PAUL STRAHM: The Ireland Paintings
Exhibit: October 22 - November 27, 2011
MEET Paul Strahm: Saturday October 22, 5 pm to 8 pm
A catered event with music by harpist Mair Rathburn
La Jolla oil painter Paul Strahm has returned from Ireland with a second place award from Art in the Open (AITO) 2011, Europe's largest plein air painting event! Paul was the only American to receive an award in this year's paint-out, which included over 100 artists from Ireland and around the globe.
Under the sponsorship of O'Dunn Fine Art, Paul painted in various parts of the country as well as at several AITO venues. AITO participant Lori Putnam has posted a wonderful narrative blog on this plein air invitational, including a photo of Paul at work on his winning painting: blogspot.com
See Paul's award-winning Enniscorthy street scene at artintheopen.org
Plan to join us on October 22 for the unveiling of The Ireland Paintings: Paul's signature treatment of the Irish countryside, street scenes, coast and waterways.
JOHN TITUS KREMPEL: Urban in Nature
Exhibit: September 7 - October 16, 2011
MEET John Krempel: Wednesday September 28, 5 pm to 8 pm
a catered event featuring music by Bill Coleman
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AbEx invades La Mesa Village! Bay area abstract expressionist John Krempel brings a selection of larger oil and acrylic paintings to O'Dunn Fine Art for this exciting show.
Influenced by the 20th century San Francisco abstract expressionist movement, John references the beauty of both natural and manmade landscapes in his work. He has been featured in dozens of bay area shows, and is the founder of the Temporary Artists Group (TAG), which brings emerging artists to the community. With degrees in both the arts and psychology, John's paintings dance at the interface of the physical and psychological worlds.
OMG! John Krempel's oil painting "Skyscrapers in the Night" has been chosen by editor Jocelyn Waters for the cover of SDArtGuide for October-December 2011. This quarterly publication will have 10,000 copies distributed countywide....you go, John! Thank you, Jocelyn!
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WADE CLINE: Last Light
Exhibit: July 27 through August 28, 2011
Meet the Artist: Wednesday, July 27, 5 pm to 8 pm
You are invited to view the largest exhibit of Wade Cline's paintings currently available. On July 27, meet Wade Cline, get first peek at this wonderful collection, and enjoy the elegant renderings of guitarist Bruce Harvey. Catering and beverage service for Meet the Artist hosted by First Republic Bank of La Mesa.
"Painting the environment that we're inured to sharpens our confusion, for better or worse. Cline's diffusing fog and obscure streets, his private no traffic time of day, his candor on how difficult it is to get any scene onto canvas- all replicate the doubt that artists (certainly the best ones) face in the fire of creation".
Thomas Larson, "Last Light", in the San Diego Reader, August 26th, 1999.
O'Dunn Fine Art wishes to thank Mr. Larson for his inspired article, and title, borrowed here for this exhibit.
O'Dunn Fine Art is joining the many merchants in La Mesa Village who are extending hours, offering special deals, and encouraging folks to come spend a lively, fun evening on every First Friday in 2011. Look for the balloons for participating stores!
O'Dunn Fine Art is celebrating two years in business on Thursday March 24…JOIN US!!! Refreshments will be served all day, 11 am to 8 pm
Special pricing Thursday March 24 through Sunday March 27: 10% off on any piece; deeper discounts on selected paintings.
Come see, share, and enjoy.
O'Dunn Fine Art is proud to host the first annual H.U.G.S. wine tasting fundraiser, promoting self-sufficiency in the villages of Uganda.
Friday, December 17 from 5 to 7 p.m.
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LITTLE JEWELS: Paintings Priced for Gifting & Collecting
EXHIBIT and Sale: through December 31, 2010
Gallery Nosh and Cheer and Extended Hours: Black Friday, 11/26, and Christmas in the Village, 12/10-12/11
Stan Sowinski • Alice Weil • Jack Laycox • Albert Hopkins• Lynne French • Willard Page • William Hawkins • Mike Bolger • Gary Ray • Taylor Lynde • James Hartmann • Alfred Fierros • Jack Jordan • Many Other Artists
A gift of fine art expresses the best of the human spirit….generous, imaginative, and hopeful.
