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24 | August 10, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Life & Arts malibusurfsidenews.com Oil painting class also touches on color theory Barbara Burke Freelance Reporter Malibu Creative Arts Studio, an arts center launched by Malibu resident Julia Holland, started its fine arts workshop series with a two-day class for adults and teens on Aug. 6-7. The workshop immersed students in the science of color and the properties of oil paint, which artists often view as a difficult medium to work with. The studio’s Visual Arts Coordinator Leslie Lienau taught the workshop. Lienau is the founder of the Oklahoma-based Conservatory for Classical Art, an studio providing youth and adults with focused fine arts training in the classical tradition. On Saturday, Aug. 6, Lienau lectured on the science of color so students can successfully mix them. Students completed numerous exercises aimed at instilling pivotal problem-solving skills. “The workshop is an exercise-based discussion about the color wheel, the use of color in painting and understanding how to harmonize color,” Lienau said. “Having this essential knowledge is the key to successful painting.” Lienau introduced painting concepts to students because, as she said, the course is “where we start to learn how to paint in oil properly.” She also focused on teaching proper painting practices to students, including use of proper materials and brush and palette hygiene. Please see Painting, 25 Painting together are (left to right) Gary Springer, Michelle Swain, Cheryl Rich and Carla Bates during the first of a two-day painting workshop on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Malibu Creative Arts Studio. Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media \Leslie Lienau talks about brush cleaning techniques during her class. Travis Springer focuses on his oil painting.
malibusurfsidenews.com Life & Arts Malibu surfside news | August 10, 2016 | 25 Playhouse to showcase 2 events in 1 night Barbara Burke, Freelance Reporter On August 13, Malibu Playhouse Theater will feature “Salam Neighbor,” a compelling, game-changing documentary by Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple, directors of the award-winning film, “Living on One Dollar.” In “Salam Neighbor,” the filmmakers fully embedded themselves in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp, the second largest refugee camp in the world where 80,000 displaced souls try to cope and desperately hang on to hope. The documentary is sponsored by Creative Visions, a Malibubased nonprofit aimed at effecting social change through the arts. “Creative Visions’ support of films, documentaries and art aimed at making a difference is as good as foundation work gets,” said Kathleen Keifer, whose art will be exhibited to benefit Malibu Playhouse starting at 7 p.m. on the evening of the “Salam Neighbor” screening. “Salam Neighbor,” which If You Go ... What: Kathleen Keifer Exhibit Fundraiser, 7 p.m. and Salam Neighbor, 8 p.m. Where: Malibu Playhouse Theater, 29243 Pacific Coast Highway More info: (310) 589-1998 Malibuplayhouse.org translates to “Hello, Neighbor,” brings home to viewers the precarious plight of resilient refugees. In making the film, Ingrasci and Temple collaborated with Mohab Khattab and Salam Darwaza, co-founders of 1001 MEDIA, a company focusing on telling the stories of Arab communities in order to transcend politics and engage audiences on an emotional and educational level about extremely challenging conditions suffered by many refugees and displaced persons. The film makes very real the heart-wrenching conditions of a refugee camp that houses some of the most endearing and engaging people. Like 10-year-old Ra’ouf who lives in Za’atari and somehow manages a constant smile despite being traumatized. Ra’ouf, who hopes to be a doctor, refuses to go inside a school because his school at home in Syria was bombed. Salam Neighbor has had a tremendous impact and is really making a difference. Recently, Ra’ouf virtually presented 250,000 petitions to world leaders at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, asking them to increase education funding in emergencies. As the summit session wrapped up, foreign ministers and heads of state from around the world pledged a total of $90 million dollars to the Education Cannot Wait Fund to help ensure displaced children like Ra’ouf get the chance at an education. This will help affect approximately 750,000 children like Ra’ouf and his friends. The filmmakers have also partnered with Save the Children, as well as the UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, and International Rescue Committee. These groups will receive a share of the documentary’s profits to use for their work with Syrian refugees. Temple, 26, and Ingrasci, 25, have amazing talent. They don’t just film and edit a story. Rather, they totally and literally immerse themselves in a story. In doing so, in Salam Neighbor they succeed mightily at depicting daily, gut-wrenching challenges suffered by refugees living literally on the edge of both war and their very survival. Before the documentary plays, Keifer, an amazing California artist with an ongoing love affair with Malibu, will begin the night at 7 p.m. with a special charitable art exhibition to support the Malibu Playhouse. Keifer lauded of the work of documentary producers such as Ingrasci and Temple, and foundations such as Creative Visions. “They are all aimed at taking the ‘other’ out of our way of thinking,” as in “those other people,” Kiefer said. Keifer, who has been characterized as the leader of new California Realism, sees magic in a real place and depicts what she sees in her works. “I get seduced by a new idea and I have to paint new things,” the painter said. Her works show in 14 galleries, including the Weisman Museum in Malibu, Coast Gallery in Laguna Beach and Dion Gallery in Redondo Beach. When Keifer was asked what one often wants to ask an artist, “How do you ever let a work go?” she responded, “Of all the images in the world, the buyer has chosen to hang my painting on their wall. I am so honored when that happens.” Keifer’s exhibit will feature pieces from her coastal icons, contemporary landscapes, palms, LA-X and pop art series. The Keifer family was one of the original benefactors of Malibu Playhouse. If you choose to buy one of her pieces, all art purchases are 100 percent tax deductible and proceeds benefit the Playhouse. New jazz ensemble to hold first auditions Submitted by the City of Malibu Jazz musicians in Malibu now have a new place to gather and play standards together. PAinting From Page 24 The Malibu Parks and Recreation Department launched the Malibu Jazz Ensemble, with the first rehearsal coming up on Wednesday, August 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Malibu City Hall, located at 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd. The Parks and Recreation Department invites any and all Malibu musicians of all ages “Painting with certain oil paints can be toxic — there are heavy metals in paint,” Lienau said. “It is best to keep it off of your hands. I teach palette etiquette to make sure painters are safe, neat and tidy.” Lienau also gave students tips on how to take good care of paint brushes, whether they are made from natural hair or are synthetic. For oil brushes, she advocated using lavender-based spike oil as opposed to more abrasive, toxic cleansers. The attentive students asked many questions and took notes. The Malibu Creative Arts Studio, which is built around the conservatory model, has plans for more such workshops in order to provide students with classes that bring elite, artistic instructors and students together for a unique learning experience. The studio envisions workshops being hosted by very experienced and shown artists such as Lienau. The next workshop at the studio include Limited Palette Figure Painting by Sarah Sedwick, scheduled for Sept. 16-18, which will teach techniques used by Swedish who would be interested in joining the band to attend the first rehearsal, read charts and help determine the instrument balance for the group. painter Anders Zorn. That workshop costs $550. The expanding Malibu Creative Art studio continues to offer private lessons in singing, guitar, piano, and drums, and provides a children’s glee chorus and rock classes with top-notch professional musicians. For more information or to RSVP, please call (310) 456-2489 ext. 357, and be sure to mention which instrument or instruments you play. Help spread the news Become a writer with Malibu Surfside News If you’re interested in writing for Malibu Surfside News, contact Editor Chris Bashaw at chris@malibusurfsidenews.com or call (310) 457-2112. MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS
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