I will have 3 pieces of art in the Villains Exhibit at the 11:11 Gallery in Tarzana, CA, which opens this Sat. 10/18.

So, I was a participant in the Brentwood Arts Festival this past weekend and looking at some of the offerings for the different creatives that were represented, it got me to wondering if traditional art still has a place in our society? By traditional I mean, portraits, landscapes, etc. There were lots of artsy/craftsy merchandise for sale with some offerings of fine art as well. I was one of the fine artists. I had an art professor from Cal State Long Beach, who came by my booth and told me that out of the 100+ vendors at the event, my artwork was the most competent that he'd seen and that he really liked my work. I had several people come by who personally told me that my work was exquisite and the only real art they had seen at the event. So, with those admonitions, one would think that I would have sold something during the all day event. That would be a negatory and it wasn't because my prices were too high. I only had a couple of people who expressed interest. Things that I witnessed that sold were edgy but not really what I would call fine art. It was more like mass-produced art; hence the reason for this blog inquiry about traditional arts training and traditional arts still having a place in our society. It would be great to view some feedback on this query.

One of my portrait pieces was selected for the Inaugural Exhibit for the Museum of the San Fernando Valley, which celebrates the history of Northridge and the San Fernando Valley. Reception should be fun. Hope you can make it.

INAUGURAL ART EXHIBIT: Northridge Village Historical Art, Decorative Chairs & Embellished Frames
The Vision Becomes Reality
Art Exhibit | Saturday, October 4, 2014 | 6:00PM - 10:00PM 
18860 Nordhoff St, Suite 204, Northridge, CA 91324 
Mural Unveiling | Saturday, October 5, 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM