This is Santa Cruz Art!

How to Draw a Monkey

Interview with Walker Hum
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Interview with Anastasiya Bachmanova
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Interview with Alaya Vautier

Shadley Stephens : Featured Artist

LOC ART : The Art Market App

Tree Removal: Inspiring, Funny, and Maybe a Little Disturbing
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Painting a 3D Flower in Resin

Santa Cruz Symphony's Invocations

Time Lapse Model Painting

How to Grow Copper Crystals

Symphonic Fire - Santa Cruz Symphony With Cellist Jonah Kim

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Enlightenment”

Spotlight on Brass Over Bridges : Santa Cruz Symphony Recital

Capitola Plein Air 2018 - 4th Annual Festival

Rites of Spring : Santa Cruz Symphony Concert

Santa Cruz Symphony Opening Concert : Fidl-Fantazye

Spotlight on Madeline Jarzembak: Santa Cruz Symphony's Principal Harp
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Wood 3D Map

Victorian Candy!

Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with BANDALOOP

Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with Visual Endeavors

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Resurrection”

How to Make Slime

How to Decorate Eggs

Santa Cruz Symphony - Celebration!

How to Draw a Nose

Feel Good on Friday with Frozen Pink Paint

Keep Growing - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now

Interview with Ann Hazels : 2018 Nexties Artist of the Year

How to Cut With a Screw - Forge Edition

Stood Here - 1940
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I.B. Bayo : 2018 Gail Rich Award Honoree

Cathy Warner : 2018 Gail Rich Award Honoree

Jonah Kim - Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz

Hand Carving a River Stone

Time Lapse Sand Sculpting

Include Everyone - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now

Interview with The Booth Bus : Northern California’s Vintage Volkswagen Photo Booth

Be Yourself - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now
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Santa Cruz Symphony Performs Musical Poetry

Accept Yourself - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now

Patrick Woolf - Featured Artist

Iconic Adventures with Volkswagen Bus Trippers

Kathy Cheer - Featured Artist

How to Draw a Dog

Idea Fab Lab Artists Make Waves
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Skate by the Sea on the Capitola Ice Rink
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Video: How to Create Latte Art

Artist Profiles

Brooke Mallory: Featured Artist

Carol Summers

Paul Jimerson : Featured Artist
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Elliott Bliss - Featured Artist

Mary Rhodes - Featured Artist

Doug Edwards: Featured Artist

Art/Now/Next: Interview with Edward Ramirez

Etienne David Franc : Featured Musician
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Kirby Scudder: Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

Matt Miezio: Featured Artist

Linda A. Levy - Raven Lunatic: Featured Series

Crystal Silmi: Featured Artist

Eric Johnson: Featured Musician

Dimitrious Nichols - Ocean Art Series: Featured Series
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Laurel Bushman - Blue Monterey Bay Mural: Featured Artwork

Linda A. Levy : Featured Artist
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Ali DeMoro - Featured Artist
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Jesse Autumn: Featured Musician

Interview with artist Jassen Todorov
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Marya Stark: Featured Musician
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Thomas Spearance: Featured Musician

Ben Thompson : Featured Artist

Artist Card : Mott Jordan

Open Studios Featured Artist: Mark Yanowsky

Shelon Bennett: Featured Artist

Kathy Cheer - Featured Artist

Jeff Arnett: Featured Artist
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Bridget Henry: Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

Art/Now/Next: Interview with Julie Rawls

Rose Calucchia : Featured Artist

Chris Riesner: Featured Artist

Ciara Barsotti - Freehand Ink Drawings: Featured Series

Linda Cover : Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

Fainting Goats : Featured Band
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Michael Pegram : Featured Artist

Haley Brown - The Coping Calendar 2018: Featured Series

Henry Chadwick: Featured Musician

Mott Jordan : Open Studios Featured Artist

Interview with Ann Hazels : 2018 Nexties Artist of the Year

Nana Montgomery : Featured Artist

Tracy Oliver : Featured Artist

Joey Kochlacs - Madrone and Walnut: Featured Series
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Lugew Antes : Featured Artist
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Music Profiles

