June, 2015

Mathilde Lombard - Number of Years

Please join us as we welcome multi-media artist Mathilde Lombard and come view Number of Years — her show of acrylic paintings. Lombard curated our Art Wall for 20 years and passed the job on to Beverly Alison about 20 years ago. We welcome back her fine art and friendship! A Gala Artist Opening Reception for Mathilde Lombard will be on Sunday, June 7, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., UU Santa Monica, Forbes Hall.

Mathilde Lombard has been curating art and creating her own works for many years. Much of the formal training Lombard received was at the Beverly Hills Adult School and from mentors, including Keith Finch. Lombard uses watercolor, ink, acrylic and other media to make striking and memorable images.

Lombard explains her passion, “I believe that each of us has creativity within expressed in many different ways. The question is whether or not one is moved to explore it. Visual art has been a major force in my life…I work intuitively, without preconceived notions and allow the painting to lead me. Truly, art is a never ending exploration — rich and exciting, frustrating and joyful!”

Lombard has been featured in many galleries in southern California and won a number of awards. She is a member of Women Painters West and the National Watercolor Society. From 1992 to 2006 she was represented by the Art Rental and Sales Gallery of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Her work has also appeared in a number of publications including “Faces” by Jack Selleck, “The Art of Collage” by Gerald Brommer, and “The Best of Watercolor, Volume 3, Selected by Serge Hollerbach and Betty Lou Schlemm.”

The show will run through Sunday, June 28, and is open to the public on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on weekdays by appointment. Contact Nancy at assistant@uusm.org or at (310) 829-5436 ext. 102 for information or appointments. Contact Beverly Alison for further information about the artist or about exhibiting on the Art Wall at UU Santa Monica.

Attention Church Artists:

July is the month of our annual exhibit. If you have work you wish to exhibit on the Art Wall contact Diana Spears by June 15.