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CHRIS GWALTNEY Art Collector• Objects of Desire • Painter Fred Hope

Laguna Inkspot• MARLO BARTELS: Tile Making• Sentimental Journey

Unseen World Chinatowns• Spring Calendar of Events• ART Resource Guide

Kathy Jones’ Timeless Women

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42 Art in the Canyon

There’s funkiness to be found along Laguna’s bucolic main route

The meandering Laguna Canyon Road serves as a pal-

ette for a diverse array of specialty shops, art festivals,

studios, an art college and one classic car dealer. Also

tucked along both sides of this Laguna Beach artery

are numerous public works of art, most created by

local artists. Some of these pieces stand out from the

surrounding bucolic scenery while others are small and

subtle, requiring closer scrutiny to find and enjoy.

48 Kathy Jones

Timeless WomenThere’s something incredibly compelling about the

heroines of 19th century literature – women who were

situated high within the class structure and yet, like

their poorer counterparts, were denied the power of de-

termining their own futures (albeit with better dresses

and cuisine, and fewer rats and typhoid).

56 Art Collector: Chris Gwaltney

Artistic Process: the jolt is in the details

Chris Gwaltney is happy, even enthused, to take you on

a journey through philosophy, music, surfing and, most

certainly, art. And it’s a trip well-worth taking.

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SPRING 2014DEPARTMENTS

16 Objects of Desire

A Spring Garden Party

18 Highlights

The Art of the Heist

20 Looking Back

Hollywood takes a Sentimental Journey to Laguna Beach

24 Tattoos:

Old School and New ArtAlthough some might find it difficult to regard tattooing

as a serious art, at the Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, proprietor

Renee Bangerter and at least five tattoo artists and an apprentice

create what can certainly be considered works of art made to last a

lifetime. As the gallery name implies, they are a gallery, as

well, spotlighting small works, drawings, paintings and

sculptures by Bangerter, her staff and guest artists.

28 Marlo Bartels

Bringing to life early California tile makingCeramic sculptor Marlo Bartels has been a fixture in the Laguna

Beach and Southern California art worlds since the early 1970s. His

installations of mosaic and ceramic walls, murals, sculptures, tables

and seating, in this city alone, include those at Main Beach, the

Festival of Arts and Sawdust Festival, two public schools, the Laguna

Art Museum and the Laguna Beach Library.

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32 Fred HopeThe Long Road of HopeA worldly artist finds his place in Laguna BeachHope does not depict the landscape,

but rather interprets what he sees, and therein, lies the magic.

36 Unseen World:The Bowers offers a glimpse into rarely seen ChinatownsBowers Museum presents an exotic peek into America’s past with

“The Lure of Chinatown” on display April 12-August 31, 2014,

and featuring 40 oil and watercolor paintings on loan from private

collectors and historical societies that depict detailed scenes from Los

Angeles and San Francisco’s Chinatown at the turn of the century.

66 Calendar of EventsMarch-May 2014

74 Art ResourcesGalleries, Museum, Studios

80 ZiggyMatthew “Ziggy” Moltenia 4th grader at Top of The World

Elementary School in Laguna Beach loves to express himself

through his art. For someone so young, Ziggy has already

achieved quite a few accolades to his name.

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ContributorsJanet Blake

SR Davies

Liz Goldner

Mike Stice

Tom LambSouthern California comprises a constantly changing land-scape and Tom Lamb is part of a tradition of California photog-raphers who represent this flux. As a fine art photographer, it is his belief, that it is the duty and pleasure of designers and artists to reflect and incorporate design signatures that draw on history and heritage.

Daniella WalshDaniella Walsh has been a freelance arts journalist since 1994 with a brief stint as community reporter for the Orange County Register. Following the dictum of “write what you know,” she decided that school board meetings and city council spats were not her thing and she elected to return to visual art, something she does know and loves.

Stacy Davies is an award-winning arts writer and culture journalist in Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire and a lecturer at UC Riverside where she specializes in the study of the representation of women in film. She was formerly a coverage writer for Jodie Foster’s Egg Pictures and the Sundance Institute, and a coordinating producer of development at E! True Hollywood Story.

Mike Stice is a native of Orange County, CA. Since 1988, Stice has worked exclusively for SURFING Magazine, Laguna Art Museum and Laguna College of Art and Design. Stice received his BA in Linguistics with a specialization in Language and Mind from UCSD. His graduate studies in English were at UCI.

Liz Goldner, who contributes to ArtScene, Art Ltd., Artillery, OC Register Magazine, Huffington Post and more, lives in Laguna Beach, is a member of International Association of Art Critics.

Janet Blake is the curator of historical art at Laguna Art Museum. In 1991 she co-edited the book American Scene Painting: California, 1930s and 1940s with Ruth Westphal. In 2007, Blake curated a major retrospective of the work of Millard Sheets at the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts at Fairplex in Pomona. Since joining Laguna Art Museum in 1998, she has worked on several of the museum’s outstanding exhibitions. In 2008 she assisted Will South with the major retrospective on William Wendt, and wrote the chronology of the artist’s life for the accompanying book; and in 2012, she curated a retrospective exhibition on Clarence Hinkle, accompanied by a comprehensive book on the artist.

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Debra LeitnerDebra Leitner has 20 years of experience in the art world which spans from graduate studies in art history to working as an art consultant in galleries to owning her own art consulting firm, Artworks West, in La Jolla,California. Leitner has also worked as an appraiser at Beverly Hills Appraisal Company and as an art specialist at a major auction house. Leitner is a fully accredited member of the International Society of Ap-praisers (ISA), which is the largest association of trained and tested property appraisers in the USA. She has also completed The ISA Fine Art Specialty program.


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Highlights

Artist Jeff Peters painted live during the event

Taking inspiration from the stylish 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, Art Auction 2014: The Art of the Heist featured glamorous 1960’s-inspired décor and the chance to “heist” original works of art by over 100 of California’s most sought after artists. The works were sold during a silent auction, followed by an exciting fast-paced auction led by Christie’s auctioneer Charlie Adamski.

Around 400 people attended this amazing night, including 45 of the 116 features artists. Attendees had the chance to mingle with artists, fellow collectors, and the museum’s curators and executive directors while enjoying delectable gourmet cuisine from local noteworthy restaurants and vintage-inspired cocktails. Artist’s in attendance included Elizabeth Turk,

Adam Silverman, Victor Hugo Zayas, Tim Clark, Jimi Gleason, Jeff Peters and James Verbicky, among others.

The top four works sold at the event were in the live auction and included Light Trap by Laddie John Dill, which sold for $15,000; Bridges in Winter Morning by Theodore Svenningsen, which sold for $8,000; Italian Shuffle by Tony DeLap, which sold for $7,500; and Station to Station 4 by Shepard Fairley, which sold for $7,000. Seventy-five percent of the works sold and helped to raise over $200,000 (net $120,000) for Laguna Art Museum’s education and exhibition programs. This event has become one of Orange County’s most exciting art and social experiences, and one not to be missed next year! l

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The Art of the Heist

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Looking Back


by SR Davies

In the wake of this “new world” that still slugged along about the same pace as before, Hollywood responded with as much positive, family-oriented film fare as its production lines could pump out.

Audiences weren’t easily sold on self-sacrifice or happy endings anymore, however, and preferred their stories to come with a heavy helping of despair – they wanted to see bad things happen to bad people, and even bad things happen to good people. Heartwarming films such as It’s a Wonderful Life bombed, dark gritty film noirs like The Postman Always Rings Twice clawed to the top, and in between, filmmakers struggled to create brightly-wrapped packages of gloom.

Enter Sentimental Journey, the story of theatrical actress-wife (Maureen O’Hara) who adopts an odd little girl (Connie Marshall) as a companion for her

producer husband (John Payne) when she realizes that her weak heart is on its final ticks. The film’s title, a nod to the chart-topping Les Brown/Doris Day tune from the previous year that served as a “coming home” anthem for American soldiers, runs throughout the film, but the two tales have little in common otherwise.

Directed by Walter Lang, who later put himself on the map with the extravaganzas There’s No Business Like Show Business and The King and I, and penned by life partners, poet/screenwriter Samuel Hoffenstein (Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, the Gay Divorcee) and Betty Reinhardt, who

also wrote Laura together, this weeper is true to its name in tenfold, with some reviewers at the time calling it positively “treacle” – molasses drained from vats in sugar refineries.

Nonetheless, the production was close to the hearts of its stars; Payne had recently made another sob story, Remember the Day, opposite Claudette Colbert, and claims he purchased the property for him and O’Hara, with whom he was great friends having recently appeared together in To the Shores of Tripoli. O’Hara, on the other hand, writes in her memoir ‘Tis Herself that it was she who found the script floating around Fox studios and persuaded studio executive

Lew Wasserman to make it. She’d been looking for roles that would prove there was more to her than just her Aphrodite looks, and felt this one might help.

“Many of the great, great roles that came along were given to less attractive stars because studio bosses assumed

Hollywood takes a Sentimental Journey to Laguna Beach

Post-WWII cynicism was running high in 1946 as

returning GIs tried to readjust to civilian life and

compete for a scanty of jobs, and the women who’d

found great independence in the war factories were expected to

return to domesticity and toe the line without complaint.


they had to be better actresses. I would have loved the chance to play one of those really nasty bitches that Bette Davis always got to do,” she wrote in 2004.

O’Hara’s character, Julie Beck, is definitely as far from Bette Davis treachery that one could run, and yet, regardless of who found what script when, the entire cast and crew signed on and headed down to Laguna Beach in August of 1945 to film what audiences would come to refer to as a “three-handkerchief tear-jerker.”

Laguna’s waterfront bookends the film, and while most of the shoreline dialogue scenes were played against rear projection of the beaches, there are plenty of organic moments to be found. One of the first

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Other spots of Laguna’s rocky shore reappear after some ghostly

apparitions of O’Hara and some heartbreak from Payne that cemented his place among Hollywood’s romantic leads, and even though the film was savaged by critics, O’Hara didn’t give a wit.

“It was every bit the smash hit that I thought it would be,” she writes. “It was a rip-your-heart-out tearjerker that reduced my agents and the toughest brass at Fox to mush. Lew Wasserman sobbed so loudly he embarrassed himself, and Fox made a fortune.”

The following year, Payne and O’Hara would reteam for their third enterprise, this time for the film that would forever be engraved into the hearts of millions – Miracle on 34th Street – and although Sentimental Journey has since been relegated to the occasional screening on Turner Classic Movies, it remains a top favorite among those who’ve been tossed and tumbled over its gorgeous, mournful, melodramatic cliffs. l

“It was a rip-your-heart-out tearjerker that reduced my agents

and the toughest brass at Fox to mush. Lew Wasserman sobbed

so loudly he embarrassed himself, and Fox made a fortune.”


Tattoos: Old School and New ArtBy Daniella Walsh


Although some might find it difficult to regard tattooing as a serious art, at the Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, proprietor Renee Bangerter and at least five tattoo artists and an apprentice create what can certainly be considered works of art made to last a lifetime. As the gallery name implies, they are a gallery, as well, spotlighting small works, drawings, paintings and sculptures by Bangerter, her staff and guest artists.

Their work is as diverse as their stories: some are art school trained, others served apprenticeships with master tattooers. Some did both. Then again, Bangerter – a former Marine and a mortgage banker – is mostly self-taught. The team also includes an army vet and a former Navy Seal.

Bangerter firmly believes that one can be self-taught when it comes to tattooing, and there are plenty of people who volunteer as subjects. “You have to work on real skin, a pig’s ear; any other substitute just won’t do,” she says.

The artists range in age from early 20s to 50-somethings, but all share a commitment to their calling that equals that of their clients, who agree to have a work of art transferred from paper onto their skin. Forever.

