Works
of art from members’ private collections will be shown through Mar. 30 at the
Museum, 2329 Jonata St., Los
Olivos.
“Members
Collect III” marks the third time the Museum has turned to its members to share
their personal treasures, said Curator Alissa
Anderson. An opening reception for members and their guests will be Jan. 13,
from 3-5 p.m.
Anderson,
in the illustrated brochure that accompanies the exhibition, explained, “Although
the traditional subject matter of the paintings, photographs, and sculptures
cannot be classified as specifically modern, many of the pieces have a
modernist sensibility in terms of composition, color, or style.”
Paintings
included in the exhibition are by nationally known artists, such as Fernand Lungren, Edgar Payne,
Carl Sammons, Ludmilla Welch, James Swinnerton, Channing Peake,
Milford Zornes, Ray Strong, and Millard Sheets. In
addition, paintings also on display are by lesser known, but exceptionally
talented artists such as Bill Atkinson, Clarence Hinkle, Richmond Kelsey, Frank
Kleinholz, Judy Lindley, Peter McIntyre and the
Pillsbury Picture Co. The show includes sculpture by John Cody and an
unidentified Japanese artist.
Most
of the images in the exhibition were created during the 1930s, 1940s, and
1950s, when early California landscape painting celebrated the natural beauty
of the American landscape through a European-influenced Impressionist style.
However,
this exhibition also shows the work of artists who used an alternative,
post-Impressionist style to explore the American landscape.
Edgar
Payne’s “Evening Sky, Arizona” is an example of an attempt to capture realistic
scenes using striking colors and shapes.
The
exhibition runs Wednesdays through Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A
donation of $2 per person is requested.
Members and children 12 and under are free. For more
information, call 688-1082.