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"Rockin' Red Ram Face" mixed
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23rd Annual Open Competition
Buenaventura Gallery
Jan. 20 - Jan. 31, 2009
Reception: Sat., Jan. 24, 2009, 4 - 7 pm
The Annual Competition brings artists from all over the county competiting for cash prizes and other awards. Prospectus available.
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Buenaventura Art Assoc. Board/Staff Exhibit
Discovery Gallery
"Celebrating 55 Years: Board/Staff Exhibit"
Jan. 2 - Feb. 5, 2009
Reception: Sat., Jan. 17, 5 - 7 pm
This group show will be the first of a year of celebrating the Buenaventura Art Association’s (BAA) 55th Anniversary. Artists exhibiting in the group show are Board Members Jack Halbert, Hilda Kilpatrick, Merilee Allen, Gloria Rupio, Lis Schwitters, Donna Carver, Lauren Lee Henry, Marilyn Cahill, Bob Privitt, Cecile Faulconer, Ron Zolkover, Janet Black and Staff Members Christine Beirne, Emily Thompson and Regina Vorgang.
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" Lonesome Boat on the Yangtze River" Sumi Ink and Chinese Watercolor on Rice Paper
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Teng Shu-Ming
Buenaventura Gallery
"Mist & Clouds Show"
Feb. 3 - Feb. 28, 2009
Reception: Sat. Feb. 7, 4 - 7 pm
Teng Shu-Ming, an American-Chinese-Japanese Artist, has been a cover and featured artists in Ventura Life & Style Magazine and has exhibited her work internationally. She works with Sumi or Sumi-e inks and Chinese Watercolors from a traditional foundation dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, but with an auspicious use of color. Over time, Teng Shu-Ming has infused subtle influences from California landscape watercolorists. She has personally visited and photographed the stunning mountain and waterfront vistas represented in her work, which in this exhibit spans from 1975 to 2008.
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" Salt Marsh on Cape Cod" pastel
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Judith A. Crowe
Buenaventura Gallery
"A Crowe's Eye View II"
March 3 - March 28, 2009
Reception: Friday, March 6, 5 - 8 pm
It seems that our personalities are demonstrated to the world in many ways! As Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) stated, “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” I have been privileged to be able to live and paint in California, and to travel to other parts of the world as well. The paintings in this collection are from New England and points abroad. I hope the viewer enjoys these scenes near and far.
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" California Streaming" oil on canvas
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Jack Halbert
Buenaventura Gallery
"Jack Halbert...Paintings & Drawings"
March 31 - April 25, 2009
Reception: Sat., April 4, 4 - 7 pm
Jack Halbert's paintings and drawings reflect the early beginnings of modern art. Reminiscent of the early 20th century pioneers of art…Yet, totally unique. Take a journey through color, form, style, and surprise. Halbert has been painting for 35 years, winning many competitions, and represented in numerous collections. He is the current President of the Buenaventura Art Association.
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"Between the LInes" mixed media and poetry
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Mary Kolada Scott
Buenaventura Gallery
"Between the Lines: Paintings, Prints and Poems"
April 28 - May 23, 2009
Reception:Sat., May 2, 4 - 7 pm
I’m compelled to convey through language and imagery my emotional responses to what I encounter. I often transcribe these feelings through poems, paintings or linocuts, some of which overlap. Lines are a fixed element in both my art and poetry, but much of life’s content is expressed between the lines.
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"Figure in a Landscape #2"mixed media on canvas
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Lois Freeman-Fox
Buenaventura Gallery
"Tales from the Undergrove"
May 26 - June 20, 2009
Reception: Sat., May 30, 4 - 7 pm
These paintings began with a series about my ancestors, and progressed to landscapes and portraits of friends. I paint and draw with old and new photographs using a graphic tablet and Painter, collaging images as textures, brushes and backgrounds, printing on canvas and painting with oils and acrylics. To me there is an inherent fascination in using modern technology to explore the techniques of the masters.
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" Art or Platter?" fused and slumped glass
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Frances Elson
Buenaventura Gallery
"fuSion, The Art and Craft of Warm Glass"
June 23 - July 18, 2009
Reception: Sat., June 27 4 - 7 pm
Warm glass is an organic material whose properties are constantly changing during the creative process. For Frances Elson, working in this ancient medium presents constant challenges and the opportunity to blend creative expression and technical skill. This solo exhibition represents this combination of fine art, applied art and craftsmanship. The pieces in the exhibition range from fine tableware, jewelry and home décor to fine art pieces including two and three dimensional wall hangings and sculpture.
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" Penelope" acrylic on canvas
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Inés Monguio
Buenaventura Gallery
"Telling Stories"
July 21 - Aug. 15, 2009
Reception: Sat., July 25, 4- 7 pm
Inés is known for color and movement in her monotypes and water media. In this collection she includes narrative factors in her work with abstract and figurative elements. Using mixed media on paper, canvas, and board she explores symbolism in color and form. The compositions emphasize layers in time and in meaning, from the personal to the general, including cultural/ethnic icons.
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"Dancing Flame" oil on canvas
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Gerardo Segismundo
Buenaventura Gallery
"Rhythm and Performance"
Aug 18 - Sept. 12, 2009
Reception: Sat., Aug. 22, 4 - 7 pm
An exhibition featuring musicians, dancers, and sports paintings in different approaches of Impressionism, Realism, and Expressionism utilizing different mediums including graphite, watercolor, collage, oil, and acrylics. These paintings capture the thrills, actions, emotions, melodies, harmony, elegance, and precision - all renditions attempting to interpret the performer's self expression...
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“Sketch of Andrew”, oil on canvas
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Debi Nowak-Hawkes
Buenaventura Gallery
"Portraits in Oil and Charcoal"
Sept. 15 - Oct. 10, 2009
Reception: Sat, Sept. 19, 4 - 7 pm
Buttery oil paints and smears of rich black charcoal are used to preserve the likeness, personality and even the mood of the person, in this collection of impressionistic portraits.
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”Devils Post Pile”
Black and White Photography (Gelatin-Silver Prints)
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Duain Wood
Buenaventura Gallery
"Seeing Eastern and the High Sierras through My Eyes"
Oct. 13 - Nov. 7, 2009
Reception: Sat., Oct. 17, 4 - 7 pm
My penchant for remote geographic locations in my photography stems from my love of travel and discovery as well as my passion for geography. I Specialize in the capturing on film of wide open spaces, which I admire for what I like to call their "desolate beauty" I mean to imply quietness and ruggedness, which is often encountered in remote locations of Sierra Nevada, Death Valley, Mono Lake.
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"Piru Gorge Trail", oil on canvas
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Robert Wassell
Buenaventura Gallery
"Wilderness Trails of Ventura"
Nov. 10 - Dec. 5, 2009
Reception: Saturday, Nov. 14, 5 - 8 pm
Nationally known artist of the Los Padres National Forest, Robert Wassell has been documenting the forest for 22 years. His paintings show a pristine wilderness where the only sign of man is a trail or dirt road. To reach the site of his works you have to hike several hours, so this is not the forest you see from your car window. He is known as the back packer's artist and is well known by many lovers of the forest. Wassell has a unique stile and vision that is unlike any other artist in the Ventura region.
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"Arroyo Verde", mosaic glass
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Larissa Strauss
Buenaventura Gallery
"Tree Dances"
Dec. 8 - Jan. 2, 2009
Reception: Friday, Dec. 11, 5 - 8 pm
An exploration of the interaction between light and movement, captured in the magical qualities of glass.
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