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Santa Paula Art Museum — ‘The Art of George Lockwood’ Premieres Sept. 16, more events

by Community Contributor • September 14, 2023 • Comments Off

“Santa Paula Depot” by George Lockwood, 2013, Acrylic on panel, 7 x 5 inches.

Premiere Party: The Art of George Lockwood

Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 4 PM to 6 PM

$5 SPAM Members • $10 Non-members

Meet Santa Barbara County artist (and Santa Paula native) George Lockwood at the Santa Paula Art Museum for the premiere of his all-new solo exhibition, “The Art of George Lockwood,” on Saturday, September 16! Born and raised in Santa Paula, Lockwood taught himself to draw and paint as he worked as a guide in Alaska for 19 years. A full-time painter since 2003, Lockwood’s newest works feature scenes and subjects from Santa Paula to the Central Coast to the Pacific Northwest.

“The Art of George Lockwood” will be on view from September 16, 2023, to January 14, 2024. All of the artworks in the exhibition are available for purchase.

MORE INFO

“Hyacinth, Macaw, and Cockatoo” by Jessie Arms Botke, Date unknown, Oil on panel, 32 x 26 inches,

Collection of the Santa Paula Unified School District.

Botke Birds Mini-Exhibit

On view now

George Lockwood’s favorite subjects to paint are birds, and he has earned national recognition for his award-winning state duck and game bird stamps. That got us thinking about another celebrated Santa Paula artist who loved to paint birds, Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971), so we’ve just installed a Botke mini-exhibit. The exhibit features several of Jessie’s dazzling oil and gold leaf paintings, some of which haven’t been seen by the general public in decades!

UPCOMING CLASSES

Lockwood may have taught himself to draw and paint, but you don’t have to thanks to classes at SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center! Visit our website to see even more offerings.