Inside Art Articles

118 - Nov / Dec 23

Portraying the Beauty of the American West

Jim Wodark The wide-open skies of the vast American deserts, the rugged multihued rock walls of canyons and buttes, the ever-changing light of the West—from golden dawns to purple dusks—these are the subjects of acclaimed artist Jim Wodark’s oil paintings. Wodark, a resident of Orange,... Read More →

Jim Wodark The wide-open skies of the vast American deserts, the rugged multihued rock walls of canyons and buttes, the ever-changing light of the West—from golden dawns to purple dusks—these are the subjects of acclaimed... Read More →

117 - Sep / Oct 23

Saluting Disney Studios'

100th Anniversary with Mickey Mouse

WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS Tom Wood (1870 - 1940) Mickey’s Magic Lamp Illustrations for Good Housekeeping magazine 1940 / Gouache on board The Hilbert Collection - - - - What better character to celebrate Disney Studios’ 100th birthday (1923-2023) than the superstar himself: Mickey Mouse? Mickey isn’t quite as old as... Read More →

WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS Tom Wood (1870 - 1940) Mickey’s Magic Lamp Illustrations for Good Housekeeping magazine 1940 / Gouache on board The Hilbert Collection - - - - What better character to celebrate Disney Studios’ 100th birthday (1923-2023) than the... Read More →

116 - Jul / Aug 23

Sergeant Creative

A Shared Passion for Visual Story Telling

Creative couple Leanne and Paul Sargeant are avid gardeners. Leanne is expressing a love of nature through her California bird painting project. - - - - Sergeant Creative They met in illustration class at the Laguna College of Art and Design—and the rest, as they... Read More →

Creative couple Leanne and Paul Sargeant are avid gardeners. Leanne is expressing a love of nature through her California bird painting project. - - - - Sergeant Creative They met in illustration class at the... Read More →

115 - May / Jun 23

American Stories: Midcentury Magazine Illustrations

at the Hilbert Museum

The period from the 1930s to the 1960s marked a significant time in American magazine and advertising illustrations. During this time, illustrations played a vital role in advertising and media campaigns, and many illustrators achieved fame and success through their work in magazines and advertisements.... Read More →

The period from the 1930s to the 1960s marked a significant time in American magazine and advertising illustrations. During this time, illustrations played a vital role in advertising and media campaigns, and many illustrators achieved... Read More →

110 - Jul / Aug 22

Bret Price

Applying Pressure

There are those moments in our lives that may at first seem uneventful but end up being significant turning points. Such was the case for Orange sculptor Bret Price as he prepared to attend a faculty meeting at Chapman College in 1979. An instructor of... Read More →

There are those moments in our lives that may at first seem uneventful but end up being significant turning points. Such was the case for Orange sculptor Bret Price as he prepared to attend a... Read More →

108 - Mar / Apr 22

Bradford J. Salamon

Forging Ahead at the Hilbert Museum

When a well-known artist holds a “retrospective” exhibition at a museum, it’s usually the artist looking back on the fullness of an entire career, its triumphs and all its waystations and landmarks. The exhibition “Bradford J. Salamon: Forging Ahead,” currently at the Hilbert Museum of... Read More →

When a well-known artist holds a “retrospective” exhibition at a museum, it’s usually the artist looking back on the fullness of an entire career, its triumphs and all its waystations and landmarks. The exhibition “Bradford... Read More →

107 - Jan / Feb 22

Michael Johnson

Capio Lumen Captures the Light

MICHAEL JOHNSON's Digital Illuminated Manuscripts on Exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art Bright flowers dance on the page, the tendrils of their vines entwining around colorful birds, butterflies and other creatures, ranging from lions to deer to roosters. A large, elaborate initial letter,... Read More →

MICHAEL JOHNSON's Digital Illuminated Manuscripts on Exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art Bright flowers dance on the page, the tendrils of their vines entwining around colorful birds, butterflies and other creatures, ranging from... Read More →

105 - Sep / Oct 21

Henrietta Berk

In Living Color

Henrietta Berk in her studio, 1969. She was a typical 1950s housewife—until she wasn’t. California artist Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) had one of the most unique and dynamic career trajectories of any midcentury painter—and then faded from the spotlight. Now the Hilbert Museum of California Art... Read More →

Henrietta Berk in her studio, 1969. She was a typical 1950s housewife—until she wasn’t. California artist Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) had one of the most unique and dynamic career trajectories of any midcentury painter—and then faded... Read More →

104 - Jul / Aug 21

Gold Medal Dreams

Prestigious Art Club's Exhibition at the Hilbert Museum

- - - - 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition July 10 - August 14, 2021 One of the oldest art clubs in the United States, the California Art Club will hold its 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at Chapman University’s Hilbert Museum of California Art from... Read More →

- - - - 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition July 10 - August 14, 2021 One of the oldest art clubs in the United States, the California Art Club will hold its 110th Annual Gold Medal... Read More →

103 - May / Jun 21

George Samerjan

Paris & Los Angeles

A significant part of the mission of the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University is to bring renewed recognition to California figurative and representational artists of the past 100 or so years. Some of these artists had begun to slip from the larger... Read More →

A significant part of the mission of the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University is to bring renewed recognition to California figurative and representational artists of the past 100 or so years. Some... Read More →