Paintings by Ventura College Landscape Painting Class exhibited at the Blanchard Community Library in Santa Paula
Spring Outing at Camp Bartlett by Cynthia Davis of Santa Paula won the Award of Excellence in Landscape Painting at the Student Art Exhibit in 2009.
Spring Outing at Camp Bartlett by Cynthia Davis of Santa Paula won the Award of Excellence in Landscape Painting at the Student Art Exhibit in 2009.
Sun Dance by Nancy Beswick of Ventura won the Award of Excellence in Watercolor and Ink Techniques at the Ventura College juried Student Art Exhibit in 2009.
Sun Dance by Nancy Beswick of Ventura won the Award of Excellence in Watercolor and Ink Techniques at the Ventura College juried Student Art Exhibit in 2009.

Works by Ventura College Landscape Painting students and Professor Dorothy Orr will be on exhibit at the Blanchard Community Library in Santa Paula from November 2 through December 29. The community is invited to meet the artists at a reception scheduled Thursday, November 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

The Library is located at 119 N. Eighth Street and is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm. On Wednesday the hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The paintings, in various media, will be featured on the Douglas Shively Memorial Wall for the duration of the exhibit. These students work in a manner known as Plein Air painting, a method also enjoyed by artist, Douglas Shively. Works are painted on location, in open air, using natural light only.

All students participating in this exhibition are members of the Landscape Painting, Watercolor Painting, and Ink Techniques classes at Ventura College. Additional works by these artists will be available for viewing at the reception only.

For more information, call Dorothy Orr, Ventura College Fine Art Instructor,
(805) 654-6400 ext. 1394.

The Student Exhibitors in the 2009 Landscape Painting Show in Santa Paula are:
Santa Paula: Martha Binsley, Cynthia Davis, Chris Lemon, Ray Ramirez, Pam Shelley, Ojai: Heather Bendingtree, Chris Birbeck, Karen Birbeck, Claire Detuncg, Melanie Hirdler, Mason Sexton, Oak View: Rita May, Liz Tallakson, Carpinteria: Stacy Walker, Camarillo: Bonnie Counseller, Taka Yamashita, Oxnard: Brad Austin, Joseph Baylen, Naoe Okubo, Alison O’Neill, Ventura: Marrissa Aguilar, Joyce Auyeung, Rose Ballesteros, Nancy Beswick, Lois Bloom, Vella Buchanan, Heidi Coblentz, Susan Lewis, John Lively, John Lubina, George Macdonald, Laurie McKnett, Joan Oliva, Carol Philipp, Theresa Reyes, Mardi Treanor, Dani Willis Port Hueneme: Tristan Richter