Art, fun, food and community at the Venice Art Crawl’s December event on Washington Square

VP was on the scene at the Dec. 19th Venice Art Crawl event! Location targeted: Washington Square. View event photo highlights below!

About: The Venice Art Crawl is an organization by and for the people. Our goal is to share, inspire and promote collaboration within the Venice community through mixers and art events. Join us by attending, sharing your vision and what inspires you. Our goal is to foster and reinvigorate the creativity that has historically and currently makes Venice such a vibrant and dynamic community. The Venice Art Crawl is a Venice Chamber of Commerce hosted event!

About Washington Square: The southern end of Venice is home to the 1,300 foot Venice Pier. and an upscale area known to locals as Washington Square. The crowds are good looking and the party is steady. Great restaurants, bars, shops, and people watching are the main activities in this neighborhood. The Venice Pier, beach, and parking is located at the west end of Washington Blvd. Click here for more Washington Square dining, shopping, activities and nightlife info!

Save 2016 Venice Art Crawl dates: March 17th, July 21st, Sept 15th & August 6th Anniversary TBD. To showcase your art, be a pop up gallery or volunteer, visit www.VeniceArtCrawl.com

Dec. 17, 2015 VAC event highlights by Venice Paparazzi’s Edizen.

Photographed with 5D Mark III with a 50 mm 1.2.

Artist Outi Harma with Venice Art Crawl’s volunteer coordinator and beauty Andrea Tan.

About the artist: Outi Harma is originally from Lapland, Finland. This is how she describes her painting process: “There are two main ways that I start my paintings. The most common method is improvisational. I start with mixing and playing with colors. Images begin to appear spontaneously as I paint. This requires that I am willing to be with the unknown without any clear direction. It can be extremely frustrating at times .But I love being surprised by what will manifest on the canvas and letting it tell me a story, instead of having a preconceive idea how to painting will look like. Then there are times while I am in a meditative state, in movement or just sitting in stillness, and a image will come to me and keep reappearing over time until I paint it.”

The art of Outi Harma displayed at The Cow’s End Cafe. The Cow’s End: Family owned since 1989. Coffee, tea, sandwich & smoothie bar, salads and baked goods. 34 Washington Blvd. (by the Venice Pier)

The art of Roihitash Rao displayed at The Cow’s End Cafe.

12.17.15 Venice Art Crawl. www.VeniceArtCrawl.com. Photo by www.VenicePaparazzi.com

Artist @BrianAverillPhotography at Arbor. At present, Brian is part of the group show “Reinventing the Wheel”, opening in Chicago and moving on to New York, Los Angeles, and Portland over the course of this year. His surf stuff is regularly featured on Surfline.com and The Inertia.

Venice Arts Council’s Suzanne Thompson, Venice Art Crawl’s David Stine, Andrea Tan, Pam, and Artist Brian Averill. Front row: Barbara Londsdale and VAC President Sunny Bak

Maui and Sons featured artist Todd Goodman and Martin Cohen

Here is a great message from Todd Goodman “It’s all about facing the world with a positive attitude and taking life as it comes, open to a world of random chance and opportunity. I do what I can to take life one day at a time, smiling, and trying to simply create happiness in my heart and in the world. In my mind, art is raw, unfiltered, expressions of life itself. There should be no prejudice or egotism to life and art. It is what it is, each to his or her own. No matter what my subject matter is though, the intention behind my work is always an expression of my happiness, love, truth and understanding.”

Todd Goodman art sold! Thank you to this couple for supporting our local artists.

Francisco Letelier‘s Becoming the Circle” showcased at Alan’s Market on Washington Blvd. About the mural: installation of rescued panel from the historic Pioneer Bakery mural, ‘Becoming the Circle’ once at 5th Avenue and Rose. 2002 The mural captured portraits of residents as rapid change started in the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice. Acrylic on Canvas 15 x 15 outdoor.

Question from VP: Who remembers the Harvest bread from Pioneer Bakery? So good and so missed!

In this photo: @Venice_Sunsets with Boardwalk App showcase at VB Surf. Center: Boardwalk App’s Evan White enjoying a Venice Duck Brewery. Venice Beach Sunsets began their collaborative photography project as a hobby, making it a routine to photograph a sunset everyday, posting their daily shots to social media. Their creative diversion quickly grew, and @Venice_Sunsets now boasts over 92,000 Instagram followers. VP comment: Woo hoo! Congrats!

Artist Patrick Marson art showing at Re/Max Estate Properties

World Renowned artist Lindsey Nobel, live music by Christopher Hawley, and an amazing snow flakes and Holiday explosive light exhibition by Todd Alter at Michele Blackmon Estates.

Artist and C & O Trattoria’s Debbie Singer and Jennifer Wilson of LA Social Karma spotted at QArt Gallery

QArt Gallery

Local Venice Italian Stencil Artist F CK Flavio Campagna KAMPAH and his adoring fans

Poetry reading by James Berkowitz

Artist John Culqui did a live painting and displayed some of his pieces at Simmzy’s. A message from John Culqui! “I generate my art for the purpose that most artists do, to create dialogue, awareness, emotion and or a memory. In my skate and surf art, I want the viewer to feel the motion of the water, the moving board, smell the water and concrete, and to feel the grit of the wheels touching the asphalt. Click here for more info and John’s art!

Do you know about Washington Square’s newest player on the block? Folks meet your new “steps from the beach spot,” Simmzy’s. Simmzy’s easily has the best draft and bottled beer selection of anywhere in the vicinity, and a breezy beach vibe patio that says “let’s chill here.” And, the food as well is fantastic! Their burgers are boss, and with offerings from short rib salad to tuna poke Simmzy’s has something for every palette. They also have cool events like Tap take overs and Tuesday night trivia. Drop in and check it out, you will be glad you did! Simmzy’s: “A local’s pub serving artisan foods, craft beers & small production wines.” View menu at www.simmzys.com! 37 W. Washington Blvd. Venice, CA 90292

Venice Pubic Art‘s Robin Murez with Venice Art Crawl’s web and graphic designer David Stine.

Works by Robin Murez, Mary Fama, Rohitash Rao, Los de Abajo Print Collective, Bisco Smith, Francisco Letelier, with publications by Helen Garber, Michele Castagnetti, Gary Palmer and others displayed at Inn at Venice Beach. www.VeniceArtBlock.com