The SC Symphony's Musical Menagerie
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Big Water LIVE at the Crow's Nest
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The Santa Cruz Symphony
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Interview with artist Jassen Todorov
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Lauren Shera: Featured Musician
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Charanpal: Featured Musician

Ra.be 333: Featured Musician

Tree Removal: Inspiring, Funny, and Maybe a Little Disturbing
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Coffee Zombie Collective: Featured Band

Nigel Armstrong: Santa Cruz Symphony's Concertmaster

That 1 Guy: Featured Musician

Eric Johnson: Featured Musician

Gen Rocket : Featured Band

Santa Cruz Symphony Embraces the Dance

Tommy Emmanuel: Featured Musician

Santa Cruz Symphony Performs Musical Poetry

Santa Cruz Symphony's Invocations

Santa Cruz Art of Guitar Exhibition and Festival
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Featured Artist: Gecko Henry (Album)

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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SC Symphony Rocks the House with Storm Large

Santa Cruz Symphony Opening Concert : Fidl-Fantazye

Phutureprimitive : Featured Musician

SCS Triumphs with The Barber of Seville
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Henry Chadwick: Featured Musician

The Rio Theatre

Santa Cruz Symphony - Verdi's Requiem
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Wednesday Work Break Video - Drums Meet the Barber of Seville

Santa Cruz Symphony's Historic Concert with Yuja Wang
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Rites of Spring : Santa Cruz Symphony Concert

The Santa Cruz Symphony Uplifts Us Again
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Fainting Goats : Featured Band
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The Santa Cruz Symphony Soars to New Heights with “Music of the Spheres”

Jesse Autumn: Featured Musician

Spotlight on Brass Over Bridges : Santa Cruz Symphony Recital

Santa Cruz Symphony - Celebration!

Mike Love: Featured Musician

James Durbin: Featured Musician

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Resurrection”

Jesse Daniel & the Slow Learners: Featured Band

Jonah Kim - Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Enlightenment”

David Pavlovich: Featured Artist

The Brothers Comatose: Featured Band

Etienne David Franc : Featured Musician
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Marya Stark: Featured Musician
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Yuja Wang's Encore Concert with the SC Symphony
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Judo No - Featured Artist

Ashwin Batish: Featured Musician

Stephen Strahm: Featured Artist

How To

4 Tips: How to Relax and Improve Creativity

Video: How To Bind Your Own Sketchbook

Video: Magic Tricks for Kids

Video: How to Collage with Vik Muniz

How to Hula Hoop

How to Draw a Stick Figure

Video : How to Draw an Owl, For Kids

Video: How to Paint a Watercolor Landscape

Video : How to Draw a Hole... In Your Hand

Video: How to Draw Celtic Knots

Video : Making a Simple Upright Wine Holder

Do's and Don't: How to Draw a Face

Time Lapse Model Painting

Victorian Candy!

How to Draw a Dog

Video : Chasing and Repoussé Process

Video: How to Draw Marylin Monroe with Coffee Grounds

Video: How To Draw a Rose

Video: How to Dance - The Criss Cross

Video: How to Draw a Bat

Video: How To Paint a Fried Egg

Video: How to Draw Wildflowers

Video: How To Draw a Person

Video: Learning to Dance in a Year

Video: How to Wood Carve a Portrait

Video: How to Draw a Mandala

Video: How to do Spray Paint Art

Video : How to Draw a Circle

Video : How to Draw a Floating, Levitating Ball - Anamorphic Trick Art

How to Draw a Nose

Video: How Crayons are Made

Video: How To Make A Paper Airplane

Video: How to Gain Inspiration for Choreography

Video : Polka Dot Pitcher

Video: How to Create Latte Art

Video: How to Art

How to Draw a Water Drop Anamorphic Illusion

Video: How to Make Fluffy Slime

Video: Watercolor Tips and Tricks

History & Post Cards

Capitola's Final Begonia Festival
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Four Snapshots of Santa Cruz, January 1901-1988

5 Christmas Greetings from the 1910s

Writing Home: $100,000 Post Office and a Tub Bath

Chasing Around Santa Cruz in 1930

Santa Cruz Casino at Night

A 1906 Staycation Complete With Bathing Boots

Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association Picnic

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium - 1948

All Aboard, Santa Cruz!

