by Patricia Frischer
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| Laura Green |
Produced by the Imperial Beach Arts Bureau
Community Room of the Imperial Beach Library
Guest juror Patric Stillman has made a selection of
20 local South Bay artists with their drawings, acrylic, oil & watercolor
paintings, mixed media art, and photography for the second show of the Imperial
Beach Arts Bureau, a group of dedicated art cheerleaders. The fabulous newish
library in Imperial Beach with its wave theme ceiling and entrance even has a
wave mosaic made by Kim Emerson as part of the SD County funding for public art
projects (that is ½% of the budget for county buildings over $10M in
construction costs). This show is a wide selection of amateur and professional
artists delighted to get more exposure for their work.
Penelope Quinn won 1st
place saying "Creating art makes me happy". Certainly, her depicture of the flamingo of
Imperial Beach dubbed Pink Floyd which started to appear locally in 2017
in South San Diego Bay back in 2017 is a very happy bird who probably escaped
from containment at a zoo. Her picture is a cornucopia of patterns and colors.
Kevin Winger’s 2nd
place win is a very popular use of thick paint in landscape format. In his
words, he is "…embracing fluid movements in a lavish and exuberant
manner."
Laura Green is a busy mother home
schooling her four children. She received 3rd place documenting this very
personal "…moments of wonder, emotional expression and physical
closeness."
On a personal note, the library is only blocks from the
Ocean and when we drove west down the boulevard we saw three tall poles with
squiggles on top. As we came closer they formed the word ART. What a terrific declaration of how this sweet
beach community feels about arts and culture. We will be back!
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| Kim Emerson |
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| Laura Green, 2nd place award |
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| Kevin Winger, 3rd place award |
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| Kevin Winger |
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| Penelope Quinn, 1st place award |
Spring/ Summer 2023 Imperial Beach Art Exhibition until Sept 1, 2023
Produced by the Imperial Beach Arts Bureau
Community Room of the Imperial Beach Library
810 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Opening Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 - 6, Tuesday Noon- 7 Fri/Sat 10-5
858-761-4242 ibartsbureau2@gmail.com or Michelle Lubin, IBAB Art Committee Member
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