Lisa Skyheart Marshall Art

 It's April, and I have work in two shows through this month.

The group show where I have 7 paintings on display has been extended through April.

That show is at the Ojai Art Center, in the middle of downtown Ojai. There are 50 artworks on exhibit from 9 local women artists. It's titled "Together/Apart: 9 artists respond to 2020".

My new show, which my helpful husband and I hung last Sunday, is titled "Amore dei Fiori", and this show expresses my love of flowers.  This show is at Gallery 113 in Santa Barbara through April.  I have 13 paintings available there, all featuring flowers but including birds and insects as well. They are exuberant in use of color; an expression of garden joy. The painting image here is "Yellow", a 12x12 watercolor+ink painting, available in the "Amore dei Fiori" exhibit.

 Lately I've started putting in one or two surprise elements, such as puzzle pieces or paper clips.  It's sort of like those items we are always losing or dropping somewhere.  So you may find some of those in this new work, from this year as well as last. 

I enjoy using Italian words or phrases in my titles or show titles, as I've done with my new show title. This is an homage to my Italian heritage.  Sometimes when choosing a title, I check and see what it would be/sound like in Italian, just for fun. I am always studying Italian or trying to read it.  Sort of a lazy student of Italian, but I am very interested in learning more and more.  Hopefully I will make it back to Italy sometime in the near future. Recently I received the gift of a book entirely in Italian, which I look forward to reading. 

My favorite season is arriving, Spring! (Primavera)I have a small vegetable garden in my raised bed.  I've planted strawberries, basil, two kinds of tomatoes, and two kinds of squash. I love being able to walk out and pick basil and tomatoes still warmed by the sun, for our dinner.  While planting the garden I saw a yellow alligator lizard, and I also surprised another lizard that jumped onto my stomach and quickly off again after looking up at me! Our apricot trees have little baby apricots on them already, along with the apricot blossoms.

Right now I am working on a painting of dahlias, they are yellow with pink, and of course great fun to draw and paint. This one is an 8x8, and includes acorns and a green butterfly.

Hope you'll stop in next month for the May blog.

Ojai Art Center: 113 N. Montgomery, Ojai, CA Open Tues-Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. Hours may vary so give a call before you visit to ensure they are open when you plan to visit.

(805)646-0117

Gallery 113, 1114 State St., number 8, in the La Arcada Courtyard, Santa Barbara, CA.  Hours: Mon-Sat. 11-5, Sunday 1-5. Website is: gallery113sb.com. 

My website: SkyheartArt.com

On etsy: LisaSkyheartMarshall.etsy.com