40 of my paintings are now available on checks through CheckAdvantage.com as part of their Licensed Artist program. 

Please click link below to order your checks!

http://new.checkadvantage.com/debbie-lewis-checks

Two New Shows Coming Up!

You are invited to my next two shows this month. They are: 

On Thursday, September 19, I will be selling my paintings at the Huntington Beach Art Walk. This event takes place on Main Street, between Orange and Olive, from 6-9 pm. 

This is a fun area of this scenic beach town, so come prepared to enjoy the local restaurants, shops, ocean breeze and, of course, the art show! 

On Saturday, September 28, I will be one of two artists featured at the First Cal Mortgage Bixby Knolls Grand Opening at 3530 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, Ca. 90807 from 1-4 pm. 

This will be a fun event with food, spirits, live music and a classic car show. My work will continue to be on display and for sale in the office for the month of October as well. 

Hope to see everyone soon! 

Gregg Young & the 2nd St. Band and Watercolor Artist Collaboration for Stroll & Savor

Award Winning Long Beach musician, Gregg Young of Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band will bring his mix of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Blues, R&B, Reggae and “C” or Smooth Jazz to the Belmont Shore Stroll and Savor. 

 

We are very excited and proud to announce a special collaboration between Long Beach watercolor artist, Debbie Lewis and Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band. Debbie Lewis is painting a series of three original watercolors of the band and iconic Long Beach landmarks. The first of the series will be on display at the Stroll and Savor and prints will be available for purchase. The band will sign prints and CDs during their breaks. 

 

At 7PM, Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band will be performing the Official Rose Parade Float Song for the city of Long Beach, Long Beach Summertime. We would like to invite children of all ages and their parents to participate in the recreation of this song. For your own copy of the original version of Long Beach Summertime, go to iTunes, search Gregg Y. 

 

Everyone is invited!

 

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 from 5:30pm-9:30pm

Corona Ave & 2nd Street – South side, next to Sweet Jill’s Bakery

Long Beach, CA 90803

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

 

Katlyn Wheeler

Marketing/PR Assistant

Band: 562.433.4858

greggyoung@earthlink.net

http://www.GreggYoung.com

http://debbielewiswatercolors.com

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The Sky Room Presents 'Wine and Watercolor'

 

May 20, 2012: The Sky Room in downtown Long Beach (http://theskyroom.com) invites you to a combination wine and watercolor event on June 7 from 6-9 PM.  Local Long Beach watercolor artist Debbie Lewis will have her paintings on display while guests enjoy a $15 flight of 4 wines.

Ms. Lewis has been specializing in Long Beach landscapes and buildings for the past 3 years since moving to downtown Long Beach. “There are so many colorful and exciting scenes in Long Beach, I will never run out of inspiring material,” she said. “While I love general landscape images, I also specialize in historic home portraits,” she added.

The prestigious Sky Room, located atop the historic Breakers assisted living home, continues to create history as a preferred destination on the Pacific Coast. Since originally opening in 1926, The Sky Room has continued to draw an enthusiastic clientele of local guests, Hollywood Celebrities, Politicians and World-renowned Personalities of the time. 

Ms. Lewis plans to do several new paintings for this event, some centered around The Sky Room building itself.

Some of her Long Beach images, including her recent, “Long Beach Soul: Now and Then”, a panoramic view of 10 Long Beach icons from past and present, can be seen on her website at:  http://debbie-lewis.artistwebsites.com/art/all/long+beach+landscapes/all

The Sky Room has an ever-growing list of awards for its excellent cuisine and atmosphere.  http://www.theskyroom.com/new/theskyroom/content.asp?contentID=2016793715

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Arts District Jewelry Store & Watercolor Artist Present “Long Beach Soul: Now and Then”

April 8, 2012: Deviant Design Group (DDG) owner, Mark Barata, and Long Beach watercolor artist, Debbie Lewis, have teamed up to present “Long Beach Soul: Now and Then” on April 14 at DDG’s new flagship store in downtown Long Beach’s Arts District.  From 8-11 pm, they will celebrate all that is best about Long Beach by presenting new Long Beach-themed jewelry, as well as a new painting which contains 10 Long Beach icons from the past and present. The public are cordially invited.

The evening will include a ribbon-cutting event and champagne toast, a silent auction for the new painting and new jewelry piece, as well as a raffle for a print of the painting.  

Ms. Lewis has been painting Long Beach scenes for the past 3 years, concentrating on historic buildings, including the Villa Riviera, Queen Mary and historic homes, and will have many of her original works, as well as prints, on display and available for purchase. 

“My new painting, ‘Long Beach Soul: Now & Then’, grew out of a brainstorming session with Mark, in which we developed the concept of an image that contains well-known Long Beach icons from 75 years ago, all the way to the present,” she said. 

“Many hours of research went into finding and choosing the best images to include and working out how to make them all fit together in one painting. It will be fun to see how many people can identify all 10 icons that I included,” she added.

Mr. Barata will present his new Long Beach-themed pendant and will be hosting the event at his new store, which is just two blocks away from that night’s Artwalk on Linden Ave.

Deviant Design Group (www.deviantdesigngroup.com) is a premiere jewelry design company that specializes in custom projects. With over four decades of experience, DDG handcrafts the most impeccable pieces which exemplify attitude with a fresh new approach. The company only uses the finest of materials, crafted here in the United States by the world’s finest artists. Their work departs from usual or accepted standards in hopes to achieve diversity through controversy.

Debbie Lewis (http://debbielewiswatercolors.com) has been painting Long Beach landscapes and buildings since moving to Long Beach in 2008 and welcomes commissions to capture your favorite building or scene wherever it may be.

Both can be contacted via their websites.

