http://www.RebeccaRiel.com
http://www.illustratz.com
http://www.Riel3D.com

I am a professional full time illustrator who is in transition -- with my goal being switching to full time fine art. (60:30 and growing!) My current emphasis is Southwest and California Impressionist art.

S.Tune
http://www.sigridtune.com
Originally from Norway, I have been creating visual art for over 30 years. For 15 years I worked out of my art studio/gallery downtown (Main St.) Ventura, painting commissions ( in all subjects ) and my own original art.
My own work is not limited to any particular theme or medium, but flows from visual concepts that interrupt my daily life until I create it. In my current country studio I maintain the same vocation. I prefer the buzz of people around me, which a public work area provides. Not much into winning ribbons, but love the one on one people contact.

This is exactly the type of resource we hope WAV will generate for the broader artistic community. I'll take this opportunity to plug Sylvia Bartoli's webpage--she did all the fantastic artwork for the PLACE website. Take a look at her edgier work as well at http://www.sazacat.net

I am a free form sculptural bead artist. My website http://www.lusterworks.com is still under construction. I'm trying to post a small pic of my work, we will see if the new attachment feature will accept it1

http://www.painterofthewhitedove.com

I actually don't have a website for my artwork (which is strange, I make websites for a living...) so I've taken the liberty to attach some photos of my work. I've attached my oldest and newest work below (can you guess which is which?).

I do have a website for my photography (which I do more commercially than painting): http://nickgoodenough.net/flash/

I am Leslie Marcus~a Painter
you can view my artwork, biography, and exhibition history at:
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/leslie-marcus.html?tab=artwork

I'm a photographer, who works in a variety of genres; most recently concentrating on Antarctic and Arctic landscapes and wildlife.
Born and reared in the Bronx, NY; I left there in the late '60s.
Have now lived in So Cal for 20 years; including being an Oxnard resident since 1999.

http://www.irameyer.com

hallo, I am Enrico delponte and I am adm. of the: art-is-fun, group on Flickr nick above is also a menber, judge your self visiting my site on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimmo-da-chiavari
look for the art set right, all the works are mine with the exepition of the set Museums and Galleries.
Have fun becouse art-is-fun! Enrico.

LESLIE MARCUS...your artwork and website is truly inspirational. Thank you !
Sigrid Tune

My attachments are working... :( I just took a million pictures, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, of my personal artwork.

I meant to say that my attachments were NOT working. Thanks nick, I emailed you.

i grew up in ventura but have been living in brooklyn and nyc for the past 9 years and am looking for a way to move back to be closer to my family. i love the idea of WAV.

i work as a documentary filmmaker and mostly shoot in africa. i just started a blog that has a link to the first article i've written about my film, LOVE, LABOR, LOSS on the issue of obstetric fistula in Niger, West Africa. it also has links to my film websites. would love your feedback.

www.lisarussellfilm.blogspot.com

here's a direct link to my article:

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2007/11/27/behind-the-scenes-of-love-labor-loss

let me know if it comes through.

lisa

Thank you for making it easier to find your article. As I am reading I wonder, where are the men in this equation? If a Nigerian woman has an average of 8 children, do they take any responsibility for their part in producing this many children in such abhorrent poverty?

My question was...where are the men in this equation. Do they provide for them?

My family all had many children. My grandmother had 14 and also lived to be 95 years old. It was difficult to feed everybody, so they were poor and children had to work also, at an early age. Nevertheless the men were the main providers. What is the family structure like in the communities you visited?

okay, maybe i misunderstood your question. it is a tricky one to answer bc it is complex but i'll at least give you my opinion.

the men i have interviewed in the more rural areas are the decision makers and income generators of both the family and the community while the women primarily are the caretakers. there is a large emphasis on community structure and responsibility which is why men often leave to find work elsewhere. unfortunately, women bear most of the labor involved in keeping the family and community entact with fetching water and firewood, cooking, taking care of children, etc. but often times lack a voice when it comes to decision making about that community.

but many men i interviewed also expressed concern and love for their wives and daughters. a man who married off his daughter at 12 said he chose to do it bc at least she would be taken care of. (he negotiated that no intercourse would happen until she began her period.) another man i interviewed with aids was concerned about feeding his grandchildren and the large number of orphans he was caring for bc he was no longer healthy enough to work in the farm.

