Alice Scott Crittenden
Street Painting Artist
“Street festival days are magical,
you can see the colors dance upon the pavement.” says artist Alice Scott Crittenden of Santa Barbara, CA.
“I am forever amazed when I watch my hand place a color- and something enchanting emerges from the pavement.’
Inspired by the Impressionists and the Expressionists, Alice loves to discover color relationships and the effects on the viewer's understanding of how we see, and the way it moves the viewer’s emotions. Because of this, many of the pastels she uses are hand made, as it is difficult to obtain her color combination with store bought sticks.
Alice's father was her greatest art critic who diligently encouraged talent, yet he was never one to hold back on pointing out areas that needed reworking. "My greatest inheritance from him? He instilled in me the truth that each person has been imprinted with a creative force that needs to be communicated. It should not lie dormant. I believe our creativity is part of our life force - it needs to be exercised regularly! " Her work is in private collections in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Not only has Alice presented solo shows, her ceramics, paintings, serigraphs, etchings, and pen and inks have been displayed in juried shows, taking home top awards. Ms. Crittenden worked for 6 years in advertising firms, first as a graphic artist, progressing to Art Director for a Ventura California advertising agency, and on to co-owner of graphic design agency in Oxnard, CA. She retired from the agency when her daughter was born.
She is currently pursuing her murals and portraitures from her home studio (when she is not traveling the world painting the street at chalk festivals.)
Festivals May 20, 21 Napa, CA La Strada dell Arte
"Self Portrait" by Ellen Day Hale - 1885
May 26-28 Always Memorial Day Weekend, Santa Barbara, CA I Madonnari http://www.imadonnarifestival.com
2007 - "Giraffes Aren't Always Yellow and Brown!" original design by Alice Scott Crittenden
June 9, 10 San Rafael, Youth In Arts http://www.youthinarts.org/pages/italian.htm
2007 - "Flaming Lion" - original design by Alice Scott Crittenden
June 23, 24 Danville, Danville Arts Festival http://www.mlaproductions.com/pa_paint.html
2006- "Girl With A Pearl Earring", after Jan Vermeer
2007- "An Elegant Beauty", after Wontner
August 26-27 Palo Alto, Festival of the Arts http://www.mlaproductions.com/pa_paint.html
2006 - "Crowned Cranes" - original design by Alice Scott Crittenden
September 16-17 San Luis Obispo, I Madonnari http://www.aiacccc.org/I_Madonnari-info.html
September 23, 24 Carlsbad, Art Splash http://www.carlsbadartsplash.org/index.htm
October 14, 15 Bakersfield, Via Arte http://www.bmoa.org/via-arte.html
November 29-December 5 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Introduction of street painting to Puerto Vallarta by Sister City Artists of Santa Barbara
2006 - "Guacamaya" original painting by Alice Scott Crittenden
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2008 - After Alphonse Mucha
| Alice Scott Crittenden Artist Street Painting Handmade Pastels
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• Santa Barbara I Madonnari - 1998—2009
• Mission Viejo Fun With Chalk - 1999—2007 * Select Artist 2006
• San Diego Paint the Bay - 1998—1999 *Invited Artist
• San Diego Chalk La Strada - 2000—2007 *Invited Artist
• Newport Beach La Strada Del Arte – 2003
• Bakersfield Via Arte - 2004—2008 - *Invited Artist, Award Winning Best of Show-2008
• Carlsbad Art Splash - 2004---2008, *Featured Artist 2006
• Palo Alto Arts Festival - 2005---2009 *Invited Artist
• San Luis Obispo I Madonnari - 2005---2009 *Invited Artist
• San Rafael Youth in Arts - 2006--2009
• Danville Festival of the Arts - 2006--2009 *Select Artist
• Napa Via Colori - *Select Artist
• Puerto Vallarta, Mexico -2006 --2008 *Invited Artist
Favorite Links
http://www.imadonnarifestival.com
http://www.mlaproductions.com/pa_paint.html
http://www.bmoa.org/via-arte.html
