Local Art Walk

October 2014: Honoring Our Military

cover art by Laura Shafer Curated by Dinah Poellnitz

Click here to see profiles of many of the artists.

Here are the artists and venues that participated in the October 2014 First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk!

Much of the art in this Art Walk either is done by a Veteran or incorporates Military subject matter.

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Venue

Artists and Events

1

 OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART

704 Pier View Way (760) 435-3720
  • Artist Alliance
  • free exhibitions: Quilt National; Notes to Our Sons and Daughters: My Sisters Keeper; Spitting In The Wind

2

 OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

330 N Coast Hwy (760) 435-5600

3C

 SEASIDE FLOWERS

212-C Artist Alley (760) 722-5602

3D

 THE HILL STREET COUNTRY CLUB

212-D Artist Alley (760) 917-6666
  • OMA Exploring Engagement: Military presents Modes of Engagement featuring Geoff Cunningham, Claudia Cano, Mark Jesinoski, Chuck G Miller

3E

 9M PHOTO

212-E Artist Alley (858) 344-8619

 Myles McGuinness (photography)

3F

 LIVE STORE

212-F Artist Alley (323) 336-5606

 David Wilcove (paintings)

3G

 ANITA LEWIS - ART 4 MODERN LIFE

206-A N Coast Hwy (in Artist Alley) (858) 361-9640

 Anita Lewis (paintings)

4

 MAINSTREET OCEANSIDE

701 Mission Ave (760) 754-451

5

 SOLE LAB

605 1/2 Mission Ave (760) 547-1550

6

 BEAUTY 101

117 S Coast Hwy (760) 529-5947

7

 last minute cancellation

8

 PLETHORA GALLERIA

609 Mission Ave (760) 845-8711
  • Corene Bussey (paintings)
  • Paul Uglow (recycled surf board art)

9

 PACIFIC CHOICE AUTO REGISTRATION

602 Mission Ave (800) 840-2464

10

 CECIL DAVID GOFF INSURANCE AGENCY

713 Mission Ave #B (760) 488-6885

 Sargent Art Group featuring Janet Kelly, Linda Luisi, Jackie Zuckers, Donald Pallia (paintings, sculpture)

11

  last minute cancellation

12

 MISSION AVE BAR & GRILL711 Mission Ave (760) 637-2222 Rick Ortiz (paintings)

13

 MARY'S FAMILY RESTAURANT

307 N Coast Hwy (760) 722-3052

Bob Hendricks (paintings)

14

 THE ENGRAVERS GALLERY

505 Mission Ave (760) 583-7624

 505 Collective with Paul Boone, Joseph Moes, Jennifer Eisner, Benjamin Martin, Roger Moes and Kaylee(paintings, multimedia)

15

 HARCOURTS PRIME PROPERTIES

804 Pier View Way #10 (760) 517-9112

16

 OCEANSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

305 N Nevada St (760) 722-4786

 Oceanside Sky Views (aerial photography)

17

 THE GALLERY AT THE BROOKS

217 N Coast Hwy (760) 433-8900

 Ellen Dieter (abstractionist paintings) and various artists

18

 last minute cancellation

Marilyn Huerta

Marilyn is a local artist and advocate who enjoys all aspects of art.  Her primary focus is in painting and mixed media however she enjoys sculpture, photography and graphic design as well as many other forms of art.  She is involved in various mural projects and enjoys giving back to her community.  She especially enjoys working with community members who either love creating art or just simply have an appreciation for the arts.

Marilyn is currently the Community Liaison and Student Arts Association Advisor at California State University San Marcos where she is also a member of the university’s Public Arts Advisor Group. She is currently the President of the San Marcos Arts Council and serves as a board member on the TERI Center Fine Arts Committee, serves as an Ambassador for the San Marcos Boys & Club, and is currently a Community Liaison for the Charity Wings Art Center. Marilyn was previously the CSUSM Arts & Lectures Coordinator, CSUSM Arts Gallery  Manager,  family/children coordinator on the Carlsbad ArtSplash Committee, was previously the Sunday Artwalk Coordinator for Old California Restaurant Row, a Commissioner for the City of Oceanside Arts Commission, and a painting instructor for the Centre Artes program.

I AM an ARTIST

I first discovered I wanted to be an artist when I was in kindergarten. My teacher told everyone in the class that it was “free time” and we could choose any areas of the classroom to play in that we wanted. There was the science discovery area, the miniature kitchen, the reading area, the block building area and so forth, but what caught my attention were two easels with white glossy paper, big fat brushes and various jars of colored paint. My eyeballs immediately zeroed in on these two easels.  But then, I hesitated.  Were the easels only for the “rich kids” to use?  Was I permitted to use them? Needless to say I wondered my way towards them and ended painting picture after picture. I was in heaven.

Then a few years later, when I was in the 4th grade, I had a crush on a little boy named Bobby. He used to love to draw characters from the Planet of the Apes movies that were very popular at that time (yes, that gives my age away), and since I too, loved to draw, we sat next to each other and became close friends. Bobby used to draw very slow and methodical so even though he was a wonderful sketch artist, he often did not finish his projects. I, on the other hand, loved to draw and paint so much that I worked really fast with stomach churning excitement.  The more I could create, the more I could create!

