Category Archives: Art

Daniel Kaufman – Art at the Speed of Heat

By Roger Linnett Most art is the result of painstaking effort that can often take weeks or even months to complete. Daniel Kaufman was never the kind of guy who could sit still that long to see the results of … Continue reading

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Venice Artist Diane Butler

Memorial Tribute: Venice Artist Diane Butler – Mary Getlein Song: There’s a ghost at every corner – Diane Buter Poem: To Diane Butler – Suzanne Verdal Poem: My Humble Ode to Diane – Tina Catalina Corcoran Poem: For Diane – … Continue reading

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Venice Artist David Phillips

By CJ Gronner I first learned about the art of David Phillips in probably the best way possible. I was walking down the beach last year when I came upon this crazy piece of art (that I now know is … Continue reading

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New Mural on Windward Avenue

“A Touch of Venice” mural by artist Jonas Never is going up on the St. Francis Hotel, which houses Danny’s Venice and the Venice Hostel. The noir mural depicts Windward Avenue from the 1930s to the 50s, and is influenced … Continue reading

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Interview with Artist Ray Packard

By Mary Getlein Raymond Dean Packard was a Venice artist from 1975 to 1989. He is a renowned water colorist and oil painter who did hundreds of beautiful paintings of Venice.Beachhead: Beachhead: When did you feel like an artist? Did … Continue reading

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Venice Art Crawl

By Anne Alvarez The Venice Art Crawl, which is held every third Thursday of the month, has revamped and brought our community closer through the Venice Art Scene. November 17{6p.m-11} Hotel Erwin, will be hosting “Pandora’s Out Of The Box” … Continue reading

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Post Office to Venice: “No Hearing”

By Greta Cobar and Jim Smith A letter has arrived from an official of the U.S. Postal Service in Washington telling us that the Venice Post Office will be vacating its historic building, and that’s final! A community meeting will … Continue reading

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In Memory of Jane Elliot

By Diane Butler We lost one of our finest women Venetians this summer, although when you see her husband soulmate, Alex, you glimpse the twinkle of her eyes in the magical twinkle of his eyes. The last years of her … Continue reading

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William Attaway Featured Artist

By CJ Gronner The Other Venice Film Festival is honoring William Attaway as its Featured Artist during all the screenings at Beyond Baroque (October 13-16th) so I thought it was about time I and We got to know a little … Continue reading

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Save The Post Office

By Greta Cobar The Post Office headquarters in Washington DC is currently considering the appeals they received to stop the sale of the historic Venice post office. Linda Lucks, President of the Venice Neighborhood Council, Janice Hahn, our newly elected … Continue reading

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