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Mystery in Masterpieces at SBMA

Unleash your inner detective at Mystery in Masterpieces, presented by the SBMA Women's Board on Saturday, June 1, 2013. With a list of intriguing clues, unravel the mysteries and find the answers in the masterpieces throughout the SB Museum of Art at this popular fundraising event.   Painting...Richard Diebenkorn, Woman and Checkerboard, 1956. Oil on canvas FABULOUS PRIZES ...

Leslie Lewis Sigler

Santa Barbara artist Leslie Lewis Sigler's recent series of paintings, Relatives is a study of family heirlooms, tools and obsolete technology.   Artist’s Statement In recent years, I have attended a number of weddings and funerals, as well as the happenings that surround them. By participating in these kindred events, I have become fascinated with the concept of ...

Jane Deering Gallery Flat Files

Explore the Flat Files at Jane Deering Gallery in downtown Santa Barbara.  The Flat Files contain affordable works by contemporary artists from Santa Barbara and abroad.  A wide range of media including graphite, ink, a variety of paints, photography, printmaking and collage. Each Thursday in May, receive 30% off all flat file artwork.   Birgit Faustmann/ Pigment ...

The Arts Fund Gallery Presents BIG SPLASH

The Arts Fund Gallery in Santa Barbara is pleased to present BIG SPLASH, an exhibition curated by Catherine Gee and Nancy Gifford.  Featuring works by artists Benjamin Anderson, Cayetana Conrad, Blakeney Sanford and Rick Stich. April 5 – May 18, 2013. Cayetana Conrad / Leap BIG SPLASH will present large scale works with aquatic themes. “The ...

Waterhouse Gallery in La Arcada

Waterhouse Gallery, located in Santa Barbara's downtown La Arcada courtyard,  specializes in Plein-air landscape, figurative and still life paintings by leading California artists.     Waterhouse Gallery offers work by artists who reflect the highest standards of quality and integrity within their chosen fields of painting. Specializing in Plein-air landscape, figurative and still life paintings by leading California ...

Waterhouse Gallery in Downtown Santa Barbara

Waterhouse Gallery offers work by artists who reflect the highest standards of quality and integrity within their chosen fields of painting. Specializing in Plein-air landscape, figurative and still life paintings by leading California artists. The gallery has a quality selection of original oil and watercolor paintings by award winning artists from the Western states, including ...

SBMA Open Free Every Thursday Evening

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is pleased to announce a sponsorship from JPMorgan Chase that allows the Museum to be open and free to the public every Thursday evening from 5 – 8 pm.  The program titled Chase Free Thursday Evenings begins September 6, 2012, and includes access to all galleries, brief docent talks ...

The Flat Files at Wall Space Gallery

Discover Jeri Eisenberg's ethereal imagery in the Flat Files at Wall Space Gallery. These stunning images, softly focused yet rich and vibrant in color, float in space. Jeri's prints on semi translucent Japanese gampi paper showcase abstractions that give a glimpse into the world of nature.   Owner Crista Dix will be happy to share information about ...

Artist Alana Guinn’s Dog Portraits

Looking for the perfect gift for the pet aficionado in your life? Artist Alana Guinn does commissioned oil portraits of pets that capture the animal's individual personality and expression. Living and painting for a year in Paris, Alana discovered her subject matter while walking her dog daily in the Tuillieries and the Jardin du Luxembourg. The ...

Easton Gallery

Founded in 1990 by longtime plein-air painter and collector Ellen Easton, this intimate Montecito gallery has featured a wide range of distinguished Santa Barbara landscape impressionists over the years, including Ray Strong, Arturo Tello, Marcia Burtt and Patricia Hedrick. Set in a private home, tucked away from busy downtown Santa Barbara and the shopping districts of Montecito, the ...