TOMORROW IS THE BIG NIGHT 

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK OCEANSIDE DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT

MICHAEL SUMMERS PAINTS LIVE ARTIST ALLEY JULY 3, 2015
212 F 6 ~ 9:00 P. M.

Finding Gilda NO. 3   work in progress...will be painting live in Artist Alley July 3rd Oceanside CA

Mark Jesinoski

An Oceanside Artist at work in the Sun...he has the right stuff...

"Birth of Venus de Nano"

Tomorrow Night is First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Oceanside. Once again you will be able to watch artists creating work in real time. The Oceanside Museum of Art is free admission on this First Friday Art Walk Night.

I will be painting live in the entrance of the Museum and hope to see many of you there to enjoy the new exhibition of the 100 Painters of San Diego’s Art Guild…

This exhibition will feature works by one hundred distinguished artists who lived and worked in San Diego during the last century and who were, or are currently Artists Guild members.

I will be working on one of the “Nano” Series of Prints

MAY 1ST FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK OCEANSIDE DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT.

Over 15 artists and 4 bands in 21 galleries-for-the-night      Introducing Theatre inspired by Art at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. at MainStreet Oceanside

Featured Art Walk Curated Artist    Blake Kern  at Coast Jewelry & More  Art Walk Curated Band    Kelly Hollaran        at Endurance House  Featured Gallery Curated Artist  Charles Bibbs   at The Gallery at the Brooks

The Saga Continues  … The Oceanside City Plaza Pools are Iconic, thus they must remain empty and wait for the rains...

APRIL 22 ,2015

In the presentation of Jason Dafforn our Water Utilities Director last night he went into the latest mandates from the State of California from our Governor Jerry Brown to have the 20 % cut from all users. He considers this necessary to conserve our precious water resources. However, the Pecan Tree growers are exempt. By now it is well documented that these growers use more water for their cash crop than all of the home users combined. This makes me mad as hell that we are being docked for the People of China’s eating pleasures of “Pecan Treats”. Californians should wake up and realize that the bottom line of certain people are dictating our water resources, where they are being used and who is getting rich from this incredible misdirection of our water..

Mr. Dafforn finished his report about the Fountains saying that he envisions the pools to be left empty with a decorative wrought iron fence surrounding it. This fence will be installed into the cement around the Fountain circumference and will someday be removed when the rains come once more. After spending more than 350,000. dollars refurbishing the surface of the pool and replacing the tiles this will be for the foreseeable future the Center Piece of our Civic Plaza. A huge “Iconic” hole with Palms in their planters and a place for Seagulls to be the only users of our Fountains which will entrance visitors with our lack of vision.

In speaking to the Council last night, I stated that as of today, NOAA predicts that California will run out of water in 2016. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.htmlNASA

says much the same as does National Geographic. I put forth the request that the Council use this opportunity of consideration to put forth a call for Landscape Architects, Architects, and Artists to share a vision of the new awareness of our plight in the coming years of drought. A use of native plants and artworks could be a new kind of Icon. Think the Getty Museum in LA. This is our new normal. The rains will not come and if they do, they will not replenish what we have been wasting for the past decades. 

At this point you might ask; what has all of this to do with Artist Alley? My answer is simple. Everything. Artist Alley is across the street from the City Plaza. The Alley is a bright new spot in our Downtown Arts District which the civic leaders are supporting with new landscaping and upgrades of signage. Lighting is to follow. Looking across the street to the plaza, you will in the future see a giant vacant  beautifully finished “Iconic” concrete hole with a fence around it. This is not the way to give our Community the best use of a space which could be a Community Interactive space, but instead be a question of …”When will the rains come”?    

 

FOR THE FUTURE WE WAIT FOR THE RAINS...  

A CALL FOR ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS

AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

“Concerning the Fake Grass Solution”

This morning in the Union Tribune on the front page of the Local Section there was an article about the City of Oceanside and the Civic Plaza Fountain water problem. The City has spent over 350,000. Dollars to refurbish the fountains using recycled water. Now the water is deemed to be not safe for public contact. In the summer children and adults alike wade in the pools.

Our City Staff has put forth a solution: build a wooden platform over the space which is two to three feet deep and then install fake grass over that. This means that the entire project would be constructed over concrete and inside this structure there would form a mini climate of humidity and dampness. Many foreseeable maintenance problems would exist. Most of them related to animals and their functions which would be expensive to mitigate. The Staff is presenting this as a temporary solution until the drought is over. The Drought will not be over in the foreseeable future. As our City is promoting a downtown Arts District, this solution certainly will not make our City seem Art appreciative, or informed.

I have presented my vision to the Public in an exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Mine is but one which could make a public space into something wonderful. This is the heart of our City, and to have even a temporary solution of fake grass is one which will bring derision and dismay to not only our Community Citizens, but to tourists and visitors it would be a true negative.

I believe that in our immediate region there are many who could bring their own visions of what our City Plaza theme should be. It should be worthy of the magnificent setting already in place and the stunning views of the Blue Pacific to the west. It should be one where people can walk, rest, read, and just be one with the people energy which is the most vital element of our City of Oceanside. It should be one where visitors can take away a memory of beauty, history, and most of all the enchantment of being in the Ocean air which is one of life, and our inner selves. We should put forth our true selves and never, never offer a fake sense of what we as a City are all about.

There are the Robert Irwins, the James Hubbells and Patrick W. Caugheys of our Region. There are many more talented professional voices who could share a vision for our City’s Plaza. Our City should send out a Call for Professional expertise and established project contractors who could give our City Plaza a vision worthy of our present beautiful Buildings. The Gill legacy should be our guiding light, and we should honor this history of excellence. 

The City of Oceanside will hear this solution April 22 at the Council Meeting. Please come and make your voice heard and let the Council know that a bad temporary solution is not a good choice for the Heart of our City.

contact: kruger1988@yahoo.com

The North County Arts Network

The 78 Corridor Collaborative Endeavor

And

“The Imagination Engine”

The Exceptional People of North County are collaborating with energy unparalleled.

The long time honored practice of competition of everyone for themselves has turned into a force of cooperation and realized recognition that by joining forces and talents we have unleashed a new and dynamic force of creative innovation.

I look forward to the Day when the two North County agencies will blend their energies and talents to embrace the ideals of STEAM ( science, technology ,engineering, art and math). The Arts which are left behind by State agencies in the instructional aspects of creative and imaginative education are being recognized by our North County Business and Educational organizations that without the Arts, the innovative process lacks the creative energies of imagination. “The Imagination Engine”  is what gives us the Aha moment and in turn turns the page for a new paradigm shift in how we integrate our most important resources.

Our Resources:

The Young Entrepreneur, the New Graduate, the Eager New Immigrant with a vision, The High School Senior who lives in the Digital Age, The Artist with Vision of Impossible Dreams, The Night School Student who will become the writer of the new American Dream. The Corporate CEO with a visionary plan for sustainable energy sources, the University President with a new View of Student Responsibilities and incorporating the interchange of world views between the students and business leaders, our Senior Citizens who find a vital new Community role of sharing expertise of past successes.

Our Civic Leaders who have become aware of the benefits of Collaboration and Innovation brought about by Imagination. “The Imagination Engine” will power our efforts to become the dynamic, creative, economic and innovative power of the San Diego North County Region. Our very air is an elixir of the possible. We have here in short, the Explorers of the New World of Collaboration.

The Math of exponential collaboration is still an unknown quantity. It is a new kind of Math, with a new formula being written. It is being written by You and by Me, by our Students, Civic leaders, and the Corporate world of bottom lines. I believe that the total of the New Math of Collaboration invigorated by “The Imagination Engine” will lead us into the Innovative Universe with the bottom line of an Economic Big Bang of Prosperity.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK 

Please join us at the First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Oceanside. The starting time is 6:00 PM and runs until 9:00 PM. There will be many new venues to take in and of course music and good eats.

I will be working at the Oceanside Museum  of Art  on a Limited Edition of three Giclées and hand touching number One. The title of this print is "Knowing"...The Ocean speaks to me in many different visions and this is one of my favorites...

RJ

"Transformation" by Ruth Jameson
Limited Edition Digital Painting
Transformation may be seen at the
 Oceanside Museum of Art

It is with Great Pleasure that I have a participatory role in this month’s First Friday Art Walk in Oceanside CA.

The Zen of Woman can be viewed at: http://www.oceansideartwalk.org/venues/

This is also the first viewing of my Exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art in Downtown Oceanside Ca. The Opening Reception is Saturday evening from 6 – 8. The exhibition runs from March 7 – to June 21^st .My Digital Painting limited editions can be purchased in the Museum gift shop.

