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Nurturing Landscape
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| Brooks Institute Ventura Campus 5301 N. Ventura Ave. in Ventura 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Audience members MUST arrive by 4:30 |
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| $10 general admission | |
| $5 students and seniors (65 and older) with I.D. | |
| FREE to FOTM members and students under 18 | |
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| 2010 Schedule |
| August 14 Sylvia Torres: Painter, Encaustic Artist. Although Torres works in a variety of mediums, she is perhaps best-known for her encaustic art. Characteristic of Torres' paintings is energetic brushwork that both conceals and reveals. In her words, "It is not that I think all art should be beautiful. I just believe all art of mine should be. Within my paintings are colors of comfort, fragments of memories, hints of what is yet to come, and evidence of intuition. It is a place of spiritual well being." She is an artist in residence at Studio Channel Islands and is much sought after as a teacher of the ancient art of encaustic. On the web: www.sylviatorres.com |
| September 11 Roxie Ray: Painter. Ray shows the power and dignity of the human spirit in her large-scale expressionist work, and captures the essence of early California plein air in her contemporary subjects interacting with their environment. After careers in clinical social work and commercial development, Ray says she took an art class and, "just fell into it. It's like life. My paintings never end up the way they started." On the web: www.roxieray.com |
| October 9 Keith Puccinelli: Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor, Installation Artist. Puccinelli uses an irreverent quick wit, modest materials, and tableaux to broach the conflict between the preciousness of life and man's disregard for life during times of war to create a kind of carnival of sorrow. Many of the altered objects in his work are items he found on his own working farm in Ventura. In 2008, his solo show titled "The Morgue" opened at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis. On the web: www.youtube.com |
| November 6 Susan R. Kaufman: Sculptor. Through the sculpting medium of clay and cast bronze, Kaufman has evolved a unique style, with a bit of humor and whimsy, she shows a glimpse into an ordinary but precious moment. She is a native of California whose father was a Russian immigrant artist who came through Ellis Island. Kaufman has been published in national and local magazines for her art and has won numerous first place awards in national and local competitions. On the web: www.SusanRKaufman.com |
| February 13 Richard Amend: Painter, Set Designer. His paintings are visually arresting, mysterious equations of nature, architecture, and illumination all rolled into the stillness and clarity of singular, psychological moments in time. In film, Amend's involvement spans several decades and technologies, from rubberband special effects to computer generated imagery. For a more comprehensive perspective on this artist's range and accomplishments within multiple genres of art and design visit Richard's website. On the web: www.RichardAmend.net |
| March 13 Richard Matzkin: Sculptor, Musician, Therapist and Writer. Richard and his wife Alice dedicate their time and talent to the art of aging, gaining admiration for their love of older subjects. A coffee table book on the subject of their art was published in 2009. On the web: www.ojaistudioartists.org/richard_matzkin/index.html |
| April 10 Virginia Kron: Cellist. Joseph Woodard calls Virginia an "accomplished cellist who has done her best to keep alive the music of our time." Virginia Kron received her Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance from the University of Wisconsin, and her Master's degree, with a prize in performance, from the University of Southern California. In 1997 she premiered John Biggs' Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra with New West Symphony and recorded it in Prague with the Czech National Symphony for the Albany label. Critics have called her work "magical". On the web: www.virginiakron.com |
| May 8 Leslie McQuaide: Ceramist, Sculptor. In her own words: "I work with clay and discarded junk to create icons and guardians that point beyond everyday chaos to the underlying divine order." Her works explore questions of good and evil and relationship of man with an infinite God. Leslie is widely collected and has recently exhibited at Kwan Fong Gallery, California Lutheran University; Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery; and the Museum of Ventura County. On the web: www.LeslieMcQuaide.com |
| June 5 John Nichols: Photographer, Gallery Owner, Curator, Collector, Writer. John Nichols has been an active fine art photographer over the past 30 years. His appreciation for history has guided his life's path. Among his most recent body of work is the collaboration with FOTM Artist and fellow Santa Paula resident Gail Pidduck to produce art relating to agriculture. He has amassed an authoritative collection of photos relating to the St. Francis Dam Disaster and has authored a book on the subject Images of America - St. Francis Dam Disaster (Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, Illinois, 2002). The John Nichols Gallery in Santa Paula concentrates on vintage, vernacular and contemporary photography. On the web: www.sespe.com |
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