Local artist-sculpture Lynn Creighton has closed her gallery-studio Studio1317. She is still available at www.lynncreighton.com to see, and purchase her wonderful ecstatic female figures that she has been creating since 1990. Creighton’s work has been exhibited nationally at museums and galleries from New York to California. Selected international exhibits include showings in Japan, France, and South Africa.

In describing her work she stated  “The figures in this gallery are experiencing the vibratory rate of their own life force. That vibration is the energy of the divine slowed down so that it may be seen.  It is the creative core at our center.  It contains the truth of our soul. I create the female form from a sacred source of  life, inspiration and commitment. This work has evolved from my deep inner conviction that female energy, fully aware of itself, will contribute essential wisdom to critical issues facing the planet.”

You can meet Lynn at the Ventura Avenue Adult Center (550 N Ventura Ave.)  when the Potters’ Guild presents  her on Monday February 22. Doors open at 7 pm and program begins at 7:45 pm. She will share her journey from potter to sculpture… featuring her flowing, modernist female figures that are both spiritual and sometimes playful in nature.

Don’t miss out . . . reserve your class space today!

The Arts Collective-Pacific View Mall,  On Level 2, adjacent to Sears- 676-1540

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Beginning Thursday, March 3 to April 21- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

An exciting 8-part Series-Thursday, March 3 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world’s most widely used drawing instruction book.  Whether you are drawing as a professional artist, as an artist in training, or as a hobby, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception, as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you.

Early Registration fee $140 for 8-week series on or before Tuesday, March 1  I Regular Registration fee $160.  Materials fee $10.

Coming Soon! Lunchtime Coloring Sessions for Adults

You can do it alone or with a group of friends ~ Coloring feeds the creative side of your mind ~ There are no rules. You can color inside the lines, outside the lines, in one color, in dozens of colors.  We have the designs for you to choose from and the pencils in an array of beautiful colors for you to use.  Bring your lunch and join us.  $5 materials fee.  Specific dates to be announced soon.

Reservations are being taken for Sunday, Feb. 21
“Koi Fish, Water & Wine”

Take to the water with this colorful symbolic fish, learning the timeless art of watercolor painting.

The class fee is $40 per person, or $35 for MVC members, which includes instruction, art materials and light refreshments. Each class is limited to 40 people. To reserve, call  653-0323, x315, or go to the museum’s website at http://venturamuseum.org/studiosunday/ and pay online.

The Museum Ventura County’s new art instruction series, Studio Sunday, has provided a great way for friends to gather at the museum and cultivate their inner artist.  The Studio Sunday painting classes are taught by Mary Perez and Megan Bisbee of Vita Arts Center, and are open to all regardless of their level of expertise. The classes occur once a month on selected Sundays from 1-4 pm at the museum although this one class will be held at the VITA ARTS Center at Bell Arts Factory.  Each of the classes has a theme and style of painting or creating that evokes famous artists.

The featured artists at the Ojai Studio Artists First Second Saturday Open Studios, held on Feb.13 were Valerie Freeman ,  Patrish Kuebler , Tom Hardcastle ,Joe Sohm, Amy Lynn Stevenson and Carol Shaw-Sutton. Go to ojaistudioartists.org for more information.

The next addition to Buenaventura Art Association’s California Heritage Collection includes a tiny painting that’s likely to be a big deal for collectors of historical regional art.

“California Coastal,” a framed, 3-by-7-inch oil on board, is by Granville Redmond, a painter internationally known in the early part of last century for his Tonalist and Impressionist landscapes and seascapes. It is among 10 paintings being unveiled in a Feb. 16-March 19 exhibition at the Buenaventura Gallery in downtown Ventura.

Buenaventura Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara St., is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Private viewings of the California Heritage Collection also are available by appointment. For more about BAA or this special collection, visit www.californiaheritagecollection.com, www.buenaventuragallery.org, or call 648-1235 during gallery hours.

The Ventura Potters’ Guild Gallery is featuring Gayle Bentley Swanson for the month of February.  She will be receiving visitors Friday, February 12 from 2:30 – 6 pm, although her work can be seen 11 – 6 pm every day.

Swanson’s color palette consists of our beautiful Ventura coastline’s blues. Shades that swirl and captivate. As a bonus for purchases during Valentine’s week, Potters’ Guild President, Genie Thomson and Hospitality chair, Roe Estep, have fashioned beautiful little ceramic roses that will be given to customers from Sunday, February 7th through Valentine’s Day, until they are gone.

Ventura County Potters’ Guild Gallery
Ventura Harbor Village
644-6800

Ventura College Santa Paula is pleased to host Via 126, an art exhibition presented by the Artists Guild of Fillmore. The exhibition will be featured at the Ventura College Santa Paula Learning Resource Center through March 11. The Artists Guild of Fillmore was founded in 2009 to promote interest in original work created by local artists.

“We are very fortunate to be able to highlight the outstanding work of some of our local artists,” said Ventura College President, Dr. Greg Gillespie.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Free Parking is also available.

Staci Brown and friends enjoying a private paint party at Red Brick Art at 4601 Telephone

Lynn LeTourneau has studio #84 at Bell Arts Factory on Ventura Ave.where she paints her wonderful abstracts.

She also teaches a class Painting Inside/Out which is a 4 step process to connect to your Inner Muse and express your unique voice in paint. A New York City native, Lynn LeTourneau studied at the Art Students League and the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts.  New beginnings inspired her desire to express herself with paint on canvas.  Her paintings are abstract, energetic and colorful diving into the essence of life.