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Gardening Muertos
This is the only Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos painting I'll do this year.
"Gardening Muertos"
24" x 30"
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Tony Decarlo
This is my second painting of my proposed 100 count series of Savannah landscapes. I don't plan on doing 100 in a row, but enjoy painting them. Besides, I don't know anyone here willing to pose for me, and a building has no choice!
This is a home in my neighborhood, built in 1880. I walked up the steps to the home to read a bronze plaque by the door, thinking it had some historical information, but it only listed the year built and the architect's name. At first I thought it was a great gesture by the owners to give credit to the art of the builder. But later I wondered if the plaque was a vain gesture, installed by the architect himself to pat his own back. I guess I'll never know.
Titled: "225 Huntingdon, Savannah"
16" x 20"
Acrylic on Canvas
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Tony Decarlo
This is my second painting of one of the 21 public "squares" in Historic Savannah, two miles from my home. This is Chippewa Square and all of the buildings around it were built in the early 1800s. The oldest church in Savannah is here (1800, the yellowish building, top center) along with the oldest theater in the United States. The original theater is the brick facade I painted to the left of the "Savannah" marquee, the rest of the theater was redone and added to in the 1950s. The theater still draws a crowd, somehow, by running old movies you could see for free on the Turner Movie Classics cable channel. The brownish building above it in the painting is the Savannah Public Education building, and yet another church lies behind the oldest church in this painting, visible only by it's clock tower. When I was with my real estate agent looking at homes here, I remarked to him "Damn, there's a lot of churches here!". He said, with his long, southern drawl, "Wail......this izzzzz the sowth!"
Indeed it is.
Titled: "Chippewa Square, Savannah"
24" x 30"
Acrylic on Canvas
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"Struggle and Liberation: Photographs of Seminal Events and Icons of the 1960s - 1970s"
In the 1960s and 1970s, a complex set of inter-related cultural and political events occurred in the United States. Great strides were made in numerous liberation and social justice movements. Important conflicts occurred, which resulted in some positive changes to American society.
As the socio-political pendulum swings in our current time away from the direction of ultra-conservatism, we invite you to celebrate images from the last period of the 20th Century that served as a key catalyst for struggles that continue to this day.
Featuring the fine art photography of:
Oscar Castillo: Celebrated Southern California freelance photographer. Con Safos photographer in the 1970s.
Steve Fine: Photographer, writer, Los Angeles area peace activist.
Jesus Manuel Mena Garza: Award winning fine art, documentary, and commercial photographer.
Cidne Hart: Artist. Former photographer for the Liberation News Service.
George Rodriguez: Legendary Hollywood and social justice photographer.
Note: The Francisco Toledo art kite and etching exhibit runs until June 3rd.
Artists Represented: Patssi Valdez, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, Frank Romero, Diane Gamboa, Martin Charlot, Mark Bryan, Margaret Garcia, Leo Limon, Alfredo de Batuc, Irene Carranza, Mark Vallen, David Flury, Tony de Carlo, Sergio Hernandez, Hector Silva, James Osorio, J. Dudley Slay III, and Paul Ygartua.
Web site, http://carlottaspassion.com
Gallery hours, Wednesday - Sunday, 12-9pm; and by appointment
There is ample street parking.
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María Reyna
Painter - Photographer - Poet - Storyteller
Maria Reyna is a woman who unabashedly pursues her passions in creating
fascinating, beautiful and sometimes controversial works of art.
Her current activities include: Painting, mix-media art, writing. Born
in Ciudad Obregon Sonora, Mexico. Was brought to the U.S. by her mother
at the age of four. Lived in the deserts of Arizona up until the age of
twenty one. Moved to San Pedro, Ca. and lived there for fifteen years,
also lived in the City of Los Angeles for over five years, currently
living in San Clemente, CA.
Ms. Reyna began her Artistic career as an illustrator/graphic designer
for the Palos Verde's Peninsula News. Where she also received her first
assignment as a Photojournalist. From there went on as Staff
Photographer for Random Lengths Harbor Independent News in San Pedro.
Where she has been working as a photographer for the past fifteen
years. She has been honored with scholarships from Soroptimist
International of the Americas and a Minority Scholarship from Art
Center of Design in Pasadena, CA.
Through her photography she has become active in her community,
bringing focus and attention to social issues. She strongly believes
that change will happen through communication, education and
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María Reyna
Pintora - Fotógrafa - Poeta – Narradora
María Reyna es una mujer quien sin ningún reparo ha dado a conocer de una manera diferente y creativa su pasión por el arte de un modo controversial. Sus actividades actuales son: La pintura, el arte y la escritura. María Reyna nació en Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México, y a la edad de cuatro años emigró con su madre al desierto de Arizona, y a los 21 años de edad se mudó a la ciudad de San Pedro, CA., en donde vivió de 15 años, también vivió alrededor de cinco años en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, CA. Actualmente vive en la ciudad de San Clemente, CA.
Su carrera en las artes artísticas como Diseñadora gráfica comenzó en el periódico Península News de la ciudad de Palos Verdes, CA., periódico en donde también obtuvo el puesto de fotógrafo. De ahí dio un salto para formar parte del equipo de fotógrafos del Random Lengths Harbor Independent News en San Pedro, CA. Ha sido premiada con becas para la Soroptimist International of the Ameritas, al mismo tiempo también por parte del Art Center of Design in Pasadena, CA.
Su trabajo fotográfico le ha permitido envolverse en actividades de la comunidad, principalmente en los asuntos sociales. María Reyna está totalmente a favor de que todo cambiará si hay la suficiente comunicación, educación y unidad.
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