"Origin"
Source | Ancestry | Motive
Permanent online exhibition beginning October 26, 2020
Arrival
Adonna Ebrahimi
acrylic, 24 x 36 inches
$865
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
A Monet Moment
Adonna Ebrahimi
acrylic, 12 x 12 inches
$165
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Mariposa
Miranda Magaña
acrylic, 8 x 6 inches
Not for Sale
Miranda Magaña is a self-taught artist born and raised in Oxnard, California. She is currently a student at UCLA, majoring in Spanish and Portuguese & Brazilian Studies. When she is not studying, she is often playing her guitar, the piano, or working on her paintings. She enjoys working with all mediums- digital, musical, watercolors, acrylics, paper mache, and more.
Ancient Egypt Today
Tony Hanna
acrylic, 10 x 20 inches
$250
The love for art started at a young age of 7 years old. I soon realized how much gratification I was getting from this new passion for arts. It was truly a gift from God. After graduating college in 1982 I worked for design agencies till I started my owned business 1991 doing graphic design and printing. All at that time my art and paintings were on hold. As my my graphic business slowed down, I began to get back into Art.
In 2017 I joined the Santa Clarita Art Association, Ventura Art Council as well as other art shows, and painted over 100 works of art. My collaborations of digital and mixed media paint come together beautifully in rich images full of depth and intrigue. I try to seamlessly intertwine both photos and paint to create images that are on the edge of realism and impressionistic art. My abstract realism paintings integrate strong design, composite and balance with a sense of illusion. This is a liberating and joyful way to paint as I create these composite artworks. I use photography, computerized digital art, airbrushing and mixed media for my painting. I develop these dynamic painting as they are merged and transformed into multi-dimensional memories available on Canvas, HD Metals and Brushed Aluminum, Acrylic, Ceramic, and Wood wall art.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Tzab Ek
Vajra
acrylic and ash on cradled board, 24 x 36 inches
$4,444.44
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Tree of Life
Laura Jespersen
acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
$900
Laura Jean Jespersen is an award winning acrylic artist living and working in Ventura, California. She has always been a creative visual person and her background is in architecture, receiving a Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly. She draws inspiration from the built and natural environment. Her experiences of a space, including the light, form, color or context provide the basis for her paintings. Her participation in Santa Barabara’s Old Fiesta Days became the inspiration of her Cascarones painting which became the celebration’s 2011 poster. Laura is fascinated with how art can transform a space and create meaning. Her 6 by 28 foot design of 192 connected painted plates that create a large pixelated art hanging titled Sunflowers is featured in the large windows of the Cancer Center across from Ventura’s hospitals. Painting is a creative outlet that allows her to connect to others in a visual way through composition and color.
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Same Old Story
Vajra
acrylic on canvas, framed, 16 x 20 inches
$4,444.44
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Valley of Ancestors
Vajra
acrylic on canvas, strip framed, 8 x 24 inches
$1,554.77
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Scorched Earth
Vajra
acrylic and ash on canvas, 11 x 14 inches
$777.77
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
A Journey Filled With Hope
Kathy Copsey
acrylic with texture on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
$2,000
Kathy S. Copsey was born in Camarillo, California and was well-known for drawing horses while growing up. While she dabbled with other mediums, she focused on pencil drawings starting around 7 years old, and it wasn’t until many years later that she started focusing on painting again and then later the same year started creating freehand (digital) drawings. Specializing in animals, Kathy currently focuses on acrylic paintings with texture and freehand drawings and enjoys working with several other mediums including pencil drawings, writing, music composition, photography, and videography. She is a self-taught artist with a strong background in art and music, having worked in multiple positions including computer graphics, custom picture framing, as a self-employed musical instrument repair technician, and managing a music store for many years, and now she focuses purely on her art as a full-time artist.
Kathy’s current style of painting includes detail and texture, and to create a more three-dimensional look, she started using texture which she ""sculpts"" into the shape she wants and then paints once the texture dries. This gives her paintings an unique style and realistic look, creating the impression you could reach out to touch and feel the texture of an animal's coat, feathers, or fur. Her freehand drawings are realistic, detailed digital pictures she creates from scratch on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil, and she has numerous time-lapse videos on her YouTube Channel which helps others understand the creation process better and understand she is creating these pieces from scratch, as opposed to modifying pictures much like many artists do with digital art.
