David Solomon: 50 Years an Artist
Hardcover, 114 pages, by Gaylen Solomon Corbett
This very special book chronicles the career of esteemed watercolorist David Solomon from his early beginnings in East L.A., to his discovery of Laguna Beach in the early 1970’s, and through to the present day. Filled with images of his exceptional artwork, photos from travels around the world, and entertaining stories from Solomon and other Laguna painters including the late Michael Hallinan, Patrick Tobin and Michael Logan. It also provides insight into the local plein air scene before it became mainstream in the 1990’s. Solomon’s story will inspire artists, art collectors and historians alike.
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Read excerpts:
Chapter 1: A Window of Opportunity
Chapter 3: The Army Exhibit Unit
Chapter 5: Painting on Location
Chapter 6: 1976-1979
Chapter 7: Back Roads
Chapter 8: Solomon-Logan Studio Gallery
Chapter 9: The Bonn Drive Studio
Chapter 10: Too Close to the Sun
Chapter 11: The 1980’s and Beyond
Chapter 12: Solomon’s Laguna
Chapter 13: Have Paintbrush, Will Travel
Chapter 14: 50 Years Later
Achievements & Exhibitions
Works Cited
Author’s Backstory