Mission Statement
The Pastel Society of the Gold Coast is a non-profit organization for the specific purpose of providing public exhibitions for its members, to educate the community through collaboration with environmental and other non-profit organizations, and to promote the arts in general.
Virginia Kamhi
Virginia Kamhi
Much as a poet uses words to express spirit, emotion, and beauty of thought, pastel artist Virginia Kamhi paints expressive realist paintings that convey the poetry, imaginative power, and rhythms of the natural wonders that surround her.
Growing up in Southern California, Kamhi spent many childhood hours roaming the hills around her home and many weekends body surfing in the ocean. These early memories perhaps influence her art, because California landscapes and seascapes are her preferred subjects.
A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Kamhi studied fine art at Cuesta College and Moorpark College. She has studied extensively with many eminent artists, among them Richard McKinley, Albert Handell, Lorenzo Chavez, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Alain Picard, and Jacob Aguiar.
Although Kamhi also works in other media, pastels are her passion because of their unique ability to paint the visual poetry that nourishes her soul. She loves to hike in nature and observe the essence of the sunlight, complexity of form in the landscape, and interaction of light and shadow. She feels it is a privilege to closely observe what others fail to see in the course of their hurried lives.
Growing up in Southern California, Kamhi spent many childhood hours roaming the hills around her home and many weekends body surfing in the ocean. These early memories perhaps influence her art, because California landscapes and seascapes are her preferred subjects.
A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Kamhi studied fine art at Cuesta College and Moorpark College. She has studied extensively with many eminent artists, among them Richard McKinley, Albert Handell, Lorenzo Chavez, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Alain Picard, and Jacob Aguiar.
Although Kamhi also works in other media, pastels are her passion because of their unique ability to paint the visual poetry that nourishes her soul. She loves to hike in nature and observe the essence of the sunlight, complexity of form in the landscape, and interaction of light and shadow. She feels it is a privilege to closely observe what others fail to see in the course of their hurried lives.
Kamhi is a member of Pastel Society of America, Pastel Society of the West Coast, California Art Club, Santa Barbara Art Association, and Westlake Village Art Guild. She serves on the boards of PSSC and Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore and is a frequent plein air demo artist for this organization. Her work has been juried into local, national, and international shows and has received countless awards.
www.virginiakamhifineart.com
Facebook: Virginia Kamhi Fine Art
Facebook: Virginia Kamhi Fine Art
Note: "Churning Sea," by Virginia Kamhi can be seen
on the Gallery and in the slide show on the Home page.
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