Finding inspiration from many sources, with the strongest influence from Native American culture and animals, many of Kathy's pieces come from dreams and visions she has received. She believes the world is truly an inspiring place with many miracles everywhere, if we only just stop long enough to look and consider how truly amazing everything is. Unfortunately, there have also been many wrongs and so much damage done to Native Americans and nature that she strongly feels she must help correct these wrongs. One of her goals is to become so successful that, in addition to sharing and helping recreate the love and passion she feels for animals and nature, she can make a major impact to help make the world a better place for both people and animals alike.
Kathy is a proud member of Thousand Oaks Art Association, Westlake Village Art Guild, and the Santa Paula Society of the Arts, and she displays her art in numerous local shows and galleries throughout the Ventura County & Los Angeles County areas and online on many sites including Saatchi Art and Etsy. She has won multiple awards for her artwork, which has reached throughout the United States and as far as two different Kung Fu schools in China and her books as far as Australia. You can see Kathy’s current works on her website at https//kathycopsey.com.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Guide Us Oh Great Mighty Warrior
Kathy Copsey
acrylic texture on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
$1,700
Kathy S. Copsey was born in Camarillo, California and was well-known for drawing horses while growing up. While she dabbled with other mediums, she focused on pencil drawings starting around 7 years old, and it wasn’t until many years later that she started focusing on painting again and then later the same year started creating freehand (digital) drawings. Specializing in animals, Kathy currently focuses on acrylic paintings with texture and freehand drawings and enjoys working with several other mediums including pencil drawings, writing, music composition, photography, and videography. She is a self-taught artist with a strong background in art and music, having worked in multiple positions including computer graphics, custom picture framing, as a self-employed musical instrument repair technician, and managing a music store for many years, and now she focuses purely on her art as a full-time artist.
Kathy’s current style of painting includes detail and texture, and to create a more three-dimensional look, she started using texture which she ""sculpts"" into the shape she wants and then paints once the texture dries. This gives her paintings an unique style and realistic look, creating the impression you could reach out to touch and feel the texture of an animal's coat, feathers, or fur. Her freehand drawings are realistic, detailed digital pictures she creates from scratch on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil, and she has numerous time-lapse videos on her YouTube Channel which helps others understand the creation process better and understand she is creating these pieces from scratch, as opposed to modifying pictures much like many artists do with digital art.
Finding inspiration from many sources, with the strongest influence from Native American culture and animals, many of Kathy's pieces come from dreams and visions she has received. She believes the world is truly an inspiring place with many miracles everywhere, if we only just stop long enough to look and consider how truly amazing everything is. Unfortunately, there have also been many wrongs and so much damage done to Native Americans and nature that she strongly feels she must help correct these wrongs. One of her goals is to become so successful that, in addition to sharing and helping recreate the love and passion she feels for animals and nature, she can make a major impact to help make the world a better place for both people and animals alike.
Kathy is a proud member of Thousand Oaks Art Association, Westlake Village Art Guild, and the Santa Paula Society of the Arts, and she displays her art in numerous local shows and galleries throughout the Ventura County & Los Angeles County areas and online on many sites including Saatchi Art and Etsy. She has won multiple awards for her artwork, which has reached throughout the United States and as far as two different Kung Fu schools in China and her books as far as Australia. You can see Kathy’s current works on her website at https//kathycopsey.com.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
A World of My Own (Cosmos 1)
Amihan Franada
acrylic on canvas, sealed with Mod Podge, 10 x 8 inches
$75
I am a non-binary artist currently studying art history with the intention of becoming a conservator and educator. My art is mostly centered around character illustration and design and the story-crafting process, especially facilitated by games like Dungeons and Dragons, Clue, and assorted videogames.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
DNA at Play
Marlene Struss
acrylic on panel, 50 x 40 inches
$3,500
Marlene Struss grew up in California dreaming of being an artist since she can remember. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Santa Barbara in 1973, working with such esteemed instructors as Irma Cavat, Howard Warshaw, and Larry Rivers. Over the course of time Struss has created bodies of work with media including printmaking, surrealistic montage, realistic pastel, painterly collage, digital paintings, and at the present time abstract acrylic paintings on panel. Because she strives to succeed without succumbing to artistic trends and dictates, Struss has developed a highly individualistic style of painting that can be described as biomorphic abstract expressionism.
Struss has made steady progress in her career by exhibiting broadly throughout the United States, some foreign countries, and online and being involved in the arts community in Santa Barbara, California.
