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Exhibits
January 10, 2006 - December 31, 2006
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20th Annual Open Competition
Buenaventura Gallery
January 10- February 4, 2006
Reception: Sat., Jan 14, 2006, 4 - 7 pm
The Annual Competition brings artists from all over the county competiting for cash prizes and other awards. For more information on this years' competition, click here.
Pictured left: 2D winner from 19th Annual Open Competition. Shirley Ransom's Which Came First?
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Shirley Judy
Harbor Village Gallery
"An Exhibition in Clay: Porcelain & Alternative Fired Pieces"
Jan. 19 - Feb. 12, 2006
Reception: Fri., Jan 20, 5 - 8 pm
Judy's pieces are part of a process that evolves through careful consideration combined with a willingness to surrender her work to the will of the clay.
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Copper-Red Teapot
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Judith Crowe
Harbor Village Gallery
"A Crowe's Eye View"
Jan. 19 - Feb. 12, 2006
Reception: Fri., Jan 20, 5 - 8 pm
Pastel paintings of Crowe's favorite landscapes in California and abroad.
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Judy McDonald
Buenaventura Gallery
"Seasons of Imagination"
February 7 -March 4, 2006
Reception: Sat., Feb 11, 2004, 4 - 7 pm
We are so lucky to live in California where the seasons change but the weather does not limit the fun. If we choose, we can play at the beach in the morning and the mountains in the afternoon. The imagination of children, however, is not limited by the weather or the changing seasons.
While my work has been published in 4 books on the subject of colored pencils and they have been my preferred medium for over 25 years, I now paint also in watercolor or combine the two. Whether I use colored pencils or watercolor, children are my favorite subject to paint! In "Seasons of Imagination" I have spotlighted the children, landscape and season where the fun is taking place.
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“Where Are The Dolphins?” Watercolor
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"Primarily Pants" photograph
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Robert Diehl
Harbor Village Gallery
"Primarily Colors"
February 16 -March 13, 2006
Reception: Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 5 - 8 pm
Photography has been a lifetime passion. I create photographs to satisfy a burning urge to discover something new. I want to be able to say, “I discovered it, and here it is”. My driving force is experimentation – trying something new to see what happens.
This thrill of discovery exists both at the time I press the shutter and when I put the image on paper. When printing a photograph, I sometimes see something completely different from what I visualized when the image was captured. For me, this process of discovery is where the excitement is. While seeing the completed work is very satisfying, it sometimes seems almost anticlimactic.
My work can probably be described in three words- curiosity, humor and tranquility. Curiosity is evident in the close-up photograph that shows the mundane in a different way. Humor is apparent in the nonsensical portrayal of a familiar object. Tranquility is felt in a landscape view of sunrise spotlighting a colorful vineyard.
See more of his work on his webpage.
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”Sequoia Spring”
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Margy Gates
Buenaventura Gallery
"Water/Color"
March 7 - April 1, 2006
Reception: Sat., March 11, 2006, 4 - 7 pm
A retrospective exhibit of Margy Gates watercolor paintings.
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Ron Zolkover
Harbor Village Gallery
"Coastal Impressions"
March 16 - April 17, 2006
Reception: Fri, March 17, 2006, 5 - 8 pm
Ron’s oils primarily depict local coastal landscapes and architecture. His style has been maturing over the past few years- “Each painting is a learning experience and the process evolves in quantum leaps.”
See more of his work on his webpage.
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"Jimmy's Vineyard"
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Timberly Dunn
Buenaventura Gallery
"The Divided Heart"
Watercolor Paintings of California and Hawaii
April 4 - April 29 2006
Reception: Sat., April 8, 4 - 7 pm
Included in this body of work are plein-aire and studio watercolor paintings. The paintings were painted in two locations, Kauai and California.
I am fascinated by history of the area in which I live and our changing landscapes in California. I am intrigued by Hawaii and its unbelievable natural splendor.
These works are all watercolor and are framed by Titus-Paul Gallery of Ventura.
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Norman Kirk
Harbor Village Gallery
Norm Kirk Paints Ventura...the County in Watercolors
Apr 20 - May 21, 2006
Reception: Fri, Apr 21, 2006, 5 - 8 pm
Norman Kirk's much-loved watercolor paintings are highly prized by collectors. His work is in galleries all across the U.S.
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Layers XIII
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Sol Mesz
Buenaventura Gallery
"Contmporary, Unique and Responsible"
An uncommon glass exhibition
May 2 - May 27, 2006
Reception: Sat., May 13, 4 - 7 pm
Contemporary style, Unique techniques and Responsible processes and choice of materials define this unusual exhibition, showcasing the work of glass artist Sol Mesz.
Rare textures, eclectic bubbles and an uncommon palette define her work. They come from hand made colors for glass that she makes using ancient techniques that are rare to find among glass artists today.
Using hand made colors in lieu of commercially colored glass not only imprints her work with unique characteristics, but it also influences her choice of materials. Because she only needs transparent glass, each piece is born out of reprocessed windows and windshields, which are transformed into Contemporary, Unique and environmentally Responsible works of art.
Contemporary Unique & Responsible is the first glass exhibition hosted by the Buenaventura Arts Association
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Sally Miller, Carol Simson and Margaret Carey
Harbor Village Gallery
"Wall of Color"
May 25 - June 18, 2006
Reception: Friday.,May 26, 5 - 8 pm
Three artists that each have their own unique style in watercolor painting give us a "Wall of Color"
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Airom Bleicher
Buenaventura Gallery
"A Strange Time for Summer"
May 30 - June 24, 2006
Reception: Sat., June 3, 4 - 7 pm
Take a break from the grays of June and treat yourself to the multilayered exotic colors of the human psyche. Drawing on his internal reactions to alternating events in his environment, Australian-educated local artist Airom Bleicher presents his latest works of playful and surrealistic expressionism.
