CONTENTS GVAA President's Message Save the Dates Membership Messages GVAA Recent GVL Events Featured GVAA Member Members Art & News GVAA Members Offer Classes GVAA'S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Elizabeth Flanagan Greetings to all GVAA artists on the day we spring forward!! I'm all for more daylight! GVAA is springing forward with a new look to our newsletter and a new Newsletter Editor. I'm excited to introduce Odessa Delaina Burrow, an artist who comes with a wealth of experience in the administration of arts organizations. We are delighted to welcome her. She is also our featured artist in the NL this month so you can get to know her better. A profound thank you to our outgoing Newsletter Editor, Dawn King. Dawn took over editorship two and a half years ago and developed and enhanced GVAA's Newsletter. She brought in new ideas and extensive professional experience which showed in our finished product. I received numerous compliments every month. Dawn, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication to GVAA. With fifty-four pieces to choose from at our April ingathering, our juror, Ray Hunter selected forty-two as well as admitting one of our four prospective members. Congratulations and welcome to our new member, Carol Spungen. Congratulations also to our Juror's Choice award winners: Judy Nienow, Warner Nienow, Rick Osgood, Frances Reighley, Robert Voorhees and Carol Zepke. Also further on in the newsletter is a write-up by Yvonne Scolari on her team's experience in delivering an art lesson at El Camino School. Included are photos of some of the art produced by the kids. Congratulations and thank you to Yvonne, Jan Smith and Marilyn Clayton for such a successful lesson. The kids loved it so much they wanted them to come back every week. Board Members Lynn Altschul and Karen Schroeder are continuing to develop the Art After School Program (ASAP) with Goleta Union School District (GUSD). If you are interested in joining them, please contact Lynn - [email protected] . Our featured artist is, as I mentioned earlier, Odessa Delaina Burrow. Odessa was a member and President of the Alaska Artists Guild. She creates her beautiful art in many different media, including oil, watercolor and photography. We are happy she has joined us at GVAA and much appreciate her taking on editorship of our Newsletter. As always, please keep well and stay safe – Elizabeth SAVE THE DATES Goleta Valley Library Exhibits March Art Exhibit March 2nd-27th: March Critique & Takedown: Juror: Ray Hunter Wednesday, March 27th, 5:00 - 6:30pm April 10th: Newsletter Submissions Due April Art Exhibit up April 5th-30th: Juror: Libby Smith Intake Friday, April 5th, 10:30 - 12:30pm April Art Exhibit Critique & Take Down: Juror: Libby Smith Wednesday, April 24th, 5:00-6:30pm June Marketplace Show Corrections The ingathering for the Carpinteria Bluffs show at Palm Loft Gallery is Monday, March 25th palmloft.com APRIL'S JUROR Libby Smith In 1970 I moved to Santa Barbara to attend UCSB, where I was fortunate to study drawing with Howard Warshaw, a well-known muralist and figure painter. Later, under his guidance I earned an MFA in drawing. Drawing, especially figure drawing, became my passion. Some years later, I began teaching painting and drawing at Santa Barbara City College and towards the end of my teaching career at the Continuing Education Department known as Adult Ed. I hadn’t planned on teaching but it turned out to be a good fit and ultimately lasted 36 years! Douglas Property, Foggy Morning During this time, I continued painting and drawing, attending workshops, classes and weekly figure drawing sessions. About 10 years ago I discovered plein air landscape painting. Since that time, I’ve continued to go out weekly and paint on location with a few friends. These small studies, done within a couple of hours, are like going to the gym for your painting skills! The time spent in the field looking and reacting is invaluable. One learns to compose, mix color, create a sense of light, mood and place and ultimately trust your intuition. Besides that, it’s just fun to be painting outside! I think of myself as a naturalistic painter rather than a realistic one. I’m free to interpret and change information if the painting needs it. My goal is to make a well-crafted painting that speaks to the viewer about place, time of day, lighting and weather conditions. The world is a beautiful place and landscape subjects worthy of painting can be found near or far. I live across from Lake Los Carneros and paint there often. I hope my Santa Barbara paintings, the familiar trees, rocks, cliffs and seascapes, will enable people to appreciate the beauty that I see. Castelnaudary, Canal du Midi I enjoy combining travel and painting too! It’s always nice to get out and paint something unfamiliar, to stretch your skills. My husband and I have a four-wheel drive truck with a camper on it and we like to get out to unpopulated spaces-deserts, mountains, coastlines. The western states offer such variety. Recently I returned from a three-week painting trip in Southwestern France, near the Pyrenees. Every day our small group would go to a different tiny village and paint and