Among the awards she has received are the Individual Artist Award in Assemblage from the Arts Fund of Santa Barbara in 2004 and the Best in Show Award at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in its Tri-County Juried Exhibition in 2019. Presently she is represented by 10 West Gallery and the Corridan Gallery and is a member of the Abstract Art Collective in Santa Barbara. She is also represented by Marina Kieser, art consultant catering to the movie and television industry, in North Hollywood. Struss's work can be seen in many television productions, including Man with a Plan, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Lucifer, NCIS LA, By the Book, New Girl, The Better Half, Grey’s Anatomy, Ballers, and more. Her artwork has appeared in several publications, including Studio Visit, Vol. Two; National Association of Women Artists, Inc. 122nd Annual Exhibition; and Kennedy Publishing Company’s Best Of California, Vol. 1 and Best of America, Vol. 1.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Where 'Ya From?
Marlene Struss
acrylic on panel, 40 x 40 inches
$3,000
Marlene Struss grew up in California dreaming of being an artist since she can remember. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Santa Barbara in 1973, working with such esteemed instructors as Irma Cavat, Howard Warshaw, and Larry Rivers. Over the course of time Struss has created bodies of work with media including printmaking, surrealistic montage, realistic pastel, painterly collage, digital paintings, and at the present time abstract acrylic paintings on panel. Because she strives to succeed without succumbing to artistic trends and dictates, Struss has developed a highly individualistic style of painting that can be described as biomorphic abstract expressionism.
Struss has made steady progress in her career by exhibiting broadly throughout the United States, some foreign countries, and online and being involved in the arts community in Santa Barbara, California.
Among the awards she has received are the Individual Artist Award in Assemblage from the Arts Fund of Santa Barbara in 2004 and the Best in Show Award at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in its Tri-County Juried Exhibition in 2019. Presently she is represented by 10 West Gallery and the Corridan Gallery and is a member of the Abstract Art Collective in Santa Barbara. She is also represented by Marina Kieser, art consultant catering to the movie and television industry, in North Hollywood. Struss's work can be seen in many television productions, including Man with a Plan, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Lucifer, NCIS LA, By the Book, New Girl, The Better Half, Grey’s Anatomy, Ballers, and more. Her artwork has appeared in several publications, including Studio Visit, Vol. Two; National Association of Women Artists, Inc. 122nd Annual Exhibition; and Kennedy Publishing Company’s Best Of California, Vol. 1 and Best of America, Vol. 1.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Return to Dust
Marlene Struss
acrylic on panel, 40 x 48 inches
$3,400
Marlene Struss grew up in California dreaming of being an artist since she can remember. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Santa Barbara in 1973, working with such esteemed instructors as Irma Cavat, Howard Warshaw, and Larry Rivers. Over the course of time Struss has created bodies of work with media including printmaking, surrealistic montage, realistic pastel, painterly collage, digital paintings, and at the present time abstract acrylic paintings on panel. Because she strives to succeed without succumbing to artistic trends and dictates, Struss has developed a highly individualistic style of painting that can be described as biomorphic abstract expressionism.
Struss has made steady progress in her career by exhibiting broadly throughout the United States, some foreign countries, and online and being involved in the arts community in Santa Barbara, California.
Among the awards she has received are the Individual Artist Award in Assemblage from the Arts Fund of Santa Barbara in 2004 and the Best in Show Award at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in its Tri-County Juried Exhibition in 2019. Presently she is represented by 10 West Gallery and the Corridan Gallery and is a member of the Abstract Art Collective in Santa Barbara. She is also represented by Marina Kieser, art consultant catering to the movie and television industry, in North Hollywood. Struss's work can be seen in many television productions, including Man with a Plan, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Lucifer, NCIS LA, By the Book, New Girl, The Better Half, Grey’s Anatomy, Ballers, and more. Her artwork has appeared in several publications, including Studio Visit, Vol. Two; National Association of Women Artists, Inc. 122nd Annual Exhibition; and Kennedy Publishing Company’s Best Of California, Vol. 1 and Best of America, Vol. 1.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Technicolore
Amihan Franada
acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches
$50
I am a non-binary artist currently studying art history with the intention of becoming a conservator and educator. My art is mostly centered around character illustration and design and the story-crafting process, especially facilitated by games like Dungeons and Dragons, Clue, and assorted videogames.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Trials and Transformation
Vajra
acrylic on paper mounted to wood, framed, 18 x 27 inches
$5,555.55
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Nest
Vajra
acrylic and ash on paper mounted to cradled board, 18 x 24 inches
$4,444.44
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Forever and Ever
Vajra
acrylic on wood, framed, 8 x 8 inches
$888.88
Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.
