Take a Walk on the Cultured Side
Artwalk galleries will feature art works such as Demossa Gallery's "Pink Dress on Sofa" during the Dec. 4 event. Those strolling downtown Thursday Dec. 4 during ArtWalk will have plenty of stops to choose from and galleries to explore.
Laguna Art Museum's library is selling art books and exhibition catalogs to the public during First Thursday's Art Walk, Dec. 4.
The books offered are not part of the library's collection but are either duplicate copies, gift books not in the museum's focus, or new books acquired from a book and catalog exchange program with other museums.
The library's sale of collectible, gently used books often feature hard-to-acquire, out of print exhibition catalogs. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to expand your library at half the price of the books' original cost or less. Please come early for the best selection.
Proceeds go to support the museum's library.
Whitney Gallery will present emerging artist Orion Fisher with a reception from 6 - 9 p.m. Just 21 years old, Fisher's talent has already gained recognition in juried exhibitions, from private collectors, and in American Artist magazine.
Whitney Gallery is located at 350 N. Coast Highway and is open daily 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call (949) 497-4322, e-mail whitneygallery@msn. com, or visit www.marcwhitney. com.
Laguna Beach resident JoAnne Artman is celebrating the opening of her new eponymous gallery during ArtWalk on Dec. 4 from 6 -9 p.m.
The current show features the works of Patrick Maisano, Louis Longi, Laura Ross-Paul, David Limrite, Bill Agee, James Strombotne, Patti Didiomete, Pat Sparkuhl, Gregg Stone, Daggi Wallace, and Bardene Allen.
All award-winning artists, their media range from photographs and pastels to watercolors, acrylics, and sculpture.
JoAnneArtman Gallery is located at 326 N. Coast Highway. For additional information, call (949) 510-5481 or visit www.spaceonspurgeon. com
Painter and poet Mahvash Mossaed will be showing at Demossa Gallery, portraying her emergence from the crucible of womanhood with a blend of artwork (acrylic on canvas) through Jan 3. She will be in attendance at an artist reception Dec. 4 from 6 - 9 p.m. Refreshments and wine will be served.
Other Artwalk exhibitions include work by art students mentored by local gallery owners, such as Joey Leonard's water tower at Studio 7, and "Sunlight" by Phil Kim at Marion Meyer. Demossa Gallery is located at 1294 S. Coast Highway and is open Wednesday-Sunday 12 - 5 p.m. (additional hours by appointment). RSVP to mahvash@cox.net.
Meet the Hong Kong artist William Beaver at his exhibition, "Sensescape Paintings," opening Dec. 4 through Jan. 30 at Marion Meyer Contemporary Art, 354 N. Coast Highway.
In Sensescapes, color and texture are used to express the heat of the day or the coolness of the night. Form is employed to illustrate passion with a blending of colors to express the intensity of the event. Vertical striations of color of varying widths are employed to express the mood and to separate the episodes of the experience. Texture, Impasto and mixed medium are also employed to emphasize the strength of the emotion and the complexity of the sensations.
Painting and sculpture by Howard Hitchcock will be featured at Sandstone Gallery Dec. 3-29, along with "Allegory, Parable, and Myth" by Kathleen Addams Mattrange, and "Celebration" by Reza Sepahdari. Also exhibiting are Marge Chapman, Carol Kreider, Anne Moore, Marjorie Sanders, and Lynn Welker. Meet the artists Dec. 4, from 6 - 9 p.m.
The gallery is located at 384A N. Coast Highway and is open daily 12 - 5 p.m. and Tuesdays by appointment. For more information, contact Sandstone Gallery at (949) 497-6775 or visit www.sandstonegallery.com.
Studio 7 Gallery, located at 384B N. Coast Hwy, will host the opening reception of the plein air paintings of Laguna College Art and Design graduate, Joey Leonard, at the Dec. 4 ArtWalk from 6 - 9 p.m. His work will remain on display through Dec. 1. The reception is part of the annual December LCAD mentoring program show at participating Laguna art galleries.
Leonard's work will be for sale; it will receive half the proceeds, while the remainder will benefit the LCAD scholarship fund.
Other galleries serving as mentor include: La Bottega Dell Acquaforte, Redfern, Bluebird, DeRu's Fine Arts, Esther Wells Collection, Pure Laguna Beach, Mandarin Fine Art, Dawson Cole Fine Art, Marion Meyer, Cove, Studio Arts, Gallery McCollum, Vintage Poster and Whelan Galleries.
