The History of Art Walls O’side

The Original Vision
OCAF wished to seek out new exciting venues for the region’s artists to show and sell their art work. With that thought in mind, Ruth Jameson started Art Walls O’side in 2018 as a year-long pilot project of OCAF to further the fine arts in the City of Oceanside. The first venue for Art Walls was the O’side Bakery in East Oceanside. OCAF’s goal was to excite and engage our communities and visitors in the exploration of Oceanside’s establishments of fine dining and shopping through the arts.

The Original Mission
OCAF felt that by bringing businesses and artists together they could provide economic benefits to both. The many walls of our business communities can offer regional artists new places to gather and exhibit their work and meet new clients. Great food and great art have always had a simpatico relationship – music, poetry, readings, and visual art can make Oceanside full of exciting experiences with the Art Walls O’side program by presenting new artists and performers every two months during “opening
receptions” for the artist.

Apr 13
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Artist Carrie Ventola

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Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation

presents ArtWalls O’side at O’side Bakery

Featuring artist

Carrie Ventola

Opening Reception

Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

 

 

Carrie Ventola’s motto – “Do what you love and love what you do, always be influenced by the beauty that nature provides you!”

Raised in Tucson, Arizona and already a well-known artisan and craftsperson in New England, Carrie’s desire to create beautiful land and seascapes took hold long before her relocation to California in the 1990’s.

Her drive to create fully blossomed in California and with her move to sunny San Diego in 2001, she feels she has come full circle.

Carrie has  been strongly influenced by a number of great Southwest, New England, and California artists. Defined by her trademark umbrellas, her gentle and sunny style reflects the beauty, optimism, and dreamlike qualities of Southern California.

                                           

She has participated in numerous juried shows at galleries, corporate facilities, and public institutions throughout San Diego and Orange County, winning many best of show awards. Her paintings are displayed in a variety of private collections and corporate offices, throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Email: carrie@caventola.com
Website: http://www.caventola.com

Oct 03
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Artist Beverly Stuber

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Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation

Presents Artist Beverly Stuber

Art Showing @ O’side Bakery

Please take the time to check this wonderful art out.  Should you wish to make any purchases please contact  Blake Kern at ocaf.arts@gmail.com

Beverly has been a member of the Oceanside Museum of Art’s Artist Alliance since the early nineties. She has been instrumental in providing spaces for local artists to show their work, first at the School of Art, then Bank of America, then at The Phantom Gallery in Artist Alley, and borrowing the conference room of Main Street Oceanside for the exhibits.

Then Bev worked with Parks and Recreation Department to hold art exhibits at the two Oceanside Senior Centers. With fellow members Mary and Joe Villela the Museum was persuaded to provide exhibit space bi-annually to Artist Alliance members which has turned into some of the best attended receptions and bringing new people to our area.

Bev considers her work to be impressionistic realism. You know what it is but reinterpreted somewhat. Most recently she has worked with Mary and Joe Villela, exhibiting at their Oceanside Art Gallery until it moved from Carlsbad back to Oceanside. Her work has been juried into exhibits at the COAL and Front Porch galleries. She continues to be a member of the OMA Artist Alliance, volunteering as needed.

For additional information contact the artist.

B.A. (Beverly) Stuber
760-732-0399

Oct 03
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Artist Rita Spiegel

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OCEANSIDE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION

IS PROUD TO PRESENT

ARTIST Rita Spiegel

     13th Exhibition

OPENING RECEPTION @ O’SIDE BAKERY

THURSDAY, October 29, 2020

5:00 – 7:00 PM

LET’S GET A JUMP ON HALLOWEEN – COME IN COSTUME TO

OUR ARTIST’S RECEPTION AND PARTAKE IN A CUP OF WITCH’S BREW!

THE BEST DRESSED MALE AND FEMALE WILL EARN A PRIZE!

Rita’s a Watercolor Artist, using Engerytic Artistry in her work. She’s based in Oceanside, CA. Rita earned a Bachelor’s in Applied Arts and Sciences from San Diego State University.

In German, “Spiegel” means “mirror”, which reflects her love of nature and animals. Rita’s love of dogs is shown through her pet portraits. She’s also yoga teacher, where she uses meditation and Chakras in her method when she’s painting. From these teachings, she created her Ganesha and Butterfly series

Rita says, “The natural outside world is my studio, my happy place; it’s where I connect with the Universe.”

Inspired by animals, flowers and the ocean, her paintings uses the colors around her as her pallet. Each piece has an element of meditation and the Chakras within it.

On a personal side, Rita is born on the cusp of Taurus & Gemini. Born in Florida, but a California girl since she was a kid. She loves the beach and travel. Rita does nature photography as both a hobby and inspiration for future paintings. Rita’s obsessed with chocolate, loves the Rutles’ Tragical History Tour, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Avengers and all things Harry Potter. She also loves reading, learning about different cultures, writing, literature, tea, coffee, and people with a strange sense of humor. Rita respects wit, book worms, intelligence, British humor and USA sarcasm, real artists, accents, history, strangeness, gothic style, fashion, music, movies, and all things beautiful & beautifully ugly. Rita shares her home with Cocoa Puff a 9-lb rescued Pomeranian who shares smiles world wide. Cocoa’s also an abstract painter too. Selling originals and bookmark supporting animal rescue groups.