He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 moved to Ventura and started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world. In 2017, his home and studio burned in the Thomas fire along with a majority of his original art, but he took this as an opportunity to recreate what was, but better than before, mixing the ash of his former home with the paint he used to bring certain relevant paintings back to life.
His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.
“Vajra” in Sanskrit means “thunderbolt.” It is this flash of illumination he strives to bring through his paintings, shining light into the cave. Another translation is the “diamond scepter” - a thing of purity and perfection - that which can cut through anything but cannot itself be cut. His hope intention is that his paintings serve this purpose as well, piercing through the veils that the viewer may connect with what matters most.
Recurrent themes in his art include the union of polarity, the realization of the responsibility we hold for ourselves, the earth and all creatures with whom we share it, the fact that everything is connected, interrelated and interdependent as well as the cultivation love and compassion.
Over the last decade, he has painted live at countless events around the world, always appreciating the opportunity for the direct transmission of the message behind his paintings, his insight and guiding philosophy in person, but invites you to explore the message and meaning through his gallery where he shares not only the paintings but their stories at his website altaroftheheart.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Greatness
Tony Hanna
charcoal/pencil, 16 x 20 inches
$175
The love for art started at a young age of 7 years old. I soon realized how much gratification I was getting from this new passion for arts. It was truly a gift from God. After graduating college in 1982 I worked for design agencies till I started my owned business 1991 doing graphic design and printing. All at that time my art and paintings were on hold. As my my graphic business slowed down, I began to get back into Art.
In 2017 I joined the Santa Clarita Art Association, Ventura Art Council as well as other art shows, and painted over 100 works of art. My collaborations of digital and mixed media paint come together beautifully in rich images full of depth and intrigue. I try to seamlessly intertwine both photos and paint to create images that are on the edge of realism and impressionistic art. My abstract realism paintings integrate strong design, composite and balance with a sense of illusion. This is a liberating and joyful way to paint as I create these composite artworks. I use photography, computerized digital art, airbrushing and mixed media for my painting. I develop these dynamic painting as they are merged and transformed into multi-dimensional memories available on Canvas, HD Metals and Brushed Aluminum, Acrylic, Ceramic, and Wood wall art.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
The Storyteller
Amihan Franada
charcoal and colored pencil on paper, mounted on board, 14 x 11 inches
$50
I am a non-binary artist currently studying art history with the intention of becoming a conservator and educator. My art is mostly centered around character illustration and design and the story-crafting process, especially facilitated by games like Dungeons and Dragons, Clue, and assorted videogames.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Summer Heritage
Leslie Ossentjuk
colored pencil, 12 x 9 inches
Not for Sale
Leslie Ossentjuk is a representational artist based in Ventura County, California. The daughter of an architect and an art professor, she was fostered in an environment rich in culture and creativity. She was educated in Claremont, California, which was an important post-war art community in the years before and during her childhood. Ms. Ossentjuk earned her B.A. in Studio Art from Scripps College in 1985. Although her background includes various three-dimensional disciplines, such as jewelry design and sculpture, her recent artwork is focused on still life and portraits utilizing colored pencil and oil paint.
The Journey Of A Vision Quest
Kathy Copsey
digital art, freehand drawing, 15 x 20 inches
$600
Kathy S. Copsey was born in Camarillo, California and was well-known for drawing horses while growing up. While she dabbled with other mediums, she focused on pencil drawings starting around 7 years old, and it wasn’t until many years later that she started focusing on painting again and then later the same year started creating freehand (digital) drawings. Specializing in animals, Kathy currently focuses on acrylic paintings with texture and freehand drawings and enjoys working with several other mediums including pencil drawings, writing, music composition, photography, and videography. She is a self-taught artist with a strong background in art and music, having worked in multiple positions including computer graphics, custom picture framing, as a self-employed musical instrument repair technician, and managing a music store for many years, and now she focuses purely on her art as a full-time artist.
Kathy’s current style of painting includes detail and texture, and to create a more three-dimensional look, she started using texture which she ""sculpts"" into the shape she wants and then paints once the texture dries. This gives her paintings an unique style and realistic look, creating the impression you could reach out to touch and feel the texture of an animal's coat, feathers, or fur. Her freehand drawings are realistic, detailed digital pictures she creates from scratch on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil, and she has numerous time-lapse videos on her YouTube Channel which helps others understand the creation process better and understand she is creating these pieces from scratch, as opposed to modifying pictures much like many artists do with digital art.
