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Art Affairs
By Daniella Walsh | June 26, 2012 2:39 PM
With art for every conceivable taste on display, cornucopias of musical and entertainment genres, and well-priced venues to meet and greet friends, the Festival of Arts, Sawdust Art Festival and Art-A-Fair have become the most popular summer destinations in Laguna Beach (save for the beach, of course). ...
The Power of Art
By Daniella Walsh | March 16, 2012 9:59 AM
Thoughts become words, words become actions, and actions become seeds that grow communities. These are concepts to live by for painter, muralist, glass mosaic artist and teacher Mia Tavonatti, who has launched The Power of Words Project in Laguna Beach, in a mission to uplift communities through art.
Ocean Park at OCMA
By Daniella Walsh | February 02, 2012 2:37 PM
This is an important window into the history of art—a world-class exhibition. Many have been inspired to create great things following a move to Southern California, but few have reacted to the change of scenery with a creative output as compelling and confounding as Richard Diebenkorn’s Ocean Park paintings.
Beyond Plein Air
By Daniella Walsh | January 03, 2012 3:59 PM
Laguna Beach, with its approximately 70 art galleries and countless artists living in its environs, continues to nurture its heritage as an art colony. Although plein air painting and California Impressionism still holds sway, high-quality contemporary art has brought diversity, quality and a refreshing unpredictability to an art scene that’s no longer dismissible as beach town cliché.
Western Impressions
By Daniella Walsh | December 27, 2011 5:12 PM
They can be seen in most California beach towns: artists, with easels and brushes at the ready, capturing the scenic beauty of coves, canyons and the coastline. These modern-day plein air painters are supported by societies and competitions, and their work is ubiquitous in galleries and annual art shows.
Artist Profile: Sandow Birk
By OCinSite At-Large | August 08, 2011 9:46 AM
Sandow Birk made his name as international artist via early shows in OC. Now, his War of the Californias invades the Pageant of the Masters.
Art of Invention
By OCinSite At-Large | July 28, 2011 12:21 PM
Andrew Myers is a jack-of-all-trades in the art world. Like a handyman who can fix anything, Andrew is skilled in bronze sculpture, bronze relief, drawing and painting. As the inventor of portraits made using drywall screws, he naturally wields a mean drill, too.
Artist Profile: Jason Maloney
By OCinSite At-Large | June 28, 2011 10:19 AM
Newport Beach-based artist Jason Maloney is one of OC’s most interesting and innovative creative forces. ...
Artist Profile: Will Silverman
By OCinSite At-Large | June 20, 2011 10:53 AM
You can see Will Silverman's furniture designs and the fruits of his mad woodworking skills at the Sawdust Festival this summer, but it's here that he shares with OCinSite a bit of his backstory and inspiration.
Keeping Art Timeless
By OCinSite At-Large | May 27, 2011 12:55 PM
Laguna Beach Magazine recently caught up with two gallery owners/directors to ask them how to best care for a painting, sculpture or work of mixed media.
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