New BAA Members’ Show
BAA Member Artists present a special exhibit of their work at Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts, located in the Ventura Harbor Village shopping complex. Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts is operated by a co-op of BAA artists, selling original art, artisan jewelry, fine crafts, wearable art and accessories, greeting cards and more. Open daily 11-6.
Member Show Juror: Gerald Zwers
Exhibiting until September 8, 2019
The winners of the Ventura County Fair poster contest were unveiled in our last issue. These are the winners.
Photos by Bernie Goldstein
A biologist by training, Lorna started painting realistic plein air almost 30 years ago in Yosemite.
Lorna is one of eleven resident members of the Harbor Village Gallery.
Running concurrently with this exhibit is a new BAA (Buenaventura Art Association) juried member show with a reception Saturday,July 20 6-8 p.m. Refreshments will accompany the merit award ceremony at the reception.
Nature is in the forefront for two new exhibitions July 25-Aug. 25 in Buenaventura Art Assocation’s Ventura Avenue gallery space, Studio 30 at Bell Arts Factory.
“From the Desert to the City and Back Again” is the title of Darlene Roker’s solo photography display.
It is paired with “Root and Branch,” a juried show featuring artworks by BAA members that have trees as the primary subject of paintings or using parts of trees — bark, wood, twigs, leaves — in mixed media or assemblage pieces.
A reception for both will be 6-9 p.m. Aug. 2 as part of Ventura’s monthly First Friday gallery open house.
Buenaventura Gallery at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. For more about the 65-year-old nonprofit cooperative and its programs, visit www.buenaventuragallery.org or call 805-648-1235 during gallery hours.
Sunday, July 21, 2019 – 3 to 4:30 p.m. Museum of Ventura County
100 E. Main Street
An Artist Spotlight by Focus On The Masters. Omar d’León is from Managua, Nicaragua and is regarded as one of the most renowned Nicaraguan painters and poets. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Nicaragua under his mentor Rodrigo Peñalba
His early works were inspired by the cross-hatching technique of the frescoes of Pompeii. Omar’s unique style infuses multiple layers of paint, oil, wax and scoring in a cross-hatching pattern that creates an illusion similar to pointillism.
The artist uses a knife like a paint brush, creating scores at different angles and pressure which controls the amount of light that is reflected and creates the illusion of a three-dimensional quality in his works. Omar’s love for his country and its people are reflected in sensuous fluid forms.
Today d’León’s work can be found in many collections world-wide. Join for this timely and insightful interview. To learn more about Omar, visit https://omardleon.blogspot.com/
Free to FOTM members, $15 for public; $10 for seniors.
Special invitation to educators and students: The Artist Spotlight is open to students attending as a class assignment free of charge. FOTM is happy to assist with tracking attendance and sign-in sheets. Reservations required. To RSVP visit www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 805.653.2501.
Jan Harrington and Jennifer Love will display their artwork in a show titled “Ocean, Elements and Allure” at Fox Fine Jewelry until September 8.
Jan Harrington is a surf artist that uses many mediums such as acrylic, resin and sea glass. Each medium evokes different styles, but her love for the sea is evident in every single piece.
You can see more of Jan’s work at http://janharringtonart.com/
Jennifer Love knew from a young age that art was her calling, and she’s cultivated it ever since. She was self-taught until a few years ago when she went back to school for her art degree. always interested in bringing new light to a subject, and feels blessed any time others enjoy her work, too.
You can see more of Jennifer’s work at https://wavesofloveart.com/
Jorja Garcia was the 3rd place poster contest winner for the Ventura County Fair (see article).
This is just another example of her diverse art abilities.
July 14 ended the first Buena Ventura Art Association show at the Harbor Village Gallery. From May 14 to July 14 they have had hundreds of visitors visit the gallery and see the show, plus artwork done by members of the gallery.
Sales have been upscale during the show. The next show will also run two months and end Sept. 14.
A real highlight has been the “People’s Choice” award. Each visitor was given a ticket and asked to view the members show on the big wall, then select one piece. All have been very excited to be a part.
The top seller for this first show was artist Lisa Ann Mahoney.
Channel Islands Harbor Art Festival will be held July 13 – 14, 2019 at Harbor Landing, 5800 Harbor Blvd., at Channel Islands Blvd, in Oxnard.
The art festival will feature artists and craftsmen displaying their own original work in all medium of fine art and craft. All work is available for purchase and will include paintings, photography, sculpture in metal, clay, wood, and glass. Also available will be jewelry, pottery, mixed media, fiber art and more.
The featured artists are brothers Ric and Tim Vigallon of Vigall-Art Studios in Yucca Valley, CA.
The Channel Islands Harbor Art Festival from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Admission and Parking are free. The event is produced by West Coast Artists. For more information visit WestCoastArtists.com or call 818-813-4478.
Working Artist Ventura (WAV) is a sustainable arts community. For the last ten years WAV has housed hundreds of artists and their families.
Don’t miss Andres Salazars Opening in the WAV Theater Gallery on July 12th 2019, “Deconstructing the Comic Book Medium; Storytelling With Pictures”, 7:00 live music and free food. Come down on a First Friday when many artists have their studios open. The WAV Theater Gallery usually has a new art show opening on First Friday, and often live music is playing in the amphitheater courtyard.