Finding inspiration from many sources, with the strongest influence from Native American culture and animals, many of Kathy's pieces come from dreams and visions she has received. She believes the world is truly an inspiring place with many miracles everywhere, if we only just stop long enough to look and consider how truly amazing everything is. Unfortunately, there have also been many wrongs and so much damage done to Native Americans and nature that she strongly feels she must help correct these wrongs. One of her goals is to become so successful that, in addition to sharing and helping recreate the love and passion she feels for animals and nature, she can make a major impact to help make the world a better place for both people and animals alike.
Kathy is a proud member of Thousand Oaks Art Association, Westlake Village Art Guild, and the Santa Paula Society of the Arts, and she displays her art in numerous local shows and galleries throughout the Ventura County & Los Angeles County areas and online on many sites including Saatchi Art and Etsy. She has won multiple awards for her artwork, which has reached throughout the United States and as far as two different Kung Fu schools in China and her books as far as Australia. You can see Kathy’s current works on her website at https//kathycopsey.com.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
The Visit
Richard Peterson
digital art, iPad painting, 10 x 16 inches
$150
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
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Alice's Walk on the Avenue
1st Place
Richard Peterson
digital art, iPad painting, 12 x 16 inches
$150
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Border Crossing
Richard Peterson
digital art, iPad painting, 10 x 17 inches
$150
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Panaderia Herrera Ventura Avenue
Richard Peterson
digital art, iPad painting, 12 x 15 inches
$150
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Brasil Diptych
Richard Peterson
digital art, iPad painting, 10 x 20 inches
$150
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Beneath the Sealine
Beneath the Sea Line
Julianne Martin
Encaustic (wax) on board, 13.5 x 17.5 inches
$800
Artist is inspired to create art that is representative of the psychological processes of self discovery. Taking a journey to the underground of the unconscious, exploration of inner fantasies and dreams, or a heightened awareness of the present and the beauty that surrounds. The fluidity and unpredictability of the ancient encaustic medium is not unlike the intrapsychic movements within one's mind.
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Self Discovery Journey
Julianne Martin
encaustic (wax) on wood panel, 13.5 x 17.5 inches
$800
Artist is inspired to create art that is representative of the psychological processes of self discovery. Taking a journey to the underground of the unconscious, exploration of inner fantasies and dreams, or a heightened awareness of the present and the beauty that surrounds. The fluidity and unpredictability of the ancient encaustic medium is not unlike the intrapsychic movements within one's mind.
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Mysterious Place
Julianne Martin
Encaustic (wax) on wood panel, 10.5 x 13.5 inches
Not for Sale
Artist is inspired to create art that is representative of the psychological processes of self discovery. Taking a journey to the underground of the unconscious, exploration of inner fantasies and dreams, or a heightened awareness of the present and the beauty that surrounds. The fluidity and unpredictability of the ancient encaustic medium is not unlike the intrapsychic movements within one's mind.
Enchanting Forest
Julianne Martin
Encaustic (wax) on wood panel, 13.5 x 10.5 inches
$300
Artist is inspired to create art that is representative of the psychological processes of self discovery. Taking a journey to the underground of the unconscious, exploration of inner fantasies and dreams, or a heightened awareness of the present and the beauty that surrounds. The fluidity and unpredictability of the ancient encaustic medium is not unlike the intrapsychic movements within one's mind.
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Octopus' Garden
2nd Place
Octopus' Garden
Richard Mortensen
fused glass, 2 inches x 14-inch diameter
$250
The amazing interaction between light and glass is what first attracted me to this medium over 30 years ago. For the past 20 years I have been working in fusing, the “art” of taking glass to an almost liquid state and then slowly cooling to fuse the pieces together. With fusing I find greater flexibility in what I can do as well as create more interesting color and pattern combinations. In spite of the associated cuts and burns, I get a great deal of satisfaction in working with glass and many of my pieces have been influenced by my travels throughout the American Southwest and Latin America. My “studio” is in my garage where I keep a good supply of sheet glass and band aids.
