Judy Klement’s exhibit, “California Places and Faces” will be at the Buenaventura Gallery from April 29 to May 24, 2008 with an opening reception on Sat, May 3 from 4 – 7 pm.  In addition, a champagne artist preview will be held during First Fridays Ventura Gallery Crawl on Friday, May 2 from 5 – 8 pm.

Klement’s joyful renderings of “California Places and Faces” are pastel, watercolor and oil paint styled in the realistic -impressionistic style. Among the works are local vistas of sail boats, the Mission, the Topa Topas, the Pacific and sunsets. Traveling beyond Ventura, Klement also captures images of Moonstone Beach, some Morro Bay scenes, Yosemite and the High Sierras.  There are also numerous portraits portraying a comfortable element of approachability: meet “Dream Catcher” or ladies of Ventura and California desert travelers.  Klement explains how capturing these people and places “…go beyond the visual to an essence of being, of place, to share a moment in time preserved as art.”

Klement was born on the East Coast, but loves the beauty found in California’s scenery.  Her home and studio/gallery are in Santa Paula.  She teaches with the Ventura Adult Continuing Education (VACE) art program.  An award winning artist, Klement’s portraits, custom art and murals are found in fine homes and establishments around the USA and abroad.  Klement is a past President to Ventura County Pastel Artist and is active with Santa Paula Society of the Arts.  She has shown at Buenaventura Gallery, Gardens of the World, the Museum of Ventura County, and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.