Mark Venaglia - the art deco works

Mark Venaglia is a brilliant artist with a successful 25 year career. His work has been shown in galleries around the world, collected by many celebrities, and shows a rich, passionate degree of knowledge for the craft of art. Here is a photographic journey of one of his most stunning series, the Art Deco works.


"For Revelation"

"For Revelation" (detail)













"Luxurious Light"







"Contender"

"Oxidized"












"Hollywood Bowl"

"No One Can Hold Back the Dawn"












"Josephine"








"The Sirius Sky" a detail portion of a mural from Eddie Murphy's ceiling

"Love Is"









"Evolution"





"The Kiss"





"The Boy King"

"Spirit of LA"










Many of the original paintings are available, but each one of these images is available as a signed, limited-edition, artist-enhanced giclee.

See Mark and some of his work this Thursday, May 8, at Town Square.
http://www.marcjoseph.com/townsquare

And see more of Mark's work at http://www.markvv.com and http://www.markvvart.com

Summer Cocktail Party

Now that the weather is getting warmer, our thoughts drift to cocktails outdoors. We have the perfect thing to kick up the glamour quotient of your party.

Dating to the 1930's, this cocktail shaker set with five glasses is in beautiful condition. Both the shaker and the glasses are stepped and ribbed, highlighted with painted stripes of red and white. The paint is strong after all these years, and the glasses don't have a single nick or chip. The top of the shaker, aluminum, which was the fabulous new miracle metal of the time, has a few little dents. Otherwise, perfection. This gorgeous set is just $150.

Now sit back on your chaise and sip your martini.