Allyn Beth Brown recently moved to Ventura from Los Angles and opened her Art Gallery and Studio called “Art is Passion” which focuses on art that motivates others and brings light to positive change. She fell in love with the warm Ventura community and discovered there are many incredible artists who love to share their gifts and passions for art similar to her own. 

Beth grew up in the Bay area and received a bachelor’s degree from the Art Institute of California-San Francisco. After over a decade of working as a Web Designer and Developer, the events of 2020 gave her the courage to transition into a full-time artist.

Beth’s art gallery and studio features rotating exhibits by various local artists. 

Studio services include residential and commercial mural painting, graphic design, print design, canvas art commissions, custom vinyl apparel and more. 

Her studio gallery is located at 864 Schooner Dr. Unit 103, in Portside Ventura Harbor.

The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm and Sunday  and Monday by appointment only. Beth reported that she started “Art is Passion” to “spread love, happiness and creativity.”

Art is Passion
Art and Studio Gallery
864 Schooner Dr Unit 103
Ventura 93001
[email protected]

“My passion is to create compassion for life though art!”
Michelle paints portraits of people and pets, sea and sky creatures.

She accepts commissions and is a muralist, leading workshops with local
environmental groups through the Arts For Earth Foundation a nonprofit
educational arts organization.

A painter, filmmaker and violinist. Nosco spent her early career in
advertising as a designer, art director and producer.

She studied at CalARTs, University of Michigan, the Detroit
Institute of Art, Wayne State University and Cranbrook School of Art. She
received her masters in Directing Theater, Television, and Film (DTTF) at
CalARTs and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan.

You can contact Michelle through her website at: NoscoFineArt.com

North Beach – Photo on aluminum, Darlene Roker

BAA Members Show Plus Board Member Appreciation Show
At Studio 99 @ The Bell Arts Factory
Run extended to March 19, 2022
Open this Friday and Saturday, and every Friday and Saturday, noon to 4pm
Next First Friday reception, March 4th, 5 – 8pm
Over a dozen new artist members have joined BAA in the last several months! Explore their work along with the artwork of veteran BAA artists and our hard-working Board of Directors in these shows at Studio 99 at the Bel Arts Factory.

Oxnard Beach Sunset – Photo on wood plank, Gerry Wilson

Elsewhere from Buenaventura Art Association: A Members-Only Show at
Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts Now thru March 15, 2022
Featuring the artwork and artisan crafts of 10 resident member artists, Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts also exhibits the works of over a dozen other BAA members!

As husband and wife, Ventura artists John Robertson and Lynn Hanson are accustomed to sharing a studio and working alongside one another. They will share a major exhibition space with concurrent exhibitions at the Santa Paula Art Museum. “Fieldnotes: Lynn Hanson” and “A Narrative: John Robertson” will premiere Saturday, March 12, 2022, with an opening reception from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission to the reception is free for everyone. Some of the artworks will be for sale. “Fieldnotes” and “A Narrative” will be on view March 12, 2022, to July 10, 2022.

Ghada Amer’s art is a series of metal garden words in downtown. And one of her large living art installations is located in the Botanical Gardens.

Introducing The Art & Science of Drawing: Learn to Observe, Analyze, and Draw Any Subject by Brent Eviston, a new guidebook that will teach you the fundamentals of good drawing.

Based on his more than twenty years of teaching, The Art & Science of Drawing shares author and drawing instructor Brent Eviston’s secrets that provide the most accessible, streamlined, and effective methods for learning to draw.

“It begins with the most basic skills like how to hold the pencil and how to draw basic shapes before moving on to more complex subjects like three-dimensional drawing, contour drawing, measuring, and shading,” Eviston said. “By working through this book, you will learn the skills and processes necessary for good drawing.”

The Art & Science of Drawing is a project-based book, meaning each chapter contains a series of lessons and each lesson ends with a project.

Designed for the absolute beginner as well as more experienced artists looking to improve their skills and master the fundamentals, The Art & Science of Drawing will serve as a foundation upon which you can build new skills to suit your creative ambitions.

“Every day I work with people who learn to draw. These are ordinary people without special skills or advantages,” he said.  “With good instruction and dedicated practice, you can, and will, learn to draw.”

Lightning in the Harbor by Denise Henderscheid

Members show plus board member appreciation show
January 14 – March 12, 2022
Open Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4pm
First Friday receptions on February 4th and March 4th

Over a dozen new artist members have joined BAA in the last several months! Explore their work along with the artwork of veteran BAA artists and our hard-working Board of Directors in our upcoming shows at Studio 99!

Elsewhere from Buenaventura Art Association:
A members-only show at
Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts
January 12 – March 15, 2022
Featuring the artwork and artisan crafts of 10 resident member artists, Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts also exhibits the works of over a dozen other BAA members!

Members-Only shows upcoming at
SpiceTopia and Very Ventura Gift Shop & Gallery
January 20 – March 31, 2022