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Lecture Announcement: Ozols on his Process and Inspiration with the “Christ of the Oaks” Mural. February 25, 2023, 11 am.
Please Join us on Saturday, February 25th for a lecture
Celebrate the Beauty of the Season, and Look for the Art-Happy Mardi Gras from the Ozols Collection & Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans
Celebrate the Beauty of the Season, and Look for the
Happy Carnival Season from the Ozols Collection & Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans !
Happy Carnival Season from the Ozols Collection & the Fine
Drawing the Antique at NOMA, Summer Seminar with Saskia Ozols
Course Description: *This session studies will address the differences, overlaps
New Seminar Announcement: New Orleans Museums, Art Collections, and Artists, lead by Saskia Ozols
New Orleans Museums, Art Collections and Artists. Instructor: Saskia Ozols
Ozols updating the Governor’s Mansion Mural, 2023
It is so exciting to see the transformation of this
Ozols On Watercolor: Traditional Technique & Historical rules for paint application. The result is a rare glimpse into living Art History
These paintings are done with classic watercolor technique, where the
The Flora of New Orleans: New Paintings by Ozols Collection Members, & Studio clear out Hosted by Indra Botanica
Please join us for this one day only pop-up event
Ozols: Notes on Painting
Preparing for a conversation about painting. The first preparatory steps
Dell Weller and Auseklis Ozols: New Orleans Painters, Teaching Legends, and Colleagues
Self Portrait, Dell Weller, 1978. Oil on Canvas 10 x
New Orleans Night Bloomer
This painting depicts a night blooming cereus flower arranged as
Saskia Ozols and Kim Bernadas in A. Ozols’ Studio. Renegade Artist’s Collective (RAC) includes three of AO’s past students in upcoming October exhibit.
Jaques Soulas, Kim Bernadas, and Saskia Ozols ( all former
Happy Autumnal Equinox and Birthday to Auseklis Ozols!
The Autumnal Equinox marks the birthday of our Collection President,
Living with History: The Cast Hall of the Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Van Thiel-Laan, Magtillt. The Cast Hall of the Pennsylvania Academy
Auseklis Ozols painted by Walter Stuempfig, 1964
This life sized portrait of Auseklis Ozols was painted by
New Work By Saskia Ozols, Collection Founding Curator, included in Le Mieux Galleries Exhibit: Opening Reception August 6th, 2022
Saskia Ozols, Arrangement with Passion flowers, Thorns, and Moth with
Who was Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan? Happy Birthday to this first supporter of NOAFA, wildflower gardener, lecturer, and native plant activist extraordinaire.
Portrait of Miek Laan (Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan) Auseklis Ozols. Oil
Indra Ozols: Recent Watercolor paintings and Demonstration of Technique Used by a Major Paint Manufacturer.
Indra Ozols is a founding member of the Ozols Collection
On Varnishing Pictures
Varnish day for paintings in preparation for exhibition-Almost the last
Happy Summer and Longest Moment of Light from The Ozols Collection! “Light, that first phenomenon, reveals to us the spirit and the living soul of the world…” (Johannes Itten)
All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light
Happy Father’s Day from The Ozols Collection !
Happy Father’s Day from the Ozols Collection ! We are
Self Portrait as a Tree Stump
This painting created by Auseklis Ozols in 2021 represents his
Auseklis Ozols on Founding the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, Retiring, and the Ozols Collection.
“The Collection was born as a result of my untoward
Welcome to the Ozols Collection !
Welcome to the Ozols Collection ! The Ozols Collection is
Please Consider Us on GiveNOLA Day !
The Ozols Collection is proud to announce we will be participating
Spring Sketching with Auseklis Ozols in the Old Grove, 2021
Auseklis Ozols setting up to draw in the open air
Happy Pi Day from the Ozols Collection!
Happy Pi day from the Ozols Collection ! We thought
Our New Logo: Did you know Ozols means Oak?
The Ozols Collection has a new logo ! We are
Photo of Auseklis Ozols and Walter Stuempfig, 1963
Auseklis Ozols with his painting professor and mentor, American artist,
Happy International Women’s Day from the Ozols Collection !
“From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive. They sparkle still
Happy New Year from the Ozols Collection !
As we prepare to welcome the new year we also
Giving Thanks and Finding Gratitude…Happy Thanksgiving from the Ozols Collection
Thanksgiving is a multifaceted topic as we consider colonialism, immigration
The Ozols Collection receives 501(c)(3) Status from the Federal Government
After many months of writing, waiting, communicating, and documenting our
Happy Memorial Day from the Ozols Collection
This painting, In Recognition of the American Soldier by Auseklis
Happy Easter from the Ozols Collection
Black Christ, by Auseklis Ozols, 1991. This is a detail
Drawing Workshop Announcement: The Anatomy of Trees with Auseklis Ozols, President of the Ozols Collection. Please join us for a two morning session in New Orleans City Park under the 800 year old oak tree; April 8-9,(Thursday and Friday Morning) 10am-12pm.
The Anatomy of Trees workshop with Auseklis Ozols This two-morning
Art Histories and Contemporary Practices: Poetic or Disparate?
A colleague recently mentioned a quotation by Anthony Trollope https://trollopesociety.org,
Drawing the Body and Spirit: Happy Halloween from The Ozols Collection
The study of anatomy is a vital part of learning
Object Lesson: Grotesque, Advanced Flesh-tone Study, or Commentary on Ancient Myth ?
Painting raw meat is an advanced still life lesson that
Gwendolyn Laan Ozols: The Portraits
The late Gwendolyn Laan Ozols survives in countless portraits painted
Object Lesson: Winter Whites in “Peonies,” by Auseklis Ozols
This painting of peonies demonstrates one of the most sophisticated
Portrait of Governor Foster, by Auseklis Ozols
The Ozols Collection offers respectful remembrance of Governor Foster through
Between the Sun and the Moon: Happy Birthday to Auseklis Ozols, American Realist.
The Autumnal Equinox marks the birthday of realist painter Auseklis
Artifact Analysis: Self Portrait by Auseklis Ozols, 2003
Artists create self portraits for reasons as varied as there
Prestigious Purchase of Ozols Painting by the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum of American Art
The Ozols Collection is pleased to announce a prestigious purchase
Labour Day from the Ozols Collection: Labourer at the Conschocken Quarry by Walter Stuemphig, American Realist, 1964
The Ozols Collection celebrates this Labour Day with a rare
Auseklis Ozols’ Labour Day Lecture at Abbey Artworks
Auseklis Ozols lectured to a full, socially distanced, temperature checked,