My work has been shown in galleries, wineries, tasting rooms and numerous festivals and art shows in Northern and Central California (the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art; the Bedfdord Gallery in Walnut Creek; Indigo Gallery in Santa Barbara; C- Gallery in Los Alamos; the Petaluma Gallery in Petalulma; the Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo; the Park Street Gallery in Paso Robles; Studios on the Park in Paso Robles, Ortman Family Vineyards and Asuncion Ridge Tasting Rooms in Paso Robles; Morro Bay Art Center; Festival of the Arts, Paso Robles). Current work can be viewed on my web site, moricaglassworks.com
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Total Eclipse of the Plate
Richard Mortensen
fused glass
1.75 inches x 14-inch diameter
$325
The amazing interaction between light and glass is what first attracted me to this medium over 30 years ago. For the past 20 years I have been working in fusing, the “art” of taking glass to an almost liquid state and then slowly cooling to fuse the pieces together. With fusing I find greater flexibility in what I can do as well as create more interesting color and pattern combinations. In spite of the associated cuts and burns, I get a great deal of satisfaction in working with glass and many of my pieces have been influenced by my travels throughout the American Southwest and Latin America. My “studio” is in my garage where I keep a good supply of sheet glass and band aids.
My work has been shown in galleries, wineries, tasting rooms and numerous festivals and art shows in Northern and Central California (the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art; the Bedfdord Gallery in Walnut Creek; Indigo Gallery in Santa Barbara; C- Gallery in Los Alamos; the Petaluma Gallery in Petalulma; the Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo; the Park Street Gallery in Paso Robles; Studios on the Park in Paso Robles, Ortman Family Vineyards and Asuncion Ridge Tasting Rooms in Paso Robles; Morro Bay Art Center; Festival of the Arts, Paso Robles). Current work can be viewed on my web site, moricaglassworks.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Tangled Up In Blue
Richard Mortensen
fused glass
1.75 inches x 14-inch diameter
$325
The amazing interaction between light and glass is what first attracted me to this medium over 30 years ago. For the past 20 years I have been working in fusing, the “art” of taking glass to an almost liquid state and then slowly cooling to fuse the pieces together. With fusing I find greater flexibility in what I can do as well as create more interesting color and pattern combinations. In spite of the associated cuts and burns, I get a great deal of satisfaction in working with glass and many of my pieces have been influenced by my travels throughout the American Southwest and Latin America. My “studio” is in my garage where I keep a good supply of sheet glass and band aids.
My work has been shown in galleries, wineries, tasting rooms and numerous festivals and art shows in Northern and Central California (the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art; the Bedfdord Gallery in Walnut Creek; Indigo Gallery in Santa Barbara; C- Gallery in Los Alamos; the Petaluma Gallery in Petalulma; the Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo; the Park Street Gallery in Paso Robles; Studios on the Park in Paso Robles, Ortman Family Vineyards and Asuncion Ridge Tasting Rooms in Paso Robles; Morro Bay Art Center; Festival of the Arts, Paso Robles). Current work can be viewed on my web site, moricaglassworks.com
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
CONVERSATION WITH GRANDFATHER; PT III
3rd Place
Diana Daiva
mixed media, 28 x 22 inches
$1,000
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Sunflowers
Adonna Ebrahimi
mixed media, 24 x 26 inches
$865
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My Heritage Scroll
Tony Hanna
mixed media, 8 x 10 inches
Not for Sale
The love for art started at a young age of 7 years old. I soon realized how much gratification I was getting from this new passion for arts. It was truly a gift from God. After graduating college in 1982 I worked for design agencies till I started my owned business 1991 doing graphic design and printing. All at that time my art and paintings were on hold. As my my graphic business slowed down, I began to get back into Art.
In 2017 I joined the Santa Clarita Art Association, Ventura Art Council as well as other art shows, and painted over 100 works of art. My collaborations of digital and mixed media paint come together beautifully in rich images full of depth and intrigue. I try to seamlessly intertwine both photos and paint to create images that are on the edge of realism and impressionistic art. My abstract realism paintings integrate strong design, composite and balance with a sense of illusion. This is a liberating and joyful way to paint as I create these composite artworks. I use photography, computerized digital art, airbrushing and mixed media for my painting. I develop these dynamic painting as they are merged and transformed into multi-dimensional memories available on Canvas, HD Metals and Brushed Aluminum, Acrylic, Ceramic, and Wood wall art.
