A Brush with Art
Bold artist paints poignant stories
The word “courage” doesn’t typically come to mind in relation to artists.
Creativity abounds at Ocean Knoll
Ocean Knoll Elementary School is a center for creativity in our community.
Artist paints essence of the coast
Jim McConlogue captures the essence of the California landscape in his paintings.
Banners help keep Houlihan in mind
The Arts Alive 2012 banner auction scheduled for May 20 is rapidly approaching.
Crawford carries the artistic touch
Dody Crawford turns everything she touches into a work of art. She brings her exceptional artistic talents and love of organization, balance, composition and calm to her work as Executive Director of Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet Association.“An artist creates a pleasing visual order out of materials at hand,” Dody explains. “I love to create visual displays [...]
Native Leucadian is staple in art community
Local artist Fred Caldwell is about as native as a Leucadian can be. He’s also about as creative as they come. Beginning as a first grader at Pacific View Elementary School, Fred was already hooked on art. At 10 he turned “pro” when a Del Mar couple purchased one of his seascapes for $1. He’s [...]
First annual Encinitas art festival is a dream come true
A long-awaited dream of Jim Gilliam, Arts Administrator for the City of Encinitas, is soon to come true. The First Annual Encinitas Arts Festival will become reality on May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center.
Artists prove to be as varied as the artworks they create
The task of getting to know Arts Alive banner artists in order to represent them to the public is proving to be an extreme pleasure.Their stories never fail to fascinate, as was confirmed by a recent meeting with Arts Alive banner artists Rasim and Humeyra Konyar.
Art proves to be binding force for friendship
As human beings we meet, spend time together, experience life together, and sometimes part ways. If we’re fortunate our lives reconnect at some point. When that occurs, our friendships seem to resume where we left off.Two North County artists, Valerie Sorrells and Marjorie Fox, recently experienced such a reconnection after three decades of separation.
Accentuating the community with art
Art instructor Jerm a.k.a. “Mr. Wright” insists he learns more from his students than they do from him. However, current and former San Dieguito Academy students who have acquired essential lessons from his art classes would beg to differ.