The tattooists are highly skilled, with apprentice 23-year-old Christa Richie still learning. Her tattoos include a lady lemon sporting legs and high heels inked onto her lower leg by colleague Evie Yapelli, and mostly florals and whimsical characters comprise Richie’s own portfolio.

“It’s about celebrating one’s body,” says Yapelli, who got her first tattoo at age

25 and now sports an ongoing collection. She emphasizes

that getting multiple tattoos equals collecting art that hangs on a wall, except that it’s even more

Photo: Renee Bangerter


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personal: every flower and image on her arms represents someone. Yapelli also has a bachelor of art degree at DePaul University and, when she’s not creating body art on clients, or herself, she paints on paper with India ink and saliva, an old method appropriately called “spit-shading.”

She considers her tattoos “traditional American tattoos,” mostly in color with some black and gray work mixed into a large portfolio. Subjects include a baby diver, a cat in a nurse’s cap, a swallow carrying a four-leaf clover, roses, faces and figures taken from fairytales and mythology, and favorite Disney characters.

Another one of Bangerter’s team is Charity Oetgen, a 29-year-old Laguna College of Art and Design senior. We’re all familiar with the expression that some people carrying their hearts on their sleeves or, if deeply troubled, might have a monkey on their back. Oetgen has a sleeve of Primates. (In tattoo parlance, this means that she has an entire arm, like a sleeve, festooned with simian images, including her favorite, the bonobo.)

Artistically inclined since childhood, Oetgen started seriously drawing after joining the army in 2003 and, once mustered out, got her first tattoo, which hooked her on the art form. To that end, she apprenticed with renowned tattooer Brent Williams, and her new passion led her to LCAD, due to its emphasis on representation and figuration.

Her portfolio tends toward color and reflects both her education and her dedication to the environment. It includes a meticulously executed zebra, apes, a sea turtle and for changes of pace, a haunted mansion and Mary Poppins. Currently, she is raising money ($17,000 so far) for Friends of Bonobos and the Bonobo Conservation Initiative, pursuits that have her traveling to Africa every chance she gets, she says.

Gallery owner Renee Bangerter

is also a tattooist and artist, and her portfolio contains sculptures and paintings, many of which inform her tattoos featuring skulls, florals and animals, including a meticulously executed black and gray owl. “Tattoos are becoming increasingly art-oriented and demanding of artists,” she says.

Bangerter opened Laguna Ink Spot two years ago in North Laguna’s Gallery Row. A member of the First Thursday Art Walk, she also serves on its executive board. “We are here to encourage emerging artists and add to the community,” she says.

Like most quality art, tattoos aren’t cheap – artists charge by the hour at around $150 and up, and an intricate tableau can cost thousands, sometimes taking weeks, months or even longer to create.

Yapelli says that effective communication is a must, with the tattoo being preceded by sketches and consultations until both artist and client agree on what works. “Look at a lot of portfolios before you commit,” she advises.

Client Jeff Gacad got his first tattoo of a sea otter in 2007. A diver for the Aquarium of the Pacific, he works with the popular creatures and “Follow your heart” in Cyrillic letters is inked on his arm. He’d like more tattoos, but finds them hard to schedule since they are initially a healing wound that can’t get soaked for two weeks. “I first wanted the otter in black and gray but Evie convinced me that color would look better,” he says.

With tattoos becoming increasingly accepted in the mainstream, Bangerter notes that “more children are growing up with tattooed parents than ever before in history. Tattooing can be very personal for some people, and a way to journal their journey through life.” l

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Functional Art

Ceramic sculptor Marlo Bartels has been a fixture in the Laguna Beach and Southern California art worlds since the early 1970s. His installations of mosaic and ceramic walls, murals, sculptures, tables and seating, in this city alone, include those at Main Beach, the Festival of Arts and Sawdust Festival, two public schools, the Laguna Art Museum and the Laguna Beach Library. The inspirations for his finely-crafted works—that often marry art with function—include the early 20th century Arts and Crafts movement and the 100-year-old tradition of California tiles. His works are so tied to the past in design and process that in one historic estate, tiles installed during the home’s construction and those that he installed recently are nearly indistinguishable.

Marlo Bartels Bringing to life early California tile making

written by Liz Goldner


Bartels’ introduction to the Laguna Beach art world occurred in 1971 at the old Pottery Shack on South Coast Highway. As a ceramics student, he got a job there demonstrating the potter’s wheel. While working in that popular tourist destination, he became enchanted with a hand-painted ceramic mural affixed to a high wall. That mural (on the wall today at the recently renovated Old Pottery Place) depicts early California and features a group of doves in flight. Bartels was intrigued by the mural’s beauty and by its motto: “Do not sacrifice freedom for pomp and show.” He was especially interested in the line work on the mural. He learned from his Cal State Long Beach

professor Robert Ramsey that the lines are called “cuerda seca” (“dry cord”), a nearly lost technique of applying waxy material between colors to maintain separation during firing. Bartels was excited to find out about this antique method.

“It offered new graphic possibilities,” he explains.

He then began a quest to research and uncover classic methods of ceramic making, particularly those from early California. He searched out Gladding McBean murals still on view in public buildings in Los Angeles and throughout California. These classic murals depict western scenes, native flora and fauna, and Spanish galleon ships.


He also traveled to Spain a few times, looking at Moorish tiles that influenced the design of the California versions. And while in that country, he voraciously perused the work of architect Antonio Gaudi. Bartels was particularly intrigued by what he calls the “organic” nature of Gaudi’s mosaic work, a type of workmanship that inspires him to this day.

Bartels opened his own studio on Laguna Canyon Road in 1971, and, with the help of his ceramics instructor Jon Stokesbary, designed a ceramics studio at the Laguna School of Art (today, the Laguna College of Art and Design) and taught there. He also received major commissions to create murals for venues including the Chart House Restaurants and Home Savings of America.

With the aid of a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1980, Bartels travelled throughout California,

particularly to Old Town Santa Barbara and San Francisco, looking at sites that featured early 20th century tile work. He explored the origins and methods used in old ceramics factories that were popular in this state through the 1920’s, and he investigated the ceramic designs and techniques of little known artists such as Ernest Batchelder, Frederick Hurten Rhead and Rufus Keeler. His assiduous study of this work, and application of its techniques, has enabled Bartels to become one of few practitioners creating authentic early Californi- style tiles.

Since first opening his studio in Laguna four decades ago, Bartels has installed several dozen public works and murals in Southern California, across the US, and even as far away as Jamaica and Europe. He describes the laborious process involved in creating a finished piece: First, he draws a full-sized plan of the work, and then builds a substructure out of polystyrene


foam. If the project is large, it requires hundreds of individual tiles, each rolled out of slabs of clay. Each tile is fired twice, the second time with colored glaze. The entire piece is finally put together with thin set mortar and then grouted.

Marlo Bartels has come full circle since working at his first job at the Old Pottery Shack in 1971. He restored that vintage California tile mural that inspired him there so many years ago and designed the entry sign for the Pottery Shack’s recent upscale renovation into the Old Pottery Place. Looking back at his forty-plus years living in Laguna Beach, where he has enjoyed a vibrant life with his wife and children, he is proud of bringing back to life the nearly forgotten craft of early California tile making, and of his accomplishments, and at 65, he looks forward to many more miles to go. l

Since first opening his studio in Laguna four decades ago, Bartels has installed several dozen public works and murals in Southern California, across the US, and even as far away as Jamaica and Europe.


The Long Road of HopeA worldly artist finds his place in Laguna Beach

written by Daniella WalshTidal Zone - Columnar Frieze

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Most people perceive painting the landscape as a pretty straight-forward process: paint what you see and make it appealing, or go the opposite route and find your bliss among dilapidated beach houses, sun-drenched warehouses, or urban grit and show it as it is. Then again, you can always drag out the easel and keep satisfying an endless demand for plein-air paintings.

Fred W. Hope has eclipsed it all. He may paint the landscape, but he puts his own imprimatur on it. Looking at Hope’s Corona Del Mar craggy rocks, one becomes intrigued by the swirling lines, a palette that still cleaves to natural hues, and shapes that suggest the present, past and future of a shoreline few would suspect exists. Hope does not depict the landscape, but rather interprets what he sees, and therein, lies the magic.

Think of Richard Diebenkorn, whose mastery of light and shadow lent intrigue to early 60’s Santa Monica hovels and who Hope considers one of his primary inspirations, even if their painting styles digress. Also on that list is Wayne Thiebaud who is often associated with the Pop Art movement.

It all comes down to fortuitous combinations of vision, skill, imagination and a constant drive to improvise.

“I start painting, but get rid of photographs and sketches as quickly as possible,” Hope says. “At times, I place a canvas upside down to alter the composition. Sometimes you will not even recognize the original landscape.”

Two years ago, Hope took time off to paint just for himself, to shake the commercial world out of his way, as he puts it.

“Selling my work has always been a compromise but selling got in the way, especially since I have a tendency to think of how I show,” he says. Today, his studio filled with paintings documenting an evolution from pure representation to increasingly complex abstraction, underscores his point.

Illustration with an emphasis on meticulous drawing lays at the core of Hope’s work, whether it is teaching as he did at the Laguna College of Art and


Design or at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. “All my artistic heroes draw well. Drawing is the grounding for good painting,” he says.

Of his early 70’s art school days, he says that the only outlet for drawing during those years was the commercial world. “I loved making things, drawing, painting, sculpting. I didn’t want to staple gerbils to the wall to convey an idea.”

At LCAD, Hope taught figure drawing, portraiture and illustration. LCAD president Jonathan Burke describes Hope as the best: “Fred has complete knowledge of all aspects of representational painting. He understands how to see light and shadow and color relationships and brought his career experience to the classroom.” Burke adds that he loves Hope’s paintings and one still hangs in his office.

Over time, Hope noted a wide range of drawing skills among his peers, which inspired him to formulate “Drawing for Painters,” in his studio. Here, no more than six students hone their skills in a relaxed atmosphere.

“This class has taught me excellent practice habits and encouragement to explore different drawing technique, materials and composition,” says student Ann Sadighian. She emphasizes that Hope is not only a great painter but a skilled teacher, attributes that do not always go together.

“Financially it makes sense for me. The classes are small and I can guide individual progress and find creative ways to keep longtime students from getting bored,” Hope says.

It appears that Hope was born with ink and turpentine in his bloodstream – his maternal grandfather, Lyle R. Wheeler,

Tidal Zone - Étude #028

Oil on panel

8” by 8”

Tidal Zone - Étude #007

Oil on panel

10” by 10”


was a movie art director whose credits include Gone with the Wind and The Diary of Anne Frank, among others, and he won five Oscars for his art direction. Off the set, Wheeler was the architect who designed the Beverly Hills Post Office and homes for many L.A glitterati.

Hope’s paternal grandfather, Fredric P. Hope, also a film art director, won an Oscar for The Merry Widow, 1934, and his grandmother, Thelma P. Hope, was a well-known landscape painter. Hope’s father even worked under Walt Disney as a master planner for Walt Disney World.

Hope himself founded and became president/creative director of The Works, a Long Beach design firm specializing in amusement parks and other entertainment units with clients in the US and Japan. He also planned and designed shows for

Knott’s Berry Farm under the banner of WED Enterprises, which morphed into Walt Disney Imagineering. He worked on the rides Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and helped in the creation of Florida’s Epcot Center.

Around the age of 50, however, Hope felt “burned out,” and in 2000, moved to Laguna Beach. Once here, he immersed himself in painting, was juried into the Festival of Arts and kindled his affection for teaching.

While most of his overseas amusement park projects are mostly gone now, Hope finds both fulfillment and permanence in teaching and painting.

