Art in Ojai

Another Magical Night

We got up this morning and decided to take an hour drive up to Ojai, California... One of our favorite little places to spend a lazy Sunday. They were having an art festival in the park—lots of jewelry, some interesting paintings, and photography. My favorite art wasn't in the park, though. It was in a gallery on the main road—Trowbridge Gallery. There were two artists represented that stood out above the others: Jeff Sojka and Ginger Moore Maxwell.

Mood Moon

Jeff Sojka’s paintings were of the landscape variety, and I especially liked the ones that were mostly about the big sky. I’ve been working on a series of photography that is all about the big sky, so I think that’s why I’m drawn to these. The red one is my favorite, and Matt liked the blue one.

Midday Dream II

Ginger Moore Maxwell’s paintings were a little more quirky. Her paintings of wildflowers (of course I can’t resist wildflowers!) are very representational and detailed. The thing that makes them so interesting is that the flowers seem to be like puppets, suspended from little strings, hanging from an unseen place. Are they puppets, happy and dancing? Or, are they hung like little dead men? I’m not sure.