The OC Art Blog was created in 2004 as a way to build community and promote the marginalized but dynamic Orange County art scene.

C-Monster does OC here and here. Hey, next time give me a heads-up and I'll buy you lunch. ...

07 July, 2008 /

Tell us about your work?   I have been painting feverishly since before finishing Grad school at CSUF in 1997. Majoring in printmaking (later painting…), I tend to do paintings in series. My longest running body of work would be my “Slumscapes:” paintings of third-world slums. These culminated from travels to countries like India, Bangladesh, Peru, Indonesia, the Philipinnes, Kenya, Brazil, etc. I’ve also created series of deserts (with debris), post-apocalyptic ruins (usually of Disneyland), fallen freeways, cartoon collage/abstractions. I’m presently working on a post-traumatic vision of Las Vegas and have started adding figures into my slumscapes.   What Artists...

07 July, 2008 /

Speaking of Amy Caterina, here's a great story in the OC Register about how she donated a kidney to Mike McGee and how everything went. Must read. Make sure you give her a hug when you see her at her opening on Saturday night. ...

03 July, 2008 /

On Saturday night Amy Caterina opens This Used To Be Real Estate, Now It's Only Field and Trees at GCAC. Also at GCAC there will be a group photo show featuring artists such as Naida Osline, Marya Alford and Eric Stoner. On Saturday night OCCCA opens Altars - Offerings - Totems & Tip Jars featuring Richard Bohn, Diane Stovall & Linda Southwell Night Gallery in Santa Ana opens a new Metal and Ceramic show on Saturday night. ...

03 July, 2008 /

July 1, 2008:  Huntington Beach, CA – The Hoff Foundation announced today that it will award quarterly grants totaling $3,000 to the following Artists and Arts Organizations based in Orange County and Long Beach. Regina Klenjoski Dance Company: $1,000 to support the 2008 SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival. Jennifer Abod - Producer/Director: $1,000 to support post-production costs for the independent documentary The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen. Andrea Dominguez: $1,000 for graduate program scholarship support. The Hoff Foundation is a private arts foundation formed in 2008 with a commitment to and passion for the arts....

01 July, 2008 /

 The Attraction Repulsion opens Friday Night at Go Rilla Gallery Also on Friday Night Hibbleton Gallery opens Happily Apathy Featuring Lane Heraclitus. Have fun out there! ...

26 June, 2008 /

In a big blow to OCMA, Elizabeth Armstrong is leaving.Does this have anything to do with the rumors on the street that Director Dennis Szakacs is "difficult" to work with? Has anybody actually kept track of the turnover that has been going on at the Museum? All this while the Museum is planning it's move to the Performing Arts Center. It will be interesting to see if they'll be able to replace Ms. Armstrong who was instrumental over the last several years of putting OCMA...

25 June, 2008 /

I'm currently in New Mexico so posting will be spotty this week. While I'm here I will be checking out Site Santa Fe's 2008 Biennial so more on that later. There are a couple of openings this weekend you should attend so stay tuned for that. More later. ...

24 June, 2008 /

The OC Based group Contemporary Collectors announced their 2008 Fellowship Reward recipient and the $10,000 award will go to Andrea Bowers. All the details of who was nominated and how they were nominated can be found here. Congrats to Andrea! ...

23 June, 2008 /

There's actually a lot to do this weekend so get out there and support your scene. Peter Saul opens at OCMA this weekend. The Land of Retinal Delights : The Juxtapose Factor opens at the Laguna Art Museum this weekend. Saints & Sinners opens at the Artery on Saturday night. ...

19 June, 2008 /

It's been a while since the last Artist Interview so we are long over due and I'm happy to be bringing back the series with the best painter (IMHO) based in Orange County, Sherie' Franssen. Without further ado:Tell us about your work:Visually the work is always based on the human figure, in some sense. Painting the flesh is a visceral experience for me and not something I will ever willingly give up.  Bacon famously said, "We're born, we copulate, we die...

14 June, 2008 /

If you're looking for little music with your art next weekend. Jessica Dobson will be performing at Hibbleton Gallery on Saturday night June 21st. Contact the gallery for more info. ...

12 June, 2008 /