| | Why have I waited so long to send my July art news? Well, because there's a big reception on Saturday and I really hope you'll be there! I have lots of my work on walls that are not mine right now and hope you'll be able to see some of it. |
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Nineteen of my paintings and mixed media pieces are in a two-person show in Benicia. Curator Jeffrey Tover who has created a great show title and graphic, has paired me with a wonderful collage/mixed media artist, Merry Gregg. Here's the postcard graphic: |
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The website promoting this show says, "Both artists primarily use collage in their compositions and the ways these two ladies have created their works is incredible."
So, incredible or not, I'm excited to be in this show and really, really hope you'll make it to Benicia on Saturday to share my excitement. This gallery is normally not open on weekends, but is open from 1 - 5 on weekdays. The show will be up through the first week in September. |
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ARTIST RECEPTION: Saturday, July 25 from 3 - 5 pm Estey Gallery, 216 First Street, Benicia, CA |
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If you venture a little further out from the Bay Area... you might visit Winters, CA which is a really cool little city with a really cool hotel. Eight of my paintings are in the third floor art gallery of Hotel Winters which is a destination hotel with a day spa, a great lobby bar and a very nice Italian restaurant with outdoor seating. Of course, the small jewel that is downtown in the city of Winters has much to offer too with unique boutiques, antique stores, good restaurants, wineries, a fascinating Historic Museum, an old opera house, and - really - where you can Sam Spade's office window (google it). It also generally has wonderful weather!
Here are seven of my eight paintings there: |
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HOTEL WINTERS, 12 Abbey St, Winters, CA Third Floor Corridor Gallery |
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I have had a very busy Summer so far but managed to produce one brand new painting and did a do-over on an older one that I now like a lot better! |
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Multi-layered mixed media acrylic painting on a 16"x16"x1.5" wooden panel. Hints of a destination behind the mist. Or is it in our minds? Are we ever there? Or are we always there? Sides are black.
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A reworking of an older painting, playing with colors from memories or fantasies of 'Summer at the Beach', beachballs, water spray, lightheartedness, etc. On 140 lb. cotton rag watercolor paper mounted on a 16"x16"x1.5" wooden panel. Sides are white. |
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My Print-On-Demand Site
My Print-on-Demand site is where you can get high-quality prints of most of my work on your choice of paper, canvas, metal, plexiglass and who knows what else in many sizes and configurations. I also license a bit of merch - I've found that abstracts make great throw pillows (many size choices) - and there are two sizes of mugs, totebags, notebooks, a couple of people have even bought shower curtains! Have a look at https://jessica-levant.pixels.com/ to see it all! They offer a money-back guarantee, so how can you go wrong? |
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Studio Visits - I'm 'closed' for the next two months! While I love to have visitors to my studio here in Davis, I will be in New England for a couple of months starting in August so it won't be possible. I'll let you know when it's again visitable. |
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The Jazz Books (Back when life was simple and I had more time...)
The two volumes of Bay Area Jazz and Bluesicians, with a total of 251 Bay Area musicians that I photographed while they performed are still available. Here's a link that will let you preview some pages and the list of musicians before you order. Note: I have just reduced the price!
I prefer you don't buy them on amazon since they have been very slippery about royalties. |
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