Introducing Khalid Alkaaby

We are very pleased to welcome our newest artist Khalid Alkaaby to the gallery. Khalid Alkaaby was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq in 1979. He worked as an artist and ran a successful art studio. In September 2005 Baghdad underwent immense bombings. The 14th of September was the deadliest day of the insurgency. The…

Rare watercolors by Arthur G. Rider (1886-1975)

Rare watercolors by Arthur G. Rider (1886-1975)

We are making available to the public for the first time a collection of original watercolor paintings by early California artist Arthur Grover Rider. The paintings come from the estate of Rider’s stepson, Robert Bethea and they have been in his personal collection since 1975. Arthur  Rider was born in Chicago, traveled, studied and painted…

Introducing Irina Negulescu

 Lu Martin Galleries is pleased to introduce our newest artist, Irina Negulescu. Irina is primarily a figurative painter, known especially for her paintings of beautiful women underwater. Irina was born in Romania, and having been raised during the harsh years of Communism helps explain her exceptional ability to capture the soul and essence of her…

Brooke Harker completes Italian residency with museum exhibition

Brooke Harker completes Italian residency with museum exhibition

Artist Brooke Harker recently returned from a five month residency in Frosinone, Italy, near Rome. She was invited by Alfio Borghese , curator of Villa Comunale di Frosinone, to reside and paint for a solo exhibition at his museum. Her exhibit, titled “Una Prospettiva Eclettica”  (An Eclectic Perspective) consisted of 14 paintings of Los Angeles and 6 paintings…

Martin Beaupré exhibits at Pierre Boucher Museum

Martin Beaupré exhibits at Pierre Boucher Museum

Congratulations to artist Martin Beaupré for his successful opening and exhibition at Musée Pierre Boucher in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Beaupré’s exhibition is titled “Bodhicitta: Coeur Éveillé” (Translated as “Bodhicitta: Awakened Heart”). In Buddhism, Bodhicitta is a spontaneous wish to attain enlightenment motivated by great compassion for all sentient beings. The exhibition opened on September 27 and continues until…