On Location in Malibu 2015

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...spent a glorious time viewing the recent paintings of this area by some of the artists in The California Arts Club.  The exhibition is the sixth in a series by members who follow in the tradition of California plein air painters.   These paintings are for sale.

Lynn Gertenbach's GRAND VIEW, MALIBU PARK, oil on linen, $6,000.

Michael Situ's MALIBU CLIFF, o/c $4,500.

Kathuicia Dias, MALIBU, o/c, $10,000.

Alexy Steele, DAYBREAK, 2015 oil on canvas, 30 x 60 inches 

Calvin Liang, A VIEW FROM MALIBU, o/c, $2,400.  

Junn Rocas's SPRING BLOSSOMS, MALIBU, o/c $20,000.

Calvin Liang, CLIFF VIEW, 2015 o/c, 12 x 24 inches 

Virginia Johnstone's MALIBU LAGOON EVENING, oil on panel, $1,600.

Jeremy Lipking's MALIBU SHORE, oil on linen panel, $3,900.  

Michael Obermeyer's MALIBU MOONRISE, o/c, $2,500.

Victor Riesau, CALIFORNIA BREAKERS, o/c, $7,000.

Frank Serrano, CALIFORNIA DREAMIN, o/linen, $8,500.  

Linda DuPas, SUNSET SERENADE, o/c, $2,500.  

Lynn Gertenbach's SILVER MORNING, o/linen, $6,800.  

Liliana Simanton's MALIBU IN BLUE, EARLY SPRING, o/c, $3,200

Frank Serrano's TOPANGA LIGHT, o/linen, $3,200.  

It Warms My Heart

Having spent a major part of my life and resources trying to create interest in what artists do, it warms my heart to see so many families spilling over the grounds of a museum.  www.thegettymuseum.edu

Artists Being Inspired

The practice of copying masterpieces has been a time honored way to learn. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Center

A Hunk of Wood, A Block of Marble

It never ceases to amaze what an artist can do with a few tools and a hunk of wood and a block of marble.  I just saw these amazing sculptures, one of wood and the other of marble, at The Getty Center.  www.getty.edu/museum

 Saint Gines de La Jara, by La Roldana, Spanish, circa 1692, polychromed wood with glass eyes.  

Bust of Maria Cerre Capranica, attributed to Allesandro Algari, Italian, 1640, marble 

Independence Day at Paradise Cove

Celebrating the 4th of July at Paradise Cove in Malibu is a combination of homeliness and elegance.  Many thanks to dear friends who included us in their creative neighborhood.  Live music was blasting as the golf carts with home-made decorations paraded by the dancers, food trucks provided huge burgers and fries while another offered ice cream specialties, and, finally, fireworks were reflected in the Pacific Ocean as we gathered around a fire ring.  It really felt patriotic as it benefited The Raincatcher Project - theraincatcherproject.  

Revisiting Some Favorites at the Getty

Re-visiting some favorites at The Getty Center, www.getty.edu/museum, was made even sweeter when being with my dear family. 

 IRISES 1889 by Vincent van Gogh oil on canvas

 THE PORTAL OF ROUEN CATHEDRAL IN MORNING LIGHT 1994 by Claude Monet oil on canvas 

 WHEATSTACKS, SNOW EFFECT, MORNING 1891 by Claude Monet, oil on canvas 

 an art lover enjoying STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS AND FRUIT 1869 by Claude Monet, oil on canvas 

YOUNG LADIES ADMIRING JAPANESE OBJECTS 1869 by James Tissot, oil on canvas