First European to See the California Coast Cabrillo's Flagship San Salvador
Geoffrey Buckley
oil, 23 x 36 inches
$1,800
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Michelangelo and Darwin off the Coast of Tierra del Fuego
Geoffrey Buckley
oil, 16 x 20 inches
$450
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Cracking the Code
Leslie Ossentjuk
oil, 11 x 14 inches
Not for Sale
Leslie Ossentjuk is a representational artist based in Ventura County, California. The daughter of an architect and an art professor, she was fostered in an environment rich in culture and creativity. She was educated in Claremont, California, which was an important post-war art community in the years before and during her childhood. Ms. Ossentjuk earned her B.A. in Studio Art from Scripps College in 1985. Although her background includes various three-dimensional disciplines, such as jewelry design and sculpture, her recent artwork is focused on still life and portraits utilizing colored pencil and oil paint.
Sunrise Pyramids
Tony Hanna
oil, 9 x 12 inches
$200
The love for art started at a young age of 7 years old. I soon realized how much gratification I was getting from this new passion for arts. It was truly a gift from God. After graduating college in 1982 I worked for design agencies till I started my owned business 1991 doing graphic design and printing. All at that time my art and paintings were on hold. As my my graphic business slowed down, I began to get back into Art.
In 2017 I joined the Santa Clarita Art Association, Ventura Art Council as well as other art shows, and painted over 100 works of art. My collaborations of digital and mixed media paint come together beautifully in rich images full of depth and intrigue. I try to seamlessly intertwine both photos and paint to create images that are on the edge of realism and impressionistic art. My abstract realism paintings integrate strong design, composite and balance with a sense of illusion. This is a liberating and joyful way to paint as I create these composite artworks. I use photography, computerized digital art, airbrushing and mixed media for my painting. I develop these dynamic painting as they are merged and transformed into multi-dimensional memories available on Canvas, HD Metals and Brushed Aluminum, Acrylic, Ceramic, and Wood wall art.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Serenity
Christine Douglass
oil on canvas, 11 X 14 inches
Not for Sale
I accidentally became an artist.
In 2004, after the passing of my late husband of 35 years, I found myself in deep despair. By early 2006, I gave myself the assignment to find joy in my life. I did not know how I would do that. But I decided that since I had done a lot of drawing and some painting when I was very young, I would sign up for an oil painting class. I figured it would be a distraction at best, but much to my amazement, it became so much more. I found I had talent. And after a while and encouragement from artist niece, I started to submit some paintings to various art exhibits.
I have been exhibiting my oil paintings to countless juried art exhibits throughout Southern California. My artwork is eclectic and tends to be realistic, but lately I have been introducing artwork that simply stems from my imagination. Overall, since 2006, when I took my first oil painting class, I have found oh-so-much joy in painting.
Turquoise Cove
Julianne Martin
pastel, 18 x 22 inches
Not for Sale
Artist is inspired to create art that is representative of the psychological processes of self discovery. Taking a journey to the underground of the unconscious, exploration of inner fantasies and dreams, or a heightened awareness of the present and the beauty that surrounds. The fluidity and unpredictability of the ancient encaustic medium is not unlike the intrapsychic movements within one's mind.
Are You My Forever Home?
Kathi Colman
pastel, 12 x 16 inches
$900
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Make America Great Again
Richard Peterson
multigraph color stone lithograph, 20 x 15 inches
$250
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Woman With 1 Brown Shoe
Richard Peterson
multi color stone lithograph, 14 x 11 inches
$200
Richard Peterson taught lithography, drawing and digital drawing at Ventura College for 16 years, 1982-1998. In 1998 he received a full time professorship at College of Sequoias in Visalia, CA. and retired in 2018. He moved back to his home & art studio on the Avenue which he's owned since 1987. November 15, 2015 he saw an Apple commercial on TV introducing the new iPad. He ordered one that very instant and he's been drawing on it ever since. He draws all day long on his iPad, watching or listening to MSNBC. He has a lithography studio with 2 presses and 30 stones. He gives litho workshops there from time to time. His subject matter is all over the place but he's concentrated on drawing the Avenue and his bullterrier Alice. He uses a process for which he is a patent holder to transfer iPad drawings onto a stone and print them with the four process colors. "I use the same knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years with traditional art making mediums. Drawing or painting on an iPad allows me to paint as fast I can think, unlike traditional painting, which slows me down mixing colors, changing the colors and reworking the canvas. I love my iPad."
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Centuries Old Iconic College
Mangala (Maggie) Tata
watercolor, 24 x 18 inches
$300
I am an artist who prefers to work in watercolor medium, but also work in alcohol inks and digital art. I am also a member of the Thousand Oaks Art Association and on their board, responsible for publishing their monthly newsletter.
