Join us for an outdoor painting class where we learn tips and techniques for painting still life. Drawing inspiration from Colombian Master Fernando Botero, we’ll celebrate the abundance of Colombian culture and wine! Must be 21+ and bring proof of ID.
Image credit:
Fernando Botero (Colombia, 1932)
Still Life with Watermelon / Naturaleza muerta con Sandia, 1976
Oil on canvas / Óleo sobre lienzo
76 ¾ x 85 13/16 inches / pulgadas
Private Collection of the Botero Family / Colección privada de la familia Botero
Priscilla is a Los Angeles based artist with a love of visual art, music, and technology. One of her favorite aspects of being a visual artist is the way the process lends itself to experimentation. Her work explores new combinations generated from both simple and complex elements. Within her paintings, she analyzes emotionality ; as feelings and experiences become reconfigured through critical examination, the viewer is invited to dive into different manifestations of those moments that have left a personal imprint on her. She’s been told her paintings bring about thoughts of spirituality and soul concepts which she can relate to, as she believes we connect to those realms through art. With influences as diverse as Lucien Freud to Andrew Thomas Huang, she examines new tensions presented from combining both classic materials such as oil paint and new media like augmented reality. For Ortiz, the creative process always includes merging of old and new, deep investigation, and the bold space that allows for full abandon. Her oil paintings themselves lean toward abstract surrealism, with the addition of the digital — in some cases, up to 600 layers of animated frames — the metaphors truly come alive. Each piece is carefully designed to allow the viewer, and the maker, the full spectrum of experience.
Priscilla’s artwork has been featured by Shockboxx Project, Venice Art Crawl, Resin Gallery, United Colors of LA, Unita Club, Girl Fest Hawaii, Art Share LA, Downtown Art Walk, Cedar Street Galleries, Surfing the Nations, and the El Segundo Artwalk.
Priscilla founded Night Owl Studio in 2017, a non-profit organization that facilitates workshops for the community in several areas of interest including art, tech, and developmental workshops.