Local Art Walk

Jeanne Bellezzo

From the synopsis of my new book, Rantings of a Bitter Childless Woman:

Kids sucking on restaurant salt shakers—and parents nonchalantly putting them back on the table. Pregnant women driving alone in the carpool lane. Overtly sexy Halloween costumes for third-graders. Random strangers making unsolicited judgements about her reproductive status. These are just a handful of the situations Chicago native Jeanne Bellezzo comically explores in Rantings of a Bitter Childless Woman. Written from the witty, unapologetic perspective of a childless (and far from bitter) woman in a fiercely child-centric society, this collection of entertaining essays will have readers with and without children laughing, nodding, cringing — or throwing a tantrum.

Jeanne Bellezzo began writing Rantings of a Bitter Childless Woman as a blog and was surprised to find many like-minded fans across the country, including numerous parents. A Chicago native who relocated to Southern California because she was cold, Jeanne is a successful writer and editor who has co-authored several non-fiction books. She lives in northern San Diego County . When she is not writing, Jeanne can be found in or near the ocean with friends (and sometimes even with their children).

And please keep your kids off her lawn.

Check out more on her website rantingsofabitterchildlesswoman.com,  Facebook,  and Goodreads.

June 2016

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cover art by Hollie Newton Curated by Cynthia Melfi

[slideshow_deploy id='2574'] photos by Cynthia Melfi

Click here to see profiles of many of the artists.

Below are the venues that participated in First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk for June 2016.

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Venue

Artists and Events

1

OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART

704 Pier View Way (760) 435-3720

  • Teeny Tiny Art fundraiser for the Education Department of OMA. Purchase 4"x6" pieces of art, some from well known artists, for only $20 for adult work, $10 for children's art
  • food trucks, beer and wine for purchase
  • Michael Striler (live music)
  • free exhibitions: Marjorie Nodelman: San Diego Artist ; Bill Rastetter: Street Art Reinterpreted ; Laddie John Dill: Light Sentences And Light Traps ; Robin Bright/Tom Driscoll: A Dual Retrospective

2

OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

330 N Coast Hwy (760) 435-5600

3

THE GALLERY AT THE BROOKS

217 N Coast Hwy (760) 433-8900

  • Artist retrospective including 11 artists with works ranging from watercolor to stone, realism to abstraction.
  • Big Boss Bubeleh featuring Yael Gamach (live music)

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last minute cancellation

5

OCEANSIDE JEWELERS

222 N Coast Hwy (760) 722-4950

Kellan Shanahan (drawings)

6

PHANTOM GALLERY OCEANSIDE

212 N Coast Hwy

  • Julia S Rasor (sculpture)
  • Mohammed Al Hamadani (mixed media)

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ARTIST ALLEY
  • Mario Torero, local, national and international master muralist will bring his “Eyes of Picasso” mural to Artist Alley. During the Art Walk, Torero will project his design onto the wall on Pier View Way/Artist Alley. Actual painting of the mural will commence at 1000 a.m. on Saturday!
  • Sunshine Deli will be serving up some culinary creations!

7

SEASIDE FLOWERS

212-C Artist Alley (760) 722-5602

outside: Kelly Halloran (live music)

8

STEPHEN M JACKSON STUDIO

212-D Artist Alley

Stephen M Jackson (paintings)

9

last minute cancellation

10

MURAMID MURAL MUSEUM

212-F Artist Alley

11

CENTURY 21 MISSION

501 Mission Ave (760) 966-7436

Kathleen Churchill (paintings)

12

WHITLOCK INK

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

Joe Vickers (graphic works)

13

MAINSTREET OCEANSIDE

701 Mission Ave (760) 754-451

14

MISSION AVE BAR & GRILL

711 Mission Ave (760) 637-2222

15

PIPELINE PHYSICAL THERAPY

713 Mission Ave (760) 453-7072

Chris Myers

I have always though of art as a hobby growing up and never really had a desire to show it off to large crowds before, but after going to the art walk, I feel motivated to start off in Oceanside and see how my talent can be perceived by others. I have lived in Oceanside since the early 2000's, before that it was Carlsbad and before that, it Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I sure miss the east coast, but they had no beaches to really go to. I like forests and landscapes.

Check out more at the artist Deviant Art website.

Hollie Newton

As a San Diego native I am currently documenting Southern CA after dark. I work with Galkyd, a form of oil paint and medium made with plant resin generally on canvas - frequently used in tandem with resin.

I'm grateful to report that my work has been in four Balboa Park shows. Each show has "sold out" completely. And, thanks to a preview of each show, every event resulted in a line of people waiting to buy my art several hours prior to the event!

In addition to making art I have taught for many years. I attended San Francisco Art Institute (BFA) in the early 90's.

Check out more at the artist website HollieNewtonArt.com and Facebook Hollie Newton.

Kathleen Churchill

I'm a self taught painter that usually paints in Acrylic paints. I call my style a "free Flow" style. I am inspired by the sea, my family, surfers and nature. I feel blessed to have this time to devote to painting from my So. "O" cottage. Each piece is a unique work of Love. 

Check out more at the artist website KHelenSeaArt.com, Instagram @KhelenSeaArt and Facebook Kathleen Churchill.

Kellan Shanahan

Drawing from a broad field of philosophy, abstract mathematics, logic, science, and myth, the works explore the underlying patterns and recursions in reality that scale throughout time and space.

My aim is to create artworks that are beautiful but not naive, critical but not ironic, and that bring metaphysics and aesthetic contemplation back into the fold of contemporary art. 

Check out more at the artist website kellanshanahan.com.

Linda DiRosa

Capturing a moment in time and preserving it for "always" is my goal. I have chosen photography and painting as a way of doing this. My hopes are that others, too, will see value, beauty and appreciation of this moment.

Check out more on the artist COAL website

May 2016: Celebrate Mom

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cover art by Mariana Lopez Curated by Cynthia Melfi

Click here to see profiles of many of the artists.

Below are the venues that participated in First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk for May 2016 - Celebrate Mom.

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Venue

Artists and Events

1

OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART

704 Pier View Way (760) 435-3720

  • create your own Teeny Tiny Art to be sold at next month's Art Walk as a fundraiser for the Education Department of OMA!
  • Foodies by Sonia
  • free exhibitions: Marjorie Nodelman: San Diego Artist ; Bill Rastetter: Street Art Reinterpreted ; Laddie John Dill: Light Sentences And Light Traps ; Robin Bright/Tom Driscoll: A Dual Retrospective

2

OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

330 N Coast Hwy (760) 435-5600

3

RE/MAX SEAGAZE REALTY

401A N Coast Hwy (760) 310-5924

4

THE GALLERY AT THE BROOKS

217 N Coast Hwy (760) 433-8900

Artist retrospective including 11 artists with works ranging from watercolor to stone, realism to abstraction.

5

COAST JEWELRY AND MORE

205 N Coast Hwy (760) 439-2274

6

PHANTOM GALLERY OCEANSIDE

212 N Coast Hwy

  • Julia S Rasor (sculpture)
  • Mohammed Al Hamadani (mixed media)

7

SEASIDE FLOWERS

212-C Artist Alley (760) 722-5602

outside: Kelly Halloran (live music)

8

STEPHEN M JACKSON STUDIO

212-D Artist Alley

Stephen M Jackson (paintings)

9

9M PHOTO

212-E Artist Alley

Myles McGuinness (photography)

10

MURAMID MURAL MUSEUM

212-F Artist Alley

11

VACANT SPACE

206-A Artist Alley

12

CENTURY 21 MISSION

501 Mission Ave (760) 966-7436

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WHITLOCK SURF EXPERIENCE

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

Center for the Arts at TERI, Inc (paintings, sculpture)

13

WHITLOCK INK

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

Joe Vickers (graphic works)

14

MAINSTREET OCEANSIDE

701 Mission Ave (760) 754-451

  • outside: Jeff Johnson (live music)
  • inside: Hooshang Yashar (paintings)
  • inside: Amber Iniguez (paintings)
  • inside: Squidz (drawings)

15

MISSION AVE BAR & GRILL

711 Mission Ave (760) 637-2222

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PIPELINE PHYSICAL THERAPY

713 Mission Ave (760) 453-7072

BJ Witz

I have been painting for 25+ years starting with acrylics, but moving to watercolors a few years ago. I have been a docent and patron of Oceanside Museum of Art for many years. When I lived in Oceanside I was Chair of the Oceanside Art Commission and helped bring many public works of art to different locations in the city. A few years ago I painted a number of wooden chairs with colorful animals and scenes and sold them in a one-woman show called "Chairs for Charity" at my husband's office, Century 21 Mission which is now participating in Artwalk! The proceeds all went to the buyer's choice of charity!

Cory Patterson

Cory Patterson is a photographer at heart, who is absolutely and completely enthusiastic about his work. He lives in Ca. and thrives in capturing the artistic beauty of life and landscapes, and also brilliantly photographs high-fashion. Shooting 35mm, medium format and digital, he certainly has the knack for taking a perfect picture. 

Practicing photography for 16 years, Cory is always brainstorming and dreaming of what’s next. He does not compromise his ability to get the best shot. The camera is his tool and he wants nothing more than to capture life-as-it-happens photographs that are more than pleasing to the eye, but also fiercely expressive, creative, sublime.

Feel free to contact him for booking info at corypattersonphoto@gmail.com

Check out more on the artist website corypphotography.com, Facebook Cory Patterson Photography and Instagram @corypatterson

Tonia Senoo

I am a local, Oceanside, artist. I mostly work with oils on canvas. Currently I have a good number of waves framed and for sale. The waves I have available to show/sell can be found on my website on the Gallery page. Thank you!

Check out more on the artist website HAFUDesigns.com, Instagram @HafuMoo and Facebook HAFUDesigns.

