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The Santa Cruz Art League is currently hosting Art/Now/Next, an exhibition featuring 10 emerging local artists under the age of 45. In support of this exciting event, Local Santa Cruz has handed over the mic to some of the talented participating artists whose innovative work is coming into the spotlight. Introducing Julie Rawls! Julie is a […]
Local artist John Johnson is being celebrated for his inspiring life and creative work that captured the look, feel, and lifestyle of Santa Cruz. John was a well-known graphic designer who passed away in January, 2017. His spirit lives on through his highly recognizable art, which has become synonymous with many of the businesses, events, […]
Featured artist Danny Diamond shares about his mural painting and connection to Santa Cruz: “I’m a professional mural artist from the Boston area. I’ve been traveling to Santa Cruz since 2008; these days I reside here during the winter months. I started painting walls in ’01 on the east coast. I have created murals at […]
If you’re familiar with just a few local artists, abstract painter Ed Smiley is probably one of them. The artist walked us through his technical process of making these exquisitely wild paintings: “My art practice incorporates acrylic transfer of digital printing and xerography into a acrylic painting, as well as inclusion of drawing media, and […]
When local artist Kirby Scudder built a 23-foot salmon for the Ebb & Flow River Arts Project this past June, he decided to have a little fun before installing it. He and a few co-conspirators loaded the industrial-strength cardboard sculpture into an SUV and took it—as he puts it—“wherever I could find a place where […]
Hi, Santa Cruz! Here’s my #wednesdayWIP . What are you working on? #localsc Artist- Julianna Chavez
Hi, Santa Cruz! This is the start of a new drawing that I’m working on for the Somewhere in California illustration series of mine. This is also the start of #wednesdaywip — another reason to keep everyone doing and sharing art! I’ll be posting every week and I hope you do, too. Don’t forget to use […]
Today I’m sharing a sneak preview of the line of school supplies that I’m personalizing for my friends and peers at UCSC and Cabrillo College. I like to make each one different (something about it makes me feel like they’re good luck) and add a little inspirational message at the bottom to keep its owner […]
Janas Durkee, a local artist from Indiana, presents her series, The American Dream in portraits, which is influenced by hard-working people such as farmers. The artist told us about her inspirational subjects: “I have used that work as research for my paintings. It is here that I find myself—with the stories of others in my […]
Good morning, Santa Cruz! Artist- Julianna Chavez
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