This part of me hasn’t changed. It’s taken me a long time to actually call myself an artist because I am constantly being told that I need to “find my voice”.  I need to figure out what it is I want to create, what kind of art I want to do, and what kind of artist I want to be.  I need to figure this out and stick with it but I am now in my 40′s and I am still struggling with the same advice I’ve received from numerous people throughout my life.

Why must I do just one thing? Why can’t I dabble in it all? I love to work with clays and plasters. The messier it is the better, the more I sculpt the more I want to. I love to draw in charcoals and pastels one day, and perhaps colored pencils the next.  I paint like there’s no tomorrow and have recently started working in mixed media art that consists of paint, wax, glue, clay, strings, wax, fabric, paper and all sorts of things, all on a single canvas.  This is what I seem to love to do the most.

I enjoy going on photo shoots and find photography and the technical aspects of my camera fascinating.  Through photography I learn about composition, color, and line but I also explore and learn about the world around me. I smell the scents of the earth, the outdoors, and just everyday life.  I taste possibilities and I’m inspired by what I see.

In my graphic design work I learn to communicate.  How do I reach my target audiences to help promote an event, a business or an important message?  I am always up for this challenge and again, I love to explore what I can do.

Ever since that day in Kindergarten I’ve always wanted to be an artist but I’ve also felt it was not in my nature to just paint pretty pictures.   I had to do something with my art. Everyone on this earth has a purpose and everyone has a role that was intended for them to play. For that reason, I thoroughly enjoy sharing my art but I also enjoy giving back to my community. I believe in arts education and the healing of art.

I often wonder, is the creative self something we are born with or is it something that we nurture?  I grew up with a father who constantly drew cartoon pictures of “Bugs Bunny” and he taught me to color outside the lines and to use a color palette that was outside the norm. My mother, the most creative soul I know instilled in me the heart of creativity.  As each day passes, I learn more and more about her, about the creative self and about myself; my mother, the innate creator not to mention, my creator.

Through all the forms of art I can be true, I can be honest, I am whole. 

Rick Ortiz

I work at Biggs Harley-Davidson in San Marcos CA. I painted this piece simply named Semper Fi. Everyday we serve our Military Men and Women here at Biggs and every weekend they come in from there day of motorcycle riding and we serve them food, My family are very Military proud and it makes me feel good to see and serve these guys and girls, Basically because they get to see and do things us "normal" citizens do not, possibly even wouldn't/couldn't do. 2'x4' Acrylic on Wood panel. So I will be painting more Military related pieces in the Future.

Ruth Jameson

A lasting love affair with the images of Henry Moore, and Rodin are my guiding truth. Both sculptors had their own unique genre, and both were true unto their inner drummer.

Finding Bronze was my doorway to the visions always there in my heart. The strength of bronze gave birth to forms and connected them to the silver strands that drift down through time which become blended into my own visions of time and human awareness. The Sea is the underlying web that holds this world of desires together, and the bronze makes it possible.

Check out more on the artist website ruthjameson.com

Matthew Perez

Matt "Obscure" Perez sculpts, customizes designer toys, and designs for his and his brothers' company, Angry Koala Gear, a pop culture website.  As a child, his father brought comics home for he an his older brother, to pass on the love he had for comics during his childhood.

As a teen, Matt used his immature artistic talents with grafitti in the South Bay Area of Los Angeles.  His passion for art for art actually began in Iraq, while serving on his second deployment in 2008.  Matt bought a sketchbook, in which he would draw grafitti and other dark and humorous images, whenever and wherever he would find the inspiration.  It served as his personal release from the stress and danger during his day-to-day in Iraq.

When Matt came back home, he bought a DIY, designer vinyl art toy and made his very first custom.  His experience creating this piece grew into a profound devotion, which became his reason for joining in the pop culture journey with his brothers.  His time with Angry Koala Gear eventually led to him creating his own designer toys and taking on independent projects.  Matt has since worked on many projects, such as exhibiting work at conventions, including San Diego Comic Con, judging at an art toy contest, and participating in many group exhibitions, taking place around the country and in Australia.

Pierce Williams

Pierce Williams (Bill Pierce) is a graphic artist based in Vista, California, USA. He has worked in a variety of media, including sculpture, stencil prints, silkscreen prints and clothing, rock posters, and web/graphic design. He has curated over 40 art exhibitions. His work has been shown on national television and throughout the United States, as well as; Japan, Spain, Iceland, Italy, Belgium, and the UK.