April 2016: April Foolishness

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cover art by Laura Cunningham Curated by Cynthia Melfi

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photos by Brigid Parsons

Click here to see profiles of many of the artists.

Below are the venues that participated in First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk for April 2016 - April Foolishness

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Venue

Artists and Events

1

OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART

704 Pier View Way (760) 435-3720

  • Artist Alliance : Jeannie Marshall Ortiz (sculpture), Sequoia Redbird (painting)
  • Foodies by Sonia - It's a fun sweet night, with cupcakes, cake pops, rum balls and more!
  • 1960's crafts to celebrate our Club O event that will be on Saturday, April 2! Make a macrame choker or a love bead necklace or color in some 60s themed coloring books. It will be groovy!
  • free exhibitions: Marjorie Nodelman: San Diego Artist ; Bill Rastetter: Street Art Reinterpreted ; Deanne Sabeck: Luminous ; Laddie John Dill: Light Sentences And Light Traps ; Robin Bright/Tom Driscoll: A Dual Retrospective

2

OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

330 N Coast Hwy (760) 435-5600

3

THE GALLERY AT THE BROOKS

217 N Coast Hwy (760) 433-8900

  • inside: Lisa Bebi, interpretations of  The Elephant Man (paintings)
  • outside: El Camino High School (live music)

4

COAST JEWELRY AND MORE

205 N Coast Hwy (760) 439-2274

Laura Cunningham (mixed media)

5

PHANTOM GALLERY OCEANSIDE

212 N Coast Hwy

Scott Bruckner, Blake Kern, Mark Jesinoski, Kurt Lightfoot, Michael Rosenblatt, Ruth Jameson (paintings, multi media)

6

SEASIDE FLOWERS

212-C Artist Alley (760) 722-5602

7

STEPHEN M JACKSON STUDIO

212-D Artist Alley

Stephen M Jackson (paintings)

8

9M PHOTO

212-E Artist Alley

Myles McGuinness (photography)

9

MURAMID MURAL MUSEUM

212-F Artist Alley

10

CENTURY 21 MISSION

501 Mission Ave (760) 966-7436

11

WHITLOCK SURF EXPERIENCE

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

surfboard art

12

WHITLOCK INK

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

Joe Vickers (graphic works)

13

MAINSTREET OCEANSIDE

701 Mission Ave (760) 754-451

14

MISSION AVE BAR & GRILL

711 Mission Ave (760) 637-2222

15

PIPELINE PHYSICAL THERAPY

713 Mission Ave (760) 453-7072

March 2016: Spring Forward

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cover art by The Center for the Arts at TERI, Inc Curated by Cynthia Melfi

[slideshow_deploy id='2528'] photos by Brigid Parsons

Click here to see profiles of many of the artists.

Below are the venues that participated in First Friday: Oceanside Art Walk for March 2016 - Spring Forward in Oceanside!

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Venue

Artists and Events

1

OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART

704 Pier View Way (760) 435-3720

  • Celebrate Dr Seuss! Join OMA as we celebrate Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday with official activities from seussville.com! Scott Paulson will be there to help out.
  • Artist Alliance : Jeannie Marshall Ortiz (sculpture), Sequoia Redbird (painting)
  • FoodiesBySonia - empanadas $4 - chicken, beef or veggie
  • free exhibitions: Marjorie Nodelman: San Diego Artist ; Bill Rastetter: Street Art Reinterpreted ; Deanne Sabeck: Luminous ; Laddie John Dill: Light Sentences And Light Traps ; Robin Bright/Tom Driscoll: A Dual Retrospective

2

OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

330 N Coast Hwy (760) 435-5600

Tom Wade - Life on a Surfboard (photography)

3

THE GALLERY AT THE BROOKS

217 N Coast Hwy (760) 433-8900

Jesse Kerr (graphic works)

4

COAST JEWELRY AND MORE

205 N Coast Hwy (760) 439-2274

Neil Brooks

5

SEASIDE FLOWERS

212-C Artist Alley (760) 722-5602

6

STEPHEN M JACKSON STUDIO

212-D Artist Alley

Stephen M Jackson (paintings)

*Now Open*

7

9M PHOTO

212-E Artist Alley

Myles McGuinness (photography)

8

MURAMID MURAL MUSEUM

212-F Artist Alley

  • "Bad AS* Women":  preview of March 8 International Women's Day Expo, including Murals from the Art Miles Mural Project
  • PCH Jazz (live music)
  • projections of thousands of murals!

9

GALLERY 206

206-A Artist Alley

SAG (Sargent Art Group)

10

CENTURY 21 MISSION

501 Mission Ave (760) 966-7436

11

WHITLOCK SURF EXPERIENCE

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

surfboard art

12

WHITLOCK INK

605 Mission Ave (858) 994-0506

Joe Vickers (graphic works)

13

MAINSTREET OCEANSIDE

701 Mission Ave (760) 754-451

14

MISSION AVE BAR & GRILL

711 Mission Ave (760) 637-2222