A Malibu Local Painting Locals!

You are invited to my "Face of Malibu" Opening Reception with The Malibu Times sponsored by The Malibu Cultural Arts Commission. A local artist painting locals as only a local can. Sixty life sketches will be on display along with some more finished portraits. See you there?

Thank you to all the sitters, The Malibu Times and The Malibu Cultural Art Commission

The Face of Malibu By Johanna Spinks

Featured in The Malibu Times this week. Read article:

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Four time Malibu Mayor Gets Painted

So many thanks to four time Malibu mayor Joan House for sitting for my Face of Malibu portrait series kindly being featured in The Malibu Times, the series now in its' fifth year. Joan has done so much for this town!

Read Joan's life story here:
here

Happy Mother's Day Show!

Just finished this painting in time for a Mother's Day show tomorrow at The Alice-Rice Gallery in Laguna Beach. Join us. There is a paint out all day too. Yes, this one will be hanging wet which I am a bit nervous about. Whistler did it all the time though so I am taking a leaf from his book. 

Happy Mothers Day to all.

"Hip Hip Horray"
By Johanna Spinks
12 x 16

Hampers and Champers
By Johanna Spinks
14 x 11

Museum of Ventura County, now home for my FACES!

The Face of Ventura
By Johanna Spinks
Permanent Collection, the Museum of Ventura County.

I am thrilled to be able to announce today the Museum of Ventura County is now to be the permanent home to my "Face of Ventura"art project - 58 portraits of 58 extraordinary folk living and working in the wonderful town of Ventura, CA, USA.

All portraits were done in a single life sitting, no photos used, over a two year period. Each sitter's sketch and life story appeared in each edition of The Ventura Breeze thanks to publisher Sheldon Brown. Each sitter also then appeared on the Lyn Fairly and Friends Radio Show.

Thanks to EVERYONE  in the town of Ventura who made this art project so special.  Check out the You Tube from the show reception.



http://youtu.be/kNh7I9hxhoQ

To read about each of the 58 sitters' unique life story please visit The Face of Ventura website:
http://www.thefaceofventura.com