“Paintings I have done still hang on collectors’ walls and I maintain relationships with them. I can do this for the rest of my life.” l

Tidal Zone - Pocket Pool

Oil on panel

22” by 29”


Bowers Museum presents an exotic peek into America’s past with “The Lure of

Chinatown” on display April 12-August 31, 2014, and featuring 40 oil and watercolor

paintings on loan from private collectors and historical societies that depict detailed

scenes from Los Angeles and San Francisco’s Chinatown at the turn of the century.

Unseen WorldThe Bowers offers a glimpse into rarely seen ChinatownsBy Debra Leitner


Chinatown, San Francisco, c. 1950

Dong Kingman (American, 1911-2000)

Watercolor on paper; 14 ½ x 12 ½ in.

Loan courtesy of the Michael D. Brown

At first glance, the paintings conjure a romantic, Orientalist view, yet the subjects are genre scenes of American life. According to Susan Anderson, independent art historian and guest curator of the exhibit, “the later artists were influenced by American scene painting” with the objective of chronicling simple, everyday life. “This is not an exhaustive study or social commentary,” Anderson explain, “However, the artists did play a pivotal role in documenting Chinatown and changing the perception of Chinatown and its residents.”

San Francisco’s first Chinatown was established in 1848 and Los Angeles’ first Chinatown was recorded in 1852. A small Chinatown sprang up in Santa Ana in the 1850’s and lasted twenty years before it vanished in flames: Orange County historian Jim Sleeper declared in a 1970 report that the city council of 1870 deemed the shantytown “a health threat because it was discovered that someone living there had leprosy. Supposedly, the shantytown residents heard rumors of the impending fire and fled the city.”

Chinese immigrants traveled to California for many of the same reasons Americans were moving to California: the 1849 gold rush and a chance to work on the railroads at a time when work was not available in their home states and providences. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 coupled with the fire from the Great Earthquake of 1906 greatly reduced the Chinatown neighborhoods to an all time low in the 1920s. But when the Exclusion Act was repealed during World War II, in recognition of the important role China played as an ally of the US, Chinatown began to revitalize and expand. By the 1950s, Chinatown attracted not only immigrants, but also tourists. Chinatown has always been important and influential in the history and culture of ethnic Chinese in North America, and the paintings in this exhibit detail the beauty, vibrant colors and warmth of Chinatown.

Julie Lee, Vice President of Collections at Bowers, conceived the idea for the exhibit when she learned of the Santa Ana Chinatown.

“My interest in California’s Chinatowns started locally with research I had conducted on Santa Ana’s Chinatown, a small community that was intentionally destroyed by fire in 1906. I eventually learned of several local art collections that include paintings of San Francisco and Los Angeles Chinatowns. Together, the collections cover more than 100 years of California painting styles by some of the states’ most important artists who documented the urban developments and social changes that occurred within our Chinese communities. Artists favored Chinatown as a subject and have painted it often; in many cases these artworks tell us more about the perceptions of the artist than the people and places they picture. Regardless, they are beautiful works of art with an important story to tell.”

Lee brought together works from private collectors, California Historical Society, the Autry National Center, the Oakland Museum, the Hilbert Collection, the McClelland Collection, the Chinese Historical Society, The Irvine Museum, Pomona College, and the Solow Family Collection, with the oldest painting in the exhibit being Yeong Wo Joss House, an oil on canvas painted by Amedee Joullin in 1885. Born in San Francisco to French parents, Joullin studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and attended


Chinese New Year 1960s, c. 1965, Jack Laycox (American, 1921-1984)Watercolor on paper; 29 x 21 in., Loan courtesy of The Hilbert Collection


Chinese Temple Scene, San Francisco, 1915, c. 1915Esther Anna Hunt (American, 1875-1951)Oil on canvas; 51 ¾ x 23 ½ in.Loan courtesy of California Historical Society

San Francisco Chinatown, c. 1888Ernest Etienne Narjot (French, 1826-1898)Oil on board; 19 ¾ x 14 in.Loan courtesy of California Historical Society

the Academie Julian and was the only American painter to be honored by the Academy of France for his contribution to art education in 1901.

Susan M. Anderson, guest curator of the exhibit, particularly admires San Francisco Chinatown, an oil on board painted by French artist Ernest Etienne Narjot in 1888.

“It’s remarkable for its artistic and historical value,” she says, “either showing a building that was important to the Chinese community or recording a special festival. It is a vibrant and positive scene, made during a time when there was intense anti-Chinese feeling in San Francisco. This may have been one of the last paintings by the artist as Narjot went blind around this time.”

In the early 1880’s Narjot was commissioned to paint the ceiling at Leland Stanford, Jr.’s tomb at Stanford University, but while working on the ceiling paint splashed on Narjot’s face and he was blinded in one eye. His health significantly deteriorated after the accident and he died in 1898.

The Fortune Teller, oil on canvas by Nelson A. Primus in 1889 is probably one of the most historically accurate paintings. In this masterfully composed scene, a red robed fortuneteller sits at a folding tray covered with a gold silk tablecloth for a desk. His left hand holds a long stemmed pipe and he is writing with his right hand. He wears light blue colored pants, shirred at the ankle, white stockings and black shoes. The bright colors of his clothes contrast with the dark, decaying room in which


he sits. The gold tablecloth, laced with dark shadows, picks up the yellowish tone in the brown wood walls and the light blue pants harmonize with the darker blue floor and wall behind the fortuneteller. A white banner with Asian writing picks up the white light seeping through the crack in the door, the white stack of papers on the desk, white socks and touches of light around the room. Primus does not shy away from portraying the “shabbiness” of the room, the crooked, loose shutter, the scuffed floors, the exposed pipe, the ill-fitting door.

Yet, his fortuneteller’s demeanor is one of dignity and calmness. Perhaps this is because Primus understood his subjects better than most of the artists who painted Chinatown. Nelson A. Primus, an African American artist, lived in Chinatown among the Chinese and the Chinese community aided and embraced him.

The stories of the artists who painted in this exhibit are the stories of California. Esther Anna Hunt, who painted

the Chinese Temple Scene, San Francisco, 1915, oil on canvas, moved to California from Nebraska when she was six after her step father, Captain John A Frazier, acquired 700 acres and established the town of Carlsbad. An early feminist, Hunt financed her education at Mark Hopkins Institute by painting child genre scenes in Chinatown. Hunt’s intelligence, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit discovered a color process to make reproductions and she became widely popular selling her paintings and reproductions in New York through a marketing agent. Hunt studied with William Merritt Chase in New York and Paris and had studios in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Greenwich Village in New York. Hunt’s skill as a portrait artist and beautiful, lush, rich colors a’ la William Merritt Chase are evidenced in the Chinese Temple Scene.

Chinatown, painted by Don Kingman in 1950 is a brightly colored, intricately detailed watercolor. Kingman’s expressive and dynamic, slightly cubist portrayal of a street

Quon Wo & Co., c. 1955

Ken Potter (American, 1926-2011)

Watercolor on paper; 22 x 30 in.

Loan courtesy of The Hilbert Collection


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The artists in this exhibit have received recognition and honors and their work hangs not only in museums, but also in corporate and private collections and even in the White House. Their vibrant paintings tell not only their own stories, but those of California and of America, and these are stories that should not be missed. l

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Theodore Wores (American, 1859-1939)

Oil on board; 16 x 12 in.

Loan courtesy of California Historical Society


The meandering Laguna Canyon Road serves as a palette for a diverse array of specialty shops, art festivals, studios, an art college and one classic car dealer. Also tucked along both sides of this Laguna Beach artery are numerous public works of art, most created by local artists. Some of these pieces stand out from the surrounding bucolic scenery while others are small and subtle, requiring closer scrutiny to find and enjoy.

Art in the CanyonThere’s funkiness to be found along Laguna’s bucolic main route

written by Liz Goldner; photography by Tom Lamb

To tour the many artworks on this route, a perfect starting place is Canyon Chess and Checkers at Main Beach. This ceramic table and chairs formed and glazed by sculptor Marlo Bartels provides a colorful game board for beach goers. Walk a short distance to 219 Broadway and enjoy Laguna Coastline by Mia Tavonatti, a mural with a classic beach scene – rocks, ocean sky and birds – created meticulously in another tile mosaic. A few doors down, the recently opened Rocket Fizz soda pop and candy store displays a six-foot-tall pirate, a genuine piece of folk art, at the entryway. Continue up Broadway to the main bus stop, and you’ll see a 70-foot-long stainless steel and ceramic tile sculpture, Colors of the Ocean by Marsh Scott. This museum-worthy piece features several sculpted waves enhanced with colorful ceramic tiles of sea plants and creatures.

Further along the canyon road at the Art-A-Fair festival, Harmony by Ron Whitacre, is a lyrical, bronze sculpture of a mother and father reaching for their child that forms an archway over the festival entrance. Nearby is Wave 1 by Doug Snyder, a large, whimsical turquoise-colored bench with a donut-shaped multicolored top. A short walk north, at the entrance to the Sawdust Festival, sits Wave 2, its darker blue sculptural sibling. Between these two benches is the event venue/artist workspace 7 Degrees, in front of which you’ll see Canyon Spirits by Ralph Tarzian. This bronze sculpture features five slender females clad in tunics and sandals, dancing joyously in reverence to the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Nearby, across from Laguna Culinary Arts, is the Mark Timothy Studio. Go inside and enjoy his photographic artwork, using natural light.


A mile north is the Wonder mural, covering the side wall of Laguna Canyon Winery. This creation by powerofwordsproject.org is brightly colored, featuring two children running happily, joined by ocean plants and fish. Further north, on the side of building #2171, you’ll see Wyland’s Whaling Wall #012, Laguna Coast. This breaching whale mural today graces the side of Laguna Classic Cars, a shop with pristine vintage automobiles that are works of art themselves. Another mile north, the Canyon Artists Studios on Laguna Canyon Road provides a leisurely look at individual artists’ works. In residence are Tom Swimm, whose oils depict the sea

and places such as Italy, Greece and the Caribbean, painter Fitz Maurice, who works in a new style of abstraction rooted in a 21st-century theory dubbed “Illuminism,” photographer Cheyne Walls, whose fine art images focus on nature, and many other artisans.

Nature’s sculpture can be found at the 7,000-acre Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, a wild swath of undeveloped land that lies a few miles further north, and within the park is the James and Rosemary Nix Center, which features specimens from the local wilderness area and a 16-foot wide image of a section of a photographic mural, titled The Tell. One of the

photo by Mark Chamberlain, www.bcspace.com

photo by Mark Chamberlain, www.bcspace.com


largest pieces of environmental art ever created in Orange County, this 636-foot-long artwork installed across from where the Nix Center was eventually built was the site of numerous demonstrations in 1989 and ultimately helped prevent a housing development slated for Laguna Canyon.

Trailing the canyon back toward town, the rambling campus of Laguna College of Art and Design hosts student-created sculptural busts in the college’s front and side yards. Also facing the road is Nureyev Heroic, a figurative bronze work by Richard MacDonald who has devoted his career to sculpting mimes, dancers and athletes. Further downtown, the Act V bus depot is the spot for two collaborative bronze and cast glass sculptures by John Barber, Bill Howard and Louis Longi. Beacon, an elongated, 12-foot tall man, combines figurative with abstract features and holds a light directed toward Laguna’s downtown. Usher In, is a smaller piece with two similar abstract male figures holding a glass bench.

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the rambling campus

of Laguna College

of Art and Design

hosts student-created

sculptural busts in

the college’s front

and side yards.


All art-filled journeys must eventually had to the beach where the bistro/banquet/wedding venue, Tivoli Terrace is well worth a stop. Here, sculptural fountains, angels and cherubs, along with stained glass decorations, create an old-fashioned, Italian-inspired oasis. A surprising feature of this venue is a mosaic tile reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper that comes to life each summer at the Pageant of the Masters. A short distance downtown, in front of the FOA office, you can view one of the finest pieces of public art in Laguna: Second Thought by Herbert Lazians, a modern-style, open bronze sculpture addressing the interplay between mass and space.

