TIMES UP
Third Place
The health and beauty of our oceans are at risk. My inspiration was the bounty of the kelp forests along our coastline and the multiple threat of plastic and trash that are smothering them and changing the balance of survival for the incredible creatures that inhabit them.
Fine Art (Mixed Media)
48 x 36 x 2
$2,500.00
Bio
<p>La Retta’s early years studying with several major artists in the K.C. Area as well as a short time at the Kansas City Art Institute until Motherhood took over. Even then she studied portraiture and enjoyed painting family, friends and even the Kansas City Chiefs players. Work experience includes time as a buyer for a High Fashion House in Kansas City. She ran her Interior Design business in South Florida and San Diego for 35 + years designing furniture, fabrics , area rugs for luxury homes , hotels and restaurants. </p>
<p>After retiring in San Diego she went back to her art full time working in watercolor, oils, acrylic, mixed media , sculpture and jewelry design. LaRetta has been a member of the Oceanside Museum of Art, the Escondido Arts Partnership, the COAL Gallery in Carlsbad , the Fallbrook Art Association and the Institute of Contemporary Art in San Diego. Her work is in collections across the country and has been honored with many awards. </p>
