Luchita Hurtado is an amazing twentieth century artist although I’d never heard her name before until recently. Hurtado was too busy making art and living her life to promote her art aggressively. She no doubt suffered as well from the critical neglect bestowed on so many female artists by the sexism of the twentieth century […]
Every year I look forward to Sausalito’s Gingerbread House Tour as the December holidays approach. Local businesses always put themselves on the map with an amazing and imaginative display. Although there were fewer participants this year, the gingerbread creations were no less splendid. Sponsored by the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce, the Gingerbread House Competition and […]
Holiday Show & Sale at Susan Sternau Studios You are cordially invited to the Holiday Show & Sale at Susan Sternau Studios. Come to Sausalito for this fun annual tradition and enjoy drinks and snacks. Featuring new paintings, prints and cards. Take advantage of the sale with twenty percent off all original art. Open House […]
Sausalito Pottery and Heath Ceramics are two of my favorite spots for ceramic innovations in Sausalito. Sausalito Pottery’s Lorna Newlin currently maintains studios in Sausalito and Oahu, Hawaii. When I visited her studio in the north end of Sausalito near MLK Field, Newlin was busy filling several wholesale orders. Her line of whimsical dog dishes […]
Sausalito has a reputation as an arty town. And though you don’t necessarily think of mosaics when you think of art, but there are some mosaic treasures to be found here now, and more are on the way. Mosaics are Magic I’ve always had a soft spot for mosaics. Maybe that’s because when I was […]
Please join us for a Holiday Art Show celebrating the beauty of Wine Country and the resilience of our communities When: Saturday & Sunday, December 2nd and 3rd from 1 pm to 5 pm. Where: The Sausalito Art Studio at 403-A Napa Street. Enter at the corner of Caledonia and Napa Street in Sausalito. Ten […]
On June 19, 2017, Sausalito lost one of its most visible artists. Robert Conley Jr., aka VanBo, was a fixture in the community for the 16 years that I’ve lived here. Becoming a Painter Around 2004 VanBo was a musician playing at local parties around town. Then he got interested in becoming a painter. Soon […]
New York in the Summer of Love I was only nine years old and living in New York City during San Francisco’s Summer of Love. What filtered through to me was the wildness and freedom of the 1960s. Central Park in New York during the sixties was a frequent destination for my family. Suddenly the […]
Discovering a New Bookstore This spring Sausalito welcomed a beautiful new bookstore, Book Passage By-the-Bay. It is located at 100 Bay Street at the entrance to the Sausalito Yacht Harbor boardwalk. The store is light, spacious, and filled with wonderful books. Also a social center and destination, the store has been hosting many author events. […]
I just saw the most amazing exhibit of ancient Chinese art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties, includes a stunning display of ancient animals, people, and even model houses made of earthenware that were recovered from royal tombs in Western […]