Fine art photographer and digital artist, Bruce David McFarland, will be featured as the solo artist at Buenaventura Art Association’s Harbor Village Gallery during the month of August.

McFarland’s Solo show, “East Coast West Coast,” will feature images from California, New York, and Massachusetts. His images include traditional and altered photography; digital paintings and digital watercolors, as well as unique and intriguing multiple exposure compositions.

The public is invited to meet the artist at the Artist’s Reception, August 15, 4 pm to 7 pm.

He has won numerous awards for his work. His most recent award was the prestigious David Holt award, presented in June by the Santa Barbara Art Association, for “Chelsea Market,” a multiple exposure study highlighting the human experience in Manhattan’s trendy shopping district of the same name.

“I make my images in a variety of sizes and on different media, so everyone can afford to own my work,” McFarland stated. Images will be available as fine-art greeting cards, 12 X 16 fine-art prints, and hand-signed larger versions.

Harbor Village Gallery is located at 1591 Spinnaker Dr., 177C, 644-2750. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vita Art Center presents Horacio Martinez

Opening Reception: Friday, August 7 from 6-9 p.m.

Exhibit Dates:August 7 – August 31

Gallery hours: M-F 10-4 pm Sat. & Sun. by appointment

There is something deeply personal about Horacio’s portraits.  Apart from the obvious skill with which they are made, they show us something about the connection he has to each sitter.  They are not glitzy, glamorous, or slick, but rather, are  earnest expressions of human qualities, whether  a dignified display of masculinity, or a demure, genteel sense of the feminine. These portrayals have a sense of the quiescent–a peaceful, non-judgmental view of what is so, tenderly rendered, elemental traits of strength and love expressed and honored above flash, fame, notoriety and all superficial worldly success.

Vita Art Center, located in the Bell Arts Factory 432 N. Ventura Ave. Studio 30 www.vitaartcenter.com

A collection of 25 plein air watercolors by artist Lorna Amundson will be on exhibit during a show called “Yosemite to the Central Coast” at the Harbor Village Gallery throughout the month of July. Amundson will be hosting the gallery 2:30-6:00 most weekends (Friday, Sat. Sunday) except the weekend of July 10. Light refreshments will be served when she is present.

Harbor Village Gallery in the Ventura Harbor
1591 Spinnaker Dr.
Gallery hours: 11am – 6pm, Tuesday through Sunday

Jillian Nye, Lynn Le Tourneau, Vonder Gray, Jacklyn Wells and Kari Hunt standing behind Jeanne La Rocco’s sculpture “200 Books” at the opening of their show Women in Art: Viewpoints at the WAV. Every woman has a point of view and these women tell theirs’ with an elegance and strength, a bit of darkness and a bit of joy…intriguing. Come see art and performance onMay 15^th and 17^th. Call 798 2479 for more information and times.

Red Brick Gallery’s Summer Celebration exhibit “A New Chapter” features a wide variety of artists exploring a fresh perspective on their art career.

Each artist’s work represent how the elements of nature impact the world around them and their art.   “Walking into the gallery is like walking into our thoughts.”  Old and new art friends include new works by Patty Van Dyke, Rency Punnoos, Marco Aguilar, Jen Livia, Phyllis Gubins and Debra Hintz.

Red Brick Gallery’s 67th exhibit runs May 19th through July 28th with Artist Reception as a Part of Ventura ArtWalk July 17th 12-8 and 18th 12-5.  Stop in to meet the artists and watch them create.  Free to the public, all are welcome.

A woman full of art and love Robyn Lynn Kelly died January of 2014, at 50 years old.

Robyn Lynn Kelly was an extraordinary artist from a very young age.  From paint to charcoal to yarn, she was able to create pieces that were both simple and intricate.  Her art frequently garnered her recognition at the Ventura County Fair and was also featured in national magazines.

Perhaps the only thing more beautiful than her art was her giving heart.  Robyn was known for her generosity and patience.  She was a free spirit, full of life and love and passion – a woman who could charm anyone with her sense of humor and sparkling eyes.

Robyn loved her family fiercely and many others as though they were family.  There was selflessness in her love that drew people to her and she never turned anyone away.  Her greatest dream in life was motherhood, and she found immense joy in raising her adopted daughter Desiree Sky.  When Robyn was first diagnosed with terminal ovarian sarcoma, she reminded Desiree that she was her mother’s “gift to the world.”  Robyn’s spirit continues to shine through her daughter, reminding her family of the woman whose unfailing grace inspired us all.

Taken too young, Robyn Lynn’s beauty lives on in the hearts of those who knew her and in the art she poured her soul into.

Susan Cook and Karin Geiger will display their art in the show “Pods” at Fox Fine Jewelry from May 14 through July 19. An artists’ reception will be Saturday, May 16, from 6 – 9pm.

Susan Cook is a professional artist and arts advocate, with an extensive list of accolades, awards and community service positions. Her work blends colors and shapes into loose figurative work that goes beyond a representation, showing emotion and intent.

Karin Geiger, a native of Germany, graduated from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich in 1987. There she taught school until she came to the U.S. in 1995.

Fox Fine Jewelry is located at 560 East Main Street,  652-1800. Hours are Monday – Thursday, 10:30 – 7p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 10:30 – 10 p.m., Sunday 12:00 – 6pm.

An Evening with Susan Cook Saturday, May 23,  from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Brooks Institute Screening Room
5301 N. Ventura Ave.
Susan Cook is a contemporary fine artist whose oil paintings are inspired by nature and an interest in experimenting with figuration, color and shapes. Initially, her paintings are quickly drawn, going through many color transformations with her signature brushwork, often destroying entire passages and repainting others to give focus. Josef Woodard wrote in his Los Angeles Times article that “her brusque brushwork leans away from details and edges of things, flirting with abstraction at times”. Free to FOTM Members – $10 General public, $5 students and seniors.

AfterGLOW Fundraising Event:  Join for a celebratory supper immediately following the interview at the Ojai home of Christine & Kevin Beirne.   Reserve your seat early! The AfterGLOW dinner is $20 for FOTM members, $30 for non-members. Paid reservations are required prior to May 19.

Tickets available  www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or call.653.2501