106 http://www.AmericanArtCollector.com
12W
aterhouse Gallery in Santa Barbara,
California, celebrates 37 years with
its Anniversary Show happening this
November. The exhibition features works
from several esteemed artists on the
gallery’s roster, including gallery owner and
artist Ralph Waterhouse, Jim McVicker,
Jove Wang, Derek Harrison, Matt Smith
and Rick Delanty, as well as guest artists:
Jeremy Lipking, Molly Schmid, Pauline
Roche, Mian Situ and Burton Silverman.
The celebration begins on Saturday,
November 20, with demonstrations by Wang,
Delanty, Harrison and Smith in Waterhouse
Gallery’s courtyard from 1 to 4 p.m.
One of the pieces in the show is Vaya con
Dios, an oil by Harrison exploring a story
between two figures, with a woman and a
man who seem to be parting ways. The title
means “Go with God,” the artist explains.
“The scene is set on a Southern California
hillside with tall eucalyptus trees in the
distance, the coastal sage known as coyote
brush in the foreground and the landscape
is lit by the warm sun setting to the west,”
he says. “There is a goodbye between theCharged Atmosphere
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / WATERHOUSE GALLERY
11 / 20 -12/ 19 Santa Barbara, CA1
Ralph Waterhouse,
Morning Mist, oil,
30 x 40"
2
Jove Wang, Santa
Barbara Harbor,
oil, 30 x 48"
3
Jim McVicker,
Carnival, oil, 16 x 20"
4
Derek Harrison, Vaya
con Dios, oil, 30 x 48"