musical comedy, dedicated to escapism and entertainment, grew increasingly sophisticated, subtle, and imaginative even while pursuing long-established patterns of behavior. With musical comedies like Guys and Dolls, Wonderful Town, The Pajama Game and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, musical comedy became entertainment gold, drawing to itself the best talent the American theatre had to offer in every department. The musical play and musical comedy are today the two major branches of the American musical theatre. Each is a thriving institution, artistically and commercially, because each has its own place and purpose, and each continues year by year to give promise of a still richer and more eventful future. What would the last years have been without Cats, Wicked and now, Hamilton? by Mark Lubbock
LOMPOC MURAL SOCIETY WRITTEN & RESEARCHED BY KAREN OSLAND
The Price of Freedom mural.
Title: The Price of Freedom Year: 2000
Location: 125 South H Street (north side of the building) Master Artist: Eliseo Art Silva Art Silva is a contemporary, internationally known, artist. He was born in Manila in 1972. Silva created his first mural in 1986, at the age of fourteen. He completed his first commissioned public art a year later while still a sophomore at the Philippine high School for the Arts. In 1989, when he was seventeen, he emigrated to the United States. Silva’s work has been shown at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Nehru Gallery in Anisa and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He has created over sixty public art murals that are located on both the east and west coasts. “I believe art is the best way to document communities; providing an effective means for communities to connect, thrive and flourish in urban environments: inviting all to make the first step towards compassionate interaction.” Eliseo Art Silva, quote taken from Artist Statement, https://www.eliseoartsilva.com The Price of Freedom mural is thirty feet high and one hundred feet long. Working on the shady north wall of the building and in the March winds, Silva spent ten- hour days applying Acrylic paint to the sandpaper like surface of the wall.
Lady of Liberty & World Peace
When the mural is viewed as a whole, the eye is drawn to the images of the “Lady of Liberty & World Peace”, the Great Seal of the United States, and the Arlington Cemetery. But the greatest impact comes when the viewer stands up close and pays attention to the individual scenes.
On the Sunday May 28th, 2000 Dedication Ceremony Silva told the crowd, “It was difficult to do a mural on war because I think most artists would agree that we don’t like war, we abhor war.” The artist explained that the mural does not dignify war, but instead seeks to portray the high price of freedom and liberty. Speaking on the content of the panels Silva said “If anybody sees something that may offend, that is because in art we show the yin and yang of things. I tried to show both sides, because if you did not, it would not be art it would be propaganda.” “This Mural is a tribute to and women who served, fought and died in the wars and conflicts of the 20th Century.” Gene Stevens. from the May 28, 2000 Dedication Ceremony. Great Seal and Arlington
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The Philippine American War February 4, 1899-June 15, 1913.
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Intervention in China- The Boxer Rebellion June 20, 1900 -May 27, 1901.
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Intervention in Mexico April 21-23 & March 9, 1916 -February 5, 1917.
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World War |, (U.S) April 6, 1917-November 11, 1918.
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Intervention in Russia August 15, 1918-April 1, 1920.
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World War || December 7, 1941-September 2, 1945.
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Korean War June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953.
Mural in progress
#8. Vietnam September 1961-April 30, 1975. #9. Pueblo Incident January 23, 1968. #10. Mayaguez Incident May 12-16, 1975. #11. Lebanon June 1, 1983-October 1, 1987. #12. Grenada October 23 -November 21, 1983. #13. Libya (Operation El Dorado Canyon) April 12-April 17, 1986.
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#14. Panama (Operation Just Cause) December 20, 1990-January 31, 1990. #15. Persian Gulf War February 24, 1990-yet to be determined (when mural was created in year 2000).
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM - DETAILS
Widow and Child
Nurses
Middle East Helicopter in Vietnam
Soldiers
Korea
POWs
The Price of Freedom dedication
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 new exhibition, Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky opens Saturday, February 1, 2020. This exhibition celebrates the awe-inspiring beauty and mystery of the night across a range of media, including painting and photography, as well as poetry 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. Eric Merrell Alternate Universe, 2014, Oil on canvas mounted on panel
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.
The Wildling Museum is delighted to share that the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the official selection of the Wildling’s most recent film, “Carrizo Plain – A Sense of Place.” The short documentary film, produced as a companion piece to the Museum’s juried exhibition, Celebrating the National Lands of California, is currently on display in the Museum’s main gallery through January 19, 2020. “Carrizo Plain – A Sense of Place” will screen at the 2020 SBIFF on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 8 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre. Film festival passes can be purchased online at www.sbiff.org. A trailer and • more information can be viewed online at www.carrizoplainfilm.com and the Wildling’s website, www.wildlingmuseum.org/films.
Artist Chris Chapman paints en plein air at the Carrizo Plain, Courtesy Goodeye Films
You Are Cordially Invited To A
Winter Salon December 4, 2019 - January 30, 2020
Please join us for our Winter Salon Gallery Los Olivos Reception Saturday, December 7th 4pm - 7pm
Lindy Kern
Refreshments will be served
Gallery Los Olivos Over 50 gallery artists represented
Charlotte Valestra
Lindy Kern
47 Regional Artists
2920 Grand Ave, Los Olivos, Ca 93441
805-688-7517
Open daily 10am to 4pm
www.GalleryLosOlivos.com
Carol Dixon
JURYING AT GALLERY LOS OLIVOS
The next jurying for membership in Gallery Los Olivos is Saturday, April 11. This jurying is mainly for wall art– both contemporary and traditional styles – and we will include selected pedestal art as space allows. A confirmed reservation is required, and we encourage interested artists to get in touch soon since we’ll be finalizing the applicant list several weeks beforehand. 47 Regional Artists Charlotte Valestra
For information and to apply, go to www.gallerylosolivos.com/jurying.
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
Explore Your Passion for Nature this year!
2020
NatureTrack Film Festival MARCH 20–22 Los Olivos, CA
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