Artist Reception

Receptions are always FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the artist’s comments are made at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. This month’s Featured Artist Reception will be held in the Coso Room.

“Color and Vibration” petroglyphs in mixed media

Reception: Friday, November 4th @ 7 pm in the Coso Room

Exhibit: November 03, 2016 through January 03, 2017 in the Coso Room

This is a multi-media exhibit of paintings on a variety of media, created to celebrate the original design elements of the petroglyphs with a modern twist of bright color and pop. Many of the works are painted directly on three-dimensional reclaimed wood structures, letting the texture, shapes and surface imperfections influence the design of the overall piece – a homage to the original stone artwork, also on unpredictable and unstable surfaces.

Born in Massachusetts, Black’s art has been deeply influenced by her collected life experiences and cultural studies from around the planet. Bringing to her work deeply intimate patterns and colors from visits to South America and Africa, she gently “folds in” bright metallics and geometric minimalistic shapes into the design mix.

Directing her eclectic background into the original petroglyph shapes, she hopes to give them an alternate existence where they can be respected and appreciated in a new light – a series of fun, bold technicolor recreations available for viewing in our gallery.

 

Julianne Black’s Website: http://www.JulianneBlack.com

Julianne Black’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JulianneDiBlasiBlack

Books by Julianne Black: http://www.amazon.com/Julianne-DiBlasi-Black/e/B00KIZZ49Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1403730364&sr=8-2

 

John Aydelotte’s Photography – “Bristlecone: A Living History”

Reception: Friday, January 06 @ 7 pm in the Coso Room

Exhibit: January 06, 2017 through February 27, 2017 in the Coso Room

An exploration of the ancients of the Bristlecone Pines and their environment in black and white photography and color images (abstracts) of the wood and colored fungus. All images will be of archival prints on aluminum.

Referring to the subject matter, John says,“I was inspired at first sight of the Bristlecone Pine forest. The trees were magnificent and I was hooked in total awe of the forest and individual trees.I imaged with the final image in mind each time working and looking forward to the next image. I knew that the black and white seemed to fit the larger images but I also knew the abstracts needed to be in color.Two trips were made and the processing took weeks. Some images were processed several times to get the look and feel of my original visualization.” “I am a self-taught imager but along the way attended an adult school of photography. I made my living for over 35 years shooting commercial photography and retired in late 2014.I was a member of the Professional Photographers of America and attended many seminars and classes as well as participated as lecturer and participated in many print competitions.I love imaging and feel very at ease with the camera as my artistic tool to record light. I enjoy the whole process including composition and exploration of a subject and digital processing for the finishing.”
Printing on metal is a new art medium that preserves photos by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets.The images seem to glow with luminescence.

This exhibit will be at the Maturango Museum until 27 February 2017.

 

 “Out and About Indian Wells Valley”

Reception: Saturday, January 21 @ 7 pm in the Sylvia Winslow Gallery

Local wildlife, wildflowers and dramatic weather and sunset scenes will be featured in the Sylvia Winslow Gallery. Six local photographers, John Burmeister, Irene and West Katzenstein, Raymond Kelso, Dave Kurdeka, and Nick Panzer have pulled together some of their best photographs for this exhibit. The photographs are grouped into 5 different categories. The largest group consists of 15 animal photographs, followed by 12 wildflower photographs, 9 storm photographs, 7 cloud photographs and 4 sunset photographs. All are unique and capture the beauty of the Indian Wells Valley’s natural environment through the lens of these photographers.

Open Studio 2017

Reception: Friday, September 15 @ 7 pm in the Coso Room

Exhibit: Friday, September 09 through October 27in the Coso Room

Please join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, September 15 at 7 pm. Receptions are always free and open to the public.

Artists open their studios for the 2-day event so ticket holders can visit and purchase artwork. The tour will be Saturday and Sunday, October 21 & 22, 10 am – 5 pm each day.
$10 tickets now on sale in museum gift shop.
Each artist will also have their artwork displayed in the Open Studio Tour Exhibit at the Museum : 9 Sep. – 27 Oct.

Open Studio Tour Artists’ Exhibit Opening Reception : Friday, 15 September, doors open at 7p.m.

 

Tina Dille’s Exhibit

Reception: Friday, January 05 @ 7 pm in the Coso Room

Exhibit: Friday, January 05 through March 06 the Coso Room

Tina says, “I love contemporary art and animals and have merged these passions into my current style that illustrates more than a traditional rendering of animal forms. I am always exploring various principles about animals and/or their impact on us and vice versa. I feel fortunate to live in the Tehachapi Mountains; a simpler lifestyle that allows me to observe and coexist with the natural wildlife and domesticated animals in the area. Not only inspirational, these animal muses allow me an up close and personal observation that I find necessary for my art.

With this amazing stimulus, I paint daily in watercolors or fluid acrylics. When I am not painting I’m exhibiting, and have been fortunate to exhibit in numerous juried exhibitions across California and have received many awards. Most recently this year, my painting “Death’s Messenger” received Best of Show in the Crow Exhibition in San Diego. In 2015, I had a solo exhibition at Lancaster’s Museum of Art and History ( MOAH) entitled “Ravens: Myths and Legends” which is the same body of work I would like to share in your fine museum.”

 The mission of the Maturango Museum is to preserve, interpret, and develop an appreciation for the natural and cultural history of the Northern Mojave Desert through research and education in the natural and physical sciences, and to promote the arts.


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