Author Archive: Jim Christiansen
Jim Christiansen, award winning watercolor artist, cartoonist and member of many art groups moved to Modesto in 1977. Born in Riverside, California, and attended University of California, Riverside. Jim often shows around Modesto, does a poster or two, and has been host of the art walk events at State Theatre and Jax on H. Jim has been writing the art notes column several years for Modesto View.
ArtView – August Autumn Art
Art View By Jim Christiansen August is near back to school shopping and end of summer time. Third Thursday Art Walk comes up middle of the month August 15, and a good time to take a saunter downtown to the various art walk venues, and make a deal with local artists on a piece of […]
ArtView – Graffiti Creations
Art-View-June-20191.docx Art View By Jim Christiansen June for me often opens at the Riverdance Farms Pick and Gather festival, where I started with a watercolor for their fliers, and show art, and help get local bands on our shade house stage. It’s a fun project, and again opens June 1 and 2, with artists, crafters […]
ArtView: Artful Showers
Art View: Artful Showers By Jim Christiansen April showers us with Earth Day, Open Studio, Art Walk, and more. In my case, its time to build new walls around my new carport art studio. Having to move recently, I am showing my art at Moon and Sixpence for the Stanislaus Artist Open Studio April 6 […]
ArtView – Art, Jazz and Classics
Art View By Jim Christiansen March opens with Stanislaus Artist Open Studio maps going on sale from the 53 participating artists, or available at Mistlin Gallery, the Chartreuse Muse, or Carnegie Art Center. Maps are $10, students 18 and under get in free with map holder. The self-guided tour has 29 stops, many artist home […]
ArtView – February Foto & More
Art View By Jim Christiansen February brings on the third annual FOTO Modesto month long celebration of our award-winning regional photographers, this year in a revised format. “Best of the Best” is the central Show at Mistlin Gallery, where the participating photographers exhibit their best works. Show opens at the gallery February 5 and runs […]
ArtView – New Year Art
Art View By Jim Christiansen mercenary_graphics@yahoo.com<mailto:mercenary_graphics@yahoo.com> January opens a new art year with classes, deadlines, and new shows in the 209. Check out the offerings at the Art Walk venues January 17 www.modestoartwalk.com for who’s open and what’s showing after the expanded holiday sales. New artists, January is a good time to make your way […]
Art – Jim Christiansen December 2018
December Art View 2018 By Jim Christiansen Update on the point of the Graceada Park Performance Art Project. Even though I’ve returned to Riverside, California, my birthplace over the past 40 some years I’ve been in Modesto, I have no immediate plans to move back, just visit Riverside events like the opening of the Cheech […]
JazzView – Fall Chill Hot Jazz
Blues&JazzView by Eric Benson What’s new with Jazz and the Blues News? If you luv music you’re gonna love this Well, fall is upon us and there are changes in weather, temperature and political climate, I feel a chill! But whether you vote Blue, Red or Sepia Brown, if you believe in change just Vote. […]
ArtView – Eleven Years, Memories and Observations
ArtView By Jim Christiansen This edition of Modesto View Art View is my 11th anniversary of joining the in-print edition of Modesto View, usually page 7, at the invitation of my friend, visual artist and musician Chris Murphy. This past Art Walk was great, and though officially no Third Thursday, your usual Art Walk venues […]
ArtView – Hot August Nights
Art View By Jim Christiansen I hope Hot August Nights aren’t as hot as July Art Walk. But rain or shine, downtown Third Thursday Art Walk goes on. In case you missed it, there is some carryover into August for show openings you might missed. First one to close is the Celebration of Fiber Arts […]
ArtView: Hot August Art
Art View – August 2018 By Jim Christiansen I hope Hot August Nights aren’t as hot as July Art Walk. But rain or shine, downtown Third Thursday Art Walk goes on. In case you missed it, there is some carryover into August for show openings you might missed. First one to close is the Celebration […]
ArtView – New Art New Year
Art View By Jim Christiansen The New Year has arrived, and time to remind artists if you haven’t signed up for the Stanislaus Artist Open Studio Tour, the deadline is January 15. Applications email is openstudio.stanislaus@gmail.com Maps for the April 7 and 8 Open Studio weekend go on sale in March, which will have all […]
Art View October 2017
Art View October 2017 By Jim Christiansen Trick or Treat! I haven’t got a lot of ghoulish or zombie apocalypse to add to our Modesto View, except to suggest some theme like that for October Art Walk. So far, the new format has included Clue Mystery, Pirates, and Rockabilly, so stop in to find […]
ArtView – Labor Day and Back to School
Art View By Jim Christiansen Labor Day and back to school. Time to consider some classes. Mistlin Gallery, Chartreuse Muse, Carnegie Arts Center all field art classes. So do other groups like The Shire, The Black Sheep’s ink, Black Hearts and the Tri-Chromatic Gallery. Commercial party art places, Art Time and Sip Wine, and Pinot’s […]
