Art Show

The Art Show that I attended this week was of a presentation of an artist named Eric Beltz.  Eric Beltz currently works at UCSB as a lecturer. His artwork is in many art museums and showcases. When Eric Beltz first arrived in Santa Barbara, he was interested in the local and unique plants that only grow in the area of Santa Barbara. He would go to the sides of roads and take pictures of the weeds growing on the side of the road. He would also go take pictures of plants and trees that grew next to homes and in the field. He would also take his pen and paper and head out to draw these amazing plants. He also draws on his ideas and beliefs of others. one amazing drawing he made was of this man sitting under a tree with an eagle looking down. The idea of this story is that if you sit under this tree. You will get sick and the eagle will take your soul. In the Art Show, Eric Beltz also demonstrated more of his artwork that has made it to art museums. He talks about what inspired him to do these paintings. He mostly draws on his ideas and interprets them in the form of a drawing. At the end of the show questions were asked. One question made was about what were his methods of drawing. He said that first he visualizes his drawing and then he makes a drawing. The he erases like 3 time before going over it again for the final time. This presentation was so amazing because it showed his awesome artwork. If you want to know more about Eric Beltz, check out his webpage.  http://ericbeltz.com/