PATTERNS AND TONES

It became clear to me once I started constructing this series of pop icons layered with text, that their final output would have to be silkscreened onto paper. They lend themselves to this medium, with their hard edged graphic nature and pop art aesthetics. I haven't silkscreened anything in years, so I decided to take a class at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena. What began as the educational department of the Pasadena Art Museum in 1947, has now grown into a viable source for art education here in Southern California for the past 70 years. I have always been drawn to the the creative energy at the Armory since I move down to LA but was particularly inspired to take a class there by my friend Amanda Quinn Olivar, who recently told me about the very first West Coast pop art exhibition which had taken place at the Pasadena Art Museum back in 1962. The exhibition "New Paintings of Common Objects," featured recent work by Jim Dine, Ed Ruscha, Robert Dowd, ...

Julie Green "Pie" 2014 from Asia Muka: A Day in the Life of a Rock n' Roller 24 x 20" archival pigment print © Julie Green I have a piece in the upcoming exhibition "Alimento" at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in the Shatto Chapel in DTLA. Please join me on Friday, October 7th for the opening reception from 7-9pm. The Spanish word “alimento” can be translated simply as “food,” but it is much more than that when First Church and Art Division launch its second show this fall! Alimento speaks to the essence of food, to its soul, and how beautiful it can be to share the exquisite experience of meals with friends.  Curated by Joan Agajanian Quinn , with assistance from Scott Colglazier and Dan McCleary , the exhibit will feature art by many of the students of Art Division as well as several well-known artists including Frank Gehry, David Hockney, George Legrady, Ed Ruscha, and Wayne Thiebaud. The exhibit opens October 7 in Shatt...