Rotating, by Jon Seeman, is nearby at the Laguna Playhouse entrance, and is a balanced arrangement of circular and free-form shapes, combining artistic and technical skill.

No Laguna Beach artistic adventure can ever be concluded without a stroll on Main Beach where one can admire the endless ocean and reflect on the preserved Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. This park, a rare piece of land in burgeoning Southern California, helps to maintain the rustic small-town feeling of Laguna Canyon Road and provides a lush backdrop to this vital artery that houses so many fascinating, beautiful and diverse pieces of public art. l

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photo of J. Barber’s glass art


There’s something incredibly compelling about the heroines of 19th century literature – women who were situated high within the class structure and yet, like their poorer counterparts, were denied the power of determining their own futures (albeit with better dresses and cuisine, and fewer rats and typhoid). Still, when one reads Wharton’s The Age of Innocence or James’ Portrait of a Lady, we find women cornered by circumstance, caged by rules both unspoken and declared, women withering under a warped psychological yoke. They are trapped, often in gilded cages, and when one is tethered and muted, and, most importantly, kept still, time slows and the mind races. It is within these moments that lifetimes can be lived, or unlived, as escape plans are reasoned and sanity is clutched to like a fleeting ghost.

In the figurative paintings of Kathy Jones, such women can be found. While their visages, clothing and surroundings may be semi-abstracted, and certainly spring from the expressionist school, there’s no denying the influence of the Gilded Age. Elaborate hats, wasp waists, high necklines and long sleeves, even the occasional hair spun into a bun, belie women who, beneath the lace and loveliness are ruminating on their situations – situations that, if their attire is indicative, may not be within their control. This is particularly true of Jones work currently showing at Sue Greenwood Fine Art, and while her color palette may eschew Charlotte Brontë by mixing earth tones with vibrant swaths and blocks of primary colors – and even a neon orange or red lined accent – Jones’ content is definitely Victorian-tinged.

It’s this quality that lends an added dimension of intrigue and aesthetic resonance to the moody works, making them fresh among myriad nude or nondescript torsos of artists bowing heavily to abstraction. It raises them up from anonymity without allowing them to completely enter the objective world and offers us connection with troubled heroines whose doppelganger spirits might inhabit our own: the tormented, anonymous new mother of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Kate Chopin’s rebellious Edna Pontellier, Henry James’ stifled Isabel Archer, Emile Zola’s desperate Therese Raquin, and Edith Wharton’s misunderstood Ellen Olenska.

The narratives are open and accessible, capturing the essence of the past and blending it seamlessly with the modern, an experiment in color and form that proves sensibilities really never change. Jones seems aware of the universality of what she evokes, and writes that her paintings are about “the moments between actions” about “people waiting, or gazing, or pausing, moving from one place to another.” Her women figures, in particular, are experiencing private introspections that

Kathy Jones’ Timeless WomenBy SR Davies

Clown and a Dancer

Oil on canvas

48” x 36”


This Page:

Promises, Oil on canvas, 40” x 40”

Opposite Page:

Surrounded, Oil on canvas, 48” x 36”

Following Two Pages:

Leading the Way, Oil on canvas, 48” x 36”

Never Alone, Oil on canvas, 48” x 36”


This Page:

Color Blocks, Oil on canvas, 36” x 24”

Opposite Page:

I will not be back, Oil on canvas, 12” x 9”


will determine, in one way or another, the course of their mental and emotional worlds.

In I Will Not Be Back, for example, we view the backside of a woman in a long, blue dress and plumed hat, her face in shadow and turned toward the yellow horizon behind her. She is resolute, dignified and strong – regardless of the pain or heartbreak that we are certain would accompany such a somber declaration. Likewise, in Only the Young, a choppy and brusque rendering of what appears to be a mature woman in a white evening gown with red, elbow-length gloves, feels bathed in the silence of sorrow and regret, concealed from the world. Here, too, is tragedy – not on the grand scale of human destruction, perhaps, but it is significant and worthy of empathy.

Other pieces such as Promises are hardly as ambiguous as their titles might suggest. This piece, a portrait of what could be a New Orleans mother bookended by her two children feels ominous and troubled, in fact, the figures’ faces dark and featureless, encouraging us to find story and meaning and take the leap into novelization with ease. I still want to know how it all ends.

As with all effective art, Kathy Jones’ evocations summon from each viewer an entirely personal perspective, each one different from the next, and yet the work is too strong for interpretations to stray far from the artist’s path of unsettling self-analysis. But don’t misconstrue this trek as dreary or depressing – on the contrary. Much like celebrated ladies of 19th Century literature, Jones’ women will occasionally drag us through disorder and even catastrophe, but once the travail has ended, not only have we survived, we are more alive than we were before. l


Artistic Process: the jolt is in the details

written by SR Daviesphotography by Tom Lamb


The key to the

collection –

specifically with the

pieces he bought

himself – is process,

and upon this topic,

Gwaltney is both

well-versed and

passionate.


Chris Gwaltney is happy, even enthused, to take you on a journey through philosophy, music, surfing and, most certainly, art. And it’s a trip well-worth taking.

Gwaltney is the type of person who thinks deeply and extensively on things – all things – and in this contemplation he finds meaning and emotion, much of which he puts into his own artistic creations. Born in the Valley to a working class family (his dad was a cop), the young Gwaltney was an avid tennis player and later, a popular instructor in Lake Tahoe who started a few clubs around Southern California and finally ended up in Laguna Beach. When he injured his leg, however, a friend encouraged him to take up painting. Gwaltney had always drawn and been interested in art, and so over the next year and half on crutches and canes, he explored the right side of his brain.

The results were encouraging – a first place win in the Costa Mesa Art League contest with a modest check for $200. Deciding to pursue art as a profession, Gwaltney returned to school to acquire his MFA from Cal State Fullerton and after graduation in 1986, landed his first representation at Diane Nelson Fine Art. By this time, he’d already met wife, Jill, who now owns a highly successful ad agency, and thanks to her Mad Men “Peggy Olson” star qualities, Gwaltney has been afforded the greatest gift an artist can ask for – the security


and freedom to risk, which can be an essential factor in success.

Gwaltney has indeed been successful in an artistic career that now spans 30 years and includes teaching at numerous colleges, such as alma mater Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, Irvine Valley College, and his personal favorite, Coastline Community College. He’s also found expert representation in galleries across the nation from a 16-year-relationship with the Peter Blake Gallery to current representation by Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, Julie Nester Gallery in Park City, Tria Gallery in Chelsea and with local star, Sue Greenwood Fine Art.

It’s definitely been a ride of good fortune, and the home he shares with Jill and their daughter (when she’s home from USC medical school) in sparkling Emerald Bay is as open and breezy as Chris Gwaltney himself. It’s also filled with the things he loves, and that includes artwork by people he both admires and, upon occasion, with whom he collaborates.

The key to the collection – specifically with the pieces he bought himself – is process, and upon this topic, Gwaltney is both well-versed and passionate.

“Understanding the difference between classical art and contemporary art, salon days and pre-salon days, is that the end result was what mattered – you covered up all evidence of getting there. Everything is so perfect and polished, and that doesn’t appeal to me. I want evidence of the struggle – that’s when Modern art really began. One of the reasons that I paint the way that I do is because I want you to see behind the curtain – the wizard. I want evidence of my argument still left on the canvas,


Color is key in abstraction, of course, and

Gwaltney has spent the last two years of his own

artistic adventures focusing solely on abstraction

and color in order to keep his work fresh.


and I’m drawn to artists where you can see ruins of the original thought.”

Wood and steel sculptor Joe Brubaker is a favorite, and four of his pieces reside in the Gwaltney home, all revealing on their surfaces the endless sanding and carving process it took to create them. A funereal piece by Riverside artist and Cal Baptist program director Duncan Simcoe also highlights rawness – with a brash mixture of metal and paint, carved into three panels of mourning, including the below ground body, the process of death and grieving drips from its dark colors. Oakland is also in the house in the form Nathan Olivera’s rippling watercolor nude and Mark Erickson’s messy mid-century modern-eqsue pea green abstraction.

Locals also abound. Jorg Dubin, mostly known for his figurative work, went off on a tangent shortly after the first Gulf War and experimented with a series of 6-foot tall metal vessels that look somewhat like bombs and are covered with anti-war graffiti. Gwaltney was lucky enough to grab one from an auction because Dubin has never repeated them, and proudly displays it by the fireplace in the center of their home. Laguna Beach sculptor Cheryl Ekstrom is also represented, once in a powerful brass maquette of a female goddess-warrior and again in a wiry and somewhat brambly tree limb sculpture.

Perhaps the greatest experiment in color and abstraction in the Gwaltney house are the stunning custom mosaics from local ceramist Marlo Bartels. Wrapping around the master bathroom shower walls

and flowing out to the mini verandah in whites and creams, the pattern repeats itself downstairs as well, but this time in vibrant oranges and cha cha blues that jab and jive around the fire pit on the front patio. “I told him to go nuts with the color,” Gwaltney says.

Color is key in abstraction, of course, and Gwaltney has spent the last two years of his own artistic adventures focusing solely on abstraction and color in order to keep his work fresh. He even has some sage advice for likeminded artists.

“The danger with abstraction is that you do one that sings and the next one sucks, so you go back to the singing one and find yourself basically copying your best work and then you’re sunk. You have to get out of your element. Don’t change your subject matter but change your palette. Take four colors you really love and substitute them with four that you never use and paint the same way. Something will catch you by surprise.”

Surprise is the epiphany of adventure, and for Gwaltney, it’s what drives his intellect, inspires his soul, and draws him into the complex layers of modus operandi in art – with a new jolt always just around the corner. l

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Ongoing ExhibitionsThrough March 7, 2014“Off the Wall”Wells Fargo Bank, 3rd floor, 260 Ocean Ave. Laguna Beach 9-5 Mon-Fri. Sat 9-4. “Off the Wall” includes a variety of multimedia wall assemblages and free standing sculptures by Festival artists Troy Poeschl, Casey Parlette, and Tim Shockley. www.foapom.com

First two weekends of March, 2014Festival of Whales Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, March 1, 9am – 3pm; March 2, 9am – 2pm;March 8 & 9, 9am – 4pm. Celebrate the annual migration of the California Gray Whale! Join us as we participate in the community-wide event, which includes whale-themed activities, sails and cruises. General admission is $6.50/adult (13 yrs+), $4.50/child (3 -12 yrs); Children 2 and under are free. Cruises and sails have a separate fee.www.ocean-institute.org (949) 496-2274

Through March 29, 2014A Tribute to Emigdio Vasquez: From the Artists of OCLAN (Orange County Latino Artist Network)Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. 117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana. Thurs-Sun 12-5pm. Free Admission. Vasquez considers his art to be a part of the experience of the working class. He documents the daily life of people in the barrio. This environment holds inspiring visions of human warmth and cultural heritage. www.occca.org (714) 667 1517

Through March 30, 2014Driven to Abstraction: Featuring Marilou Hogeboom & Bill Fisher & Maureen Nolen. Showcase Gallery 3851 S. Bear St. at South Coast Plaza Village, SA. Thirty four OCFA artists present a brilliant display of abstract work. www.ocfinearts.org (714) 540-6430

Now through March 31, 2014Meet the ArtistsOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach. Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pmLive demos in the gallery. Visit the “Upcoming Events” page on our website to see which artists are scheduled.OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Through March 31, 2014 “YES” New Works by Colombian-American Artist America MartinJoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach. America Martin will be unveiling a mix of three different new series inspired by her recent travels. Discover America’s vision for her captivating new series as she describes her inspirations for the “Native American”, “Bathers” and “Still Life” Series. www.joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Through March 31, 2014 By Appointment“Pictorialism”HOPA- 27182 Ortega Highway, San Juan CapistranoPhotographic art at the turn of the 20th century to establish photography as a fine art. Exhibition will include: Steichen, De Meyer, Outerbridge, Kasebier and Seeley. (949)429-2220

Through March 31, 2014 from 11am- 4:30 pmLive Artist Painting Month.Quorum Gallery, 374 N. Pacific Hwy., Laguna Beach.Every day in March, see a different artist painting live at the Quorum Gallery in Laguna Beach! www.quorumgallery.com (949)494-4422

Through April 26, 2014, from 9am–12pm, Saturdays“Wyland’s Whale and Dolphin Adventure Art Lessons in the Wild”Sponsored by Dana Wharf Whale Watching features new art presented by the artist Wyland via video feed.$5 donation includes art lesson and 2-hour whale watching adventure package for children ages 3-12.Participants receive a free gift and contest winners receive great prizes. Grand prize is a framed, signed and numbered Giclee on paper of Wyland’s “Tails of Great Whales” valued at over $1,000 www.danawharf.com (888) 224-0603.

