Artists Celebrating Together at Christmastime

A party of fellow performers and dancers at the home of an artist.

Another Holiday Party

Being part of a select group of some of the most talented and accomplished women in Malibu is a privilege.  It has been organized for more than 40 years, making the Malibu Woman's Club the oldest club.  Always looking forward to raising funds to benefit student scholarships, the Christmas event benefits pediatric patients at a local hospital.  Our giving members traditionally host the luncheon in a private residence.

Christmastime at The Malibu Colony Company

Seeing these trees at Christmastime is a special holiday treat. 
www.malibucolonyco.

It's Time To Think About Getting All Gussied Up

ralph lauren malibu country mart

Frank Gehry Exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Pritzer-Prize-winning architect, Frank Gehry, is based in Los Angeles.  A revolutionary architect, he has embraced new technologies, methods and approaches to materials.  The exhibition includes models, sketches and photo murals and continues through March 20, 2016. www.lacma.org/

Walt Disney Concert Hall, project model, 1989 - 2003, Los Angeles, California 

Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2008 - 14, Paris, France

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, final design development model, 1991 - 97, Bilbao, Spain 

Chiat/Day Building, final model, 1985 - 91, Venice, California

Gehry Residence, model, 1977 - 78, 1991 - 94,  Santa Monica, California 

Gehry Buildings Currently Being Designed or Constructed

8150 Sunset, model, 2015 - present, West Hollywood, California  

Jazz Bakery, exterior model, 2011 - present 

Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance, model, 2000 - 2003, unbuilt, Jerusalem, Israel 

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Renovation, Cross Section, 2006 - present, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sketches of Frank Gehry

We were so hungry to know more about the architect and his work that we stopped to watch the film and took an offered docent tour.  The film was, "Sketches of Frank Gehry, 2006,"   a Sony Classic Film that was directed by Sidney Pollack.  

Gehry Partners: In the Studio Now

The most immediate part of the exhibition shows a mammoth photo mural and models depicting the diversity of Gehry's projects.  It is very like a modern-day renaissance studio with all that implies.  

Back to Basics Exhibition at the Weisman Musem

The works of art exhibited in the "Back to Basics" exhibition came from the collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.  The 46 large-scale works explores the range of geometric abstraction from 1960 Colorfield painting, Hard-Edge and Minimalism to the present.  The artist's goal was to reach something vital and fundamental in the human experience in the most basic way.  

The exhibition continues Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm, through December 6.  The museum is closed on Mondays, and November 26 & 27 for Thanksgiving.  

Victor Vasarely, TRIDIUM, 1960, painted wood

Frank Stella, SIMJERLI VARIATIONS SQUARED WITH COLORED GROUNDS, 1981, offset lithograph and screenprint, six prints 

Ellsworth Kelly, painted wood sculptures, 1982, painted aluminum

Josep Albers, HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE UPON ARRIVAL, 1958, oil on board 

Frank Stella, BONIN NIGHT HERON, 1979, hand-painted screenprint on paper 

Gallery goers enjoying the art.  This one is by Anish Kapoor; entitled BLOOD MIRROR III, made in 2000, of stainless steel and lacquer.  

Vasa at the Weisman Museum

Personifying the essence of the Light and Space Movement in California, Vasa's sculpture commanded the upstairs gallery.  The exhibit, at the Weisman Museum in Malibu, continues through December 6.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_Mihich

A Divine Duck Pate

The chef came to our table personally reassuring us that the duck pate was home made.  We shouldn't have shared it with others in our party.  After that, they were stabbing us with their forks to get more.  http://omgojai.com/

Valerie Freeman, Equine Sculptures and Paintings

An equine sculpture and painter couldn't have a more idyllic setting.  We were greeted by the artist in the barn/studio.  Being shaded by the live oak trees, we were serenaded by the braying of the goat, and seduced the antique bed; reminding us of the iconic one in Van Gogh's painting. 

Every artist represented on the Ojai Studio Artist Tour has been juried in only after demonstrating the highest standards of professional excellence and achievement.  

http://ojaistudioartists.org/ 

Ted Gall, Sculptor

One of the highlights of the celebration of art and creativity had to be visiting the remarkable studio and grounds of the sculptor, Ted Gall.  This year, the Ojai Studio Tour was held on October 10, 11 and 12.