Segil Fine Arts

 Gallery:
 110 West Lime Ave
 Old Town Monrovia
 CA 91016

 Phone:
 626-358-5563  

 Hours:
 Tuesday-Saturday
 1-6 pm

 Online:
 SegilFineArt.com

 
Spring has sprung in Monrovia and with it a brand new show exhibiting the works of Cliff Cramp. Meet Cliff in this newsletter and learn a little about the artist and his art. in the first of a three part series, I’ll talk about "Taking the Intimidation Out of Buying Art" in our Collector’s Corner, and much more. Congratulations to Ginny Liskow on her very successful exhibit and sharing her artistic talent and zest for life!
Laura Segil 
Segil Fine Art Gallery 
 

In this Issue:
Meet Artist Cliff Cramp

Cliff Cramp is a Southern California native. In addition to being a Plein Air artist, Cliff is a freelance illustrator and Illustration Professor at California State University at Fullerton. Creating art brings great joy to Cliff. However, his greatest joy comes from his family, wife and two boys.

The body of work in his current show was created “for the pure enjoyment of painting.” Cliff had a studio fire about five years ago and lost ten years of work. Since he had just begun the tenure-track process at Cal. State, he needed to develop whole new bodies of art. He set out in two directions – developing his own story art and landscape painting.

Cliff shares that, “Plein Air gets me outdoors. It’s the painting that I do for me. I love the history of the California Impressionists and California Scene Painters also.”

Currently living in Orange County, Cliff says, “Southern California has a wonderful variety in its landscape. I am drawn to the ocean most of all.”

“Crystal Cove (pictured at right) is one of my favorite places to paint. The old bungalows right on the beach are amazing. This one is my favorite. I am pleased that they are refurbishing this old art colony into a state park. This particular home has a lot of character. I can read story into it which is the illustrator in me.”

Cliff finds that that people, “identify with something in my paintings that trigger a memory of a particular place that had meaning for them.”

 "Please join us for Cliff’s show and opening reception Saturday, May 7, 5-8pm."  - Laura
 
Collector's Corner

Taking the Intimidation Out of Buying Art: Part I
Getting to Know the Artist

In the next few segments, I’ll share how buying artwork can be a fun, rewarding experience and not a nerve-racking one. When you buy a piece of artwork you admire, you are inviting the artist into your home. Get to know them!

  • Educate yourself on the artist you are interested in and whose style you admire.
  • Ask the gallery director questions about the artist or for a bio. Don’t be intimidated to ask questions. Directors are thrilled when people want to know more about the art and artists.
  • Go to as many art openings as you can. The artist will more than likely be there -introduce yourself.

Getting to know more about the artist will establish a personal connection between yourself and the artwork you are interested in purchasing. Please visit us at the gallery and we’ll be happy to share our artist’s information with you.

 

News

June is a full and exciting month at the gallery welcoming two talented and enthusiastic plein air artists, Don Munz and Felicé Hrovat and hosting two artist's receptions!

Segil Fine Art presents:
Don Munz and Felicé Hrovat, "Plein Air Landscapes" with two artist's receptions:

Reception for Felicé Hrovat and Meet the Artist:
Saturday, June 11, 5-8pm

Reception for Don Munz and Meet the Artist:
Saturday, June 25, 5-8pm

Art Education Seminars
Segil Fine Art and Whites Gallery are developing Art Education Seminars for artists, collectors and patrons. Details to follow soon!