Jan 12, 2019 | Artist, H-L, YouTubeVideos-Artists
Joanne Julian Painter “Joanne Julian calls our attention to the beauty and transcendence of the natural world that surrounds us,” states contemporary art curator and writer Jay Belloli. Julian credits her old world, Armenian upbringing that paid attention to detail in...
Apr 22, 2018 | Artist, N-O, YouTubeVideos-Artists
John Nava Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 2003 The realism of John Nava’s paintings and tapestries stuns the viewer. His mastery of light and shadow is reminiscent of Old Master paintings. Nava’s work invites intimate observation. Often expressive, his life...
Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, N-O, YouTubeVideos-Artists
Dennis Oppenheim (1938 -2011) Conceptual Artist Portrait © Donna Granata 2002 Dennis Oppenheim created Bus-Home, the large functional sculpture graces the Bus Transfer Center at Ventura’s Pacific View Mall. Stanford educated, Oppenheim was a world famous pioneering...
Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, P-R, YouTubeVideos-Artists
Ruth Pastine Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 2008 The paintings actively engage the viewer to experience light and color from black, from a perceptual place where visibility is ambiguous and is free from preconceived notions, and is redefined. Ruth Pastine Intense...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, C-E, YouTubeVideos-Artists
Miguel del Aguila Composer Portrait © Donna Granata 2008 Miguel del Aguila, Uruguayan-born American composer, was a child prodigy, graduating from the main music conservatory in Montevideo at age 14. The photograph, using antiques and one romantic rose, pays homage to...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, C-E, YouTubeVideos-Artists
Lynn Creighton Sculptor Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 Lynn Creighton believes that life is a spiritual journey and that it is this quest which allows artists to connect with the ideas they hope to express. The contours of her bronze and clay works reveal captured joy...
