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Kevin Macpherson
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Working
Harbor
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KEVIN MACPHERSON is on the move again as
he searches the globe to find inspiration for new works.
"I have created many adventures for myself
and I always try to find ways to share these
experiences." He shares his joy of the
world with all of us in each of his
creations.
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Golita
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GREGORY HULL
has painted full time for nearly forty years "living
by the brush" as he likes to say. As a full-time
painter his entire career, Hull has mastered some of the
most majestic scenery. Hull's creative spirit
delivers a unique perspective with every canvas. |
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Memories
of Avalon
16 x 24 inches |
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JOHN COSBY brings us a
complex painting of Avalon Harbor in Catalina Island. Catalina holds a
marvelous history of famous visitors romanced by
Catalina's charm. Artists of all types continue to visit the
island to catch the magic that is unique to this grand
destination. |
Jean Mannheim
(1863-1945) |
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South Laguna View
12 x 16 inches |
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JEAN MANNHEIM
came to California after studying art in Paris at the famed
Academie Julian, Colarossi and Delecluse under the direction
of Bouguerau (1825-1905) where he developed a strong
traditional background. Mannheim was the founder of the
Stickney Memorial School of Fine Arts in Pasadena in 1913.
He was one of the first artists to build a home on the rim
of the Arroyo Seco of Pasadena. South Laguna View is a
lovely scene looking toward Crystal Cove. Mannhiem
produced some beautiful seascapes of Laguna Beach including
a large seascape in the permanent collection at Montage
Laguna Beach. |
San Diego Museum of Art GAUGUIN TO WARHOL
October 4 through January 27, 2015
The Irvine Museum
THEN AND NOW: 100
YEARS OF PLEIN AIR PAINTING
through October 2, 2014.
SCENIC VIEW AHEAD:
THE WESTWAYS COVER ART PROGRAM 1928-1981
October 11, 2014 through January 15, 2015.
Pasadena Museum of
California Art
AN OPENING OF THE FIELD: JESS, ROBERT, DUNCAN AND THEIR
CIRCLE
through Jan 11,
2015 ARMIN HANSEN: THE ARTFUL VOYAGE
January 25 through May
31, 2015
Laguna
Art Museum
REX BRANDT: IN
PRAISE OF SUNSHINE through September
21, 2014 FRANK CUPRIEN: PACIFIC VIEWS 1914 -1938
Ongoing
Bowers Museum
CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN YEARS permanent collection
UPCOMING: ADAMS, WESTON AND CURTIS: PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE
AMERICAN WEST Spring 2015
Art Walk
FIRST THURSDAYS ART WALK - October
4, November 7, December 4, Laguna Beach 6 pm - 9 pm
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Jean Mannheim
(1863-1945)
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Chrysanthemums
circa 1927
34
x 28 inches |
Born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany to a German father
and a French mother, Mannheim left Germany to begin
his art training in Paris. Studying at the Academies
Julian, Colarossi and Delecluse, under the direction
of Bouguereau (1825-1905), Fernand Cormon
(1845-1924) and others, he developed a strong
traditional background. This extensive
training gave him a strong artistic foundation from
which he eventually developed his own unique
artistic style. He became one of Southern
California’s eminent early artists who was admired and respected by his contemporaries as
an artist and teacher.
Mannheim spent some years teaching at the
prestigious Frank Brangwyn London School, the Denver
Art School and was the founder of the Stickney
Memorial School of Fine Arts in Pasadena in 1913. He
was one of the first artists to build a home on the
rim of the Arroyo Seco of Pasadena and one of the
few painters to continue painting figures as well as
impressionistic landscapes. This joyous portrait
pictures a young woman in peaceful
bliss surrounded
by the bursting chrysanthemums.
Jean Mannheim won the gold and silver medals at the
Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915, the
gold medal, Seattle Exposition, 1909 and first prize
at the London School of Art.
Works Held: Denver Museum, Colorado; Fleischer
Collection, Arizona; Irvine Museum, California;
Laguna Museum of Art, California; Long Beach Museum
of Art, California; Springville Museum of Art, Utah.
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George Gardner Symons
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Coronado
Island, dated 1895
20 x
30 inches |
Viewed
from Point Loma, is Coronado Island in 1895. Here
one can see the distinctive red roofs of the Hotel del
Coronado that was built in 1888. George Gardner
Symons was one of the earliest artists to paint the
Golden State. Symons was already established as a
prominent artist when he painted this blissful scene.
George
Gardner Symons was born in Chicago, Illinois on October
27, 1861. Symons began his art training at the Art
Institute of Chicago and it was there that he met
William Wendt who was to remain a close friend for the
rest of his life. After further art study in Munich,
Paris, and London (1902-09), he settled in Brooklyn in
1909.
Symons was highly successful during his
illustrious career keeping a studio in Brooklyn, New York
while continuing to travel. In 1884, he made
his first trip to Southern California. In 1896
accompanied by Wendt returned and built a studio in what
is now South Laguna Beach. The artist maintained
studios splitting his time among New York
City, Colerain, MA. and
California. He also painted
frequently in Cornwall, England.
Member:
Associate member of the National Academy of Design,
1910; National Academy, 1911; Royal Society of British
Artists; Laguna Beach Art Association; California Art
Club; National Arts Club, New York (life); Union
International des Beaux Arts et des Letters; American
Federation of the Arts; Century Association; Chicago
Society of Artists; Salmagundi Club,1900; Chicago
Gallery of Art; Institute of Arts and Letters.
Exhibited: Royal Academy of London, 1899; Art Institute
of Chicago, 1899-1902 (under Simon), 1909-24;
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual, 1901, 1910-29;
Boston Art Club, 1901; National Academy of Design, 1909
(Carnegie prize), 1919 (prize); Salmagundi Club, 1910
(Evans prize); Buenos Aires Exposition, 1910 (bronze
medal); National Arts Club, New York, 1912 (gold medal);
Corcoran Gallery of Art - biennials, Washington D.C.,
1910-28 (9 times; including bronze medal in 1912);
Cleveland, 1913; National Academy of Design, 1913 (Saltus
gold medal); Concord Art Association (6th annual
exhibition); Society of Independent Artists, 1917.
Works Held: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York;
Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; Art Institute of
Chicago; Cincinnati Museum of Art; Corcoran Gallery of
Art, Washington D.C. ; Laguna Beach Art Museum; Irvine
Art Museum; Youngstown, OH; Carnegie Institute,
Pittsburgh; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Pasadena
Art Museum; Toledo Museum of Art; St. Louis City Art
Museum, Dallas Art Association; Minneapolis Institute of
Art; Fort Worth Museum; Butler Art Institute; National
Arts Club; Des Moines Art Association; Lincoln Art
Association (NE); Cedar Rapids Art Association, Iowa;
Museum of Art, Erie, PA; Rochelle (IN) Art Association
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