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Save The Dates!
Happy Mother’s Day! May is a month for not only Mom’s but art lovers as well and we have an incredible month planned here at the gallery and around town. Check out our news section for information on May’s events which include our new exhibit, Through Their Eyes, “Music & Art in the Park” at Brand Library, the Old Town Monrovia Historical Homes Tour and a very special book signing of Margaret Danielak’s new publication “A Gallery Without Walls.”
Linda Brown and Trish Kertes invite you on an intimate journey of their new collection “Through Their Eyes.” The artwork spans a year in the life of each artist which includes trips from Tuscany to the Sierras and their everyday impressions along the way. Segil Fine Art requests the pleasure of your company Saturday, May 13th for a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception from 5-8pm. | |
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Laura Segil
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This month I would like to introduce you to the work of Trish Kertes.
 TRISH KERTES, of La Canada Flintridge, began her painting career with art classes in life drawing at Barnsdall Art Center. Over the last twenty-five years her love of art has included painting in watercolor, pastel and oils. Currently she paints in oils, often, in “plein air.”As a plein air painter (painting in the open air), Trish selects the elements of an alluring nature scene that best express the mood she wants to convey. Nature provides the raw materials for this artist’s design on canvas. She must work quickly outside to capture the ever-changing effects of light. It is this creative process that Trish finds most rewarding and challenging. She will often use her plein air works as a plan for larger paintings done in her studio. Creating a still life work involves designing an “interior landscape.” Trish uses flowers from her garden, objects she collects, as
 well as family heirlooms to create her sensitive still life paintings. Her colorful painting style recalls the Impressionist painters and the works of early California artists.
Verdugo Hills Art Association honored Trish as “Artist of the Year” in 1998. She is also a member of the California Art Club and the Oil Painters of America. Her paintings have won numerous prizes and are sold locally. Trish also exhibits annually at Descanso Gardens in the Boddy House Art Gallery during the month of September. | ||
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Four Part Series; Art in L.A., a Cultural Expedition into Our Own Back Yard
Part Two: Exploring LA’s Art Through the Eyes of a Casual Connoisseur "The fine arts have always provided the venue for man's highest spiritual strivings in the secular realm. From as far back as the time of the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, it has been the roll of the arts to realize, in physical media, the ideals of what man could and should be. Art sets down a distilled expression of the human spirit, one that's tangible in form an accessible to all."
David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Power vs. Force
In this series, we are exploring L.A.'s rich and varied art culture through all that is readily available and accessible to us in the way of fine art venues. Last month we looked at the activity of art exploration through the many wonderful L.A. art walks. In this edition we'll move upward into the realm of a connoisseur, (though casual at that as it's all about having fun!) and look at two venues in high concentration here in Los Angeles; art education programs and museums.
L.A. boasts the largest amount of art education programs in the world. All of these institutions have student galleries and most are open to the public. What amazing places to see the up and coming artists of tomorrow! From a student gallery, take a trip to one of Los Angeles' many incredible museums. For a fun afternoon in the in the Pasadena area, Art Center College of design has been a leader in art and design education for nearly 75 years and is a fertile artistic enclave which not only concentrates on fine art, but also film, industrial design and illustration programs, just to name a few. Five minutes down the hill is the Norton Simon Museum which houses one of the countries finest collections of European, American and Asian art. So go ahead, and take advantage of what our incredible city has to offer in arts and artistic academic culture!
One of the best websites I've found for artistic academic and museum listings in Los Angeles and surrounding counties is artscenecal.com - click on “listings.” Stay Tuned for our Next Editions:
Four Part Series; Art in LA, A Cultural Expedition in Our Own Back Yard-continued: Part Three: Exploring LA’s Art Through the Eyes of a Collector Part Four: Exploring LA’s Art Through the Eyes of a Foreigner | ||
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Walter McNall
Born in Camden, New Jersey on April 29, 1925, Walter McNall's art education began at the Philadelphia Fine Arts School (under the auspices of the W.P.A. Program in 1940) and continued to The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena from 1946 through 1949. He studied with admired greats the likes of Viginia Legakes, Bernyce Polefka, Kaminski, Fidleson, Stan Reckless and Ham Quick. As a fine artist in both watercolor and oil, Walter has won awards from such organizations as the California Art Club Gold Medal Shows, the San Gabriel Fine Arts Shows, the Pasadena Presbyterian Church Show, the Mid-Valley Arts League Shows and the Annual Sequoia Foothill Art Shows.  | ||
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 SAVE THE DATES! Segil Fine Art May-June Exhibit
Through Their Eyes The New Collections by Linda Brown presenting Celebrating the Sierra and Trish Kertes presenting At Home and Abroad,May 13-June 24, 2006, with a reception for the artists Saturday, May 13th, 5-8pm. Music & Art in the Park
Segil Fine Art Source and Whites Gallery will be hosting with the Glendale Symphony an art-focused fundraiser at the Japanese Tea House and Gardens at Brand Park. This event will be the first invitational Quick Draw for the Glendale Symphony. It will take place on Sunday May 14th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include refreshments and champagne and is
 open and advertised to the general public and the supporters of the Glendale Symphony. Bring Mom and bring a picnic! Art will be on display and for sale in the Tea House gallery, musicians will be performing throughout the gardens and artists will be paintings throughout the gardens, a traditional tea ceremony will be performed and a professional guest photographer will be taking portraits for Mother’s Day. Monrovia Old Town Preservation Group Home Tour Also taking place on Mother’s Day in Monrovia is the 24th annual historical home tour. This self guided tour of six lovely homes through Monrovia will dazzle you! Segil Fine Art will be showcasing original works in each home. For tickets and more information please call626-358-7822or visit www.mohpg.com.
 Exclusive Book Signing Segil Fine Art welcomes friend and colleague to the gallery, Margaret Danielak, to speak about and sign her new book, “A Gallery Without Walls, Selling Art in Alternative Venues.” Artists, this is a great opportunity to learn about new and exciting venues to display your art! Please join us Saturday, May 20th from 2-5pm, refreshments included.
GALLERY ARIST’S NEWS
 Beth Rohman has been accepted, one of 75 artists out of 1500 entries, into the prestigious XIX Annual Feats of Clay Juried Competition at the Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation in Lincoln, CA. The Grand Opening Benefit Reception was held April 29th in Lincoln. I was honored to accompany Beth and her family and close friends to this exciting event! Beth pieces, "Three Cups" was purchased by the owners of the Rancho Roble Vineyards. Feats of Clay sponsors summer concerts, art classed for children and gallery exhibits for known and up-and-coming artists. For more
information please call 916-645-9713 or visit lincolnarts.org. Please visit our website and view Beth Rohman’s new pages! Cody Delong will be exhibiting his breathtaking work at the Myers Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, opening May 18th. For more information, please call 480-947-6372. Please visit our website’s “Learn More About Art” page to see Cody’s commissioned oil painting in progress, Black Canyon Symphony.
Laura Wynne has been accepted into Oil Painters of America’s Fifteenth Annual National Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils Dana Gallery – Missoula, Montana May 5 - June 24, 2006. For more information please visit OPA’s website at www.oilpaintersofamerica.com. GALLERY FRIEND’S NEWS Frank Serrano will be exhibiting his work at the American Legacy Fine Arts Gallery. "Hidden L.A." runs from May 13 through June 17. For more information please call 626-577-7733.
Congratulations to the California Art Club for their successful 2006 Gold Medal Exhibit!
*Attention Gallery Artists! If you have news to share or upcoming events, please email Laura at the gallery. We'll be glad to get it in the newsletter! | ||
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