Archive for February, 2009

818 Featured Works

Posted in Art, art show, artists, gallery, Uncategorized on February 28, 2009 by anuvuestudio

Shiela Cavalluzzi
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Hear mixed media
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Afternoon Oil
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Sorrow Charcoal
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Red Drape Oil
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See Mixed Media

Jamie Oliff
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Three’s a crowd Acrylic
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She’s Funny That Way Acrylic
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The Architect Acrylic
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Trust Me Acrylic

Karen Blackwood
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Boats in Harwichport Fog Oil
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Bay Fogbank Rolling In Acrylic
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Statue at Huntington Garden Oil
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Break at Leo Cabrillo Oil
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Nantucket Sky and Water Oil

Tak Ioka
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Leap Acrylic
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Garden Acrylic
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Lighthouse Acrylic
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Sherlock Acrylic

Katie Chappell

Posted in Art, artists, gallery, Music, Musicians, opening on February 27, 2009 by anuvuestudio

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Our music for the 818 show will be provided by the ever talented singer / songwriter Katie Chappell. I stole Katie for the night from her band Claire’s Daze. You can hear their music on “my space” so you must check them out. I met up with Katie on Tuesday night to show her the around and get to know her. She’s a strikingly beautiful girl with a melodic voice…with good reason… She’s a voice coach.

Katie said “When I was little I noticed that people would listen to me when I sang. It feels nice to be heard sometimes”. I can’t wait until you hear her sing and play her guitar.

Katie’s influences: “People I meet and places I visit”.

New Show: 818

Posted in Art, art show, artists, gallery on February 22, 2009 by anuvuestudio

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Carroll Thomas and 818

Posted in Art, art show, artists, future, gallery, Uncategorized on February 22, 2009 by anuvuestudio

“818 will showcase a selection of work by 4 Los Angeles Artists, while in addition, paying a united tribute to Mr. Carroll Thomas. Mr. Thomas is the oldest living American Painter, still creating works of art, while personally operating and maintaining his own gallery located in Big Pine, California.

They have selected a photographic portrait, from my 2007 archives, giving the viewer a glimpse into the world of Mr. Thomas. It shows him holding one of his original watercolors that I purchased, inside his working studio, behind the gallery. These 4 Artists pay homage to this living legend, preceding his 99th Birthday. which will be celebrated April 29th of this year.

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Carrol Thomas 2007 Photo by H. Krisher Lantow

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Shiela Cavalluzzi 2009

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Jamie Oliff 2009

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Karen Blackwood 2009

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Tak Ioka 2009

818 Artists

Posted in Art, art show, artists, Bring it, create, future, games, Uncategorized on February 22, 2009 by anuvuestudio

Shiela Cavalluzzi

Shiela Cavalluzzi was born in France and is an adopted Air Force brat. She moved to the United States at a young age. Like many artists, Shiela has done a variety of work from scenic painter for commercials and film to portrait artist at Disneyland. In addition, she has sculpted numerous Public Art pieces.She is currently working on several monumental scale sculptures to be installed at municipal and commercial sites. Shiela lives in California with her husband and two children.

Jamie Oliff

Jamie is a classically – trained animation artist. He has drawn since childhood, counting among his many influences such diverse artists as Toulouse-Lautrec, Heinrich Kley and Al Hirschfeld. Successful painter and author of Thinking Animation: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and CG, Jamie continues to push the boundaries of classic and comic art.

Karen Blackwood

Karen earned a B.A. in Fine Arts at the University of N.H. and studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Student Art League (N.Y). Since then her landscape paintings have been included in exhibitions organized by the Huntington Museum, the Pasadena Historical Society and the California Art Club. A professional fine artist, she has mpainted landscape murals and landscapes on canvas for clients in the Los Angeles areas of Hancock Park, Hollywood, Pasadena and the Bay area of Northern CA. Recently focusing more on Golf Landscape, Karen’s commissions include the 11th & 12th holes at Pelican Hill South, the 1st hole at Griffith Park, Wilson and an invitation to paint Pebble Beach. Tommy Fazio (Designer) has submitted Karen’s work to his Trump National Course Bedminster, N.J. for consideration.

Tak Ioka

Mr. Ioka grew up in Sacramento, California, where he attended and graduated from Sacramento City College. While there, he studied under Wayne Thiebaud and Greg Kondos.Following two years in the army, he attended the Art Center School of Design. After graduating from Art Center, he worked at McCann-Erickson advertising agency. In 1971 he opened three art studios to service most ad agencies in Los Angeles. In 1980 he closed each of the three studios and began free—lancing. Also, on a yearly retainer, he was head of the art department for Chanson Cosmetics in Japan. He retired in 1998, and to this day, still continues to draw and paint. “Painting everyday, I learn something new, and plan to continue learning”. His favorite mediums are: acrylics, charcoal and pen & ink.

My Funny Valentine

Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2009 by anuvuestudio

Laura Dancing

Posted in Art, Bewitched, creative, dance, Exotic on February 10, 2009 by anuvuestudio

Laura Arellano is not only one of the talented Artists in our Community Gallery but she is an exceptional dancer and my dear friend. She told me she and her beautiful dancing partner were going to have a show Sunday night…so I showed up with camera in hand. The dances were erotic, the costumes exotic… and the combination…visually stunning. When the two women began their own version of the veil dance… the clouds of floating silk combined with the haunting music made a lasting memory in my mind. I promptly asked Laura to teach me this dance… 😉
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Meet and Greet

Posted in back in business, Bring it, Cameras, class, gallery, Photography Class on February 5, 2009 by anuvuestudio

2/5/09 begins our new classes for Adult Digital photography. Tonight, after leaving the gallery to close up, I came home to prepare eats for the “meet and greet”. I’m in charge of the fruit platters and cracker selection for whatever Jamie has dreamed up. She gives me the assignments she knows I can complete… without poisoning anyone we like…and besides… I can make things look “pretty”. Jonathan called to check in and make sure we hadn’t lost the keys to his classroom or given folks the wrong day… and I happily told him we had things well under control…and we certainly will…by tomorrow 😉

I’m so looking forward to seeing the students arrive…and even though I already know most of them, they have assured me, they’re still coming. They’re very serious about learning how to use those new cameras and I can’t wait to see how they evolve. Just wait until they tap into that creativity that’s ready to burst out of each and every one of them. Most of them would say “yeah…right”. They don’t know it yet… but very soon they will find they cannot put that dang camera down… and it’s worse the more dangerously close to knowing something they become. Soon we will be sending them out into the world to bother family, friends, pets, teenagers (my personal favorite because it’s so easy) and innocent strangers at an alarming rate. Isn’t it great? Hum…I wonder when I’ll get the first annoyed call…