Caleb Wiseblood

With Thanksgiving behind us, it’s finally publicly acceptable to stretch out the fashionably ugly holiday sweaters and blast Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” on repeat. I’ve been doing both since the day after Halloween, but what better way is there on the Central Coast to get into the holiday spirit than […]

Game of Thrones is allegedly over, but winter is still coming. And for Solvang Antiques Fine Art Gallery, the season arrived earlier than its designated start date (Dec. 21). The gallery’s annual Holiday Art Show opened on Nov. 29 and exhibits a diverse collection of pieces from eight local artists. One featured oil painting, titled […]

Saturday, Nov. 16, 7:31 p.m.—“Wear purple if you have it tomorrow,” reads a text from one of my best friends. The following afternoon, I put on my striped burgundy T-shirt—the closest thing I own to purple—and await the anticipated “we’re here!” text from the group chat.  It’s nice of my friends to pick me up […]

Sculpture, painting, and photography are some of the more traditional media featured in Allan Hancock College’s Fine Arts Faculty Art Show—currently on display through Dec. 12. But spectators of the exhibit can look forward to experimental works as well, including Transgressions, a digital video art series created by faculty member Nancy Jo Ward.  “I have […]

 A retired psychology professor, Elayne Klasson spent her career teaching others about human behavior and relationships. One of Klasson’s greatest fascinations in life has always been the concept of love and why we choose to love the people we do. At age 72, Klasson is tackling the topic, but not in an academic format. It’s […]

Santa Maria was never part of a long-term plan for artist Laura-Susan Thomas and her husband, who moved up from Los Angeles about two decades ago. “We both had constantly moved growing up, so figured we might be here three years or so,” Thomas told the Sun. “Now 20 some years later, two grown kids, […]

Central Coast-based artists Kris Buck and Karen McLean-McGaw have been friends and painting partners for more than two decades, but this month’s exhibition at Gallery Los Olivos marks the duo’s first joint show. “I’ve known Kris and painted with her for over 20 years, so it really is natural to show our work together,” said […]

Starting Nov. 16, guests of the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature can expect to find a new photography exhibition inside the museum’s Valley Oak Gallery. The showcase, titled Santa Barbara County and Beyond, features more than 20 landscapes from Santa Ynez-based photographer George Rose. Although the exhibit’s coverage area ranges from all over California, […]