[CINC] Fwd: Oct 9th IPCO to Scorpion - Wildling Art Museum / Artist David Gallup

[David Chubb]

The 11am Islander to ESCI on Sunday included 52 members of the Wildling
Art Museum in Los Olivos. With them was artist David Gallup, who has
made over 70 paintings of the Channel Islands. He set up his easel at
the end of the pier and made two oil paintings of the Island, while
chatting with museum members who came out to watch him paint. Pepperdine
University recently held a show of Gallup's CI paintings. After he
started painting the Channel Islands, Gallup learned to scuba dive. His
work includes several painting of underwater scenes.
     The visit of museum members was in conjunction with the "Island
Encounters" exhibition at the Wildling, which, in addition to Gallup,
features works by Elmer Wachtel, Carl Oscar Borg, Lockwood de Forest,
Marcia Burtt, Ron Guthries, Marc Muench, Whitney Abbott, Bill Dewey, and
Bud Bottoms.
     Executive Director, Stacy Otte, was amazed when the phone started
ringing with so many members wanting to come out. She talked to me about
wanting to bring a group out to Anacapa this spring. The Wildling Art
Museum is dedicated to displaying art that helps people appreciate the
importance of preserving our natural heritage. "Island Encounters" is on
display until Jan 8th. If you go, be sure to mention your CINC
affiliation. Not surprisingly, the Wildling members were wonderfully
appreciate of their personal Island Encounter at Scorpion.
     Paul Petrich also enjoyed the trip out with me, and led a Cavern
Point hike for the other visitors on our boat. David Chubb