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Indian Bride
Mangala (Maggie) Tata
watercolor, 16 x 12 inches
$250
I am an artist who prefers to work in watercolor medium, but also work in alcohol inks and digital art. I am also a member of the Thousand Oaks Art Association and on their board, responsible for publishing their monthly newsletter.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Sunset On The Nile
Tony Hanna
watercolor, 11 x 14 inches
$225
The love for art started at a young age of 7 years old. I soon realized how much gratification I was getting from this new passion for arts. It was truly a gift from God. After graduating college in 1982 I worked for design agencies till I started my owned business 1991 doing graphic design and printing. All at that time my art and paintings were on hold. As my my graphic business slowed down, I began to get back into Art.
In 2017 I joined the Santa Clarita Art Association, Ventura Art Council as well as other art shows, and painted over 100 works of art. My collaborations of digital and mixed media paint come together beautifully in rich images full of depth and intrigue. I try to seamlessly intertwine both photos and paint to create images that are on the edge of realism and impressionistic art. My abstract realism paintings integrate strong design, composite and balance with a sense of illusion. This is a liberating and joyful way to paint as I create these composite artworks. I use photography, computerized digital art, airbrushing and mixed media for my painting. I develop these dynamic painting as they are merged and transformed into multi-dimensional memories available on Canvas, HD Metals and Brushed Aluminum, Acrylic, Ceramic, and Wood wall art.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
Legacy
Elaine Unzicker
stainless and anodized aluminum chain mail, 13.75 x 13.75 inches
$2,800
An international, award winning metal/jewelry artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Illinois State University. Her work has been featured at the Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Through the Ojai Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, “The Triangle Dress was displayed at SOFA Chicago in 2018. She was featured in Intersection: Art & Life by Kevin Wallace published by Schiffer Publishing in 2018 and Chain Mail Jewelry by Terry Taylor and Dylon Whyte published by Lark Books in 2006. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers.
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MA MERE LA MERE (part one)
David Isakson
Steel, tin pin up sign, lightbulb, aluminum dish, duck wings, typewriter parts, photograph, model ship, 30 x 15 x 12 inches
$950 or $1,250 for the series of two
My name is David Isakson. I weld and join materials to create humorous deconstructions out of everyday objects. For ORIGIN i went quite literal, selecting two sets of sculptures that I made about my parents. Since the beginning of quarantine I have been working with sculptures in a series of two. Doing this let's me explore more fully any duality that is inherent in my subject, and to carefully examine the parts I am using in each work. MA MERE LA MER translates to, my mother the ocean.
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MA MERE LA MERE (part two)
David Isakson
Steel, tin pin up sign, lightbulb, aluminum dish, duck wings, typewriter parts, photograph, model ship, 29 x 24 x 12 inches
$950 or $1,250 for the series of two
My name is David Isakson. I weld and join materials to create humorous deconstructions out of everyday objects. For ORIGIN i went quite literal, selecting two sets of sculptures that I made about my parents. Since the beginning of quarantine I have been working with sculptures in a series of two. Doing this let's me explore more fully any duality that is inherent in my subject, and to carefully examine the parts I am using in each work. MA MERE LA MER translates to, my mother the ocean.
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A HAPPY DAY FOR JULIUS B ISAKSON (part one)
Steel, Mercedes hub cap, 3 lens turret camera, Ziploc bag, violin part, deer antlers, model tractor, German army hat, pink paint, 25 x 15 x 15 inches
$950 or $1,250 for the series of two
My name is David Isakson. I weld and join materials to create humorous deconstructions out of everyday objects. For ORIGIN i went quite literal, selecting two sets of sculptures that I made about my parents. Since the beginning of quarantine I have been working with sculptures in a series of two. Doing this let's me explore more fully any duality that is inherent in my subject, and to carefully examine the parts I am using in each work.
A HAPPY DAY FOR JULIUS B ISAKSON (part two)
David Isakson
Steel, Mercedes hub cap, 3 lens turret camera, Ziploc bag, violin part, deer antlers, model airplane, German army hat, pink paint, 26 x 15 x 15 inches
$950 or $1,250 for the series of two
My name is David Isakson. I weld and join materials to create humorous deconstructions out of everyday objects. For ORIGIN i went quite literal, selecting two sets of sculptures that I made about my parents. Since the beginning of quarantine I have been working with sculptures in a series of two. Doing this let's me explore more fully any duality that is inherent in my subject, and to carefully examine the parts I am using in each work.
For sales, contact gallery@vcartscouncil.org.