Rita takes commissions, sells original work and prints.

www.ritaspiegel.com

IamRitaSpiegel@gmail.com

 

 

 

Sep 13
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O’side Bakery Artist Reception Friday, Sept 25th

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We hope that you can join us on Friday, Sept 25 from 4-6 PM to celebrate the art of Kate Joiner.

We will have tables inside and outside to achieve the proper social distancing.

Come and enjoy the music of Stefani Stevens, good nibbles and our opportunity drawing. This has been a long wait, but worth it!

PLEASE PLAN ON WEARING YOU MASK!

THANK YOU.

Please see more info on the artist below.

Jun 10
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Artist Kate Joiner

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Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation

is proud to present

Artist Kate Joiner

                                                                                                                  12th Exhibition

Opening Reception

@ O’side Bakery

Thursday, July 30, 2020

5:30 – 7:00 PM

 

California native and artist, Kate Joiner, lives in Carlsbad, California and uses her life experiences within her art as a representation of her community.

“As a painter and multimedia artist, I continually explore the human persona using our local North County landscape as a backdrop. I am equally happy working on small paintings or large scale as long as a message and intrigue can be conveyed within each one.”  

Kate also teaches painting locally at corporate and private events. Kate received her BFA with an emphasis in Multi-Media from San Diego State University. Her work has recently been shown at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park and The Oceanside Museum of Art.

 

 

             

 

 

Contact info:

katejoiner@live.com : www.katejoiner.com
Instagram : @katejoiner and @Sunny_Creek_Studios

Jun 05
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Artist Doriana Sinnett

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Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation Presents

Doriana Sinnett

Opening Artist Reception

Monday, July 20 2020 12:30 – 3:00 PM

4th Exhibition @

WE WILL HAVE 2 RECEPTIONS   12:30-1:45 & 1:45 – 3:00

TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN BLADE 1936 AT ONE TIME.

TEXT 760.805.5447 TO RESERVE YOUR TIMES.

PLEASE INDICATE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE IN YOUR PARTY.

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“TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM MULTIPLE IMAGES INTO ONE AND CREATE AN ART PIECE…PRICELESS!”

About the Artist: I was born in Colombia, married the love of my life and raised two high-spirited and happy children. I live in Encinitas, one of the most exquisite cities inside America’s Finest City, San Diego, California.
Passion for photography was inspired by photographing my family. In 2011, I spent 5 weeks in India which allowed me to see the world differently through my camera lens. A new aesthetic was born within me; observation, color, humanity, life energy.
When I returned to San Diego, I toured every nook and cranny of my beloved city and beyond looking through this new prism. After some years and thousands of images collected, someone asked, what are you going to do with all those images? Well, in 2015 I was exposed to Photoshop Artistry with Sebastian Michaels and discovered the endless possibilities of using and incorporating my images into works of art. Inspiration and passion intensified. So my journey continues….

My desire through this medium “Digital Art” is to convey a personal expression more than a realistic rendering of a subject. I love “storytelling” through my art. I use Photoshop to transform drawings and my photography into many different styles of art. It can mimic different mediums – from acrylics to oil and pastels. Just as an artist uses a brush, a sculptor uses clay, I as a digital artist, use a computer screen as my canvas to create…this enables me to explore my imagination in infinitude.

Above is Trombone Fourth of eight Silhouette series. I’m fascinated by Tonal Value, it is an artist prize possession of artistic mastery. This art piece reflects my tonal awareness.

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” -Robert Schumann

Doriana Sinnett
619-206-8200
sinnettdoriana@gmail.com
sinnettdoriana@atelierimagery.com

Jan 31
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Artist Kene Lohmann

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Presented by  the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation

Kene Lohmann

Opening Reception
Eleventh Exhibition

 

@ O’side Bakery

Thursday, February 20th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Born and raised in North San Diego County, Kene Lohmann grew up painting since early childhood, developing his passion for watercolor. He was privileged to study under noted San Diego County watercolorist, Thelma Speed Houston.

Kene later spent a number of years in Hawaii, where he continued to study, paint and exhibit his works. His colorful landscapes invite the viewer into the painting for a visual escape. His love of nature and the world around us is captured in his works that dazzle the eye with their intense color palette. “I strive for that emotional reaction connecting the viewer to my work,” states the artist.

                                                                                           

Kene’s watercolors are treasured in many private collections throughout the United States and Europe. His watercolors have earned numerous awards in juried shows and exhibitions. A portion of Kene’s sale are donated to different children’s organizations throughout San Diego County.

Kene will be donating a portion of any sales to

Studio Ace where he teaches classes in watercolor.