SUMMER, NOW and THEN
A Multi-Artist Show: Watercolors, Oils, and Pastel
Opening Event: Friday June 14, 5 pm to 9 pm
Come celebrate the beginning of summer with us, and view a selection of paintings evoking everyone's favorite family season. New and vintage pieces peek into Victorian vacations, or preview upcoming summer playtime and travel. The exhibit features artists Jacqueline Dotson, Jerry Dunn, Glen Maxion, S.C. Mummert, W. Jason Situ, and Paul Strahm.
BE THERE, the IDES of MARCH!!
O'Dunn Fine Art Grand Re-Opening Celebration
Friday March 15, 5 pm to 9 pm
Join us on March 15 for an exciting evening of art, music, and food! Jose Molina Serrano, who played for our opening here in 2009, is returning to entertain us with his splendid guitar stylings.
O'Dunn Fine Art is celebrating the beginning of our fifth year in business with a gallery remodel, new artists, a new painting exhibition, and the unveiling of our terrarium collection.
DESERT PLACES: A new exhibit of desert landscapes in oils and pastel by gallery artists Richard McDaniel, Miguel Dominguez, Paul Strahm, W. Jason Situ, Teri Gortmaker, S.C. Mummert, and Stan Sowinski (1927-2010), along with listed 20th century artists Alfred Mitchell, Langdon Smith, Karl Yens, and Karl Albert.
TERRARIA: We are now featuring one-of-a-kind living art in handmade, collectible glass containers, for your garden window, or that special-occasion centerpiece. Look for humor, nostalgia, and some great gift ideas with this collection of unique indoor gardens!
NEW ARTISTS: S.C. "Chris" Mummert and Joseph Bonomo are our new featured artists. Both men are superb figure painters, and Chris also renders some wonderful landscapes. Chris is an East County artist, while Joe lives and paints in Colorado Springs.
For information, call Shannon O'Dunn at 619-337-8342. We look forward to seeing you on March 15!
CHRISTMAS in the VILLAGE of La Mesa, 2012
Friday Dec. 14 & Saturday Dec. 15, 5 pm – 10 pm
HOLIDAY PARADE both days at 5 pm!
Children's Carnival • Horse Drawn Carriages
Puppet Shows • Magicians • Face Painting
Victorian Carolers • Barbershop Quartets
at O'Dunn Fine Art
The ART of GIVING, December 2012
10% - 50% Off ALL PAINTINGS
50% Off American Art Pottery pre-1950:
Rookwood, Roseville, Van Briggle, Weller
During Christmas in the Village, come see wonderful, one-of-a-kind glass jewelry pieces created by lampwork artist and designer Priscilla E. Rogers, and meet the artist! Priscilla's pieces make wonderful gifts.
WADE CLINE: 92103
Now Showing at O'Dunn Fine Art
Please join us for a comprehensive exhibit of Wade Cline's urban San Diego oil paintings. Wade has the gift of revealing the spirit of our environs by blurring the edges, bringing us familiar places made fresh and mysterious by an overlay of rain or fog, or the low light at dawn and dusk. Sixteen pieces are on view, including paintings just completed this
year.
Call Shannon for more information: 619.337.8342
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SAVE THE DATE: Friday September 28
Exhibition Closing
PAUL STRAHM SEEING SAN DIEGO:
New Paintings, Fresh Perspectives
Join us for a hosted exhibition closing and end-of-summer gathering on Friday, September 28. Paul will be here to discuss his work, and show a new image or two.
Special Pricing on these paintings through 9/28/12
Call Shannon for details.
Paintings by Paul Strahm » | Thumbnail Gallery »
Mid-century Modern
Opens August 1, 2012
Exhibit Celebration: Friday August 17, 4 pm to 8 pm
the public is invited to this hosted event
MCM comes to O'Dunn Fine Art! A select group of paintings and artist-signed prints from 20th Century postwar America, the exhibit opens on August 1.
We are featuring fresh-to-the-market pieces from the estate of modernist Gideon Sandelin (1914-1990), along with mid-century works by listed artists Ilya Bolotowsky, William Joseph Rakocy, and Ray Vinella.
