Stephen Mirich brings the ocean and the coastline into the Palos Verdes Art Center
The call of the wild Stephen Eugene Mirich gets the show he deserves by Bondo Wyszpolski That fellow down there, perched on shoreline rocks as the moon rises in the sky, leans forward and makes another brushstroke. If the light is too dim, he doesn’t give up and leave, not yet, but turns on a small LED light so he can continue to capture the essence of the waves and the last glow of sunset. A few years ago, painter Stephen Mirich told me that, “As early as I can remember I have been in love with the sea.” Was it, he wondered, due to his growing up in the port town of San Pedro? Or was it something in his Croatian genes that came from the island of Brac on the Dalmatian Coast? “Almost everything I’ve pursued has been about or around the sea; and that’s why I’m lucky to be living here, by the sea, and sharing that passion for it through my paintings.” Surrounded by a raging sea, Mirich paints on. Photo courtesy of the artist“Come Stand Beside Me For a Moment” is the title of Mirich’s solo exhibition which opens on Sept. 12 at the Palos Verdes Art Center. A little over 50 pieces will be on view. A few days ago, Mirich told me that he and the center’s executive director, Daniela…
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