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Art Wall Jan 2004Cassie TondroCassie Tondro’s paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in California, including the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Don O’Melveny Gallery, David Ryan Gallery, Orlando Gallery, Spiral Gallery, Topanga Canyon Gallery, and Whites Gallery. She has also participated in exhibitions throughout the United States. Her work appears in "The Sourcebook of Architectural and Interior Art," published in 2003. |
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Art Wall Jan 2005Bob RubyBob Ruby has retired after 40 years in the medical products industry. He has attended classes at the Tri- Community Photography Center in Covina for a number of years. Bob’s wife, Lorraine, is a watercolorist, and most of his current travel photographs were taken on trips with his wife’s group of painting friends in Arizona and Utah. These bold and dramatic landscapes were taken with a 4 x 5 field camera. — Shirlee Frank, Gallery Wall Committee |
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Art Wall Jan 2006 The Gallery Wall for this month consists of art donated by our members. Because the church will receive 100% of the proceeds, we can afford to keep prices low. |
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Art Wall Jan 2011Put Your Faith in Action! will be the Theme of January's Art WallSponsored 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, and Interweave. |
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Art Wall Jul 2003Carol RingCarol Ring studied fine art at UC Santa Barbara and graphic design at UCLA and Otis Art Institute. Currently she is senior graphic designer at Santa Monica College and produces the color art for all brochures and oversees promotions, among other responsibilities. Carol has recently joined our church and volunteers her graphic expertise to layout design of our newsletter. |
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Art Wall Jul 2004Chris HeroBorn in New Orleans in 1957, Chris Hero has always drawn and painted. He attended Loyola University as a history major. Arriving in Los Angeles in 1985 with his wife, Dorothy Steinicke, he started art school, eventually earning an MFA as a painter from Cal State, Long Beach. He maintains a studio in Culver City and teaches art part time. He is the father of Madeline and Emily Hero, who are active participants in our church’s youth programs. Artist’s statement: |
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Art Wall Jul 2006Loraine SternARTIST’S STATEMENT: In "The Undressed Art/Why We Draw," Peter Steinhart says: "Drawing the figure is a kind of exploration, a search for our own nature, our origins, our souls...we draw the figure because it offers us the possibility of seeing deeper into one another’s nature, into ourselves, into human nature in general." |
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Art Wall Jul 2007The Art of Two Sisters: Joanne Cullen & Lois HaytinJoanne Cullen and Lois Haytin are sisters who grew up in St. Paul, MN, and found their individual ways to make art, which will be displayed on the gallery wall in July. |
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Art Wall Jul 2008SetsukoSetsuko was born in Tokyo, Japan. She came to Los Angeles as a pianist and singer for a restaurant in 1972. She continued in the music business as she developed an art career in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and mixed media. She has studied watercolor with Tom Fong; she studied with Robert Hallet and Cris Van Winkle at Citrus College, and was strongly influenced by Henry Fukuhara. She studied design with Elaine Moore. |
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Art Wall Jun 2003Marilyn CharlestonFor the past five years, Marilyn Charleston has dedicated her time to painting the model with pastels. She experiments in a unique way with color, line, and texture. |
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Art Wall Jun 2004Marla FieldsArtist’s statement: |
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Art Wall Jun 2005Susan (Suki) KussSusan (Suki) Kuss has been involved in the arts for most of her life, since both of her parents were artists. She started painting in the late 1980s after an early retirement from a sales and marketing career. She has studied with many well-known artists and developed a unique style of her own. |