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Art Lovers Our first meeting in the Clubhouse in 20 months was truly an exceptional one. We were honored to have as our speaker, noted art educator and artist Robin Douglas (left) of the Oceanside Museum of Art. Robin Douglas moved to Oceanside in 2015 from her distinguished career at the University of Illinois. Her commissioned artwork is in private collections, offices, hotels, and university buildings. The theme of Robin's fascinating and informative talk was Modern and Contemporary Art. While showing a slide of Claude Monet's Water Lilies she said, "What we admire now was once criticized" as too modern, not realistic, unfinished. Monet was considered by many to be the founder of Impressionism. Moving away from painting portraits of nobility and the wealthy, painters such as Manet painted prostitutes as in Olympia while others painted ordinary people. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec painted barroom dancers. Modern Art generally includes artistic work from the 1860s to the 1970s. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials, e.g., Pablo Picasso's Cubism. Contemporary Art is the art of today produced in the second half of the 20th century and in the 21st century. Ms. Douglas showed examples of contemporary artists: David Hockney, (above left) Georgia O'Keeffe, and other movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Afro Futurism, and Pop Art. Our November guest artist Astrid Fisher, an OHCC resident, is a retired educator who worked with Special Education students. Astrid's family immigrated from Norway. Astrid has won awards in many art shows for her rosemaling. She also demonstrates rosemaling at special events and festivals and teaches classes on the art. Astrid loves to share her Norwegian Heritage. Rosemaling (above right), or rose-painting, is a Scandinavian decorative folk painting that flourished in the 1700s to the mid- 1850s, particularly in Norway. Using stylized ornamentation made up of fantasy flowers, scrollwork, fine line work, flowing patterns and sometimes geometric elements gives rosemaling painting its unique feel. Don't forget our much-anticipated Holiday Luncheon to be held on Thurs., Dec. 2 at the Shadowridge Golf Club. Our members have been notified and made reservations for this gala event. If you would like to learn more about the Art Lovers Club's activities and how to join, please visit our website, https://ohccartlovers. wixsite.com/art-lovers. You may also call our president, Susan Pick at (760) 305-8907. Art Room As is our custom, the existing three-month display of art in the Art Studio is coming to a close, so if you haven't seen the current display, IT'S A GUY THING! in the Art Studio, be sure to check it out before the all-male artist exhibit is replaced. We've really enjoyed seeing the great variety of works by our Guys and appreciate their willingness (sometimes eagerness!) to show off their creativity. We are looking forward to installing our next exhibit and encourage artists who have not shown their work recently (or never!) to contact either Judy Harris or Lainy Vinikow to be part of this special opportunity to share the beauty of your work with our residents. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing your work. Also, as proof that your audience cares about your creativity, we have been asked to include, on the nametag near the work, the medium used on each picture, along with the name of the artist and title of the picture. Oftentimes, because several media are used to create the art (such as oil atop a photo!) it's helpful to the viewer to better understand and appreciate how each piece is developed. Here's to the pleasure of your creative talent, and to our pleasure in the sharing of your beautiful art! 26 | OHCC LIVING | DECEMBER 2021 |