Luanne Hebner Perez’s collection of original watercolor paintings “A Sense of Place” will be exhibiting at the Harbor Village Gallery from Wednesday, September 8 to Sunday, October 10, 2010. An Artist Reception will be held on Friday, September 10, 2010 from 5 – 8pm.

With the heart of a true local, Perez captures the views of Ventura and bring them to life. Take a tour around Ventura right here in this exhibit! Her images are reminders of what a blessing and inspiration the beautiful town of Ventura is. She paints in vivid watercolors, representational with a warm touch. Each painting aims to give you a “sense of place” making one fall-in-love once again with this county.

Perez has spent nearly all of her life here in beautiful California. However, she enjoys traveling across America and to Europe, filling her artistic soul with inspirations that capture her and her admirers. She enjoys painting landscapes and places we dream to visit. Watercolors best express her artistic desires with their vibrancy and smooth texture.

Perez studied at the University of California Santa Barbara and University of California of Davis, majoring in home economics. Many know her around town as their cooking and sewing teacher. For twenty four years she taught Life Management classes at Fillmore Middle School, retiring in 2002. Perez began to take her painting seriously in the 1970s and since then she has not wandered away from her desire for the arts.

Perez has been a member of the Buenaventura Art Association since 2008. She is a founding member of the Artists Guild of Fillmore as well as a member of the Santa Paula Society of the Arts. Her work can been seen throughout Ventura at the Buenaventura Gallery, Harbor Village Gallery, Ventura County Maritime Museum, Ventura County Government Center, Community Memorial Hospital, the Santa Paula Train Depot, and the John Nichols Gallery. She has received various awards, some including Honorable Mention at the Rancho Camulos open House and Sale, 2006, and the Santa Paula Society of the Arts, 72nd Annual Exhibit, 2008. In addition, she has had one of her paintings publicized in the Ventura County’s Agricultural Art Alliance.

Come fill your heart’s with a “sense of place” in this warm exhibit of original watercolors.

This is Perez’s first solo exhibit with the Buenaventura Art Association.

The Harbor Village Gallery is located at 1591 Spinnaker Dr., entrance # 3 in the Ventura Harbor Village, next to the big lawn. Open Monday through Thursday (closed on Tuesdays) from 12 to 5 p.m. and Friday, through Sunday from 11a.m. to 6p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 805-644-2750 or visit www.harborvillagegallery.com or www.buenaventuragallery.org