Art from the Heart

Celebrate your Valentines weekend with an artist who truly speaks from the heart. Please join us Saturday February 15th from 7-10pm for opening night for modern multi-media artist, Barbara Marker’s exhibit “Art from the Heart.” German born artist, Barbara Marker, always knew in her heart that she wanted to be an artist. After winning an art scholarship, she continued to develop herself by attending art schools in New York, Iowa, and San Diego. She has completed most of her artwork since the 70’s here in San Diego.

Her highly imaginative artwork of the fantasy realm is an evocative showcase of classic fantasy icons such as fairies, mermaids, and unicorns. She is also known for her animal portraits which clearly convey human emotion as expressed through a new perspective. Barbara has also made a name for herself in the comic book world, and has colored cover art for DC Comics, Eclipse Comics, and Dark Horse Comics and various others. She has also featured her work in the “Artist Alley” at the San Diego Comic Convention, Artist's Alley at Wondercon and Comic-Fest.

For more information about Barbara Marker and her artwork, check out her website at www.barbaramarkerartist.com .

San Diego Home-Grown Skateboard History Exhibit

The National Skateboard Review and Artlab Studios presents the San Diego Home-Grown Skateboard History Exhibit. Come meet and greet the pioneers who started it all! The opening reception will take place this Saturday, October 5, from 5pm at ArtLab Studios 3536 Adams Avenue San Diego 92116. The event is free and open to skateboarding enthusiasts of all ages. We are thrilled to invite you to take part in such a crucial moment of San Diego history!

Music, Art and Vendors April 27th - 28th Car2Go Stage at Artlab Studios

4/27-4/28: Vendors Wanted for Adams Ave Plugged In April 27th 28th @ Car2Go Stage (Adams Avenue San Diego) Live Entertainment

Vendors Wanted for Adams Avenue Plugged In Saturday April 27th 12pm to 10pm and Sunday April 28th 12pm to 7pm at the Car2Go Stage at Artlab Studios 3536 Adams Avenue. 

Only $50 for the weekend and we have 10 available vendor spaces 10' by 10' with 110 electricity. 
Call 619 750-3355 ASAP

Vice Squad of Passion Opening Saturday March 23rd 7pm at ArtLab Studios

Most of Marilyn's work has grown out of a reaction to minimalism and conceptualism. Robert Ryman and Allen Ruppersberg are two very strong influences on my work. Also, Andy Warhol’s appropriation of common household objects also influenced my decision to interpret newspapers as art objects. What I have done is invert his process. Instead of making multiples, I take a mass produced object and make a singular work of art influenced by it. My work is holistic since it has an emphasis on craft and technique along with a strong conceptual impulse in an attempt to move the emotions of others. In other words, my work deliberately has mind, body and soul aspects and is meant to engage viewers beyond their visual sensations or intellectual needs. Drawing is the most primal form of my expression and easily the most deeply integral to my creative process. Drawing is as vital & as necessary as breathing. Drawing in pen & ink is the tightrope of art. It can work or it can be a colossal mess. I have come to savor the unintentional blotches and smears as vital to the final visual image. Ink reminds me to find a way to work with every possibility.

The work currently being shown includes many pieces never seen before in San Diego County from two different series. One series is called, "An Exhortation to Passion". The works are meant to galvanize a person into loving with all of their energy, thereby inspiring others not to take things for granted. These works are primarily done with oil paint, fabric and found objects on canvas