explore. I came back with a group of paintings whose subject matter is very different from what I usually look for. This was often frustrating, but I learned a lot and came home with the best souvenirs! Fishing Gaviota Coast MEMBERSHIP MESSAGES New Members Carol Spungen The Red Door Mixed Media - For sale in the March GVL exhibit Recognition & Sales Emma Gonzalez Augles 11x14 - Oil on Board, Sold to private collector, at Hollister Ranch Merith Cosden Acrylic on paper, sold, was juried into Nip It In The Bud show at the Tennis Club In The Field Robert Voorhees Jr. A Look at NO Signs I have self-published a photography book entitled A Look at NO Signs. The book includes images of the ubiquitous NO signs posted with such frequency in and on the places we frequent in our lives. I began capturing NO sign images in 2009, accumulating more than 200 images locally and during my travels. The image on the cover is the first image I captured for this project. These signs are truly everywhere. https://www.blurb.com/b/ 11908786-a-look-at-no-signs Paula Gregoire-Jones Birds Eye View Glass mosaic, sold in Rincon Show at Carpinteria Arts Center Wave With Shells Stained glass art, sold at the ingathering of the Rincon Show at Carpinteria Arts Center. Stained glass, was accepted into the One World show in the Carpintaria Arts Center Exhibit One World, One Sun Metamorphosis Glass mosaic, also accepted into the juried show, One World, in the Carpintaria Arts Center Exhibit Judith Villa A Woman's Thoughts Depicts the silhouette of a contemplative woman's face. Fluid lines trail behind her, conveying a sense of movement and depth, capturing a moment of introspection and emotion within the artwork. This piece of art was accepted into the WOMAN 2024, 4th Annual International Exhibition Elizabeth U. Flanagan I am a featured artist for March at Gallery 113 in La Arcada Court. My show features portraits painted in vibrant colors. "Landslide of Color" is one of the portraits featured. I will be sitting on Thursdays, March 14 & 21 from 2-5 pm. Please stop by for a visit. Landslide of Color Family Ghosts My painting "Family Ghosts" was juried into The Goleta Valley Art Association 's March show at the Goleta Valley Library (GVL). In honor of Women's History month, I am appearing in "The Theatre of Ruth Bader Ginsburg", as Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Performances will be on Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th at the Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria https://www. thealcazar.org/ . My art, featuring RBG, will be available for sale in the lobby. Pat Heller Notes of Song in the Air Notes of Song in the Air, mixed media, has been juried into the Carpinteria Art Center's One World exhibition. The show will be up through April 21 at the center, 865 Linden Avenue, in Carpinteria. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12-4 p.m. “You become what you give your attention to.” Epictetus Dawn King Her painting was juried into the Santa Barbara Orchid Show Art Exhibition. 8 x 10 - mixed media on paper Vanilla Orchid and Tahitian Dancer Orchids Barbara Cronin Hershberg Balance series She is the Artist of the Month, at Gallery 113, for April. The focus of her show will be a collection of twelve 12 x 12” framed collages with the theme “Balance.” She hopes to see you there on First Thursday, April 4 th . Fellow GVAA member, Lynn Altschul, will be showing some of her gorgeous photographs on the wall next to her. Balance series Carol Talley Hemlock I'm happy to report that "Color Study #8 was accepted to the Small Images show at Santa Barbara City College, Atkinson Gallery (March 8-April 6). Join me for the opening reception Friday, March 8 from 4-6pm. https://www.instagram.com/p/ C4MPK79vJUm/?img_index=1 "Hemlock" was juried into the Pastel Society of the West Coast, MOOS '24 online exhibit in the Signature/Distinguished category. The competition is tough, so I'm thrilled to be included. https://pswc.ws/moos-2024/ Color Study Diana Sunukjian Stuck on You She won an Honorable Mention Award, at the Nip It In The Bud show, curated by Susan Tibbles. The 2nd Fridays Art Show, at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club, is up through April 3rd. Diana won for her untouched photo of a cactus taken in Tucson, AZ Ron Ehmsen He has a painting juried into the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show. Ruth Ellen Hoag Piano Rock-Bill She had two paintings accepted into Gallery 825 exhibit, “Whereabouts:” Scott Joplin, Six-Hands , (acrylic, 25 x 30 inches,) and Impromptu , (acrylic, 26 x 35 inches,) It opened February 24 and runs through March 22. Gallery 825 is located at 825 La Cienega Blvd, LA. Her painting Milonga, (acrylic, 51” x 57”) featured in the September 2023 |
- GVAA President's Message
- Save the Dates
- Membership Messages
- GVAA Recent GVL Events
- Featured GVAA Member
- Members Art & News
- GVAA Members Offer Classes
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GVAA'S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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 Elizabeth Flanagan |
Greetings to all GVAA artists on the day we spring forward!! I'm all for more daylight!