Through April 30, 2014, Viewable 24/7Paul Davids Collaborations Portfolio The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629. A unique collection of 13 mixed media pieces with tributes to Vincent van Gogh and Andy Warhol. The original artworks were created in Santa Fe by Davids with collaborating artist Russell Metzger. Davids and Metzger turned the fabrics and other materials into dramatic skyscrapers, gigantic waves, cliffs, mountains, coves, clouds, and even towering flowers.www.ritzcarlton.com/LagunaArtist; (949)240-2000

Through May 18, 2014Exhibition: Beethoven: The Late GreatBowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa AnaTuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The Bowers will present an exhibition of 46 rare Beethoven artifacts. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

Through May 31, 2014100 Years review of World War 1 showing the original antique posters. The Vintage Poster 1492 S Coast Hwy. #4 Laguna Beach. www.TheVintagePoster.com 949-376-7422

Through May 31, 2014. Saturdays from 1-6pmLife Drawing Short Pose Workshop2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Studio 10, Laguna Beach$15 drop-in fee. www.lcad.edu 949-376-6000

Through May 31, 2014Our Favorite Things at Laguna North GalleryLaguna North Gallery 376 North Coast HighwayLaguna Beach. 14 Local Artists paint favorite scenes of Laguna Beach. www.lagunanorthgallery.com (949) 494-4324

Through June 1, 2014 Wayne Thiebaud: American MemoriesLaguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachMonday-Tuesday, Friday-Sunday: 11am-5pm.Thursday: 11am-9pm. Following Wayne Thiebaud’s recent gift to Laguna Art Museum of a painting and a group of six prints, the museum will host an exhibition of 60 drawings, paintings, and prints from all periods of the artist’s career. $7.00 general admission, $5.00 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494.8971

Through June 1, 2014 Travels with Millard Sheets, 1950-1986Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachMonday-Tuesday, Friday-Sunday: 11am-5pm.Thursday: 11am-9pm. A selection of paintings by California artist Millard Sheets highlighting the artist’s travels around the world, from the E. Gene Crain Collection.$7.00 general admission, $5.00 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org 949.494.8971

Through June 1, 2014 ex·pose: dana harelLaguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachMonday-Tuesday, Friday-Sunday: 11am-5pm. Thursday: 11am-9pm. Dana Harel’s first museum exhibition in the U.S. presents a new series of work, Between Dreams and Nightmares, which consists of mixed media drawings of strongly lit figures with deep shadows, all distorted in one form or another.$7.00 general admission, $5.00 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494.8971

Open 7 days a weekBodies the Exhibition: Celebrate the wonder of the Human FormPremier Exhibition Center 7711 Beach Blvd. Buena Park. This Exhibition provides an intimate and informative view into the human body. Using an innovative preservation process, the Exhibition allows you to see and celebrate your body’s inner beauty in ways you never dreamed possible. www.bodiestheexhibition.com

MarchSaturday, March 1, 2014 from 5-8pm, March 1-29, 2014“Transitioning Portals”coastal eddy a gallery, 1417 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Opening Reception presenting Lauren Mantecon’s series “Portals”, Oil and mixed media on panel, and select artists and students interpreting “Portals” in clay. (949) 715-4113

Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 5:30pmOcean Institute Jazz Festival Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, The Ocean Institute’s popular jazz fundraising weekend event partners with the 43rd Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales and combines renowned jazz artists with an elegant evening of epicurean dining, cocktails, and auctions. www.oijazzfestival.com (949) 496-2274

Sunday, March 2, 2014 from 3pmOcean Institute Jazz Festival Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, The Ocean Institute’s popular jazz fundraising weekend event partners with the 43rd Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales and combines renowned jazz artists with an elegant evening of epicurean dining, cocktails, and auctions.www.oijazzfestival.com (949) 496-2274

Tuesdays, March 4, through April 29, 2014 Songwriter’s LoungeThe Lodge Lounge at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 31106 S. Coast Highway - Laguna Beach, from 7:30–10:30pm. Enjoy a free evening of music provided by local singer-songwriters trying out their new material. www.alisocreekinn.com (949) 715-1919

Tuesday, March 4 through 30, 2014All the Great BooksLaguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Tue – Sat at 7:30pm, Sat and Sun at 2pm, Sun at 7pm The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s hilarious 98 minute ride through everything you were supposed to read in school, but probably didn’t. ($36-$76)www.lagunaplayhouse.com (949) 497-2787 x1

Friday and Saturday evenings in March, from 6-9pmArt Group LimitedThe Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, Art Group Limited presents innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres in the grand hallway off the main lobby of The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.www.ritzcarlton.com/lagunaevents (949) 240-2000

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Calendar of EventsSaturdays & Sundays, March & April from 9am-4pmSpring Into Art series (as part of Sawdust Studio Art Classes)Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Enjoy unique hands-on weekend art workshops in exciting media including glassblowing, painting, mosaic, jewelry, ceramics, photography and more. www. sawdustartfestival.org/studio-classes (949)494-3030

Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings in March Salon D’Art InstituteThe Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, from 6-9pm, Salon D’Art provides an opportunity for interested persons to explore art from various cultures and genres. The collection includes a wide array of art of the last five centuries. www.ritzcarlton.com/lagunaevents, (949) 240-2000

Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:30-10pmMan’s Best Friend: Artist ReceptionGroup Exhibition featuring dog themed artwork from artists across the globe. Las Laguna Gallery 557 S. Coast Hwy A-1 Laguna Beach, www.laslagunagallery.com (949) 667-1803

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pmFeatured artists include Sunny Kim & Ann KimSunny Kim- Cosmic Dream; Ann Kim Dream ScapesMarch 5-31, 2014 Open daily, noon to 5. Closed Tues. or by appt. Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna, www.SandstoneGallery.com (949)487-6775

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pmFirst Thursday Art Walk ReceptionOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Enjoy some wine and cheese while seeing what’s new in the gallery. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 7pmConversation With Malcolm Warner Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachExecutive Director Malcolm Warner discusses food in art in conjunction with Laguna Beach’s Celebrate Good Taste event. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494.8971

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pmSurprise guest artists Drizzle Pop Art, 550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 5 & 6Join us on Artwalk and meet some of our surprise guest artists, www.drizzleart.com (949) 343-3043

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-8pmArtist Reception: America MartinJoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, America Martin will be unveiling a mix of three different new series inspired by her recent travels. Discover America’s vision for her captivating new series as she describes her inspirations for the “Native American”, “Bathers” and “Still Life” Series. www.joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-9pmFirst Thursdays Art WalkView New 2014 works by Townley and Special Guest Artist. Townley Gallery, 570 South Coast Hwy, Laguna BeachTownley.co 1-888-9-TOWNLEY

Friday, March 7–9, 2014 Celebrate Good TasteVarious locations around Laguna Beach, Begins at 6 p.m., March 7 and ends at 10 p.m., March 9, Enjoy world-class cuisine, prix fixe menus, major daily events, educational seminars, food & wine pairings, hotel packages, and more, www.CelebrateGoodTaste.com 949-497-9229

Friday, March 7-9, 2014 from 9am-5pmTomatomania!Roger’s Gardens –2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona Del Mar, Friday March 7, 2014 from 7am-3pm; Your Guide to Perfect Home Grown Tomatoes with Scott Daigre, Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9am; Great Home Grown Tomatoes with Steve Goto, Saturday, March 8, 2024 from 3pm; Big Harvest, Small Space with David RizzoSunday, March 9, 2014 from 10am; Vegetable Gardening with Steve Baldonado, www.rogersgardens.com (949) 640-5800

Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 10am -12:30pmWomen for Golf and PilatesBen Brown’s Golf Course at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 31106 S. Coast Highway - Laguna Beach, $35 per person, enjoy 1 hour of Pilates lesson and 1.5 hour Golf Lesson, all skill levels are welcome.www.alisocreekinn.com (949) 715-1919

Saturday, March 8, 2014Laguna Nursery Garden Walk with LOCA1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9-10:30amLOCA presents Art and Sea Lions classesPacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna BeachAdults $20 / $15 ages 6-up with paid adultwww.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Sunday, March 9, through 30, 2014Reunion by Gregory S MossSouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm.Boys will be boys. And so will men. Three high school buddies attempt to reconnect after a class reunion. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 4-7pmArt of DiningSawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Enjoy an afternoon at the 2nd Annual Art of Dining fundraising event, complete with art gifts and fine dining by 370 Common. $175 per seat. Limited seating. www. sawdustartfestival.org/product/fundraiser/ (949)494-3030

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 from 5:30pm–8:30pmOPEN CASA – John Hall “Ocean Designs” Exhibit Opening ReceptionExhibit runs through April 13. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $10, Non-member $15, Student Free , www.casaromantica.org (949)498-2139

Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 7pmLive! at the Museum: Dúo del Sol Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachDúo del Sol is a latin guitar duo comprised of Tom Farell and Javier Orman. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 7pmCASA UP CLOSE – Malcolm Warner – Director of the Laguna Art MuseumCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $10, Non-member $15, Student Free , www.casaromantica.org (949) 498-2139

Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 9:30amCalifornia Wildflowers with Ruben Flores and Lydia DelGado Laguna Nursery Parking Lot, 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

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Shades of Green-garden-themed art workshopsLaguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway at Cressfrom 9:30-11:30am, Adults $30. Advance required. www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 6-9pm Artists Spotlight Series Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna BeachOpening Night Event: Spotlighted Artists unveiling their latest work for the start of the new exhibit. www.forestoceangallery.wordpress.com (949) 371-3313

Saturday, March 15th 2014 from 6pm-9pm“Out Of The Box” Gala Opening Recent works by Tom Baldera, Terry Miura, and Simon Addyman. Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus. Costa Mesa. Meet and view the most recent works by three award winning artists. Show runs through Saturday March 29th. www.randyhigbeegallery.com (714) 546-2156

Saturday, March 15 through May 4, 014Inside out – InteriorsRoger’s Gardens –The Art Gallery 2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona Del Mar, From the unpredictability of outdoor painting to the calm and quiet interiors, we explore the inside world through the artist’s eye. www.rogersgardens.com (949) 640-5800

Sunday, March 16, 2014 from 10–4pm8th Annual St. Patrick`s Day Celebration & Green FestivalThe Orange County Marketplace, 88 Fair Drive - Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, Smart center Laguna Niguel showcases the smart electric drive vehicle at this “green focused” event. $2.00 – Children 12 and under – FREE , www.mblaguna.com (949)347-3700

