You are here: Home » Getting Involved » Events » Art Wall Archive

Art Wall Archive

June, 2012
Step Up on Second Artists

At Step Up on Second, art heals. Member- artists paint vibrant landscapes with broad, colorful strokes. Writers create deeply stirring poetry. One member composes operas, his eloquent hands passionately conducting the next few new phrases before transcribing it all on paper. As one member’s symptoms of depression take hold, she paints a serene creek with overarching trees and she says she feels better. The paintings, music, and poems of Step Up's member-artists tell the true story of the ups and downs of their personal journey. “Do you know what the good thing about art is?” said one Step Up member- artist. “It helps me learn to be alone but not lonely.” The Creative Arts Therapy program at Step Up on Second helps member- artists channel thoughts and emotions, guides self-expression and discovery, and fosters progress towards recovery from mental illness. Please visit www.stepuponsecond. org and follow Step Up on Second on Facebook and Twitter.

A reception for the artists will be held at 12 noon on Sunday, June 3, in Forbes Hall.
 
— Kendra Knudsen
UCLA Psychobiology student and curator
June, 2012
Faith and Art Against the Wall

“Put your faith in action!” will be the theme of July’s exhibit on the Forbes Hall Art Wall.

Sponsored by the UUCCSM Faith in Action Commission (FIA), the exhibit consists of prints, photos, and posters
related to the work of the committees under the FIA umbrella, including Peace & Social Justice, Multi-Racial
Development, Hunger Task Force, Green Living, and Interweave.
 
If we can turn it around fast enough, there may even be a photo or two from the June 20-24 UUA Justice General
Assembly in Phoenix.
 
FIA will host a reception in Forbes Hall Sunday, July 1, after the 10 a.m. service.
 
For more information, please contact Rick Rhoads at fia@uusm.org.
May, 2012
UUCCSM RE Students

This month's Art Wall will showcase works from our own UUCCSM Lifespan Religious Education students.

April, 2012
Evelyn Meyer

Evelyn Meyer is a “trained naif” who remembers colors of tropical fruits sold by a New York street vendor, the toothpaste-gel blue of an Alaskan iceberg, the orangepurple sunsets over the mountains of Mexico. When the color palette in her mind’s eye doesn’t offer her the right blend, she invents a new color to fit into paintings full of pattern and detail, often peopled by angels or mythical figures.

Ms. Meyer describes herself as a N.Y. artist with a BFA, MA, and MSW who travels in Europe “for my roots,” through the U.S. “for my history,” and in Mexico “for my soul.” She likes to think of herself as someone who sees the world with the eyes of a traveler — where each new place has many stories to tell — about its present and past spirit — as if in a dream. When seeing her paintings, one sees her influences: folk art, textile design, architecture, and anthropology.
 
Ms. Meyer now lives and works in Los Angeles, painting and making collages in California colors. She is also extending a limited visit to her penthouse in Westwood, where she has an amazing floor-to-ceiling collection of “outsider” art that has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and in many publications. There is room for 25 people to visit, see and hear a talk by Evelyn about the art. On Saturday, April 21, from 12 to 2 p.m., Beverly Alison has arranged for this eye candy to be seen. Reservations are required and the address is available when you call Beverly. This is a splendid way to see rooms full of the best outsider art in our country.
March, 2012
Cheryl Walker

Windows and Watercolors: Light, Color, and Improvisation

This exhibition will include a colorful, transparent window installation and watercolor landscape paintings of the
surrounding Santa Monica, Venice, Culver City, and West Los Angeles areas. Please join the artist for an opening reception on Sunday, March 4, at noon, as well as a closing reception on Sunday, March 25, at noon. Cheryl Walker
teaches at Santa Monica Emeritus College and at Long Beach City College, and is an educator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles. Her work has been shown in over 100 exhibitions and is collected internationally. Additional artwork and information about the artist can be seen at www.cherylwalkerart.com.
October, 2011
Attention Artists

In December we will have the Art Wall in Forbes Hall for a group show. I’m asking you to think about your submissions and let me know so that we can plan ahead.

Thanks. 

— Diana Spears

October, 2011
Allison S. Foster

Allison S. Foster is an artist who enjoys working in acrylic, pastel, charcoal, ink, and also three-dimensional construction. Allison began studying the fine arts in 2004 at West Los Angeles College. She has also modeled for photographers and life-drawing classes, enjoys design and desktop work, and will accept artistic commissions.

April, 2011
Dorothy Anderson

Dorothy Anderson is the April Artist

Dorothy’s use of color is strong as her palette plays saturated color with dark and light as well as being sensitive to warm and cool colors. The color moves as line and shape. The repetition of color and line takes on a rhythm of its own. Line can encompass a figure as in stained glass figures, or it may fracture and bounce off an object, creating a moving space. Cubism and Expressionism has been an influence on her work. Her use of figures shows personal facets a n d u n i q u e insights in psychological and spiritual observations.

March, 2011
Art Wall Mar 2011

March artists: Sam Arno and Jan Govaerts

Sam Arno is a former art director and creative director in Los Angeles ad agencies and is now a painter in The Loft Studios in downtown San Pedro. As a graphic designer he has received awards for packaging, outdoor billboards, and magazine advertising.

February, 2011
Art Wall Feb 2011

February Art Wall: Lori Escalera

A native Los Angeleno, Lori Escalera has centered her artistic career in Southern California. Her artistic interests are representational and revolve around the study of the figure, still life, and landscape, primarily executed in oil paint. Her work takes on an energy and vibrancy that refreshes the spirit and enlivens the imagination. She creates with an attention to quality and uses dramatic color energetically to express her feelings about beauty and her world.