The Exhibition is upstairs in the Groves and Parker Galleries.
Ruth Jameson

B.B.Bastidas

B.B. Bastidas World famous Skateboarder Artist

 Del Mar Art Center Spring Art Reception

Watercolor by Mark Sherman

Join us at the  DMAC 1^st Annual Help Shelter Animals Art Reception on February 14^th from 5-8pm, on the second level of the Del Mar Plaza.  Sculpture Maidy Morhous, Potter Karen Fidel, Watercolorist Mark Sherman, Photo Illustrator Bob Coletti, Glass artist Libbie McMahon, Oil painter Gabrielle Benot, Photographer Mike Orenich and Acrylic painter Don Pallia will be displaying their latest works.  Darlene Katz will present a live painting demonstration creating one of her famous “pet portraits”.  Shelter animals from the Helen Woodward Animal Center will be there to liven up the reception and benefit from the fund raiser.  Refreshments will be served.  Parking is free at the Plaza.  For more information www.DMACgallery.com or call 858-481-1678

Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation and its Oceanside Days of Art committee invite visual artists and artisans to apply for participation in the 23nd annual Oceanside Days of Art. This is an opportunity for art makers and craftsmen from throughout San Diego and neighboring counties to showcase their talent and work to thousands of visitors this April at a place in Southern California known for its rich history, beautiful beaches, and artistic freedom. Painters, sculpture makers, and artists specializing in stained glass, ceramics, fine jewelry, photography, etc., are invited to partake in the two-day event.

Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation proudly presents the 23rd annual Oceanside Days of Art held on Saturday, April 18th and Sunday, April 19th, 2015, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Oceanside Days of Art is a juried fine art festival featuring over 100 artists from Southern California networking and selling an array of unique artwork including paintings, sculptures, stained glass, ceramics, fine jewelry, photography and more. The festival, which is offered free to the public, has planned live stage performances, hands-on activities for children and adults, street chalk art making, painting and sculpture demonstrations, and a variety of delicious edibles at the food court. Oceanside Days of Art is held at the corner of Coast Hwy 101 and Pier View Way downtown Oceanside, at the heart of the newly formed North Coast Theatre And Arts District.

Applications for artists are now being accepted. The event organizers have a goal to complete the application process and notify all applicants about acceptance by March 23, 2015. To download the 2015 Artist Application Form, for additional information and booth fees, go to www.ocaf.info, email inquiries to oceansidedaysofart@gmail.com.

Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation is a non-profit organization whose goal is to broaden the cultural, artistic, musical and performing arts in Oceanside and the surrounding communities. All proceeds from this annual festival will be used to provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors (not just from Oceanside but from throughout North County San Diego) pursing artistic and performing arts degrees, and to organize more quality events in this city.

IMAGES FORM THE DECEMBER FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

DOWNTOWN OCEANSIDE CA

"Rio de Janerio"
Mixed Media
Tessa White Grade 12

Once in a While…an image sticks in my memory bank long after viewed in person. Such is an image from last night’s First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Oceanside.  From our Children’s imagination comes some works which rival that in many galleries. It is my privilege to post this image of a young Artist from Oceanside High School. More images to follow…  

Water Colorist Chuck McPherson

Come let me entertain you at the Oceanside Art WalkFirst Friday, December 5th. I will be starting a FRESH tape painting of a VERY exciting San Diego landmark. I will be painting LIVE out on the Oceanside Museum of Art patio from 6 to 9pm. You may even get to sling a little color like my buddy Richard Stergulz did last time!

Come out this Friday to downtown Oceanside and experience the work of dozens of artists hosted by 15 venues at the next First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk. Artists will be on hand in Artist Alley, the Oceanside Museum of Art, the Public Library, and shops and businesses on Coast Highway, Mission Ave and Pier View Way. Take a look at the map, and get details at OceansideArtWalk.org. Runs from 6 pm through 9 pm on Friday Dec 5. Free.

Images from the November Art Walk in the Arts and Theatre District of Downtown Oceanside.

Quintessential Barbershop with Art Elements 
Located in Artist Alley Oceanside CA

Painting at the Oceanside Museum of Art

World famous Photographer Miles Mc Guinnes

SEE YOU AT THE OCEANSIDE MUSEUM TONIGHT! 

Walk the Venues for the many artists who will be participating tonight at the First Friday Art Walk Oceanside CA from 5: PM to 9: PM.. 

Wednesday Night at OMA

It was with great pleasure that I attended a new and engaging presentation on the PTSD problem which our Veterans returning from a war have to contend with and hope to overcome to regain “normal” functioning lives in the non war environment of “Home”.

I have for the past five years gazed upon the “Green Hills” of Pendleton and wondered how these so young and impressionable men and women cope with the possibility and the actual being sent into a War environment and not coming “home” with entirely changed personality perceptions of being normal.