when it comes to the "population issue" large families mean more individuals who can work to support the family. with increase in access to education, these traditions are changing a bit. more families realize smaller families mean more quality investment in each child. but again, so many communities are more reliant on agriculture than business, that it still makes more sense to have hands to help feed the family. also, with so many children dieing under the age of five (primarily due to malaria and/or dehydration), there is a different perspective of what having children for a family means.

i guess the point of my article was that we are inclined to target the individual as the one who is responsible for some of the issues going on in poorer countries but my belief it is has so much more to do with the macro issues. if people had access to high quality of living like we have here in the states, i don't think we'd see so much of the harmful cultural traditions that we hear so much about. some of these customs just make sense or are necessary given the context.

hope that helps. if you want to see my full film which addresses some of the socioeconomic issues leading to women developing obstetric fistula, you can visit this link at the international musem of women:

http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Profile.aspx?id=191&lang=1&storyid=732

here's a photo from my last shoot in the congo showing how hard women really do work:

Lisa, your work is an inspiration.

I'm kinda a strange one... i'm an animator living in the area who has produced animation for various places ranging from MTV to Nick Jr. This is my day job.
My career/hobby is to be an actress/preformer. I currently wrestle for independent lucha libre shows in the los angeles area. My main show is called Lucha Va Voom www.luchavavoom.com. I also do a lot of acting and stunt work in los angeles area.

My fiance is also a working artist. He spent the majority of his life working in comic books. He is now working full time as a toy sculptor/molder and spends any extra moment he may have doing freelance photography and illustration work. His true passion however is writing and he does so constantly...poetry, scripts, etc.

My *site* is merely my myspace page, but it'll give you a little clue about what i'm all about and show you some videos and photos of my work and any upcoming shows i may have. I'm currently designing my fiance's site as we speak, but as soon as i'm done, i'll post it here as well.

Thanks everyone, this project is amazing, and i can't wait to see what kind of life it brings to the area. =)
sincerely,
CRYBABY

http://www.myspace.com/crybaby46

Hey "aimajin/crybaby" maybe we should talk?

Sounds like your fiance and I work in related fields....

By the way, great shot!!

Best.
Mike "trogwav" Lemos

Hi,
Looking at the entry dates there seems to be a slowing of interest. Only a couple of recent comments. Everyone must be working on their art.
Summer is almost here and lets all travel and share our art experiences on the road. Quick sketches of vacation sites or people. Just a thought.
My thoughts are that there is supposed to be 54 lofts and I'm pretty sure there will be hundreds who apply. There are loads of artists in the Ventura area
and many outside this area who are interested. What originally started as an aid to artists in Ventura County may turn into a difficult selection process.
I'm not closed to Artists from other countries, I think that we have a lot great talent to exchange. What are YOUR thoughts?
RitaJ.

Gosh, Floating...traveling and creating some art sounds really wonderful! I wish I could do that. I hope you are going to. I am not able to do it, at this time due to art commissions I am working on. I also have a part time job.(3 days) I will have to take some short trips and be happy with that. There are many places locally that I want to see. So many things to paint. We are really surrounded here in So.Calif. with such abundance of choices. It's great. Mountains, deserts, beaches.
Oh! I love the El Jardin building. Bet you miss it.
About artists from other countries. You know once this get going and artists are settled in and making some noise, it will attract artists from all over I think. If there was a place for them to show, like an invitation gallery, that would help. They may not qualify to live at the WAV since it is restrictive in the income level. So, very established and financially successful artists would have to rent the penthouse. ha-ha Why not? If there was a gallery for them to show in...they would. Of course I am talking visual artist here. There will be others, hopefully.

Sorry forgot to put in the address. Dog barking at my door to come in.....distracting.
http://web.mac.com/rjart
He weighs 135 lbs. so he gets his way.
Rj

Thanks for the feedback. I'm still going to make a couple of changes.

I just bought an I-MAc computer and for $99. they transfer your stuff off your old computer P.C. into your new one.
This also iincludes one year of classes once a week. I bought the dot mac program which they are showing me, how to use it to create my web page. there are templates to choose from and you just fill them in. I did my bio in word then moved it over onto the page. The photos are in I-photo and dragged and dropped into place.
I'm thrilled to learn this project.

some pictures i took comi-con 2007 and others