July 5 Reception

It was a lovely, cool July evening for the Laguna Beach Art Walk last night. As usual, the streets were crowded with tourists and locals checking out the art on historic Gallery Row. Visitors to Sandstone Gallery enjoyed the traditional punch and gourmet cookies while viewing my exhibition, "Inspired by Nature".

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It was a wonderful evening. If you are in the neighborhood, stop by Sandstone Gallery at 384 N Coast Hwy. I'd love to see you this summer!

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July in Laguna Beach

Just in case you missed it...email blast for my featured exhibition. 

Step into my world of imagined landscapes based on 

a context of layers seemingly created by erosion, 

sedimentation or layering of the effects of time.

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All Media Opening Reception

The CAP Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Wells Fargo Bank is an inventive way to bring together commerce and fine art. While viewing these artworks, you get a sense of the noise and activity from the bank below. Though it is not intrusive, the open center space allows the interaction of these two worlds. Designed in the round and bordered by brass railings, the space is vaguely reminiscent of the Guggenheim in NYC. 

That's my painting, "Edge of a Dream", to the right of the man in the blue shirt.

Beautiful marble stairway with brass railings throughout.

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All Media Art Show - Laguna

Visit the CAP Gallery in downtown Laguna Beach on the 2nd floor of the Wells Fargo Bank Bldg. Just a few steps from Main Beach and favorite local restaurants, you'll find a collection of outstanding artwork in varied media by OC artists. Free bank-only parking in the back between Ocean and Broadway.

That's my painting on the postcard. 

Here it is a bit larger for more careful viewing. 

"Edge of a Dream"  30x40  acrylic on canvas

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Companion painting finished!

My art is not what I see but everything 

I have seen and can imagine.

The companion painting to my last posted work is now finished and approved by my client. Appaloosa and Following the Shaman will hang over her living room fireplace. She has since told me, when she was a young child, her father would take her on their Appaloosa horse to feed the animals in the fields of the family farm. I thought you might enjoy seeing how the paintings look together.

I so enjoyed using these colors...the cool mossy greens and grays balanced with the warmth of the siennas and ochres. I'm not ready to leave this palette so I think I will paint my next abstracts using these colors for inspiration.

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Commission painting completed...

Occasionally, a potential collector will come along who falls in love with my work. For some reason, the size or color is not just right, or, the subject is not exactly her favorite she has seen in the past. This has been the case with a woman in south Orange County I met a couple of years ago at Art Walks in Laguna Beach. We have visited casually several times. Honestly, I felt I knew just what she wanted over her living room fireplace. So, I painted "Following the Shaman", just for her. And, I was correct...she loves it! And, in addition, I am working on a companion piece to hang alongside. I hope you enjoy seeing this painting.

Following the Shaman                                                                                         acrylic on canvas

Sometimes people ask me...what is your inspiration for so many paintings with a Native American theme? Well, ever since I left Ohio and moved west, I have had an irresistible attraction to the past and present of the American Southwest. While painting "Following the Shaman", I was reading The Mind in the Cave by David Lewis-Williams. Although the book discusses at length, the intelligence of Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon man and the limitations and benefits of their neurological makeup, it also talks extensively of Shamanic behavior recorded on ancient rock wall paintings. I believe the figures, shapes and colors in this painting capture the mysterious, spiritual world of the shaman as he interacts with the people he serves.

"My art is not about what I see but 

everything I have seen or can imagine."

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Shaman                                       acrylic on paper

Final Week For Show at Sandstone

April 2 is the last day to see my exhibition at Sandstone Gallery in Laguna Beach. I'll be at the gallery on Saturday, Mar 31. Please stop by anytime from 12-5. I'd love to see you and catch up on news and events. The gallery is open every day except Tuesday and by appointment, at any time.  Lynn

These three paintings are spotlighted in the show.

"Community"   Mixed Media on Paper   28x25 framed

"Parallel World"   Mixed Media on Paper   28x25 framed

"Time"   Mixed Media on Paper   28x25 framed

"My art is not about what I see but 

everything I have seen and can imagine."

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