GVAA is springing forward with a new look to our newsletter and a new Newsletter Editor. I'm excited to introduce Odessa Delaina Burrow, an artist who comes with a wealth of experience in the administration of arts organizations. We are delighted to welcome her. She is also our featured artist in the NL this month so you can get to know her better.
A profound thank you to our outgoing Newsletter Editor, Dawn King. Dawn took over editorship two and a half years ago and developed and enhanced GVAA's Newsletter. She brought in new ideas and extensive professional experience which showed in our finished product. I received numerous compliments every month. Dawn, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication to GVAA.
With fifty-four pieces to choose from at our April ingathering, our juror, Ray Hunter selected forty-two as well as admitting one of our four prospective members. Congratulations and welcome to our new member, Carol Spungen. Congratulations also to our Juror's Choice award winners: Judy Nienow, Warner Nienow, Rick Osgood, Frances Reighley, Robert Voorhees and Carol Zepke.
Also further on in the newsletter is a write-up by Yvonne Scolari on her team's experience in delivering an art lesson at El Camino School. Included are photos of some of the art produced by the kids. Congratulations and thank you to Yvonne, Jan Smith and Marilyn Clayton for such a successful lesson. The kids loved it so much they wanted them to come back every week.
Board Members Lynn Altschul and Karen Schroeder are continuing to develop the Art After School Program (ASAP) with Goleta Union School District (GUSD). If you are interested in joining them, please contact Lynn - [email protected] .
Our featured artist is, as I mentioned earlier, Odessa Delaina Burrow. Odessa was a member and President of the Alaska Artists Guild. She creates her beautiful art in many different media, including oil, watercolor and photography. We are happy she has joined us at GVAA and much
appreciate her taking on editorship of our Newsletter.
As always, please keep well and stay safe – Elizabeth
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Goleta Valley Library Exhibits
March Art Exhibit March 2nd-27th:
March Critique & Takedown: Juror: Ray Hunter Wednesday, March 27th, 5:00 - 6:30pm
April 10th: Newsletter Submissions Due
April Art Exhibit up April 5th-30th: Juror: Libby Smith Intake Friday, April 5th, 10:30 - 12:30pm
April Art Exhibit Critique & Take Down: Juror: Libby Smith Wednesday, April 24th, 5:00-6:30pm
June Marketplace Show
Corrections
The ingathering for the Carpinteria Bluffs show at Palm Loft Gallery is Monday, March 25th
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In 1970 I moved to Santa Barbara to attend UCSB, where I was fortunate to study drawing with Howard Warshaw, a well-known muralist and figure painter. Later, under his guidance I earned an MFA in drawing. Drawing, especially figure drawing, became my passion.
Some years later, I began teaching painting and drawing at Santa Barbara City College and towards the end of my teaching career at the Continuing Education Department known as Adult Ed. I hadn’t planned on teaching but it turned out to be a good fit and ultimately lasted 36 years!
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 Douglas Property, Foggy Morning |
During this time, I continued painting and drawing, attending workshops, classes and weekly figure drawing sessions.
About 10 years ago I discovered plein air landscape painting. Since that time, I’ve continued to go out weekly and paint on location with a few friends. These small studies, done within a couple of hours, are like going to the gym for your painting skills! The time spent in the field looking and reacting is invaluable. One learns to compose, mix color, create a sense of light, mood and place and ultimately trust your intuition. Besides that, it’s just fun to be painting outside!
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I think of myself as a naturalistic painter rather than a realistic one. I’m free to interpret and change information if the painting needs it. My goal is to make a well-crafted painting that speaks to the viewer about place, time of day, lighting and weather conditions.
The world is a beautiful place and landscape subjects worthy of painting can be found near or far. I live across from Lake Los Carneros and paint there often. I hope my Santa Barbara paintings, the familiar trees, rocks, cliffs and seascapes, will enable people to appreciate the beauty that I see.
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I enjoy combining travel and painting too! It’s always nice to get out and paint something unfamiliar, to stretch your skills. My husband and I have a four-wheel drive truck with a camper on it and we like to get out to unpopulated spaces-deserts, mountains, coastlines. The western states offer such variety.