Mr. Sandelin's son Raul will be on hand to discuss his father's work during our exhibition celebration August 17; please join us!
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PAUL STRAHM: SEEING SAN DIEGO
New Paintings, Fresh Perspectives
Exhibit to mid-October, 2012
Please join us on Saturday, May 26 to meet Paul Strahm, and take a first look at his new paintings of San Diego's oh-so-captivating special places.
You grew up here, you play here, and we all have that pride of place for iconic vistas and architectural features such as Torrey Pines, Mission Bay, the Del Mar Fair, the Gaslamp, Little Italy, the Embarcadero, Old Town…we are especially excited about new images of Balboa Park, as her centennial year approaches in 2013.
Paul brings his special vision and a fresh perspective to the familiar, making them new, and ours, once again. Bring friends and family, and share in the celebration of our region as interpreted by one of San Diego's premier plein air artists.
Seeing San Diego Preview »
STILL CRAZY
Flowers, Found Objects, and Favorite Things
April 20 - May 25, 2012
EXHIBIT OPENING: Friday April 27, 5 pm to 8 pm
Still life tableaus allow the painter to select objects of particular esthetic appeal or personal significance, and to control composition and lighting. No shifting shadows, insects, or nosey parker kibitzers! At the same time, deficiencies in rendering skills, control of perspective, or insensitivity to the emotional impact of the object suite will quickly be revealed. Still life painting is not for sissies!
The best still life paintings will bring to your walls a visual respite, and a shared human experience with the artist. Flowers year-round, Grandmother's tablecloth, a cross-cultural collage........come share this collection with us. European and American paintings, oils and pastels, 20th century to contemporary.
STILL CRAZY Gallery »
ATARA-BAKER: African Mask Series
Paintings, Collage, Sculpture
MEET the ARTIST: Thursday March 15, 5 pm to 8 pm
Israeli-born artist Atara-Baker has brought her African Mask Series to O'Dunn Fine Art. This body of work centers on color and the primeval, inspired by the integrated tribal lifestyle and artifacts of the original South Africans, the Bushman people of the Kalahari. Large and small oil paintings with collage elements and found objects, painting collages on paper (framed and unframed) and sculptures are included in Atara's exhibition and sale. On March 15, meet Atara and learn about the confluence of cultures, materials and artistic perspective that inform these works.
Atara-Baker Gallery »
Kevin Winger's U-T blog on Atara-Baker's exhibit at Mesa College»
Rock n' Soul: New Paintings by LIONEL TALARO
January 19 - April 19, 2012
MEET the ARTIST: Friday February 3, 5 pm to 9 pm
LIONEL TALARO has returned to O'Dunn Fine Art, with a selection of beautifully rendered oil paintings of rock and soul musicians.
His prior show here, "Divine Bovine" (scroll down for details), was one of our most successful exhibitions ever, and nearly sold out. Lionel continues to demonstrate his virtuosity for figure painting in this new selection of works.
Join us for refreshments and to meet Lionel on Friday February 3, from 5 pm to 9 pm.
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. A musician himself, he brings a special empathy to these images.
Lionel Talaro, Rock n' Soul Gallery »
The Art Of Giving 2011
O'Dunn Fine Art
December 1, 2011 – January 8, 2012
10% - 30% off all inventory
Christmas in the Village 2011
Friday, December 9 & Saturday, December 10 5 pm - 10 pm
Children's carnival, horse and buggy rides, puppet shows, carolers, magicians, face painting, and the joy of the season. Stop by O'Dunn Fine Art for holiday cheer, and original works of art priced for giving.
O'Dunn Fine Art continues to add works by nationally known, established artists for your perusal. New to the gallery are Rocky Mountain oil painter and pastelist Teri Gortmaker; Israeli-born painter, collagist and sculptor Atara Baker; and well-known California oil painter Jason Situ. Check our home page for bios. All will have a selection of pieces in the gallery by December 7.
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.
Paul Strahm Gallery »
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 for October-December 2011. This quarterly publication will have 10,000 copies distributed countywide....you go, John! Thank you, Jocelyn!
John Titus Krempel »
Event Photos »
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.
Wade Cline Gallery »
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.
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