Sunday, March 16, 2014 from 2-4pmKids’ Art Studio Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachDrop-in art-making activities at the museum for children and their families. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 from 10am-2pmSt. Joseph’s Day and the Return of the Swallows CelebrationMission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, Don’t miss this world renowned celebration every March, marking the return of the famous swallows to Capistrano and the coming of spring - a time of renewal and rebirth. www.missionsjc.com (949) 234-1315

Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 7:30pm Cougar MamaThe Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern, Fullerton, Sexy, dynamic—the voice of middle-aged women everywhere—the “sex kittens of the ‘70s” who suddenly find themselves the “women of a certain age”| $10 Member, $16 Student/Senior, $20 Non-member. www.TheMuck.org (714) 738-6595

Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 9:30amCalifornia Wildflowers with Ruben Flores and Lydia DelGado Laguna Nursery Parking Lot, 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 3pmHarry Lawrence First Day of Spring Celebration Selanne’s Steak Tavern 1464 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at the historic pine tree in front of the restaurant for the formal plaque dedication to Harry Lawrence at his 100 year anniversary. www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200


Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pmCabaret at Laguna Nursery 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Tickets $25 Presale and $35 at the door, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200Thursday, March 20, 2014 Laguna Beach Film Society Presents Pacific Marine Mammal Center Shorts, from 6pm reception, 7pm screening, Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach Featuring stories about the Laguna Beach Pacific Marine Mammal Center. $20 for reception and film, $10 for film, $8 pre-sale ($5 for students), FREE to members of the Laguna Beach Film Societywww.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Saturday, March 22, 2014Laguna Nursery Garden Walk 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 5-8pmMid-month MingleOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Join the Orange County Creatives Artists for an informal evening of art and conversation. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 9am-5pmChristopher Radko Trunk ShowRoger’s Gardens –The Art Gallery 2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona Del Mar, For more than 25 years, the Christopher Radko Company has created the world’s most beautiful European, hand-crafted ornaments. Roger’s Gardens will have samples of the complete 2014 collection, as well as great in-stock selection of new designs.rogersgardens.com (949) 640-5800

Saturday, March 22 through 30, 2014Jack and the Giant Beanstalk by Linda DaughertySouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Saturday matinees at 2 pm and 5 pm; Sunday matinees at 1 pm and 4 pm. SCR’s Junior Players present a new funny twist on Jack’s story of adventure and giants in the sky. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Saturday, March 22 through June 15, 2014Exhibition: Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient EgyptBowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa AnaTuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Drawing on the Brooklyn Museum’s renowned Egyptian collection, this presentation includes 30 mummies on display alongside masterworks of Egyptian art related to the ritual use of animal mummies. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

Sunday, March 23, 2014 from 10-11:30amWatercolors on the Beach classes at Treasure Island Beach, Enjoy a tour and viewing of the live tide pool creatures, crabs and sea stars. Following the tour, a LOCA instructor will teach fun watercolor mixing techniques. Everyone will take home a journal, watercolor kit, gel pen, pencils and reusable canvas tote. Refreshments are provided. Advance registration is required. Visit www.LOCAarts.org. Beginners are invited. Adults are $35, Children $20 (5 and up). www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Monday, March 24, 2014 from 6-11:30amPlein Air Public Paint out Ben Brown’s Golf Course at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 31106 S. Coast Highway - Laguna Beach , Come paint the canyons Plein Air style, set up anywhere on the golf course for this morning only!www.alisocreekinn.com (949) 715-1919

Monday, March 24 through June 14, 2014Julita Jones & Pat Whiteside PhillipsCAP’s Banking on Art, Wells Fargo Bank, 2nd floor, 260 Ocean Ave. Laguna Beach, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Sat 9am-4pm, This two person exhibition showcases the work of locals and ushers in a new era of shows from Community Art Project. www.caplaguna.org

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 6-8pmOC Social Event for SinglesPrivate Newport Beach Location, Upscale event uniquely designed to provide a relaxed environment for high-caliber singles to network and socialize for business and personal relationships. www.palmandassociates.com (949)706-5596

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 8:30amVegetable and Herb Gardening Class with LOCA and Ruben FloresEl Morro Elementary, Laguna Beach www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Thursday, March 27th 2014 from 5-7pm, Dana Point Art Lauch at THE SHED fine art24471 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, Dana Point ART Launch @ The Shed fine art is a monthly event. This is a time to Meet-the-Artists as we feature Contemporary Art by: Michael Moon, Nina K, Elizabeth Bridy, Dray, Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic, Parvis, Susan Marosz, Jon Prud’homme, Glenda Rolle, Ruffini, Hal Yaskulka (Guests enjoy a different theme each month with live music, wine tasting and appetizer), www.theshedfineart.com (949)429-5591


Calendar of EventsThursday, March 27, 2014 from 7pm Janet Blake on Millard Sheets Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachLaguna Art Museum’s Curator of Historical Art Janet Blake talks about the work on view in Travels with Millard Sheets: 1950 -1986. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Friday, March 28, 2014 from 7pmCASA CLASSIC – Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, UKCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: $40 www.casaromantica.org (949) 498-2139

Friday, March 28 through April 27, 2014Rest by Samuel D. HunterSouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:30 pm.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm.; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 pm. A blizzard is coming and 91 year-old Gerald is missing. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Saturday, March 29 from 6-9 pmJames Strombotne ‘New Paintings’Gallery McCollum 206 N. Coast Hwy. Laguna BeachFeaturing nationally recognized artist James Strombotne newest collection. His work is included in major public and private collections, including the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, to name a few.gallerymccollum.com (949) 275-8255

AprilTuesday, April 1 through April 30, 2014 Meet the ArtistsOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm. Live demos in the gallery. Visit the “Upcoming Events” page on our website to see which artists are scheduled. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – May 15, 2014 from 6-8pm “COSMIC DANCE” New Works by International Artist RIMI YANGJoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to announce Rimi Yang’s Solo Exhibition: Cosmic Dance! Drawing on a fascination with myth, history, and art practices from both the East and West, Korean-American painter Rimi Yang synthesizes a uniquely compelling visual lexicon. www.joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 2-4pmImagination CelebrationLaguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, A free fun-filled day for families featuring hands-on art projects, music, games, and more.. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Wednesday, April 2 through May 10, 2014Reception Saturday, April 12, 201430 x 30: Mixing it UpShowcase Gallery 3851 S. Bear St. at South Coast Plaza Village, SA. The gallery features a cadre of under 30 year old artists from the local colleges mixed with regular resident artists in a free-style show. www.ocfinearts.org. (714) 540-6430

Thursday, April 3, 2014 6:30-10pmFor Every Season: Artist ReceptionGroup Exhibition featuring nature in art.Las Laguna Gallery 557 S. Coast Hwy A-1 Laguna Beachwww.laslagunagallery.com 949) 667-1803

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Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-9 pmFirst Thursday Art Walk ReceptionOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Enjoy some wine and cheese while seeing what’s new in the gallery. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-9pmFeatured artists include Anne Moore & Lynn WelkerAnne Moore-Beneath the Surface; Lynn Welker- Imagined Narratives, April 2- 28, 2014; Open daily, noon to 5. Closed Tues. or by appt. Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna, www.SandstoneGallery.com (949) 487-6775

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-9pmSurprise guest artists Drizzle Pop Art, 550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 5 & 6Join us on Artwalk and meet some of our surprise guest artists, drizzleart.com (949) 343-3043

Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 7pm Conversation With Doug McColluh Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachAn informal conversation with the photographer, artist, and curator. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, April 3rd 2014 from 6-9pmFirst Thursdays Art WalkView New 2014 works by Townley and Special Guest Artist. Townley Gallery, 570 South Coast Hwy, Laguna BeachTownley.com (888) 9-TOWNLEY

April 4 - 13, 2014StinkyKids, the MusicalLaguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Friday, Apr 4 & 11, 7pm; Saturday, Apr 5 & 12: 1pm & 6pm; Sunday, Apr 6 & 13: 1pm & 6pm, Thurs & Fri, Apr 10 & 11: 10am (General Admission) ($18 - $20) Britt’s worried that a trip to the new MegaJumper 3000 will get cancelled due to an epic wad of gum!www.lagunaplayhouse.com (949) 497-2787 x1

Saturday, April 5, April 5-26 2014 from 5-8pm“Generation Z (The New Silent Generation)”coastal eddy a gallery, 1417 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Opening Reception presenting Jon Ginnaty’s installation revisiting his iconic ceramic Rubber Duckies in clay. (949) 715-4113

Saturday, April 5, 2014Laguna Nursery Garden Walk 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, April 5- May 17, 2014Body LanguageOrange County Center for Contemporary Art. 117 N Sycamore, Santa Ana, Thurs-Sun 12-5pm. Free Admission, OCCCA invites creatives of all kinds to submit art for exhibition in Body Language, curated by legendary LA artist George Herms. Body Language celebrates the body as the sign supreme. www.occca.org (714) 667 1517

Sunday April 6, 2014 from 1-5pmBradford House Gallerie Artist ReceptionThe Bradford House, 136 Palm Circle Placentia, A number of artists from the Cal State University Fullerton OLLY (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) Program will be recognized and display their work. [email protected] (714) 528-1860

Sunday, April 6, 2014 from 10-11:30amWatercolors on the Beach classes at Treasure Island BeachParticipants will enjoy a tour and viewing of the live tide pool creatures, crabs and sea stars. Following the tour, a LOCA instructor will teach fun, easy watercolor mixing techniques. Everyone will take home a journal, watercolor kit, gel pen, pencils and reusable canvas tote. Refreshments are provided. Advance registration is required. Visit www.LOCAarts.org. and click on the calendar date. Beginners are invited. Adults is $35, Children $20 (5 and up). www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 7pm Live! at the Museum: Triada Guitar Trio Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, A concert with one of the most brilliant guitar ensembles. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, April 10, 2014 From 7:30pmSpeakeasy: The Golden Scarab ClubThe Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern, Fullerton, Taste fine “coffee” with the usual gangsters and molls, flappers and bootleggers. Wear your 1920s best! $25, www.TheMuck.org (714) 738-6595

Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 9:30amSpring Planters with Ruben Flores Laguna Nursery Parking Lot, 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net 949-494-5200

Thursdays, April 10, and April 17, 2014 50 Shades of Green-garden-themed art workshopsfrom 9:30-11:30am, Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway at Cress, Adults $30. Advance required. www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 6-9pmArtists Spotlight Series Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, Opening Night Event: Spotlighted Artists unveiling their latest work for the start of the new exhibit. forestoceangallery.wordpress.com (949) 371-3313

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pmCabaret at Laguna Nursery 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Tickets $40 Presale and $50 at the door, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 9-10:30amLOCA presents Art and Sea Lions classesPacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach, Adults $20 / $15 ages 6-up with paid adult, www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Saturday, April 12 through August 31, 2014Exhibition: The Lure of Chinatown; Painting California’s Chinese CommunitiesBowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa AnaTuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, This exhibition examines how artists played a pivotal role in documenting the historical changes that occurred in California’s Chinatowns over time.www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

Sunday, April 13 through May 4, 2014Five Mile Lake by Rachel BondsSouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. A tender story about those who stay and those who go away. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Thursday, April 17, 2014 Laguna Beach Film Society April Screening Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The Laguna Beach Film Society screens carefully-selected films including independent, documentary, and classic films, and brings filmmakers and actors to Laguna Beach. from 6pm reception, 7pm screening, $20 for reception and film, $10 for film, $8 pre-sale ($5 for students), FREE to members of the Laguna Beach Film Society www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 10am–3pmEarth DayOcean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629, Celebrate the environment with us, volunteer for a beach clean-up, participate in hands-on activities, and create eco-friendly crafts. General admission is $6.50/adult (13 yrs+), $4.50/child (3 -12 yrs); Children 2 and under are free. www.ocean-institute.org (949) 496-2274

Saturday, April 19, 2014Laguna Nursery Garden Walk 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Meet at 10am at the Nursery, Discover Laguna Beach, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Sunday, April 20, 2014 from 2-4pm Kids’ Art Studio Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna BeachDrop-in art-making activities at the museum for children and their families. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum members, www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, April 24th 2014 from 5-7pmDana Point Art Lauch at THE SHED fine art24471 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, CA 92629, Dana Point ART Launch @ The Shed fine art is a monthly event. This is a time to Meet-the-Artists as we feature Contemporary Art by: Michael Moon, Nina K, Elizabeth Bridy, Dray, Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic, Parvis, Susan Marosz, Jon Prud’homme, Glenda Rolle, Ruffini, Hal Yaskulka, (Guests enjoy a different theme each month with live music, wine tasting and appetizer) www.theshedfineart.com (949)429-5591

Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 7pm Malcolm Warner in Conversation with Hugh Davies Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, Malcolm Warner, Executive Director of Laguna Art Museum, hosts a conversation with Hugh Davies, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.$7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum memberswww.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, April 24-27, 201425th Annual Southern California Garden ShowSouth Coast Plaza, Bear Street, Costa Mesa, All Center Hours, South Coast Plaza hosts the 25th Annual Southern California Spring Garden Show. Celebrate the Gardens of Southern California with vendors showcasing the latest trends and accessories in horticulture.

Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 7pmCASA CLASSIC – LA Grand EnsembleCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $20, Non-member $25, Students $15 www.casaromantica.org( 949) 498-2139

Friday, April 25 through April 27, 2014Pacific Playwrights FestivalSouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, (schedule is being finalized, with readings and performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday) Readings and performances of brand new plays by exciting new playwrights. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555


Saturday, April 26 – June 1, 2014Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksLaguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Tue – Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 4pm, Sun at 2pm, Film star Leslie Caron live on stage in this life-affirming comedy about a headstrong widow and her gay dance instructor. ($36-$76), www.lagunaplayhouse.com (949) 497-2787 x1

Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 5 - 8 pmMid-month MingleOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Join the Orange County Creatives Artists for an informal evening of art and conversation. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Saturday, April 26-27, 2014 from 10am-6pm“Art Along the Coast”Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente, An intimate glimpse into the homes/studios of select artists from the Festival of Arts.See website for artists and locations. www.artalongthecoast.com

Saturday, April 26 through August 3, 2014Exhibition: Chuck Jones: Drawn From The Far Side Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa AnaTuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, This exhibition contains drawings, most never publicly displayed, including a section of 69 so called “Doodles,” perhaps best described as coming from one artist’s very far side. www.bowers.org (714) 567-3600

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 6-8pmOC Social Event for SinglesPrivate Newport Beach Location, Upscale event uniquely designed to provide a relaxed environment for high-caliber singles to network and socialize for business and personal relationships. www.palmandassociates.com (949)706-5596

MayThursday, May 1 – June 29Turista En Mexico: Mexican Postacards from the early 20th The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern, Fullerton from 6:30pm, 20th Century Mexico is the subject of this selection of historical postcards from the Slauson family collection circa 1908–1928. The postcards depict the art, culture, cities, and natural wonders of a country emerging from revolutionary times. Free.www.TheMuck.org (714) 738-6595

Thursday, May 1 through 31, 2014Meet the ArtistsOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm, Live demos in the gallery. Visit the “Upcoming Events” page on our website to see which artists are scheduled. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Thursday, May1, 2014 6:30-10pmMale-Man - Women Artists Depicting Men: Artist ReceptionGroup Exhibition featuring women artists’ depictions of men. Las Laguna Gallery 557 S. Coast Hwy A-1 Laguna Beach, www.laslagunagallery.com (949) 667-1803

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6-9pmFeatured artists include Mada Leach & Hyatt MooreMada Leach- Magic Visions: Ancient Hands; Hyatt Moore- Figures in the Abstract, April 30-June , 2014 Open daily, noon to 5. Closed Tues. or by appt. Sandstone Gallery Laguna 384-A N. Coast Hwy, Lagunawww.SandstoneGallery.com (949) 487-6775

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6-9pmSurprise guest artists Drizzle Pop Art, 550 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 5 & 6Join us on Artwalk and meet some of our surprise guest artists, drizzleart.com (949) 343-3043

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 7pmConversation With …TBDLaguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The Conversation With… series brings artists and other creative minds to Laguna Art Museum to discuss their practice in a casual conversation with guests. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, free children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org 949.494.8971

Thursday, May 1st 2014 from 6-9pmFirst Thursdays Art WalkView New 2014 works by Townley and Special Guest Artist.Townley Gallery, 570 South Coast Hwy, Laguna BeachTOWNLEY.com (888) 9-TOWNLEY

Thursday, May 1st, 2014 from 6-8pm“COSMIC DANCE” Artist ReceptionNew Works by International Artist RIMI YANGJoAnne Artman Gallery 326 North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, Drawing on a fascination with myth, history, and art practices from both the East and West, Korean-American painter Rimi Yang synthesizes a uniquely compelling visual lexicon. www.joanneartmangallery.com (949) 510-5481

Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6-9 pmFirst Thursday Art Walk ReceptionOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Enjoy some wine and cheese while seeing what’s new in the gallery. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Thursdays, May 1, and May 8, 2014 from 9:30-11:30am50 Shades of Green-garden-themed art workshopsLaguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway at CressAdults $30. Advance required. www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 11am-6pmLOCA Presents Fun, Funky Furniture Studio Art Expo and Funky Furnishings Show 3251 Laguna Canyon Rd, 2-blocks south of Dog Park. Laguna Outreach for Community Arts will present its Fun, Funky, Furnishings collection at a preview show on May 3, and separate auction event on May 4. The zany collection features 50 items, hand decorated by LOCA artists. Originals include dressers, chairs, chandeliers, lamps, trays, candlesticks and much more. Admission and parking are free.www.LOCAarts.org, (949)363-4700.

Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 3-6pmLOCA Presents Fun, Funky Furniture AuctionLaguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. Admission is free. All furnishings items will be auctioned to the public www.LOCAarts.org, (949)363-4700. www.lagunanursery.net (949) 494-5200

Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 7- 8pmLive! at the Museum:EkphrasisLaguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, A collaboration between Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach Live!, and Laguna Dance Festival featuring an original, music-and-dance piece inspired by a work of art from the museum’s collection. Free for museum members; free for non-members with museum admission ($5.00-$7.00) www.lagunaartmuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Friday, May 9, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pmCabaret at Laguna Nursery 1370 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Tickets $40 Presale and $50 at the door, www.lagunannursery.net (949) 494-5200

Friday, May 9 through June 8, 2014Tartuffe by Molière, adapted by David BallSouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 pm.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. He gave the word “hypocrite” a bad reputation. It’s the play that started SCR 50 years ago. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 6-9pmArtists Spotlight Series Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, Opening Night Event : Spotlighted Artists unveiling their latest work for the start of the new exhibit. forestoceangallery.wordpress.com (949) 371-3313

Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 11am-4pmTenth Annual Battle of the Mariachis FestivalMission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, A friendly competition of young, mariachi musicians celebrating talent, interpretation and inspiration within one festival celebrating its 10th year! www.missionsjc.com (949) 234-1315

Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 9-10:30amLOCA presents Art and Sea Lions classesPacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna BeachAdults $20 / $15 ages 6-up with paid adultwww.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 7pmCASA WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS – Jodie Cook: Gardening for HealthCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: Casa Member $10, Non-member $15, Student Free, www.casaromantica.org 949-498-2139

Wednesday, May 14 through June 8, 2014Reception May 18, 2014Imagination Celebration—The Wild Things. Showcase Gallery 3851 S. Bear St. at South Coast Plaza Village, SA. Showcase hosts the runners up from the poster contest with some unexpected artwork from resident artists. www.ocfinearts.org. (714) 540-6430

Thursday, May 15, 2014 Laguna Beach Film Society May Screening Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The Laguna Beach Film Society screens carefully-selected films including independent, documentary, and classic films, and brings filmmakers and actors to Laguna Beach. $20 for reception and film, $10 for film, $8 pre-sale ($5 for students) FREE to members of the Laguna Beach Film Society, from 6pm reception, 7pm screening, www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 5-8pmMid-month MingleOrange County Creatives, 761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, Join the Orange County Creatives Artists for an informal evening of art and conversation. OrangeCountyCreatives.wordpress.com (978) 473-9658

Saturday, May 17 through May 25, 2014Bliss by Laurie WoolerySouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 pm.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Presented by SCR’s Teen Players. Sidney is discontented with being contented and decides to seek her own bliss.www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Sunday, May 18th, 2014 from 9-5pm20th Annual Balboa Island Artwalk South Bayfront, Balboa Island , Fine art show featuring 100 artists. Spectators will enjoy live music throughout the day. Free admission. www.balboaislandartwalk.info

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Sunday, May 18, 2014 from 2-4pm Kids’ Art Studio Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, Drop-in art-making activities at the museum for children and their families., $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum memberswww.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Sunday, May 18, 2014 from 10-11:30amWatercolors on the Beach classes at Treasure Island BeachParticipants will enjoy a tour and viewing of the live tide pool creatures, crabs and sea stars. Following the tour, a LOCA instructor will teach fun, easy watercolor mixing techniques. Everyone will take home a journal, watercolor kit, gel pen, pencils and reusable canvas tote. Refreshments are provided. Advance registration is required. Visit www.LOCAarts.org. and click on the calendar date. Beginners are invited. Adults is $35, Children $20 (5 and up). www.LOCAarts.org (949)363-4700

Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 7pm Exhibition Walk-through with Dana Harel Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, The artist leads a walk-through of her ex·pose exhibition at Laguna Art Museum. $7 general admission, $5 students, seniors, active military, FREE children under 12 and museum members. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org (949) 494-8971

Thursday, May 22-23, 2014 from 7pmCASA KINETIC – Luminario Ballet of Los AngelesCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, San Clemente, Admission: $40, www.casaromantica.org (949) 498-2139

Friday, May 23 through June 8, 2014The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales adapted by John Glore, from the book by Jon Sciezka and Lane SmithSouth Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Tuesday Friday evenings at 7pm; Saturday matinees at 11 am; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm and 4:30 pm. Familiar fairy tales take on lives of their own, often going berserk right onstage and occasionally bursting into song. www.scr.org (714) 708-5555

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 6-8pmOC Social Event for SinglesPrivate Newport Beach Location, Upscale event uniquely designed to provide a relaxed environment for high-caliber singles to network and socialize for business and personal relationships. www.palmandassociates.com (949)706-5596

Thursday, May 29th from 5-7pmDana Point Art Lauch at THE SHED fine art24471 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, Dana Point ART Launch @ The Shed fine art is a monthly event. This is a time to Meet-the-Artists as we feature Contemporary Art by: Michael Moon, Nina K, Elizabeth Bridy, Dray, Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic, Parvis, Susan Marosz, Jon Prud’homme, Glenda Rolle, Ruffini, Hal Yaskulka, (Guests enjoy a different theme each month with live music, wine tasting and appetizer) www.theshedfineart.com (949)429-5591


484 North Gallery484 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.markwhitefineart.com

Ardashes Fine Art210 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651www.ardashesfineart.com

Art Cube266 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.artcubegallery.com

Art for the Soul272 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.art4thesoul.com

Art-A-Fair777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.Art-A-Fair

Artist Eye1294 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.artisteyelagunagallery.com

Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow1175 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.AR4T.comArtSellers1294 S. Coast Hwy, Ste. B, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.artsellers.com

Avran Exclusive540 S. Coast Hwy, Suite 104, Laguna Beach CA 92651www.avranart.com

Avran Art + Design540 S. Coast Hwy. Ste. 106, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.avranart.com