Recently I returned from a three-week painting trip in Southwestern France, near the Pyrenees. Every day our small group would go to a different tiny village and paint and explore. I came back with a group of paintings whose subject matter is very different from what I usually look for. This was often frustrating, but I learned a lot and came home with the best souvenirs!
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Mixed Media - For sale in the March GVL exhibit
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11x14 - Oil on Board, Sold to private collector, at Hollister Ranch
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Acrylic on paper, sold, was juried into Nip It In The Bud show at the Tennis Club
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I have self-published a photography book entitled A Look at NO Signs. The book includes images of the ubiquitous NO signs posted with such frequency in and on the places we frequent in our lives. I began capturing NO sign images in 2009, accumulating more than 200 images locally and during my travels. The image on the cover is the first image I captured for this project. These signs are truly everywhere.
https://www.blurb.com/b/11908786-a-look-at-no-signs
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Glass mosaic, sold in Rincon Show at Carpinteria Arts Center
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Stained glass art, sold at the ingathering of the Rincon Show at Carpinteria Arts Center.
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Stained glass, was accepted into the One World show in the Carpintaria Arts Center Exhibit
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Glass mosaic, also accepted into the juried show, One World, in the Carpintaria Arts Center Exhibit
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Depicts the silhouette of a contemplative woman's face. Fluid lines trail behind her, conveying a sense of movement and depth, capturing a moment of introspection and emotion within the artwork.
This piece of art was accepted into the WOMAN 2024, 4th Annual International Exhibition | |
I am a featured artist for March at Gallery 113 in La Arcada Court.
My show features portraits painted in vibrant colors. "Landslide of Color" is one of the portraits featured. I will be sitting on Thursdays, March 14 & 21 from 2-5 pm. Please stop by for a visit.
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My painting "Family Ghosts" was juried into The Goleta Valley Art Association's March show at the Goleta Valley Library (GVL).
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In honor of Women's History month, I am appearing in "The Theatre of Ruth Bader Ginsburg", as Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Performances will be on Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th at the Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria https://www.thealcazar.org/. My art, featuring RBG, will be available for sale in the lobby.
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Notes of Song in the Air, mixed media, has been juried into the Carpinteria Art Center's One World exhibition. The show will be up through April 21 at the center, 865 Linden Avenue, in Carpinteria. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12-4 p.m.
“You become what you give your attention to.” Epictetus
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Her painting was juried into the Santa Barbara Orchid Show Art Exhibition.
8 x 10 - mixed media on paper
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She is the Artist of the Month, at Gallery 113, for April. The focus of her show will be a collection of twelve 12 x 12” framed collages with the theme “Balance.”
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She hopes to see you there on First Thursday, April 4th.
Fellow GVAA member, Lynn Altschul, will be showing some of her gorgeous photographs on the wall next to her.
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I'm happy to report that "Color Study #8 was accepted to the Small Images show at Santa Barbara City College, Atkinson Gallery (March 8-April 6). Join me for the opening reception Friday, March 8 from 4-6pm. https://www.instagram.com/p/C4MPK79vJUm/?img_index=1 | |
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"Hemlock" was juried into the Pastel Society of the West Coast, MOOS '24 online exhibit in the Signature/Distinguished category. The competition is tough, so I'm thrilled to be included. https://pswc.ws/moos-2024/
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She won an Honorable Mention Award, at the Nip It In The Bud show, curated by Susan Tibbles. The 2nd Fridays Art Show, at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club, is up through April 3rd.
Diana won for her untouched photo of a cactus taken in Tucson, AZ
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He has a painting juried into the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show.
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She had two paintings accepted into Gallery 825 exhibit, “Whereabouts:” Scott Joplin, Six-Hands, (acrylic, 25 x 30 inches,) and Impromptu, (acrylic, 26 x 35 inches,) It opened February 24 and runs through March 22. Gallery 825 is located at 825 La Cienega Blvd, LA.
Her painting Milonga, (acrylic, 51” x 57”) featured in the September 2023 GVAA Newsletter, under an article in Food and Home magazine, was sold at Kathryne Designs.
Ruth Ellen Hoag won a commission to paint Piano and Friends (acrylic 37 x 47) and has completed it.