For what is normal for them, when a few short hours ago it was ok to kill someone, and now it is not. A few short hours ago your life was on the line and your buddies, and now your family is safe. A few short hours ago, noise was a warning of emanate hurt or death, and now it is only the TV.

Mark Jesinoski presented his lecture on “The Rebirth Initiative” using the creative experiential practices to build empathy for how trauma affects us all., Mark uses art as a medium for connecting, healing, and change with our local veterans the communities they call home”..     

The Museum has reached a new level for communicating with our Communities and the issues which are inherent with a population of Veterans and service personnel. The Art works by Mark illustrated the way some of these issues can be resolved and understood by the person who has the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This syndrome is not exclusive to the military. It can affect children, teens, wives, and seniors. The continued unresolved issues of suffering traumatic conditions will lead to the mental breakdown of the mind.

Thank you Mark for your being a part of the resolution of these issues, and we will continue to support your ongoing efforts to engage in a communal partnership of hope.

http://www.jesart.com/

ART WALK FIRST FRIDAY 

DOWNTOWN OCEANSIDE CA
October 3rd
6 ~ 9 PM

Seaside Flower Shop and Gallery

THIS MONTH THE ART WALK SALUTES OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES!

We Welcome You One and All to take part in this new ongoing event in our City's Center. We have all of the art forms in action. Painters painting, bands playing, dancer's dancing and plenty of places to explore in our now burgeoning Arts District.

Check out the video at the top of the column on the right with the picture of our Guiding Lights to lead the way...

I begin once more to post on this site. The interruption has been due to the passing of my Life Mate, My Husband of 57 years. While my world has changed, My Art World has not, thus, I will endeavor to keep our Regional, National and International audience up to date on the changing world of Arts, here in Oceanside and in the North County of San Diego CA.   RJ

The Oceanside Art Walk

The Beautiful City of Oceanside CA has a new and exciting place in the Art World of Public participation. This is the monthly Art Walk in Downtown Oceanside. In the past two months this event has given the local residents and our visitors Nationally and Internationally many venues to explore our North County’s talented artists and the works which makes them unique.

These events are the brain child of our esteemed executive Director of the Oceanside Museum of Art, Daniel Foster. Mr. Foster has given our entire City the inspiration for change in the Arts, which he knew it was capable of accomplishing. His leadership has shaped our Downtown in ways heretofore unknown in Oceanside. A Visionary for the possible is his inner guide, and his presence in Oceanside is a gift to us all.

Daniel Foster
Executive Director of Art
Oceanside Museum of Art

1.    After a break in August, the Oceanside Cultural Consortium will begin a NEW bi-monthly schedule of meetings – with the next General Consortium Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 from 12 noon – 1:30 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA).  

2.    First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk:  Congratulations to the fabulous Art Walk Committee (Brigid Parsons, Dinah Poellnitz, Margaret Hernandez, Sandra Nilson, Gumaro Escarcega, Cyndi Melfi, and a few other key volunteers) for a BEYOND everyone’s expectations launch of the Aug. 1 First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk event!!!   According to City Councilman, Jerry Kern, he estimated 3,000 – 4,000 in attendance and many long-standing Oceanside residents commented that they had not seen downtown Oceanside as active in decades!  Again on Sept. 5, we experienced another successful Art Walk event that continued our momentum, visibility, and community-building efforts!   For more details, check out our website:  www.oceansideartwalk.org

3.    Volunteers Needed:   The great efforts of a few produced an amazing new ongoing event for our Oceanside arts community...we now need everyone’s support to sustain this effort!   Please step up and offer to volunteer for the next Art Walk events coming up (next one is Oct. 3).   If you have any questions or concerns, please  contact 760-435-3725 at your convenience.

Explore the Possibilities

This Friday the First of August, there is a new and wondrous event which will awaken the soul of the Art Adventurer. We all, artists and patrons alike want to see the new, the bold and the “bad” of the Art World which is emerging here in the Beautiful Seaside City of Oceanside CA.

Our City on the Hill is shining with the new improvements of Mission Ave and the emergence once again of Artists Alley. Artists Alley has gone through several metamorphoses and now seems to be again a place to find a transformative kind of energy and Art. Our young generation of artists/entrepreneurs are making the spaces vibrate with the finding of new emerging artists and their work in todays' digital age. The Digital Age consumes all of the oxygen in our world of the visual and it is with gratitude that the tried and true genres of the classical are making a statement here in Oceanside.