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Fruits of Labour , Oil 48 x 30
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John Sidman
Buenaventura Gallery
"The Aquarium Gallery"
June 27 - July 22, 2006
Reception: Sat., July 1, 4 - 7 pm
Some people are painters, some people just paint. For me, the difference lies in the heart of the artist. Is he or she true to their influences? Are they engaging in, and contributing to the ongoing dialogue that is contemporary Art? Or do they produce work by a formula and paint boring subjects? Is their style as two-dimensional as a canvas? As a painter, I struggle for originality and I hope that I am honest and interesting. I love the sea. My work is abstract and involved closely with the nature and act of painting, yet it also has the familiar motif of aquatic sea life. I want the work to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. Each painting is like an aquarium itself. Four-sided and full of color and movement, the paintings are kaleidoscopes of imagery ever changing and never boring. I hope experienced artists and collectors who will appreciate my research into paint, drip, gesture, and color. Like Picasso, I feel a painting is alive. I work organically, allowing the canvas to develop without preconception of imagery. It will appear as the painting grows. I think that familiar images allow people unused to abstract art to get "into" the piece, while allowing me a greater range of expression. I hope the rest of you just enjoy the fish.
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Len Poteshman
Harbor Village Gallery
"Mini-Retro"
July 19, 2006 - August 13, 2006
Reception: Friday., July 21, 5-8 pm
Calling on a lifetime of experience, training and inspiration, Len Poteshman combines media to reveal the subjects portrayed in this mini-retrospective of his career. Layered and textural paintings, incorporating colored epoxy, drawing and collage, exemplify his spontaneous approach to his work. About his technique, he says: “I often work without preconceived ideas. Not all of my scribbles are successful, but frequently ‘controlled accidents’ turn into my better works.”
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Marlon Van Cott and Donna Barna
Buenaventura Gallery
"On the Roof and Out of the Box"
July 25 - August 19, 2006
Reception: Sat., July 29, 4 - 7 pm
Van Cott's plein-air images in watercolor/ink and acrylic viewed from the top of the new Ventura College library.
Barna rethink the limits of a box. What comes out of it can feature any number of surprises. Imagine that a box is a cover for an artist book. Any number of subjects are possible. Any kind of mixed media can be used. Each box has its own intimate setting; each was created to be held in your hands. This is a hands-on textural experience - not something remote and distant on the wall. It truly is "out of the box."
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Anne K. Graca
Buenaventura Gallery
"Natural Intimacies"
painterly acrylics and oils by Anne K. Graca
August 22 - September 16, 2006
Reception: Sat., August 26, 4 - 7 pm
Inspired close-up scenes of nature invite the viewer into the intimate natural world. The senses are awakened by the vividness of color, calling up memories of the scent of moist earth and fragrant wildflowers, the sounds of a running brook and windblown grasses, the touch of a cool breeze rippling the water’s surface.
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Steve Cook
Buenaventura Gallery
"Town and Country: Urban and Rural Environment"
September 19 - October 14, 2006
Reception: Sat., September 30, 4 - 7 pm
For the show I will have a series of oil landscape scenes from travels around the United States made between October, 2004 and July, 2005. Urban scenes of classic old architectural structures contrasting with rural scenes of old vehicles gone out to pasture. Scenes from New Orleans and the wine country of California are the central focus of the show. Also part of this show will be local environments which combine both the Urban and Rural flavors of Ventura. All of the works are oil on canvas or board, painted in my “painterly photo-realist” style.
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The Getaway Car , Oil on Canvas , 24 x 30
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Patti Post
Harbor Village Gallery
"Personal Reflections"
September 27 - October 22, 2006
Reception: Fri., September 29, 5 - 8 pm
I am interested in the human condition.
Many of my paintings are narrative in nature, inviting the viewer into an interaction where innocence and vulnerability are set against fears that feed on doubt and hunger after innocence.
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David Heyman
Buenaventura Gallery
"From the Wild"
October 17 - November 11, 2006
Reception: Sat., Oct. 21, 4 - 7 pm
A collection of creatures, this show is devoted to wild animals, both close to home and far away. From a lizard resting on my front step, to a pelican wading in the harbor, I am captivated by the inhabitants of nature all around us. My realistic oils and watercolors show the diversity, and unique personalities of many wildlife who roam the Earth.
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Dorothea Heger
Buenaventura Gallery
"Unspoken Worlds"
November 14 - December 9, 2006
Reception: Sat., November 18, 4 - 7 pm
I communicate in a language without words. My paintings are reflections of my soul, searching for truth in life. My desire is to engage the viewer in a quest for understanding, exploring the deeper rhythms of being.
See more of her work on her webpage.
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"Breakthrough"
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"Country Slide Chicken"
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Tesi Sanchez-Halpert
Buenaventura Gallery
"Laughter IS the Best Medicine"
December 12 - Jan 13, 2007
Reception: Sat., December 16, 4 - 7 pm
Tesi Sanchez-Halpert takes rusted metal and uniquely recycles it as she welds the steel seemingly bringing it to life in creative and whimsical home and garden sculptures. All the sculptures are made from found steel therefore there are no 2 sculptures exactly the same. Tesi says. “After my stroke, I could only see double. But once I was able to regain normal sight, I’ve become more conscious of detail and appreciate more what I see. I feel this has made my art more delightful. Now more than ever, I try to create feel good art to spread the joy I feel for life itself. My Mother’s favorite motto rings more true than ever: Live well, laugh often & love much. I try to spread the joy I feel by making you smile”
See more of her work on her webpage.
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Gallery receptions are free to the public. Call (805) 648-1235 for more information.
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