Abstract Meets Solid Form in Sedona, Arizona

You are invited to see an exhibition of Joe's abstract landscape paintings in a two-person show January 2011 in beautiful Sedona, AZ. The reception is Friday, January 7th 5:00-8:00 PM at the James Ratliff Gallery's new location at the Hillside Plaza Suites A1 and A2, at 671 State Route 179. More details are available at the gallery's website. Click Here.

Genesis #1, Oil on panel, 48 x 48"

Luminous Wall #8, Oil on panel, 60 x 48"

Resident Manuscript

In late November Joe installed "Resident Manuscript" a 3' x 44' polychrome perforated steel screen at the exterior rear of the Davis Library. The intention of this project was to create a screen behind the rear windows of the Davis Library capable of reducing attention to vehicle or pedestrian traffic. To achieve this a perforated metal screen was used. The small holes in the screen allow light to pass through while simultaneously providing enough surface to paint reflective imagery capable of distracting attention from the outside area.

The screen material was shaped to resemble an ancient scroll. The images on this two-sided scroll refer to local nature, history, and scientific findings at UC Davis. The title refers to the fact that these subjects are regional or residents of the Davis area. Included are Pomo baskets, migrating White-faced Ibis and the Selasphorus Hummer, indigenous Sacramento Splitttail, native Valley Oak, rice crops, and the Purple Copper butterfly, a subject of global warming studies.

The Davis library featured performing artists at a recent event. A group of dancers utilized Joe's "Resident Manuscript" in their celebration of books. 

Sticky Business: Art of the Honeybee

Paula is participating in this unique exhibition related to the honeybee. 

Nov. 23 - Dec. 23, 2010

Pence Gallery 

212 D Street

Davis, CA 95616

(530) 758-3370

You are invited to the Artist Reception

December 10, 7:00-9:00pm

Please visit the gallery website for details about special events including a Honey Tea and Live Bees! Click Here

Here are two of Paula's Bee monotypes:

Capitol Public Radio Artist Reception October 9

Selected works from Joe's popular "fields of light" series are on exhibition now through December at Capitol Public Radio.  This series features aerial landscapes inspired by agricultural fields, roads, and waterways.

You are invited to the Artist Reception
with live music and refreshments,
Second Saturday October 9, 2010, 6:00-9:00 pm
Capitol Public Radio on the CSUS campus,
7055 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, 95826

Capitol Public Radio is on the south side of the Sacramento State campus on the corner of State University Drive East and Folsom Blvd. The office is open Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Telephone: (916) 278-8900.

Along the Deschutes River

This week Joe installed his multi-panel relief public art piece, "Along the Deschutes River" with help from the good folks at the Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon. This artwork is on display in COCC's new Campus Center Building. The piece is inspired by aerial views surrounding Bend and the Deschutes River. Wood, acrylic resin, oil and acrylic paint, 10.5' x 7.5' x 7". You can watch the You Tube stop-motion video of its installation.  Click Here 

Paula's Cactus in Santa Fe

Arroyo in Santa Fe invited Paula to be one of their selected artists for the September Santa Fean Artist's Fiesta.

Husband and Wife Show - Reception August 6

We are pleased to be showing our artwork together at the Yolo Arts Gallery 625 located in the Yolo County Administration Building at 625 Court Street in Woodland, CA. Paula will be showing some of her encaustic landscapes, iris flower monotypes, and new "bee" monotypes. Joe's work will include new aerial landscapes, sculptures, and models and drawings of some of his public art in Yolo County.

Please join us at the artists' reception on Friday, August 6, 2010 5:30-8:30 p.m. 

City Sketch in Sacramento Magazine

Jan Ferris-Heenan wrote a nice piece about Joe and his approach to art which was just published in the current (July, 2010) Sacramento Magazine. To read the article, Click Here.

New Santa Fe Representation

We are very pleased to announce that Joseph's work is now represented and on view with Patricia Carlisle Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This gallery is exceptional in that it represents a select group of only six contemporary painters and one sculptor. To link to Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Click Here.

Luminous Horizon #210 by Joseph Bellacera

36"x36" oil and copper flashing on panel

Arroyo is now representing Paula's artwork in Santa Fe. Arroyo is an art gallery celebrating traditional and contemporary artistic expression of the west. The gallery exhibits fine art, photography, sculpture, and pottery. To link to Arroyo, Click Here.

Edge of Night by Paula Bellacera

36"x36" oil on canvas

Bellaceras at the 2010 Crocker Art Auction

Paula and Joe are both participating in this year's Crocker Art Auction. You are invited to attend the free Preview Party to be held Thursday May 27, 6:00 P.M. The auction will be held June 5, 5:00  P.M. 

For more information Click Here.

Paula's 24x24" photo-based monoprint, "Aya Sofia, No. 1", will be for sale in the auction.   This famous cathedral was an orthodox basilica, then a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. For more information about this epitome of Byzantine architecture Click Here.

For the Crocker Art Auction Joe has selected this beautiful 48x48" oil painting on panel, "Fields of Light #8". This painting is a mosaic of rhythm and patterns of our local agricultural landscape and rivers as seen from above. To see more images from this Fields of Light painting series Click Here.

Paula recently sold the 5x7" monotype on the left, "Pomegranate with Lemons, No. 1", at the Pence Gallery "Tiny Show" in Davis, CA. The 7x5" companion piece on the right, "Pomegranate with Lemons, No. 2", will be part of the Crocker Preview Party "Big Names, Small Art" Silent Auction. For more information Click Here.

Patterns of Flight Over Winters

Last week with help from Yolo County Joe installed his multi-panel relief public art piece, "Patterns of Flight Over Winters". This artwork depicts the aerial landscape surrounding Winters, CA. Patterns include marshes, orchards, contour and straight set fields as well as irrigation canals and roadways. Aluminum, wood, Plexiglas, oil, enamel, and varnish, 6' x 22' x 8". You can see the artwork at the Winters Community Library, 201 1st Street in Winters, CA. You can watch the You Tube stop-motion video of its installation.  Click Here 

Commission Completed

Joe just put the finishing touches on Shifting Planes, a multi-panel relief which was commissioned by University of California, Davis Medical Center. The visual concept represents regional agricultural patterns inspired by flying over the Sacramento Valley Region. Oil and acrylic on wood, 32" x 96" x 6"

Catch A Book at West Sac Library

Hurrah! Joe's steel book sculpture, Catch a Book, was installed this week. It was great fun to watch people's reactions when they saw the 9-foot high book with the tumbling stack. You too can see the books at the Arthur F. Turner Library, 1212 Merkely Drive in West Sacramento. There will be a reception in May, and we will keep you posted.  In the mean time, you can watch the You Tube 40 second stop-motion video of the installation which only took 30 minutes in real time. Click Here

Literary quotes from a variety of authors representing the diversity of the region have been added. The book jackets present aerial perspectives of the rich agricultural fields surrounding the city. Waterborne paints were used with a UV, anti-graffiti clear coat.

Take Flight

West Sacramento Takes Flight is Joesph Bellacera's public art proposal for the new West Sacramento Community Center. Multiple colorful and textural panels depict the topography of the region and echo the physical and cultural landscape. First floor to window box landing (left) and landing to second floor (right). Please experience the video fly-through on You Tube. Click Here

Heavy Reading

Joe is putting the finishing touches on this public art project for the new Arthur F. Turner Community Library in West Sacramento, California. The steel sculpture is about 8 1/2 tall with a footprint of about 7 by 9 feet.