Doodle Is Art At FOA South In Laguna Beach Through Jan. 30

LAGUNA BEACH, CA —Laguna Beach's Festival of the Arts is a showing of the whimsical yet thought-provoking art of Kate Cohen at FOASouth through the end of the month.

In early January, Cohen led an intimate conversation about art and the creative process with a different Festival artist each month. For the remainder of January, her one-woman show will be featured at FOASouth, with the Explanation of the Doodle series.

According to Cohen, the series was born out of a need to find and live in joy while she was fighting stage IV head and neck cancer.

Now six years cancer-free, the artist maintains her practice as an avid doodler and has realized that the doodle IS the art.

Using a combination of poured acrylic, ink, oil and oil pastel on either paper or raw linen, Cohen creates an interplay between subtle, transparent areas and opaque, saturated colors.

Her work marries her love of line with color, creating a rich abstract narrative with her personal vocabulary of shapes and surfaces inspired by her mind’s eye.

See it through Jan. 30 at 1006 S. Coast Highway.

About Selections from the Collection

“Selections from the Collection” showcased both classical and contemporary works in a variety of media. Artworks include “Moss Street Beach” by Eugene Kaspin, “Homework” by Kathy Jones, “Restless Sea” by Stillman Sawyer, “Yellow and White Mums” by Dixie Hall, “Ambala Cash & Carry” by Michael Ward, and the newest addition to the Festival’s collection, “Sunlight in Rockport” a painting by Tom Swimm.

Festival of Arts Exhibits Director Christine Georgantas discussed the paintings on display.

“For your visual enjoyment, we have assembled a variety of artworks that illustrate the diversity of artists and styles that make up the Permanent Art Collection,” Georgantas said of the show. “Presented in the exhibit is a selection from the over 1,000 works that make up the Collection, ranging from the early 1900s to the present day.” The Festival of Arts Permanent Collection, expanded annually through purchases and donations, includes painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, glass, photography, mixed media, furniture and jewelry that reflect the uniqueness and diversity that is synonymous with the Festival of Arts and the region surrounding it.
The exhibit is held at Laguna Beach City Hall at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California 92651.