O'Dunn Fine Art presents over two dozen original oil paintings, framed and ready to hang, at $175 to $400, for a unique and tasteful holiday offering for a loved one. This exhibit and sale is also a wonderful opportunity for the beginning collector.
Please visit, share the season with us, and enjoy a different shopping experience from the stress of crowded malls and parking hassles. 30 day return on gift items.
Read more about the show in East County Magazine....
Pure Color: New Paintings by Molly Lipsher
October 20 – November 21, 2010 (Show Postponed)
A Century of NAKED LADIES
August 18 – September 26, 2010
JOIN US for the Opening Wednesday August 18, 5 – 9 pm
Robert Henri • Francis Kughler • Jack Laycox • Gerald Warren Spencer
L. Vincent Garrison • Stuart Kaufman • Claude Weisbuch
Stanislaus Sowinski • Jack Jordan • John Asaro • John Gullo
Dennis "Ski" Torzeski • Alan Taback • Molly Lipsher • Lionel Talaro
These artists offer their interpretation of the female form: lush, humorous, pitiless, or compassionate, each piece portrays a particular woman nuanced by her place in time, her mood, and culture. Works in oil, pastel, conte crayon, and pen and ink span the years 1910-2010.
Under 18? Please bring a parent to the exhibit with you.
Stanislaus J. Sowinski (1927-2010): Masterworks
June 30 – August 1, 2010
Exhibition Opening: Wednesday June 30, 5 pm – 8 pm
O'Dunn Fine Art, in partnership with the family of Stan Sowinski, presents a selection of over 40 fresh-to-the-market, mature works of this notable San Diego painter.
These impressionist landscape, portrait and still life oil paintings manifest the intimacy, spirituality, and sense of place that Stan brought to his depictions of the natural world, and of his fellow man.
Stan Sowinski maintained a stable price structure for his paintings over his career, and we will respect this by offering these works at Stan's prices. The one-month exhibit and sale represents an extraordinary opportunity for collectors and admirers of Stan's work to view and acquire some of the few remaining original paintings to be offered for sale from his studio.
ART in the GARDEN: Friday May 21st, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
GIO Bistro and Wine Bar, 8384 La Mesa Boulevard
This is the East County experience you have been waiting for!
Art at special prices, wine, food, and music, all at GIO Bistro and Wine Bar in the Village of La Mesa.
O'Dunn Fine Art and Bella Mesa Gallery bring you art chat, wine tasting, appetizers, and original pieces from both galleries, in GIO’s lovely and relaxing terrace garden. Visit our booth at the Farmer’s Market and pick up a coupon for free wine tasting, then stroll next door to GIO for more art viewing, wine and snacks, and conversation with premier oil painter Jack Jordan. Make an evening of it, and stay for dinner and jazz on the patio.
Questions, call Shannon at 619-337-8342. See you there!
Second Annual TASTE of LA MESA: Monday, May 17, 2010
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, La Mesa Community Center
O'Dunn Fine Art is proud to be a sponsoring vendor for the second annual Gio Bistro & La Mesa Chamber of Commerce "Taste of La Mesa". Enjoy hot and cold dishes from La Mesa's finest restaurants and caterers, and spend a casual and congenial evening with friends, music, fabulous food and drink. Stop by the gallery to purchase your advance tickets for just $25; last year this event sold out! Call Shannon to reserve tickets and for more information: 619-337-8342. TASTE of LA MESA is a great way to host clients, friends and family to a quality food and entertainment experience…with no dishes to do!
Re-Opening Celebration Thursday February 18, 2010
O'Dunn Fine Art new location: 8325 La Mesa Boulevard
in the Village of La Mesa
Folks from all over San Diego County converged on the gallery to view our new, larger and brighter, display space. The gallery features about 80, 20th century works by over 50 artists, plus multiple pieces by oil painters Jack Jordan and Lionel Talaro, and pastelists Molly Lipsher and Richard McDaniel. Visitors may also select from a collection of American art pottery, and Mata Ortiz ceramics.
