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Art in Ventura

By Sharon Weaver on 1/14/2012 10:47:26 AM Comment on this

Among the Rows

Camarillo is a farm community not far from Los Angeles. There are rows of fruit trees and vegetables planted just off the freeway. It is part of a coastal valley ending at the sea with Ventura. Some of the fertile farms are backed into the mountains forming a magnificent frame. At harvest time, the migrant workers are a familiar sight working the fields.

I was pleasantly surprised to be juried into the 25th Annual Open Competition in Venture. My research showed that much of the work shown is abstract, it isn't one of my usual galleries and I wasn't familiar with the judge but I took a chance and got in. Although a local show, the competition was fierce with 400 paintings entered and only 80 juried into the show. I hope to see you at the reception tonight.