CONTINUUM Akiva Levi Continuum is a collection of “visual meditations” inspired by nature; an exploration of gestural line work, shape and color. Each piece stems from dozens of hand-drawn minimalist illustrations suggesting natural or imagined landscapes. The intent was to create subjective work that invites an exercise in perceptive...
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Carol Aust at Stripe for First Friday Santa Cruz
Carol Aust I work with acrylics on canvas and wood panels. Through my figurative paintings I endeavor to express the human need for connection and belonging, and the difficulty of achieving either. Each subject in my paintings is at some critical juncture of a spiritual/psychological journey. My figurative paintings...
Tyler Speas at Stripe Men for First Friday Santa Cruz
Face It by Tyler Benjamin Speas Tyler Benjamin Speas was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on October 26th, 1984. He moved to Milwaukee in 2003 where he attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Peck School of the Arts. He graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. He has...
Vincent Waring for First Friday at Stripe Men
Vincent Waring Artist Statement Through this series, I explore the complex interrelationship between nature and ourselves. The present ways in which we share and connect to one another has been radically changed. The instantaneous ability to communicate, and what we thus absorb from the various information sources around us,...
Stephanie Martin for First Friday at Stripe
Stephanie Martin Artist Statement Ephemeral/Eternal Etchings by Stephanie Martin I've been described as obsessed with nature, and will not argue with that label. For the past ten years I have been dedicated to portraying some of the ephemeral treasures of our California coast, especially our birds and plants. With...