A New Town Gets Painted...

Completing seven days of life sittings today for my new public portrait project east coast with a newspaper there. Mystery town soon to be revealed. 

This week: coffee count 100, oyster bake count 1, glamour ball count 1, wine count TBA, drawing count priceless. Thanks to Katherine Falls Mengedoht, this project's co-creator.

Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes. 

This new portrait project follows on from The Face of Ventura with The Ventura Breeze and The Face of Malibu with The Malibu Times, ongoing.

The Face of ...?
By Johanna Spinks
Stay tuned.

Silent Hero Award Presentation

Meet Michael Chapman. He is top of my list of people I want to be just like.

He is also the recipient of the new Face of Ventura Award, a new 'unsung hero' series running in The Ventura Breeze and graciously sponsored by the ever so lovely Sandra and Jordan Laby. Thank you to both of them for making this happen along with Breeze publisher Sheldon Brown.

Michael is the second citizen to be painted in the series after saving the lives of two people in a blazing car wreck. Please nominate to The Breeze if you know of an unsung hero.

Read Michael's brave story here: http://www.venturabreeze.com/12.24.14.pdf

Discovery Ventura also hosted a great presentation lunch for all of us, attended by the two people Michael rescued from the car crash. Thanks!

It was a wonderful warm moment and a pleasure and honor to be part of this new series.

L to R, Jordan Laby, Michael Chapman, Sandra Laby and Johanna Spinks

The portrait of Michael that he was presented with. Single sitting from life.

The Ventura Breeze. Nominate!

Thanks to Discovery Ventura for the lunch.

I'm Talking At The Museum!

I am honored to be invited by the Museum of Ventura County to do an 'artist's talk' this Saturday, April 26th,   at 1 p.m.

Join me?

My 'Face of Ventura' project is on exhibit at the MVC until May 18th. The talk will take place near the sketches which are now in the permanent collection of MVC.

http://venturamuseum.org/current-exhibitions-3/mvc-current-exhibitions/

The Face of Ventura By Johanna Spinks
58 portrait sketches all painted from life in a single sitting. No photos used.
Each sitter was featured in The Ventura Breeze and on The Lyn Fairly and Friends Radio Show over a two year period.