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March 2024 - Juror Awards
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Warner Nienow
"Leap of Faith"
Oil Painting
Robert Voorhees Jr
"Sunrise, Joshua Tree"
Photography
Frances Reighley
"Sparrow Shenanigans"
Oil Painting
Judy Nienow
"Overcast in Venice"
Oil Painting
Carol Zepke
"Costal Ice Plants"
Oil Painting
Rick Osgood
"Early Walk, Elwood Beach"
Watercolor Painting
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Janice Lorber
mixed media
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Cena Kregel
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Yumi Narita Martinez
Woodblock Print
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Chris Star Morgenstern
Ellwood Beach, Photography
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FEATURED GVAA ARTIST
Odessa Delaina Burrow
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A Sunset Walk, 24x48, oil on canvas - sold | | |
I moved to Ojai, California in February 2022, after living in Alaska for 45 years. I was accepted into GVAA November, 2023 and love the art community here. My quest as a volunteer was accepted to create the monthly newsletter. Dawn and Paula have been my valuable resources during this month of transition. My passion is art.
I graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a masters degree in Information Technology (IT) and worked as a microcomputer specialist for 20 years. After retiring from the IT industry, I returned to college to complete my "Alaska Teachers' Certification" and continued working for another 10 years in Anchorage AK.
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Lakota Chief, 12x18, Watercolor on Archers 300lb paper | | |
Having always been a dedicated shutterbug, initially I used my photographs as a guiding tool to capture scenes of beauty, which I'd then transform into creative imagery using oils on canvas. In the late 80s, I began to further hone my skills by devoting time to join in the circles of professional artists and art teachers, mastering classic styles and innovative techniques to accentuate my natural instincts as an artist. | |
As member and President of the Alaska Artists Guild, I helped promote, educate and support artists within the State of Alaska. I've also lived in Hawaii, on the big island, Oklahoma City, and Boston, Massachusetts.
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 Odessa Delaina Burrow | Being raised in Alaska’s remote wilderness gave me a tremendous passion for nature's wilds. From my earliest years of living on the banks of a river in Willow, I have accumulated a lifetime of incredible experiences exploring the great North. | |
Ravens Roast, 18x24, oil on canvas - sold | | |
After moving to Oklahoma during my teen years, my artistic interests blossomed as I observed my beloved grandmother, Odessa, paint vibrant murals upon the walls of her home. As a tribute to my namesake and to her profound inspiration, I sign my paintings in honor of her with my first name, Odessa, and middle initial, D.
For years oil paints have been my preferred medium, however I also love to use pastels, acrylic, Casein, cold wax or watercolors and find great pleasure in the unique flow of each medium.
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“The greatest minds are like film; they take the negatives and develop themselves in darkness...” ~ Brandi L. Bates Remains To Be Seen
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Solo exhibit at GVL, West Wall
Joanne (Jodi) Miles
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As a child, every year I would come to spend time in Santa Barbara with my grandparents. On Saturdays my grandmother would pull up behind some house down a lane and we would visit and buy eggs, oranges, lemons, walnuts and vegetables. I carry with me treasured memories of all the beautiful agricultural land that was all around us.
After earning a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from California State University at Los Angeles, I moved to Santa Barbara. I have been an art educator my adult life, teaching and developing art curriculum for Santa Barbara City Schools K-8th grades.
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For the past decade I have taught a class titled Conversations and Experiences in Art for “older adults” in the Santa Barbara City College Adult Ed programs. | |
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Becoming a member of GVAA, Santa Barbara and Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE) has given me the chance to meet generous, inspiring local artists who I so admire.
I still love California’s wild and agricultural lands and its amazing coastline.
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She has a solo exhibition, Rhapsody / Visual Sonatas in Major and Minor Keys, at the Voice Gallery in the La Cumbre Plaza.. The reception is on Thursday, April 4th, 5:00-8:00pm. The exhibit will be up thru April 28th. The Brito Family Foundation award was given to her two paintings in the exhibition Breadth & Depth at the Bristol Art Museum, Rhode Island. Two of her paintings were juried into “Small Images 2024”, at the Atkinson Gallery, SB City College. It runs from thru April 6th. | |
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Four of her drawings are in the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art’s The 6000 Circle Project at the Arc Gallery in San Francisco, through April 6th.
Her painting will be in the exhibit “Big Names, Small Art” at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, from May 10th thru June 2nd. And “Improvisation SBS 88” will be included in the “78th Annual Juried Exhibition” at the Springfield Museum of Art in Ohio from June 8th thru September 1st.
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Kelly Hildner had three paintings accepted into the juried art exhibit at the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show. Her piece Snowy Plover was accepted into the Goleta Valley Art Association Exhibit at the Goleta Valley Library in March.
