Artist Reception:        Saturday, September 1, 2007  
Time:                             6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
On View 24/7:              August 10, 2007 – September 15, 2007
Cost:                             Free

Location:      Homestead House Building
                        680 E. Colorado Blvd. at El Molino
                        Pasadena, CA 91101
                        Phone:  626-354-0359

A unique, colorful exhibition is taking place this month at Phantom Galleries LA at the Homestead House building on the corner of Colorado Boulevard and El Molino in Pasadena.  People attending the Pasadena Playhouse and visiting Vroman’s Bookstore will be in for a pleasant visual experience when they look across the street and see the exhibition entitled EARTH SOUNDS.  The exhibition, which celebrates the colors, sounds, and textures of the Mother Earth will be on display until September 15, 2007.  Visitors will be delighted to see that many of the works, which were created by local artists, are also available for acquisition.

Featured artists include Pasadena-based abstract painter Linda French, Los Angeles-based artist Kate Moriarty who paints pastels on suede, award-winning African-American artist Toni Scott, the late noted illustrator and landscape painter Robert G. Stevens, and locally known oil painters Lynne Fearman and Trice Tolle. The exhibition also includes the large botanical casein paintings of Mark Venaglia whose collectors include Robert De Niro and Celine Dion.  Called “one of the most exciting artists in America today,” by The New York Times and L.A. Times, Mr. Venaglia is known locally for creating a mural diptych in support of The PerCent for Art Program in 2001 for The Cultural Affairs Department of Pasadena.  These artists are curated by Margaret Danielak of Pasadena-based DanielakArt, an art sales and consulting company that specializes in exhibiting art in alternative venues.

The exhibition also includes the artwork of Ione Citrin, Pasadena-based painter Barbara Kaleta, artist Sophia Louisa and the Downtown Women's Center whose windows are curated by Liza Simone   Artist Brigitte Moos’ contemporary paintings are also included in the exhibition.  Her artwork is curated by Edgar Varela, Director of Edgar Varela Fine Arts of Los Angeles.

This Phantom Galleries L.A. installation is located at the former Homestead House Building in the historic Pasadena Playhouse District.  Artworks will be displayed in storefront windows visible from the street 24 hours a day, seven days a week until September 15, 2007.  The artists’ reception is taking place Saturday evening, September 1, 2007 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.  The reception is free and open to the public.  For further information please contact Liza Simone at Phantom Galleries LA at 213- 626-2854 or visit www.phantomgalleriesla.com.

To learn more about Art Rep Margaret Danielak and the artists of Pasadena-based DanielakArt visit www.danielakart.com or call 626-683-9922.