Facing West Book

This little book was made for the current show FACING WEST | JOHN NAVA PAINTINGS at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA. The title comes from a poem by Walt Whitman.

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Drawings Book

I put this book together for an upcoming show at Klaudia Marr Gallery in Santa Fe. There is a complete online preview of the book at the Blurb.com bookstore.View book at Blurb.com Bookstore

Preview John Nava | 100 Drawings at Klaudia Marr Gallery

Santa Barbara Show

Installation photos of Facing West | John Nava Paintings at Sullivan Goss Gallery,

Santa Barbara, CA

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Upper Ojai

Painted this afternoon in the Upper Ojai.

Upper Ojai 1 | 2009 | 10 x 8 inches | Oil on Panel

Figge Art Museum Installation

Currently installed at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa

The Figge Art Museum designed by David Chipperfield and sited overlooking the Mississippi River.

W Haiku | John Nava | Triptych | Tapestry, 114 x 240 inches | 2006

Beach Painting

Summerland 12-2 - John Nava - 2009 - 78 x 48 inches - oil on canvas

Summerland 12-2 - John Nava - 2009 - detail - oil on canvas

St. Stephen's Tapestries

An installation of nine large scale tapestries - average height 23' - for the newly built church of St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr in El Paso, Texas.  

View from the entrance with eight figures along the left side wall. Left to right Juan Diego, Rose of Lima, Martin of Porres, Katharine Drexel, Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero, Dorothy Day, Kateri Tekakwitha and Stephen.

    

View across the altar area toward the Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel. 

Aphrodite of Rhodes

Here are a couple of images of a famous crouching Aphrodite from the Greek island of Rhodes and a recent painting based on it. The images are from the Time. Inc site which announces that they may be used for non-commercial purposes. The sculpture photos appear to be from old (1936) pictures made by Alinari, the venerable Italian art image resource.

Summerland Rhodes | John Nava | 2009 | 18 x 20 inches | oil on canvas