Check out more at the artist websites piercewilliams.net and radioactivefuture.com, or Facebook radioactivefuture

Christine VH Schaffer

My mission is to create a whimsical world filled with the wonder of nature in the modern day world, using mixed media. I look to build small worlds and creatures with found objects, paper, markers, and paint . Always seeking my Muse in a whimsical way, I have found inspiration in human invention and nature. Intrigued by the paradox of both belonging to nature and humanity's desire to manipulate nature, I have sought to create a balance between these two worlds, the one in which creativity and invention lies. All the while, in search of a Modern-Day Muse. Natural beauty and machine coexisting in the creation of something with both the whimsy of the natural world while containing it all in a box, it's own little world. Throughout my art career I have played with the idea of perceptions in nature and the role of humanity within nature. I would describe my art as whimsically creepy.

David Wilcove

My mission as an artist is to express the deepest levels of spirituality. Illumination of the soul, directly related to meditative contact with the divine. My current works revolve around self realization of the spirit and its bond with the divine source of all.

I use the human figure to represent a human spiritual experience ..awakening ..enlightenment , service and devotion to the spirit.. I studied 17th century baroque artists and their techniques to represent the human from and acquired my "style" after carravaggio.

Laura Shafer

"Art is why I get up in the morning, but my definition ends there. You know, it doesn't seem fair that I'm living for something I can't even define, but there you are, right there, in the meantime." - Ani Difranco

 

My name is Laura Shafer, I am a Photographer, represented by the BeHUMAN Gallery in Houston, Texas. My agent is out of Paris, France and is also the Co Owner of the gallery. I am the single Mother of seven children, five sons/two daughters, ages 26, 23, 22 and a half, 22, 20, 14 and 10 and Grandmother of two grandsons and one granddaughter ages 3, 4 months and 2 months old. I am also a Certified Paraprofessional, I have worked for the Fulton County Board of Education in Atlanta , GA  , I am a Certified Nursing Assistant and I have also worked for the Department of Defense at Travis Air Force Base in California as a CIV GS Pharmacy Technician, inside David Grant Medical Center with the US Air Force. My father was an MP in the US Marine Corps back in Philadelphia, where I was born and raised, a very long time ago. My complete passion is photography and my family has always had love for the Arts.

 Check out more on the artist website: redbubble.com/people/lsphotography1

Renée Garcia

As a biological anthropologist I work with human bones regularly. Though I have come to really appreciate the variation of forms within the skeleton, my drawings in color pencil and marker, include many of the skull. The skull carries some of the most interesting bones of the skeleton, but also demonstrates the variation in humans that are genetically based, but also tells the story of who we are. Our skeletons can show what we do from working, lounging or just being strong when we need to be. They tell the story of each of us.

I have taught anthropology at Saddleback College for 8 years, though throughout my life I have used art as my form of meditation.

My first commissioned piece was for Sargentos cheese company who sponsored a mural of Italian fishermen for San Diego's Little Italy community. The mural is 14' x 10' and the largest piece I've ever done.

Siddharth Katragadda

Sid Katragadda’s figurative paintings collate modern culture with the influence of Old Masters. Incorporating a range of vernaculars culled from art historical references, Katragadda’s work melds a fluid concept of modern culture, ranging from the Romantic era to today’s urban landscape. By collapsing history and style into a unique contemporary vision, Katragadda interrogates the notion of what art ‘was’ and ‘is’, and if time could be fused together. Vividly colorful, Katragadda’s large-scale figurative paintings are within the field of power reminiscent of old world artists such as Waterhouse and Klimt, their age-old models revisited in a modern setting.

His lifelong artistic endeavor has been to blend the east with the west, and the one common union between the two is the concept of ‘The Woman.’ Women, in all its meanings, have always played a role in culture. As far as paintings go, he believes that an artist's primary objective should be to capture a culture – and that a culture, or ethnicity, can be best understood through its women. His paintings and murals emphasize the way a culture has sculpted the woman as a whole, especially the colors. Indian women are depicted in brightest of colors - reds, saffrons and yellows – the most essential Indian colors – whereas the western counterparts are shown in vibrant, complimentary palettes to bring out their essence.

Check out more on the artist website: sidpx.com

Mark Jesinoski

Mark Jesinoski is a native of Minnesota and has lived in San Diego since August, 2008. Mark relocated to San Diego to complete his doctoral residency in Clinical Psychology at the University of San Diego, followed by Post-­‐ Doctoral rotations at SDSU and UCSD respectively. Mark is a self-­‐taught artist and from the moment he arrived in San Diego became highly active in the local arts community, getting his start painting live at underground art events thanks to Johnny Tran of Thumbprint Gallery. Mark has been involved in many local gallery shows, most notably as a featured solo artist with Pulse Gallery in 2012. Over the course of his tenure in San Diego Mark has steadily nurtured his career as a painter while continuing to be an activist in the local arts community, as well as building a focused area of study in the area of trauma, taking a special interest in combat trauma and the effect of war on our culture over the past ten years. Mark is currently working as a full-­‐time artist and is living with his wife and baby girl in Oceanside.

Check out more on the artist website jesart.com, Facebook JesinoskiArts , Twitter ArtSpeaksNow

Corene Bussey

I’m here creating art that transforms me every single day, in every single way. I blend abstract and expressionism to create visual works that transform my spiritual journey and audible art into its visual forms. I’m eagerly anticipating every chance to share that…

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