Today I visited the Irvine Museum. It is a gem of a museum located on Von Karmen near the airport. It's present exhibition Selections from the Irvine Museum feature paintings, primarily landscapes, from the early part of the 20th century.
What's charming about these paintings is some offer a glimpse of South Orange County before development. Crystal Cove with only a couple of homes on it. Saddleback Mountain surrounded by a beautiful valley instead of homes and commerce. For someone whose grown up in Southern California most of her life, it was especially impactful and brings a sense of nostalgia.
Of note, George Gardner Symon's Southern California Coast captures Laguna Beach like no other artist I've seen. He captures the light, the energy, the synergy, the overall feeling looking at the coast brings.
The exhibition runs through February 13, 2010. I highly recommend seeing it. http://www.irvinemuseum.org/
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