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 …
“Group f/64: Legacy & Influence”
In depth look at the “Group f/64: Legacy & Influence” exhibit at East/West Gallery April 5-May 31. Guests: Henri Bristol, son of photographer Horace Bristol; Meg Partridge, granddaughter of Imogen Cunningham …
The Best of Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts from One of the Greats
D & P from Solvang writes me that a family member was a 1970’s Central Coast antiques dealer: she found this lamp in Santa Barbara. D & P suspect it …
Flag a symbol of spirit, but not the kind you might think
E.S.J. has collected a 20th century Haitian Vodou flag, measuring 28 inches square. The center of this dazzling object is a pink heart interspersed with blue/green leaves; the completely graphic …
“A Conversation about Creativity and Viscosity Printmaking”
Interview with Dr. R. Antony Askew and Rosemarie Gebhart about “A Conversation about Creativity and Viscosity Printmaking” panel at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara Gallery on Sunday, May 6. …
Etching with Two Artist’s Names
P.J. sends me a little etching of a river with windmills, signed in one corner Leon Gaucherel (1816-86) and in the other Claude Mannet, a little known painter (not the …