The Photography of the classical camera still works its magic, the oils of the masters still shine with the love of applied brush work, and the handmade works of the artisans still provide us with the wonder of “hand work”.

The Oceanside Museum of Art will show the incredible hand artistry of quilt making. The Main Street Oceanside venue will have the impressionistic paintings of our natural world, and Artists Alley will have galleries vibrating with the sounds of soul and enchanting us with work of Myles McGuinness, a world sojourner of photography  who takes us to the faraway worlds of surfing but gives us the wonder of seeing the classic expertise of the camera here in Artists Alley. Our love affair with the excitement of the "finding" of Art in the City of Oceanside CA has begun with the First Friday events. Come and join us for an evening of “walking, seeing, hearing”, the many voices of our City celebrating the Arts and the Discovery of Artists Alley and beyond…    

   

Come and Discover a new exciting event in Downtown Oceanside!!!
artwalk video

First Friday Art Walk Oceanside CA
August 1, 2014

Oceanside is the home to military, surf, skate and NOW A THRIVING ART DISTRICT. Join us as we promote our
vibrant art community showcasing live performances, music, poetry, art education, culinary and popup
art galleries
embedded in local businesses and public spaces.
Who: Over 1,000 regional residents are expected to attend the First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk,
put on by dozens of businesses and showcasing dozens of local artists
What: Downtown Oceanside is coming alive with vibrant arts, performances, music, poetry,
activities, food, and fun for all ages, all free
When: First Friday of August August
1 from 69
pm and
every month after that
Where: Businesses and vacant spaces throughout downtown Oceanside, and
extending down the coast
Why: The Oceanside Cultural Consortium (OCC) was established in 2013 with the goal of
establishing Oceanside and surrounding communities as an important arts, culture,
entertainment and tourism hub/destination. Its members include nearly 50 different
Oceanside arts, community, business, and civic organizations.
How Much: Free to attend!
Event maps will be distributed every month, listing that month’s locations, art happenings and sponsors, also on
www.oceansideartwalk.org
VENUES ALREADY COMMITTED INCLUDE:
● California Surf Museum
● Hill Street Country Club
● LinkSoul
● Main Street Oceanside
● Oceanside Library & Civic Plaza
● Oceanside Museum of Art
● Petite Madeline
● Sole Lab
● Star Theatre
● Sunshine Brooks Theatre
● Ty’s Burger House
● and more to be announced!
WE NEED YOU!
Artists/Performers/Musicians/Poets Artistic
talent will be matched with a venue for a partnership that can
range from one night to an entire monthlong
exhibition. Visual, installation, performance and video artists
should contact Margaret Hernandez at margaret@oceansideartwalk.org with up to 5 images of their work.
Venues/Spaces We
need businesses or vacant spaces in the downtown Oceanside/Coast Hwy area that
can accommodate presenting art or performances. Contact Dinah Poellnitz at dinah@oceansideartwalk.org if
you are interested in hosting an artist.
Sponsors & Supporters First
Friday: Oceanside Art Walk is a great opportunity for visibility for many
businesses and organizations in the community, to support this most important new event aimed at
transforming downtown Oceanside into a thriving arts, culture, and entertainment destination for the region.
Contact Cyndi Melfi at cyndi@oceansideartwalk.org for sponsorship opportunities.
For more information, please visit www.oceansideartwalk.org or email info@oceansideartwalk.org

Call for Artists

Dinah Poellnitz (left) and Margaret Hernandez

The Hill Street Country Club (HSCC), a 501c3 non-profit is calling for ALL artists in the North County area (visual artists, video artists, installation artists, designers, etc.) to populate the gallery for a group exhibition entitled, “The Coastal Collective.”

The Coastal Collective exhibition (Augusts 1-22, 2014) intends to assemble as many as 20 artists into the HSCC gallery (located on 212D Artists Alley) to continuously develop an artist network program. The exhibition will also serve as a summer fundraiser for HSCC as we plan for next year’s upcoming events. To do so, HSCC plans to rent wall space for a donation ranging from ($20 to $100).  Donations will help HSCC continue its mission to cultivate an art community and foster emerging artists in the area.

Perfect timing…

The City of Oceanside plans to launch its inaugural First Friday Art Walk on August 1, 2014. HSCC’s Coastal Collective opening reception will also coincide with Oceanside’s First Friday Art Walk along with 30 other local businesses and venues throughout the City of Oceanside.

To participate in our Coastal Collective exhibit, please send inquiries and submittals to johnny@thehillstreetcountryclub.org. Submissions must be received by July 25, 2014.