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Alberta Collins (American) pastel/acrylic/sand ppr

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Alberta Collins (American) pastel/acrylic/sand ppr
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measures 5" x 7" her first solo art show in 1962. Her paintings have been featured in galleries in Newport Beach, Palm Springs, Redondo Riviera, La Cienega, and on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. In over two hundred juried competitions she has won many Best of Show and First Place Awards. In 1997, she received the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from the City of Ojai. It's well known on the studio artists tour that if you want to buy one of Bert's paintings you need to join the line that starts forming outside her studio early in the morning the first day of the tour. She usually sells out within the first few hours. In 2002, Bert opened her home studio and gallery in Ojai, California, and continues to teach pastel classes and workshops today. There is a long waiting list to get into Bert’s classes because students rarely leave once they get in.