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ArtPadSF at the Phoenix Hotel, May 19 - 22.
Art in America

michael rosenthal Gallery
Getting Inked by Chris Eckert's temporary-tattoo sculpture,
Auto Ink.





Water Performance at the Pool!



Ironstone Vinyards Spring Show 2015

Iris
30" x 40"
Oil on Canvas

Douglas Creek,2015
30 "x 40"
Acrylic on Canvas



Opening Night!

New Painting Start, Blue Iris



Blue Iris, 40" x 30". Oil on canvas.
I really just wanted to start another flower!
And I really love painting outdoors!

SAN FRANCISCO FINE ART FAIR EVENT!

By car, BART, and the #30 bus, and by foot, we arrived at Fort Mason Hostel, and the San Francisco Fine Art Fair.


San Francisco Art Fair down the hill from the hostel.



I highly recommend the Hostel at Fort Mason. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

Fort Mason! View of the city skyline, Alcaltraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge, the Community Gardens of Fort Mason, and next to the pier where the Art Fair was held.


Alcaltraz Island from  Fort Mason.



We met the most interesting people, "hello to Roy from Norway; Naomi from Austraila;  David, China Town Shop owner and scholar; Harlan, artist from Middletown, Ca.; and Stefano from the Venice Biennale (La Biennale de Venezia!)"



Kayleigh spotted the art of Koen Vanmechelen, four painting from his Cosmopolitan Chichen Project. http://www.connercontemporary.com/exhibitions/koen-vanmechelen-cosmopolitan-chicken-project-dc/ at the Venice Biennale booth.



We went to the Tin How Temple at Waverly Place, and Chinatown's (CHSA) Museum, and we were in the city less than 48 hours!



My gallery favorites:

Michael Rosenthal http://www.rosenthalgallery.com/

Venice Biennale http://www.labiennale.org/en/Home.html

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. http://www.sjica.org/

Gallery Bergelli , Larkspur, Ca (Marin) http://www.gallerybergelli.com/

Julie Nestor Gallery,Park City Utah http://www.julienestergallery.com/

Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NYC http://www.sunaramtagore.com/

Eleanor Harwood Gallery, SF http://www.eleanorharwood.com/

MA (i) SONRY, Napa Valley http://www.maisonry.com/

Gallery 16 and Urban Digital Color, SF http://www.gallery16.com/

Lost Canyon Falls


Another Public Land Project:

Begining a new painting, 4' x 5', oil on canvas, "Lost Canyon Falls". Located in Stanislaus National Forest, California, across the river from our cabin on the Stanislaus River.

WATER, FLOWERS, AND INNER LIGHT!


















WATER, FLOWERS, AND INNER LIGHT!

Artists D.A. Hartley And Christian Gilbert Explore The Essence Of Light Within Self And Nature.


For WATER, FLOWERS, AND INNER LIGHT!, the artists create a visually tactile experience for the viewer. This collaborative nature series, explores the radiant light of flowers, water, and the inner light of the spirit, as exemplified by their Buddha series.

WATER, FLOWERS, AND INNER LIGHT
Artists Denise Hartley and Christian Gilbert
April 2, 2010 – May 1, 2010
Time: Reception, 6 – 9 PM, April 2, 2010
Ja Nene, 950 Chorro Street, San Luis Obispo, CA
ART AFTER DARK, http://www.sloartscouncil.org/


    The artists have captured the essence of light found within our inner and outer nature. Upon entering, the viewer will experience the sights and sounds of water in motion, with the combination of video, and the intricate, photorealism waterscapes, by California and Hawaii artist, Denise Hartley. Her current works include video, oil on canvas, and mixed media on canvas or wood. Her paintings are created from real physical spaces that exist in nature.

She transforms elements from her surroundings, images created from a variety of graphic/photographic/video media, to recreate the reality of time/place. Experiencing the sounds of life in the crash of waves, the roar of a white water river, and the sounds of a brook working its way downward in the cycle of movement back to the ocean, the experience of water is always changing. These intricate waterscapes mirror the existing environment, transitory in nature.  Her floral paintings reflect her interest in the healing aspect of nature.

The bright colors of her representational florals reflect the joy of the constant barrage of colors from her Hawaiian home. With a degree in Philosophy, studying Eastern and Asian Religion; Buddhist, Taoist and Hindu art are intertwined in her spiritually emphatic works. D.A. Hartley has a MA in Fine Art, New Media.

Photographer Christian Gilbert’s series of glowing photographs, are experimental nightscapes, portraiture, landscapes and flowers including the use of time-lapse photography. He is an emerging artist, working in photography and video. His photographs are noted for their exploratory use of natural and artificial light.

He does not digitally alter his work, but creates the effects by controlling the light of each scene. His interest is in capturing subtle light in nature. Also, by adding light to change the environment to reveal what is normally unseen, creating otherworldly, and mystical works. Christian Gilbert attended the Academy of Art, San Francisco.
You are invited to participate in this insightful and innovative format, in the reflection upon nature.

Event: Art After Dark San Luis Obispo
Event Location: Ja Nene Natural Body Products
950 Chorro Street (across from the Old Mission)
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
Contact: Janene Lasswell, (808) 546-0900
janene@anointyourself.com
http://anointyourself.com/                                               For Immediate Release

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