MASTER PORTRAITS BY JOHANNA SPINKS

Johanna Spinks with her Sir Paul McCartney portrait.  I thank Sir Paul McCartney for the title of this newsletter. It was the title of an album he put out a few years ago, one that we have ...

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Tonight, 6.30 pm, opening reception at Malibu City Hall. Group show of art created by local artists inspired to create after the fires. I will have 18 watercolor and ink portraits in this collect...

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Recently, between my portrait commissions, I have been painting some new figurative pieces of kids at the beach, inspired by my own kids' childhoods, growing up at the beach. It is a theme that...

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"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." Winnie The Pooh. An especially poignant life sitting this week via my palette knife. Art helped me through a very sad week....

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Dare I say, there is something 'kinda' rad about being asked to put your portrait 'technique' onto a surfboard. I wasn't entirely sure how to proceed as I hadn't done this before but I sure work...

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Don't forget folks as you go about your 'day to day', people are still displaced, working out how to rebuild their homes and lives in Califorinia including these 17 brave people who allowed me to...

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So  honored...thank you to The Malibu Dophin Charitable Foundation, The Malibu Times and those that nominated me. Congrats to the other nominees.  You Tube Link

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Seeing dots today.  Loving my custom somewhat daring "Paris chic" contemporary clear frame for this painting of mine "Visitor From Paris" for upcoming opening this weekend, The California Art ...

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Chris Dali - "Renewal" By Johanna Spinks 36 x 36", via palette knife The Face of Malibu Rebuilds By Johanna Spinks A series of interviews and sketches by Spinks appearing weekly in The...

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Love is in the air this week- especially for this couple, married almost 40 years, who face the prospect of rebuilding their lost Malibu home fortunately very much in love. Thank you to Carolyn ...

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A lot of hours are going into my Face of Malibu Rebuild series. with The Malibu Times.  I wish to remind people that life has not gone back to 'normal' for the thousands of people who lost eve...

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Honored this artwork has been selected for The California Art Club's 108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition.  Titled “Visitor From Paris", I painted this young Parisian in a single sitting via m...

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Katie Gorak is a 17-year-old senior at Malibu High School, on the water polo team, and in the normally difficult process of waiting to hear back from college applications. Under normal circumstan...

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A historic defeat  today for The Right Honorable Theresa May today in Britian. I am a bit confused by Brexit , living out of Britain,   but I do know the Prime Minister likes shoes, and therefo...

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Jerry Magusen The Face of Malibu Rebuilds Series By Johanna Spinks With The Malibu Times PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE AT THIS LINK CLICKHERE Those who know me, know the California Wi...

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My "Faces of Today"...many of these waiting to be unwrapped under Chirstimas trees nationwide as surprise gifts.  Thank you to all who donated to @RAINN in return for me painting a mini portra...

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It's been a whirlwind few weeks with the Calfornia wildfires and I have not had time to post having been evacuated. A lot of people are going thru so much. We lost over half our neighborhood. It ...

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POP-Traits! By Johanna Spinks Now accepting commissions.  My POP-Trait paintings are being packed and my business cards are at the ready. Saatchi Art's sponsored "The Other Art Fa...

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Thanks for following this blog and my artwork. It means the world to me. As a small thank you to readers that are local,  I have a few comp. tickets to The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles. Contact...

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Very impressed with the folks at Saatchi putting on this show.  The pre-show prep is very thorough.   My POP-Trait series featuring comtemporary portraiture has been handpicked by a panel of...

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Excited my "Pop-Trait" series will be unveilded for the first time at this huge contemporary show. As many of you know I have been quietly working away on this series for almost two years now....

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Honored: invited to judge Simi Valley Art Assoc. Annual Open Show again in California.  Cash prizes. Open to all artists.  This ptg. a favorite of mine by Norman Rockwell "The Art Critic" p...

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I was recently commissioned by a lovely couple to paint a special anniversary party at their home in the mountains. These twinkling lights were a lot of work, along with the people,  but very ...

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My latest POP-Trait portrait of Rachel Bailit, an actress and acting teacher at The Lee Strasberg Institute. She's a pretty incredible lady and loves rose colored glasses almost  as much as me, ...

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22 large palette knife portraits now painted by me, from life,  over the last 36 months for my new "Living Large" series...I have learned they have a mind of their own. Completely uncontrollabe ...

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