BC Space Gallery235 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.bcspace.com

The Bluebird Gallery1540 S. Coast Hwy Ste 101, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.bluebirdgallery.net

Bowers Museum2002 N. Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92706www.bowers.org

C STUDIO Laguna Beach Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.cathybartels.5u.com

California Art Gallerywww.californiaartgallery.com

Casa Romantica415 Avenida GranadaSan Clemente, CA 92672www.casaromantica.org

Christopher Morgan Galleries1590 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651www.cmg-art.com

Coast Gallery540 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.coastgallery.com

Coastal Eddy a gallery1417 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.coastaleddy.net

The Cottage Gallery1524 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.larsoncollections.com

The Cottage Gallery on Los Rios31701 Los Rios St, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675http://cottagegalleryonlosrios.com

Cove Gallery1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.covegallerylaguna.com

Dan Miller Jewelry & Gallery226 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651danmillerjewlery.com

Dawson Cole Fine Art326 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.dawsoncolefineart.com

DeBilzan Gallery224 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.williamdebilzan.net

Debra Huse Gallery229 Marine Ave, Balboa, CA 92662www.debrahusegallery.com

Demossa Gallery1294-D S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.paintedjourney.com

DeRu’S Fine Arts1590 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.derusfinearts.com

DM Studio1294 S. Coast Hwy, Ste. D, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.donnamorin.com

Don Beres GalleryJewerly and Sculptural Arts 652 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 www.donberes.com

Art Resources Galleries, Museums, Studios

HOPA27182 Ortega Highway

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Drizzle Pop Art550 N Pacific Coast HwyLaguna Beach, CA 92651www.drizzleart.com

Edenhurst Gallery305 N. Coast Hwy Suite F, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.edenhurstgallery.com

Exclusive Collections Galleries417 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.ecgallery.com/Laguna

Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.foapom.com

Fingerhut Gallery210 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.fingerhutart.com

Fiori214 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.italianceramics.com

Floating Cloud Gallery1999 S. Coast Hwy., Ste. E, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Forest & Ocean Gallery480 Ocean Avenue Suite A & BLaguna Beach CA 92562www.forestoceangallery.com

Galerie deJony31761 Camino Capistrano Suite 8, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675www.galeriedejony.com

Gallery 104 San Clemente166 Ave Del Mar, San Clemente, CA 92672www.gallery104.com

Gallery McCollum206 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.gallerymccollum.com

H Gallery1294-B S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.artsellers.com

Hobrecht Sports Art533 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.hobrecht.com

HOPA House Of Photographic Art27184 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675www.hobrecht.com

Hugo Rivera Gallery550 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. Ste. 3, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.hugorivera.com

Indian Territory, Inc305 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.indianterritory.com

Laguna Inkspot & Gallery412 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beachlagunainkspot.com

International Surfing Museum411 Olive Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648www.surfingmuseum.org

Irvine Barclay Theatre4242 Campus Drive, Irvine CA 92612www.thebarclay.org

Irvine Museum18881 Von Karman Ave,Irvine CA 92612www.irvinemuseum.org

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JoAnne Artman Gallery326 N. Coast Hwy,, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.joanneartmangallery.com

John Barber Glass Designs21062 Laguna Canyon, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.johnbarberglassdesigns.com

JohnHoytArt.comJoseph Wise Gallery346 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.josephwisegallery.com

Kuhnert’s Art Gallery1493 Glenneyre St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.kuhnertsartgallery.com

Kush Fine Art265 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.vladimirkush.com

La Bottega Dell Acquaforte1590 S. Coast Hwy Ste 4, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.italianetchings.com

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Laguna Art Museum307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.lagunaartmuseum.org

Laguna College of Art + Design2222 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.lcad.edu

Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art611 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.lgoca.com

Laguna Inkspot & Gallery412 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651www.lagunainkspot.com

Laguna North Gallery376 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.lagunanorthgallery.com

Lang Fine Art1450 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.langphoto-fineart.com

Las Laguna Gallery577 S Coast Hwy Unit A1, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.laslagunagallery.com

Laura Seeley Studio & Best Friends Art Gallery24682 Del Prado #110, Dana Point, CA 92629www.bestfriendsartgallery.com

Lauren’s Boutique & Galerie1850 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651Laurenslaguna.net

Lawrence [email protected]

LCAD on Forest225 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651www.lcad.edu

Lu Martin Gallery372 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.lumartingalleries.com

Maidy Morhouswww.MaidyMorhous.com

Mark Timothy Gallery350 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 http://www.marktimothystudios.com

Marlo Bartels Studio2307 #7 Laguna Canyon RoadLaguna Beach, CA 92651, www.marlobartels.com

Martin Lawrence Galleries3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626www.martinlawrence.com

McKibben Studios540 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.mckibbenstudios.com

Mission Fine Art31760 Camino Capistrano, Suite CSan Juan Capistrano, CA 92675www.Mission-fine-Art.com

Muckenthaler Cultural Center1202 W. Malvern Ave, Fullerton, CA 92833www.themuck.org

Museum of Biblical & Sacred Writings12625 La Mirada Blvd, Ste. 101, La Mirada, CA 90638www.sacredwritings.org

Muzeo241 S. Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805www.muzeo.org

Mystic Arts664 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art117 N. Sycamore Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701www.occca.org


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Orange County Creatives761 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651www.orangecountycreatives.wordpress.com

Orange County Museum of Art850 San Clemente Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660www.ocma.net

Pacific Edge Gallery540 S. Coast Hwy. Ste. 112, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.pacificedgegallery.com

Pacific Gallery228 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.pacificgallery.net

Paul Bond Studio2935 Hierro, San Clemente, CA 92673www.paulbondart.com

Peter Blake Gallery435 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.peterblakegallery.com

Posh Galleria577 S. Pacific Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.poshgalleria.com

Pure Color Laguna Beach570 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.purecolor.com

Pure Laguna Beach Gallery1590 S. Coast Hwy, Ste. 2, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.purelagunabeach.com

Quorum Art Gallery374 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.quorumgallery.com

Randy Higbee Gallery102 Kalmus, Costa Mesa, CA 92626www.randyhigbeegallery.com

Redfern Gallery1540 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.redferngallery.com

Roger’s Gardens Fine Art Gallery 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625Rogersgardens.com

Salt Fine Art1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.saltfineart.com

Sandstone Gallery Laguna384-A N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.sandstoneartgallery.com

Scape Gallery2859 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar CA 92625http://www.scapesite.com

Schar Galleries305 N. Coast Hwy, Ste. O, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.schaargalleries.com

Schroeder Studio Gallery112 E. Maple Ave, Orange, CA 92866www.schroederstudio.com

The Sawdust Festival935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.sawdustartfestival.org

Segerstrom Center for the Arts600 Town Center DriveCosta Mesa, CA 92626, www.scfta.org

The Shed Fine Art Gallery24471 Del Prado Ave, Dana Point, CA 92629www.theshed-danapoint.com

The Signature Gallery220 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.thesignaturegallery.com

Simard Bilodeau Galerie & Steven Lucas Fine Arts1945 Laguna Canton Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.simardbilodeau.com

Situ Art Gallery1590 S. Coast Hwy #6, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.situartgallery.com

Skylab Modern Art1450 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.skylabmodernart.com

Artists Gala Opening ReceptionMarch 15th 6:00-9:00pm

Three Contemporary Traditional award winning artists.

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Soka University Performing Arts Center1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656www.performingarts.soka.edu

South Coast Repertory655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2197 www.scr.org

Studio 7 North384-B N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.studio7gallery.com

Sue Greenwood Fine Art330 N. Coast Hywy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.suegreenwoodfineart.com

The Vintage Poster1492 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.thevintageposter.com

The Watercolor Gallery1492 S. Coast Hwy #7, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.watercolorgalleries.com

Tom Lamb949-494-0264 Laguna Beach, CAwww.lambstudio.com

Townley Gallery570 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.townleygallery.com

Tracey Moscaritolo Studio & Gallery422 North Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651www.moscaritolo.com

Union Art Gallery1452 South Pacific Coast HighwayLaguna Beach, California 92651, www.unionartlaguna.com

Vanessa Rothe Studio418 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.vanessarothe.com

Village Gallery502 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.villagegallery.com

Vladimir Sokolov Studio Gallery1540 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.vladimirsokolovgallery.com

Whitney Gallery305 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.marcwhitney.com

Wyland Gallery509 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651www.wyland.com



Young Artist

a 4th grader at Top of The World Elementary School in Laguna Beach loves to express himself through his art. For someone so young, Ziggy has already achieved quite a few accolades to his name.

While in 2nd grade, Ziggy was juried into the Festival of Arts Junior Art exhibit. Only 300 pieces were selected from the 4,500 students that participated in the juried competition.

For the past 4 years, Ziggy has been participating in the “Reflections” program, a nation-wide contest celebrating art, literature, photography, film making, musical composition and dance choreography. His art work has won him “Best Visual Art” awards in the Laguna Beach Unified School District every year and this year’s painting received second place in Orange County.

Not just a painter, Ziggy is exploring with different mediums, curious to mix them into one piece of art. He enjoys drawing in his sketch book, photography and creating short

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funny iMovie clips. For the last two years he has submitted his photo’s into the photography category of the “Reflections” program, and has been exhibited in Huntington Beach.

Ziggy also participated in the “Imagination Celebration” - Color it Orange, a yearly spring arts festival for children and families, presented by Arts Orange County in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education and was exhibited at South Coast Plaza.

Last year he was one of the winners on the Laguna Beach City Rain Barrel Competition. The contest promotes

the use of rain barrels, which collect and store rainwater from roofs that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to storm drains, streams, and the ocean.

When asked where he draws his inspiration from Ziggy replies, “I am inspired by local artists.” He then goes on to say, “I can create anything I imagine.”

You can catch Ziggy skim boarding, skating and surfing and hanging out with his friends and 4 year old brother, Sokka when he’s not painting.

His words of wisdom to fellow aspiring young artist…, “Let go, be free and put your imagination on a page.” l


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1205-1223 North Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. Mixed Use Commercial. $5,050,000. Sold in under 200 days versus the commercial industry average of over 12 months.

202 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach. Commercial Lease (2 OfÞce Spaces).Listed by Jeff J. Grice (949) 295-0416 and Chuck Denny (949) 525-1468.

1315 Pitcairn Place, Laguna Beach. 5,500 sq/ft, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms. Listed for $5,200,000 by Chris Guziak (949) 285-0509.

792 Summit Drive, Laguna Beach. Listed for $3,200,000 by Chris Guziak (949) 285-0509.

455 Dartmoor Street, Laguna Beach. Listed for $3,975,000 by Chris Guziak (949) 285-0509.

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Whether you are a seller, a buyer, or an agent, join us for an evolutionary experience.Whether you are a seller, a buyer, or an agent, join us for an evolutionary experience.“Nobody Sells More Real Estate Globally Than RE/MAX”“Nobody Sells More Real Estate Globally Than RE/MAX”

1205-1223 North Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. Mixed Use Commercial. $5,050,000. Sold in under 200 days versus the commercial industry average of over 12 months.

202 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach. Commercial Lease (2 OfÞce Spaces).Listed by Jeff J. Grice (949) 295-0416 and Chuck Denny (949) 525-1468.

1315 Pitcairn Place, Laguna Beach. 5,500 sq/ft, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms. Listed for $5,200,000 by Chris Guziak (949) 285-0509.

792 Summit Drive, Laguna Beach. Listed for $3,200,000 by Chris Guziak (949) 285-0509.

455 Dartmoor Street, Laguna Beach. Listed for $3,975,000 by Chris Guziak (949) 285-0509.

FOR SALEFOR SALE

FOR SALE

JUST SOLD

FOR LEASE

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