About The Santa Cruz Art Galleries In my opinion Santa Cruz doesn’t have enough art galleries. Thankfully the galleries we do have are quite good, but we have so many great artists in Santa Cruz that you shouldn’t be able to walk through a neighborhood without running into a top notch gallery. For a list […]
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Greg Stanley : Featured Artist
Greg Stanley: Hemp Surf Art In Greg Stanley’s words “I’ve always enjoyed art and fell in love with Santa Cruz the first time I came here in 1981, when I was 19. The first time I ever surfed was in 1985 off Pleasure Point. It was like magic. I discovered a composite board made from […]
Video : How to Make a Wooden Beer Mug
Please never cut towards your chest with a knife like this guy does.. PLEASE.
Video : Hypnotic Saturday Speed Art
This video of a guy putting together a huge piece of cut paper art is rather hypnotic, I know that it certainly helped me zone out for a few minutes.
Video : Making a Simple Upright Wine Holder
Video : Fish Wars
This is a strange one; a flying castle fish with a rope and a woman vs. a flying castle shark with a chain.
Michael Pegram : Featured Artist
Michael Pegram: Fall skies over the Walton Lighthouse A Santa Cruz resident for over 15 years, Michael Pegram lived the last 13 of those years in a home near Walton Lighthouse. Raised in Los Gatos, Michael doesn’t know if it was the food, live music or longboard surfing breaks that won him over. But whatever […]
Video : Feathers
Video: Digital speed painting a young woman wearing a feathered headdress.
Carol Summers
Carol Summers, an artist residing in Santa Cruz County, has been creating woodcut prints for over 50 years. Although I didn’t have a chance to visit Carol’s studio during the last open studios, one of his prints was among my favorites at the preview gallery. Hello Art! You’re just in time for First Friday!! #SantaCruz […]
Video : How to Draw a Hole… In Your Hand
This video walks you through creating a special effect, and essentially shows you how to draw a hole, in your hand. I particularly enjoyed the nice touch, and trick, with the paper at the end. I can’t help but think “Hopefully this guy used non-toxic pens for his special effects.” See additional “how to draw” […]