O'Dunn Fine Art thanks the La Mesa Chamber, the East County Herald, East County Magazine, and Assemblyman Joel Anderson's office for participating, and supporting this new venture. For more coverage, please see:
- The La Mesa Chamber website: www.lamesachamber.net
- The East County Herald/Steve Hamann: www.echerald.smugmug.com
- East County Magazine: www.eastcountymagazine.org
Champagne Images
New Paintings by Dawn Sebaugh
October 13 – 25, 2009
Champagne Reception to meet the artist: Saturday October 17, 4pm to 8 pm
Please rsvp:
On exhibit are small and large format abstract works exemplifying Dawn's signature approach to bold composition and fresh color combinations: palette knife oil paintings, and acrylic canvases showcasing Dawn's innovative application techniques.
Showcased is her latest acrylic series, shimmering spectra of translucent spheres which transport the viewer from champagne to the sea, and the stars … these pieces are quintessential Sebaugh, generous, strong, and optimistic.
Dawn Sebaugh holds a degree in color and design from Parson's School of Design in New York, and did advanced studio work at Denver University. She began her career as an abstract painter two decades ago, in conjunction with her private and corporate interior design clientele. Dawn's paintings are available through galleries and private shows, and her collectors span the globe, from Iceland to New Zealand, and Europe to the Phillippines.
Divine Bovine: The Cow, Then and Now
August 18-30, 2009 — Reception August 22, 6 to 8 pm
HELD OVER through October 11: New Paintings Added!
Who knew that cows were hot? Well, we did!
O’Dunn Fine Art has acquired some utterly fabulous images of the cow, by Danish impressionist Gunnar Bundgaard, Arizona western artist Drake Seaman, and others … see our 20th Century collection. Providing delicious contrast are post-modern renderings of the divine bovine by Lionel Talaro, on view in the gallery August 18-30.
Join us for refreshments and to meet Lionel on Saturday August 22, from 6 to 8 pm. Mr. Talaro, having created many stimulating figurative and fantasy images over the past 15 years, forges ahead with a passion for painting cows. Says the artist: “The character and playfulness of cows never get the attention they deserve. Their expressions say so much, and they truly are beautiful.”
Educated at the Art Center in Pasadena and the Art Institute in Calabasas, Lionel began his career as an illustrator in 1992 in the motion picture and comic book industries. The appeal for Talaro's work has been recognized via numerous awards and an extensive commercial and private client list.
Paintings are subject to prior sale.....don’t beef at us if they’re spoken for!
Please RSVP for the reception on August 22 at
Be a Part of a New La Mesa Tradition: Monday, July 20, 2009
Join us for the first annual Gio Bistro & La Mesa Chamber of Commerce "Taste of La Mesa" on July 20, 5:30 to 8 pm, at the La Mesa Community Center.
Enjoy hot and cold dishes from La Mesa's finest restaurants and caterers, and spend a casual and congenial East County evening with friends, music, fabulous food and drink.
O'Dunn Fine Art is proud to be a sponsoring vendor. Visit our table to view beautiful images of the California wine country by premier Sonoma County artist Richard McDaniel. Original paintings and prints will be available.
Only 500 tickets will be sold for this event. Stop by the gallery to purchase your advance tickets for just $20, or call Shannon at 619-337-8342 for details.
O’Dunn Fine Art Grand Opening: March 26, 2009
O'Dunn Fine Art opened March 26, 2009 with a La Mesa Chamber ribbon-cutting. Over 100 guests celebrated the addition of a commercial art gallery to the Village of La Mesa.
Guest book comments: "La Mesa Needs This Big Time" (WLS); "This is an elegant and inviting gallery—Thank you" (CR); "Exquisite! Congratulations!" (DS); "Thank God for You!" (AM).
See East County Magazine coverage for more perspective: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org