For more information about the event, please contact Deviant Design Group at 256 Elm Ave, Long Beach 90802 at (562) 912 4269.

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4th St Deli & Long Beach Artist to Co-Host “Night at the Deli”

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Long Beach, CA – On July 9, 4^th Street Deli and Long Beach watercolor artist, Debbie Lewis, will co-host a special “Night at the Deli.”  Ms. Lewis’ watercolor paintings will be featured, along with a raffle for a free sandwich and a free high-quality watercolor print.  The event will run from 6 – 8:30 on Friday, July 9^th. Raffle tickets will be available on site starting at 6. The drawing will be at 7:45. Winners must be present to receive their food and art.

4^th St Deli now serves beer and wine to go with their sandwiches and salads, which will be available for purchase at this event, along with free snacks.  (http://www.4thstdeli.com/home.html) Ms. Lewis’ paintings highlight many Long Beach-themed scenes. In addition to her original watercolor paintings, she will have packaged greeting cards, mouse pads and glass kitchen cutting boards with her paintings printed on them available during the event. Ms. Lewis’ colorful nature-themed art, including florals, animals and landscapes, add a new aesthetic touch to this favorite downtown venue. 

 “I am looking forward to a fun evening where 4^th St Deli and I will team up to bring great food, art and fun to downtown Long Beach,” Ms. Lewis said.  She recently added this location to a growing list of venues in Long Beach where people can find her art.  Other locations include: Metropolitan Furniture (http://www.losangelesfurniture.com), Hellada’s Gallery gift boutique (http://www.hellada.us), the UPS Store (http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/2896) and Cat Man Blu (http://www.catmanblu.com).

The 4^th St. Deli has many fans on Yelp (http://www.yelp.com/biz/4th-street-deli-long-beach) who recommend this delicatessen for a fast and tasty meal. One reviewer stated: “... Just one word: AMAZING. Best sandwich shop I've ever been to! Not only is the food great, but the customer service is off the hook!! The owner is very friendly and knows how to treat a customer. Everyone that I've taken here has had the same reaction as me. …Don't wait. Go now!”

Ms. Lewis is a self-taught artist whose talent developed in the mid-90s. Since moving to Long Beach in 2008, she has participated in numerous group and solo shows and regularly displays her work at the downtown Long Beach 2^nd Saturday Art Walk. Her original watercolors are currently featured at El Dorado Nature Center throughout the month of June and she will be on site on July 26 from 11-2 with her printed items.

“Since I started painting,” she said, “I have mainly been drawn to nature themes. Now that I live in Long Beach, I have enough inspiration to last a lifetime.”

Ms. Lewis’ work can be seen at http://WatercolorsForSaleOnline.com where some of the watercolors for sale at the 4^th St. Deli are shown.

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Exhibit [A] Gallery Hosts International Watercolor Artists

LONG BEACH, CA – Exhibit [A] Gallery brings international watercolor artists to Downtown Long Beach.  The gallery located at 555 N. Pine in Downtown Long Beach will feature a solo exhibition by Thomas Schaller as well as a three-day workshop by Paul Jackson. 

  

Thomas Schaller has long been considered one of the foremost architectural illustrators in the world.  He has authored two books: the best-selling, and AIA award of merit winner, Architecture in Watercolor, and The Art of Architectural Drawing. His artwork has been exhibited around the world including at the Art Institute of Chicago, The Graham Foundation, The American Society of Illustrators in New York City and at the Aedes-East Gallery in Berlin. 

Schaller will be featured in the upcoming “Artists to Watch” issue of Watercolor Artist magazine in October 2010, as well as feature articles in American Artist and American Art Collector magazines.  Recent works have been juried into numerous prestigious exhibitions including the World Expo’s Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Biennial Exhibition, the 30^th International Exhibition of the San Diego Watercolor Society and the 143^rd Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society. 

The show, including recent works of Southern California beach life, will open at Exhibit [A] Gallery on Friday July 2^nd with a reception from 6-10pm as well as a closing reception on Saturday July 31^st from 6-10pm.

During the exhibition, renowned watercolor artist Paul Jackson will host a three-day watercolor workshop entitled, “A Dramatic Landscape”.  Paul is the author of Painting Spectacular Light Effects in Watercolor. His work has often been featured in the International Artist and The Artist's Magazine. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and National Watercolor Society (NWS).  

The workshop will allow attendees to reach the next level of artistic confidence and ability, regarding design, color, value, textures and patterns. Using informal lectures, discussions, demonstrations and critiques, artists will develop or refine their personal painting style and find logical, creative answers to watercolor questions and problems.  The three day workshop is on July 16^th – 18^th from 9am – 3pm, cost: $300.  To register, contact, Debbie Lewis at 562-436-4543 or debbieellen.lewis@gmail.com.  Open to all skill levels.

The Exhibit [A] gallery is part of an economic development project funded by the Downtown Long Beach Associates.  As one of the Vayden Roi Galleries, headed by Evan Kelly and Liza Mitchell, the project transforms vacant commercial spaces into active galleries and event venues.  The program, which was initiated in January of 2010, has already seen success.  The initial location at 517 Pine Avenue was an abandoned Hookah Lounge.  After five months of programming, the space was leased by a yoga and natural health studio whose owners had attended one of the events.  Local residents have also expressed their delight with the program, “There is finally a gallery on Pine Avenue!” says Rajh Kirch who lives at 519 Pine Avenue along with hundreds of other Pine Avenue residents living in recently constructed apartment complexes and high end lofts.  The project recently moved into the 555 Pine location and is looking for more spaces to build temporary galleries.  For inquires or more information, please contact Evan Kelly: Evan@vaydenroi.com or Liza Mitchell: Liza@vaydenroi.com

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