Santa Cruz Casino in 1901

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
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Dreadfully Sunburned in Capitola

Stood Here - 1940
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SANTA CRUZ SURFING MUSEUM
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Memories of Summer in Santa Cruz

Playing with History: Vintage Toys and Games at the SLV Museum
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Limited Edition - Begonia Festival Tribute

Santa Cruz Land Title Company 1959

The Lamborn House Gallery and PVAC
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History of the Seacliff Beach Cement Ship
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Before the Boardwalk - Fisherman's Wharf

More Proof That It Is All a Lie Tomorrow - 1907

Ralph Abraham: Featured Author

Hotel Palomar, New - Modern - Fireproof

Palace Art and Office Supply
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Santa Cruz in the 80s
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Trips to Santa Cruz, 1937 and 1938
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Pehea 'oe?
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Santa Cruz: Before They Invented #TBT... Or Cars

The Bigfoot Discovery Museum
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All Aboard the Seabright Trolley!

Five Summer Adventures in Santa Cruz

Sea Beach Hotel 1912

Colorful 1935 Santa Cruz Map

Horses on the Beach in Santa Cruz

The Rio Theatre

Redwood Grove - Fine Place Here

Santa Cruz Wave Motor - 1909

Operator, Give Me GArden 3-3701

Brookdale Fish Hatchery 1910

Capitola Historical Museum exhibits photographer Ole Ravnos

Illustration & Drawing

Doug Edwards: Featured Artist

Ian Wing - #painterofaight: Featured Series

Wednesday's Work in Progress
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Kamiah Lovett : Featured Artist

Haley Brown - The Coping Calendar 2018: Featured Series

Wednesday's Work in Progress
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Saturday Afternoon Cartoons: Always Ready

Augie W.K. : Featured Artist
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The Wednesday Work in Progress: Back to School!
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How to Draw a Dog

Sean Donnelly : Local Artist on Comedy Central
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Character Illustration: Brenda the Botanist
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Lee Maverick: Featured Artist

The Art of Nature : Featured Exhibit
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Video: How to Draw a Bat

Video: How to Draw Wildflowers

Linda A. Levy - Raven Lunatic: Featured Series

Interview with Anastasiya Bachmanova
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Madison Wanamaker - Santa Cruz Illustrations: Featured Series
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Ciara Barsotti - Space Cowgirls: Featured Series
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: One and the Same
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7 Inspirational Art Books

Ciara Barsotti - Freehand Ink Drawings: Featured Series

Bob Ross and Sharpies : Saturday Morning Cartoons

Video: How to Create Latte Art

Jewelry

Put a Ring (or Bracelete, or Necklace...) on it

Completed Progress: Rutilated Ammonite

Shelon Bennett: Featured Artist

Completed: Fluorite with Points

Video : Chasing and Repoussé Process

Mark Areias Jewelers
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Inspirationand First Steps: Gem Silica Pendant

Completed: Spontaneous Swirls

Hand Carving a River Stone

Open Studios Featured Artist: Serene Silva

Progress: Rutilated Ammonite Construction II

How to Grow Copper Crystals

Interview with Alaya Vautier

Completed: Fiery Feather Earrings

Completed: Resin Flower Pendant.

