The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild

We are pleased to present the 2021 San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild Summer Exhibition, juried by Anita Feldman, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Education at the San Diego Museum of Art. We were delighted by the overwhelming response. 2379 works from 892 artists from around the world were entered for consideration. Ms. Feldman had the difficult task of selecting 250 of the best pieces from this abundance of high quality submissions. Congratulations to all art...ists accepted. It is a pleasure to represent such a variety of artists of many artistic disciplines. All works are available for purchase through inquiry to [email protected]. Please enjoy the exhibition online gallery from June 8 to August 8, 2021 at https://www.sdmaag.org/2021-Summer-Exhibition. During the coming days, we will highlight the award winners and their works on the Guild FaceBook page.

You are invited to join the Artists Guild at its July 10, 10 a.m. to 12 noon Pacific Time, Zoom meeting. This is a good opportunity to share your work with other artists. We will also introduce and congratulate two award winners of the Guild’s 2021 Online Summer Exhibition: Marisa DeLuca (4th place award for her oil painting The Dress) and Phil Dynan (Honorable Mention for his acrylic on three canvases Migration Journey). To receive the Zoom link you need to RSVP to [email protected] by Friday evening, July 9. The exhibition will be on the Guild’s online gallery through August 8, 2021 at https://www.sdmaag.org/2021-Summer-Exhibition.

Darrell Windjack from Edmonton, Canada, showed his pencil drawing Resilience at the Guild’s June 12 Zoom meeting. It is the partial view of a Cathedral door in Zurich. The size is 14x17.

During one of the Guild's Zoom meetings, Christelle Garrique from Toulouse, France, delighted everyone with her work of a lady whose skirt is made from dried tea bags.

Jo Caldwell showed her oil on canvas Surfs Up at the June 12 Guild Zoom meeting. The painting is 12 x 24.

Barbara Leitzel shared her watercolor on paper at the Guild’s June 12 Zoom meeting. The work is 9x 12 and is untitled.

Larry Richardson shared his mixed media collage on 300 gr Arches Paper with the participants of the Guild’s June 12 Zoom meeting. The artwork’s title is Through a Gold Ring Darkly. The size is 30x 23.

At the June 12 Guild Zoom meeting, Tony Gangitano showed us Madonna Mio, a sculpture created with Bardiglio Grey Marble. The size 24" x 18" x 12. Please enjoy two views of the sculpture.

Carol Mansfield showed her acrylic on Yupo substrate Approaching Storm" at the Guild’s June 12 meeting. The size is 20" h x 26" w.

At the June 12 Guild meeting, Susan Ashley shared what she calls a newly reset artwork. She made the art a few years ago from reading Robert Frost's poetry. The artwork was titled as his poem, Acquainted With The Night. She added a collage of a ceramic image. The medium is mixed media with acrylic and collage and the size is 21 h x 26 w. Susan told us that she enjoys trying new art with ceramics.

Congratulations to Warren Bakley! One of his clay sculptures with applied graphics was juried into the Guild’s 2021 Summer Online Exhibition. You may view it on the Guild’s online gallery https://www.sdmaag.org/2021-Summer-Exhibition through August 8, 2021 Warren joined us for the Guild’s June 12 Zoom meeting and shared this Stoneware Sculpture with applied surfaces with us. Please enjoy two views of the sculpture.

New Guild member Lourdes Leon joined us on June 12 and showed us her Stained glass moth artwork created with silk floss, silk, linen and acrylic on canvas board. The size is 9 x 9. Lourdes explains how she created the work: I am combining a traditional medium (embroidery) with acrylic in order to add more interest and texture. I did the background with the wrinkled pase technique and finished it with markers.

We mourn the passing of long-time member and strong supporter of the Artists Guild, amazing and talented artist Renata Spiazzi. Read about her life and her work in a tribute on our website: https://www.sdmaag.org/In-Memoriam-Renata-Maria-Spiazzi-192

Congratulations to Julianne Ricksecker! Her collagraph Solitude, which she showed at the Guild's June 12 Zoom meeting, was juried into the Guild’s 2021 Summer Online Exhibition. The 8 1/2" x 6 1/4" size collagraph is hand-printed by the artist on German Etching paper. The edition size is 25. Julianne tells us this about her work: "This brooding image of a lone Torrey Pine on a cliff overlooking the ocean was inspired by a stormy late afternoon hike. The image is created by... coating a mat board scrap with a sandy acrylic ground. If inked at that stage, it would print a rich black. Light areas are developed by applying acrylic grounds to fill in around the grains of sand and to create other textural areas that will hold less ink. Finally gloss and mat mediums are used to further control how the ink will wipe off the plate. The plate is inked and wiped in the manner of an etching and printed on damp paper on an etching press." Please enjoy the exhibition on the Guild’s online gallery https://www.sdmaag.org/2021-Summer-Exhibition through August 8, 2021.

