Ventura College Art Exhibit
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October 31, 2006 CONTACT:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Alisa Sparkia Moore
Public Information Officer
(805) 654-6462, asmoore@vcccd.edu
Dorothy Orr,
Professor of Fine Art
(805) 654-6400 ext. 1394,
Santa Paula Blanchard Library to Host
3rd Annual Ventura College Plein Air Watercolor Exhibit
VENTURA: Works by Ventura College Plein Air students and Professor Dorothy Orr will be exhibited in the Santa Paula Blanchard Community Library from October 30 through December 28. The reception for the artists is November 2, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and the press and community members are welcome to attend. The Library is located at 119 N. Eighth Street in Santa Paula and is open from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Painting en plein air means painting “in the open air”. According to the Plein Air Painters of America, “Painting from life is a pursuit unlike any other painting technique. It challenges artists to concentrate every sensory nerve on the information in front them. They absorb it all, from sight to sound, from temperature to atmosphere, and then channel those feelings from head to hand, re-creating the vision in paints on paper or canvas. The roots of painting from life are found in 19th-century Europe. Englishman John Constable believed the artist should forget about formulas and trust his own vision in finding truth in nature. To find that truth, he made sketches outdoors, then elaborated on them in the studio.”
The Plein Air paintings for this show are done in watercolor. Forty students will be participating in the exhibit. For additional information, call Dorothy Orr, fine art instructor, at Ventura College, (805) 654-6400 ext. 1394.
The students are:
Camarillo: Stephanie Caldwell, Dianna Cota, Bonnie Counsellor, Steven Marquez
Fillmore: Jonny Harman, Barbara Phares, Anna Rivera Oakview: Jason Rapp, Lauren Yanez Ojai: Melanie Hiroler, Paula Pugh, Dorothy Wallstein Oxnard: Carol Carson, Amanda Castillo, Janet Jennings Pt. Hueneme: Rochester Beckham, Cathy Smith
Santa Paula: Martha Binsley, Tim Chang, Cynthia Davis, Chris Lemon, Pam Shelley, Philip Splawn, Laura Splawn Ventura: Anthea Adams, Gale Albright, Nisahna Engel, Justin Fisher, Karen Henjum, Jerry Hurd, Susan Lewis, Leslie Lloyd, Laurie McKnett, Eric Murray, Corey O'Neill,Yukiko Perrett, Andy Richardez, David Schmitt, Alethea Snyder, Trevor Walters-Lakes##### |
