Artists in their studios… A time for new ideas
“Sacred Landscape IV #17,” by Hung Viet Nguyen In the studio, and busier than ever When art calls, no one sleeps on the job At the drawing board. John Van Hamersveld is creating new work while you’re reading this We’ve been keeping in touch with most of the local galleries, but what are the artists themselves up to, at least those in good health and with time on their hands? Well, most of them are doing what they’ve been wanting to do anyway, which is to make more art. Right now, there’s nowhere to go to see the work in person, but with the intent of keeping artists and their work in the public eye we’re including some updates and some images. The important thing is this: people are still being creative. Here’s some of it, and more next week, too. John Van Hamersveld is an iconic figure on many levels, from his hundreds of album covers to his “Endless Summer” poster and his many murals throughout the South Bay. His productivity is astonishing, and what is he up to now at his home in Palos Verdes? “I have had the time to work on four books and some drawings,” he replies. William Sandell was in a two-person exhibition at the Manhattan Beach Art Center a couple of years ago, and he…
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