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Hildner’s pieces Afternoon at Barker Dam and Succulent Mix are in the Shelley Lazarus Excellence in Watercolor Exhibit, 6-29 March 2024 at The Artist Gallery (TAG) 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles; reception and awards ceremony 16 March, 5-8 pm. Hildner’s Foothills Hike is in the juried quarterly show at 1919 State St. Feb-April 2024.
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 Chicken Little's Truth |
My painting can be viewed in the current exhibit at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club. The annual Spring show is called "Nip It In The Bud" and is open through April 2nd.
My piece is a brightly colored acrylic on canvas with a bit of a dark side, titled "Chicken Little's Truth".
It is a lovely show and the juror of awards is fellow GVAA member, Veronica Walmsley.
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Our 4th, 5th and 6th grade students from El Camino school were very enthusiastic about their first After School Art Program watercolor project, Trees In Winter, especially the part where they laid down the blue painters tape to form the trees. Their finished results ranged from soft and pale to bold and beautiful.
The students had so much energy, swapping ideas and helping each other out. Once finished, Jan marshaled the students together to show their work, and she critiqued each piece to the delight of everyone. We could see by their smiles just how much they enjoyed their afternoon art class.
Submitted by Yvonne Scolari
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For the second class we thought a lesson in color theory might be fun. The students filled in their individual color wheels using oil pastels and blending techniques. Once finished with the color wheels, as inspiration for their next project, Marilyn came up with a colorful, wild-looking portrait-cartoon of a girl taking a huge bite out of a piece of watermelon. The students created their own versions utilizing oil pastels and some of the blending techniques they’d learned earlier.
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GVAA MEMBERS OFFER CLASSES | |
Cathy Quiel
Saturday * March 16th. * 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Watercolor Triptych Workshop
Only a few spots left!
Join Cathy and splash watercolor, discuss composition, learn a new bubbles technique and create a rich and intriguing triptych painting.
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Holly Hungett
Friday • March 22 • 10 am - 3 pm
Abstracting the Landscape
Join Holly Hungett for a day of exploration, discovery and thinking outside the box. Fun warm-up exercises in the classroom to get your creative juices flowing. Capture the essence of what you see!
You’ll create a mini-series (3 - 5 paintings) from your inspirations; eliminate fussy details; create color harmony; simplify a scene. All levels are welcome. Suggested supply details sent upon registration. Bring your own supplies and lunch. Hot drinks will be available.
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Monday * April 1st * 9:30am - 12:30pm
A New Look at Contemporary Color and Composition
Five Mondays in April.
Open to watercolor, acrylic, oil and collage artists. To enroll or for more information, contact [email protected], or text 805 689-0858.
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Tuesday * April 2nd
Conversations and Experiences in Art
Jodi Miles, a member of GVAA, has been teaching in the SBCC program for many years. The class will begin the second half of the Spring 2024 term. This is an online zoom class- you screen at home ( many people now hook into their big screen TVs) or watch on computers. Class members can comment and contribute any time during the hour-long class.
You are welcome to sign up at the Wake campus, Schott campus or online. The class is free!
To sign up the class, register using the identifying CRN number for next term: 67281.
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Carol Talley
Saturday * April 20th * 10am-3pm.
Painting in the Garden with Pastels
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I'm excited to share the joy of painting in their beautiful garden with others. I will be teaching how make sense out of the outdoors with simple value studies, then the steps to create an expressive and colorful pastel painting.
Space is limited, and materials can be provided. Suitable for beginners or more advanced students.
Please register by April 15: [email protected], 805-736-6528.
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Laura Denny
Friday * April 26th * 10:00am - 2:00pm
Portrait Postcard Workshop
Seating is limited
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April GVAA Members Art Event at Rancho Santa Barbara. Attendees will have the opportunity to make handmade paint brushes and mark-making tools to create painted papers. A view finder will be utilized to cut out areas of interest from printed papers to be glued to a sturdy substrate. Next, Laura will demonstrate her process of creating whimsical portraits using drawing, painting and collage techniques on top of a painted paper background. Examples of her portrait postcards will be shared. The workshop will begin and end with a surprise art activity.
Attendees will be provided with a bag of collage materials to use during the
workshop and to take home. Paint and other necessary supplies will be provided. If attendees want to bring their own brushes and supplies they think they might use, that is encouraged. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
The fee to attend the workshop is $75. The deadline to register, April 19, 2024. To register contact Jan Smith [email protected] and she will provide the method for directly paying Laura Denny.
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