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Silicon Valley Small Works 2014 at the Vargas Gallery

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My mixed media creatures were accepted into the Silicon Valley Small Works exhibit at the Vargas Gallery on the Mission College campus:

Yelena Shabrova ~ Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (raccoon)
Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″
Yelena Shabrova ~ Muncher ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (original drawing of a squirrel)
Muncher – mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″
Yelena Shabrova ~ Stranger ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (original drawing of an owl)
Stranger ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″

Mission College is located at 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054. The gallery is in the Gillmor Center, room 102. See the map of its location here: GC-102.

The exhibit will be on from Wednesday, November 12 till Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

The opening reception for Silicon Valley Small Works will be held on Wednesday, November 12 from 4-7 pm.

The Vargas Gallery is open Mon. 3-6 pm, Tues. 1-5 pm, Wed. 3-6 pm, Thurs. 1-5 pm, Friday 1-4 pm, Sat. 12-2 pm. Closed November 27 – 30 for Thanksgiving.

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    Explorer goes to print

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    Yelena Shabrova ~ Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (raccoon)
    Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″

    Just learned that one of my pieces in the Bay Area Wildlife art show, Explorer, was featured in The Epoch Times newspaper. Nice surprise. Thanks Teresa Silvestri for letting me know!

    The Epoch Times, October 2-8, 2014 (PDF)

    The original ($190.00), greeting cards, and prints are available in my online shop as a part of the “Mixed Media” collection.

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      2014 Bay Area Wildlife Exhibit at Filoli

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      I will have three small pieces on display at Filoli from Tuesday, September 9 through Sunday, October 26, 2014:

      Yelena Shabrova ~ Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (raccoon)
      Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″
      Yelena Shabrova ~ Muncher ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (original drawing of a squirrel)
      Muncher – mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″
      Yelena Shabrova ~ Stranger ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (original drawing of an owl)
      Stranger ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″

      The exhibit will be held in the gallery at the Visitor and Education Center of Filoli. The address is 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, California 94062

      Open: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am–3:30 pm (last admission 2:30 pm), Sunday 11:00 am–3:30 pm (last admission 2:30 pm)

      General Admission: Adults $18 / Seniors $15 (65 & older) / Children $8 (ages 5–17)

      Meet the Artist’s Weekend: October 11 – 12. Hope to see you there!

        Muncher

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        Yelena Shabrova ~ Muncher ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (original drawing of a squirrel)
        Muncher – mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″

        Squirrels are our little chatty neighbors who dig out everything I ever tried to plant in the patio. Even garlic is not safe with them. I would never believe that a squirrel can be interested in garlic cloves if I hadn’t seen with my own eyes how a squirrel hurries up a tree with a freshly dug-out clove in his teeth.

        I suspect that at least some odd grasses, bushes, and trees that grow all by themselves are actually squirrels’ work. We never planted any of that, and nothing similar grows nearby. It has to come from what squirrels hide around the patio.

        The original ($190.00), greeting cards, and prints are available in my online shop as a part of the “Mixed Media” collection.

          Furry explorer

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          Yelena Shabrova ~ Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8" x 10" (raccoon)
          Explorer ~ mixed media on canvas panel, 8″ x 10″

          Raccoons are adorable as long as you do not stand between them and what they think is their food or keep a healthy distance from them in general. I imagine gardeners don’t appreciate living side by side with them, but not being one I enjoy every encounter, be it in the wilderness or in the city.

          This is a Russian raccoon who looks exactly as his American relatives and can be just as feisty. I met him and his family in the Moscow Zoo more than a decade ago.

          The original ($190.00), greeting cards, and prints are available in my online shop as a part of the “Mixed Media” collection.