Scott Bruckner showed his sculpture Flying" at the Guild’s June 12 Zoom meeting. It is made out of Padauk wood with Birch sail, steel ring and painted pieces and sits on a base of black Acacia wood. Size: 64"H x 24"W x 71/2"D. Scott provided us with two views of the sculpture. Also, Scott’s sculpture The Proposal was juried into the Guild’s 2021 Summer Online Exhibition. Please enjoy the exhibition on the Guild’s online gallery https://www.sdmaag.org/2021-Summer-Exhibition through August 8, 2021. Congratulations, Scott!

Hello Artists! The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild 2020 Juried Online International Winter Exhibition is now open for submissions! We invite all artists worldwide to enter! All 2D and 3D mediums are welcome. Juror is Ken Goldman, an internationally known artist, author, teacher and art juror. Entry deadline is on November 18th, 2021 Exhibit will be on view December 1-January 31.... Follow and click the links below to find out more! Entry URL: https://www.entrythingy.com/d=sdmaag.org#show=7290 Prospectus: https://www.sdmaag.org/2020-Winter-Prospectus About our Guild: https://www.sdmaag.org Thank you and we look forward to seeing your art! See more

"You Can't Run Forever....." is the first work new member Katerina Husar Lazarova shared with the many artists at the October 10 Virtual Artists Discussion. It is a 20 x 20" painting with an Acrylic background and ink drawing on canvas. In the artist's own words, "The background is created with acrylic colors from several thin layers of different colors, translucent and intertwining. The rabbit is an ink drawing, and it represents the effort to escape from something . There... is a free space in front of the rabbit, which suggests that there is room to escape or stop running. And his body posture, with the front paws almost touching the ground suggest that the rabbit is just finishing the jump. And now it's up to him to decide whether to make another jump or he will stop running. This painting was created last year and reflected my attempt to escape from back home. But the image is not just a representation of my effort to escape because sometimes we all try to escape from something, whether out of fear or dissatisfaction. And the image may evoke in the viewers' minds their stories when they tried to escape from something And the contrast that the observer stands without moving in front of the painting could allow the viewers to explore these personal stories...and facing them instead of escaping from them." See more

Angelika Villagrana shared "On the Ferry" with the many artists at the October 10 Virtual Artists Discussion. This 10 x 7" Color Woodcut is printed with 5 different blocks on Kitakata paper. "While living in Northern Germany and Denmark and taking the ferry boat between Puttgarden/Germany and Rodby/Denmark many times I imagined how passengers would have traveled in the old days and I eventually created this woodcut."

Mitchell Wachtel joined us from Texas at our Virtual Artists Discussion on October 10. His photo "BWV198" is a visualization of what he hears in the introduction an chorus of Bach's Cantata. To get the full impact of this work listen to https://youtu.be/gfgcgaakZyg.

Vita Sorrentino never fails to surprise us. "The Ruby" is an elegant portrait in charcoal and Gouache on Watercolor paper 28x22". The many artists at the Virtual Artists Discussion October 10 were delighted to have her join us via zoom. What a wonderful way to get to know the newest Guild members and to welcome our experienced masters. Why not join us November 12? An announcement of this coming event will appear soon with instructions on how to RSVP to Angelika Villagrana.

Catherine Newhart shared her mixed media 16 x 20" piece 'Mirror, Mirror" with the many artists at the Virtual Artists Discussion on October 10. This highly personal work was inspired by incidents in the artist's own life. The puzzle pieces look like people with a head, arms and leg. They represent actors in her personal narrative.

Scott Bruckner shared his sculpture "Study in Motion" with the many artist at the Virtual Artists Discussion on October 10. This piece is made of Padouk wood which has a natural red color. It is 81" tall. The creative challenge was to stabilize the three tall elements which Scott did using wooden balls. This work sold in 2015. We were so glad that Scott shared it with us.

Alan Cohen shared these striking images with the many artists at the Virtual Artists Discussion on October 10. Alan revealed that this was a new direction for him to go in with his photography. He used pixlr-e which is a free image editing tool. What exciting images! There was a great deal of interest in his work among the artists attending. Why not join us next month November 14? Watch for a coming events announcement.

Bonnie Roth shared how she creates her amazing clay portraits with the many artist at the October 10 Virtual Artists Discussion. Each piece has such a strong personality which suggests a whole life lived and captured by their expression. Bonnie showed us some of her finished pieces and then demonstrated how she works. There were many questions from interested artist. Thank you, Bonnie. See her slides here: https://docs.google.com//2PACX-1vQYIdx7KsBMK2zsg6ypWq/pub

Jody Abssy shared her newest goddess painting with the many artists at the October 10 Virtual Artists Discussion. "Nana Buruku" is a goddess well known and celebrated now throughout West Africa. She is the mother of the sun and the moon and all the waters that flow in the area. I create her portrait based on a contemporary woman of the culture. I liked how mischievous and wise she looked. All the goddess paintings are in acrylic 24 x 36". Nana Buruku is #19 in this series.

Susan Mae Hull invites you to her solo exhibition. Hello Friends! My exhibit at Gallery 23 in Spanish Village is open! I'll be demonstrating and sitting the gallery every day from Oct 3-15 from 10 to 4. Look forward to having you come and visit.