The surreal trajectory of a local artist
P.S., a client of mine who likes to find orphaned paintings at thrift stores, purchased three oils on board locally, and puzzled over the signature, “Bruce Birkland.” No gallery sale …
A Valuable Woodblock
J.W. invited me to her beautiful Riviera Craftsman bungalow with an ocean view to show me a block of flat carved wood, a printing block for a relief fine art …
“Nam June Paik: TV Clock”
Discussion with Charles Wylie, Curator of Photography and New Media at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, about the “Nam June Paik: TV Clock” exhibition.
“Bakersfield Mist”
Interview with “Bakersfield Mist” Director Susan Kelejian and Producer Aaliyah Mora-Khanl The play runs through May 27 at the Ojai Art Center Theater.
The Sad State of Antiques Containing Ivory
P.C. from the 805 area asked me to appraiser her early 20th century ivory chess set for a few months now, and I put it off, P.C., because, well, the …
A pair of searchers
F.M. has two mixed media, diluted oil paintings, slightly surreal in nature, with themes related to the eternal feminine: fruit above a portrait of a female in one; birds and …
Santa Barbara Museum of Art & Carpinteria Arts Center
From the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Susan Tai, the Elizabeth Atkins Curator of Asian Art, speaks about the upcoming Japanese woodblock show. Then Ted Rhodes and Kristina Calkins from …
Dr Elizabeth Stewart Speaks with The Cosmopolitan Club Of Santa Barbara
Dr Elizabeth Stewart Speaks with The Cosmopolitan Club Of Santa Barbara about how to downsize and declutter your home. Includes the top ten items your kids and the market don’t …
Macbeth
Director Michael Addison and Artistic Director Richard Camp discuss Macbeth which opens March 16 at the Ojai Art Center Theater.
Discovery of a 400-year-old painting — I think
M.K. has a Madonna and child painting, 25 inches by 33 inches, picked up at an estate sale in Santa Barbara 30 years ago. We see the luminous faces of …