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Artist Statement:
STELLA M. VIOLANO
When I was a child the world
was a place to be freely
explored. I would ride my
bike, the sun in my face and
the wind blowing my hair,
anywhere my heart desired. My
art career started during such
an excursion, when digging
past the layer of sand in the
local park playground I
happened upon a thick slab of
adobe earth clay. This
discovery led to hours of
sculpting subjects, usually
the family dog. My father
told me of the local history
and the role that the native
adobe clay played in building
homes. It was this love of
both art and history that lead
me to change mediums to oil
painting which allowed me to
record even greater detail and
imagery in a smaller space.
I am currently painting two
series:
"The Historic Series" and "The
Animal Series"
“The Animal Series”
The Animal Series features
both wildlife and homeless
domestic animals in rescues
and city shelters. When
painting homeless pets I will
often paint small studies
first and sell them to benefit
the rescue that is housing the
animal used as a model. The
popularity of these studies
has allowed me to generously
donate ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Recent Awards:
2005- The Milford Zornes
Award, 18th International
Animals in Art Exhibition,
Baton Rouge, LA
Juried National and
International Exhibitions:
2005- National Juried Art Show
at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS
2005- 18th International
Animals in Art Exhibition,
Baton Rouge, LA
Selected Local Juried/Non
Juried Exhibitions:
2004-2005 ...
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Artist Galleries:
Buenaventura Art Gallery,
700 E. Santa Clara Street
Old Town Ventura, California
Harbor Village Art Gallery
Spinnaker Drive, Harbor
Village
Ventura, California...
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Artist Reviews:
2004 Conejo Valley
Examiner, "Artist Works to
Save Dogs" October 1, 2004,
Page28, Thousand Oaks, CA
2001 Morning Glory, Thousand
Oaks, CA; Volume 31, page 45,
California Lutheran University
2000 Morning Glory, Thousand
Oaks, CA; Volume 30, pages 52
& 53, California Lutheran
University
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Collections:
Channel Islands Medical,
Ventura, California, USA
P. Kroovand Esq., Lake Forest,
Illinois, USA
K. Wilson, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
USA
B. Fleming, Greensborough,
North Carolina, USA
M. Lynch, Houston, Texas, USA
Dr. L. Welch, West Chester,
Pennsylvania, USA
K. Mann, Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA
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Commissions:
2005 Selected as the Artist
to Create the Artwork for the
2005 Annual Christmas Card for
Almost Home Rescue.
2004 “Channel Islands Tide
Pools” entire room Mural,
Channel Islands Medical Group,
Channel Islands, CA
2004 “The Steamer Tahoe”
Historic Painting on Canvas,
F.J. Chamberlin, Lake Tahoe,
CA
2003 “Step ...
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Curious, 2005
Painting Oil
Availability: Sold
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Adoration, 2005
Painting Oil
Availability: Sold
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