Performer Spotlight

Yuja Wang's Encore Concert with the SC Symphony
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Aeraflux Presents "dis/connected"
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Video: Learning to Dance in a Year

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Enlightenment”

Cathy Warner : 2018 Gail Rich Award Honoree

Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2017 Summer Festival
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Comedian Ian Harris Puts Anti-Scientific Thinking on Blast in His New Show, <i>ExtraOrdinary</i>

Comedian Ian Harris Puts Anti-Scientific Thinking on Blast in His New Show, ExtraOrdinary

Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with BANDALOOP

Suzanne Schrag: Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

Jonah Kim - Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with Visual Endeavors

Spotlight on Madeline Jarzembak: Santa Cruz Symphony's Principal Harp
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The Santa Cruz Symphony Soars to New Heights with “Music of the Spheres”

8 Tens @ Eight Festival
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Jesse Autumn: Featured Musician

The Jewel Theatre Company: Next to Normal

Santa Cruz Symphony's Historic Concert with Yuja Wang
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The Barber of Seville – a Cartoon Classic
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TWDCC: Night of the Living Dance Part 5

Santa Cruz Symphony - Verdi's Requiem
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TWDCC presents WINTER DANCE FEST 2017

The Nutcracker Ballet with Live Orchestra
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Video: Magic Tricks for Kids

Cabrillo Stage Presents The Addams Family
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Featured Artists: Gold Town Burlesque

Brenda Barcelo - Featured Artist

Santa Cruz Symphony - Celebration!

How to Hula Hoop

Video: How to Dance - The Criss Cross

The SC Symphony's Musical Menagerie
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Performer Spotlight: Opal del Sol

Performer Spotlight: Dyami Tivon Kaplan

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Resurrection”

Brynne Flidais

The Santa Cruz Symphony
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BEAUTY & THE BEAST : Interview with Scenic Designer Skip Epperson

SC Symphony Rocks the House with Storm Large

SCS Triumphs with The Barber of Seville
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Symphonic Fire - Santa Cruz Symphony With Cellist Jonah Kim

Sarah Jaylin Mays : Performer Spotlight

Featured Artists: Serpent Sanctum

Marsea Marquis : Featured Artist

The Rio Theatre

FashionArt Santa Cruz
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Rose Calucchia : Featured Artist

Performer Spotlight: Samba Stilt Circus

Wednesday Work Break Video - Drums Meet the Barber of Seville

Santa Cruz Symphony Opening Concert : Fidl-Fantazye

Videos

Video: Woodworking Time Lapse, Han's Cantilevered Table

7 Inspirational Art Books

Video: Red Inspiration for WIP Wednesday

Video: Time lapse Coffee Cup Mosaic

Video: Time Lapse Watercolor Portrait

Wednesday Work Break Video - Drums Meet the Barber of Seville

Hand Carving a River Stone

How to Draw a Water Drop Anamorphic Illusion

Video: How to do Spray Paint Art

Video: How to Draw Celtic Knots

Art Artifacts – Last Week on Local Santa Cruz

Video: Hyperlapse Time

Video : How to Draw a Hole... In Your Hand

How to Draw a Dog

Video: How to Dance - The Criss Cross

Video : Making a Simple Upright Wine Holder

Video : How to Draw an Owl, For Kids

Video: Brain Crack

Video : How to Draw a Circle

Video: How to Wood Carve a Portrait

Video: Learning to Dance in a Year

Video : How to Make a Wooden Beer Mug

Video: How to Collage with Vik Muniz

Video: Justin Timberlake String Portrait Time Lapse

Video: How to Draw a Bat

Video: How to Create Latte Art

Video: Interconnected Paintings Time Lapse, Thijme Termaat

Video : Night Sky Speed Painting

Video: String Art Installation Time Lapse, Anne Lindberg

Ben Thompson : Featured Artist

Video: How To Make A Paper Airplane

Video: Timelapse Spray Paint Mural

Video: The Art of Coloring Old Photos

Video: Magic Tricks for Kids

Video : Hypnotic Saturday Speed Art

Video : Feathers

Time Lapse Sand Sculpting

Video: How to Gain Inspiration for Choreography

Video: An Elephant Painting an Elephant

Video : Can Internet Memes Be Art?

Video: How To Design a Seamless Pattern

How to Make a Simple Block Print

Tree Removal: Inspiring, Funny, and Maybe a Little Disturbing
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Video: How Crayons are Made

Trips to Santa Cruz, 1937 and 1938
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How to Hula Hoop

Video: Potato Automaton Time Lapse Drawing

Do's and Don't: How to Draw a Face

Video: How to Draw a Mandala

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