Comments on: Memories of Belmonte - Sal Yniguez and the Oak Park Avant Garde http://www.midtownmonthly.net/art/memories-of-belmonte/ Sacramento and Beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:50:44 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Art Picks, July 2010 | Midtown Monthly http://www.midtownmonthly.net/art/memories-of-belmonte/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Art Picks, July 2010 | Midtown Monthly Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:55:43 +0000 http://www.midtownmonthly.net/?p=324#comment-1224 [...] been making art in Sacramento since the fifties, and was involved in Oak Park’s avant garde Belmonte Gallery; Jack Ogden is another regional heavyweight whose Phil Guston influenced renderings are instantly [...] [...] been making art in Sacramento since the fifties, and was involved in Oak Park’s avant garde Belmonte Gallery; Jack Ogden is another regional heavyweight whose Phil Guston influenced renderings are instantly [...]

]]> By: Julia Couzens http://www.midtownmonthly.net/art/memories-of-belmonte/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Julia Couzens Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:58:29 +0000 http://www.midtownmonthly.net/?p=324#comment-997 In 1965 I was in high school, in Auburn, longing to be hip, to be beat, but I was just a country girl. Somehow I found my way to the Belmonte. I remember the gallery as dark and shadow-y. In the back worked a dark haired sandal maker. He made me a pair of sandals. I thought I was just the coolest little thing. The sandals have lasted 45 years. I have them still. In 1965 I was in high school, in Auburn, longing to be hip, to be beat, but I was just a country girl. Somehow I found my way to the Belmonte. I remember the gallery as dark and shadow-y. In the back worked a dark haired sandal maker. He made me a pair of sandals. I thought I was just the coolest little thing. The sandals have lasted 45 years. I have them still.

]]> By: Dave Filbin http://www.midtownmonthly.net/art/memories-of-belmonte/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Dave Filbin Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:13:03 +0000 http://www.midtownmonthly.net/?p=324#comment-369 I lived and worked with Sal and Masako for most of the 70's at Belmonte Studios on S street. My experience there forever changed my life. I have the very deepest love for Sal and Masako who taught me more than I can possibly describe in words. I lived and worked with Sal and Masako for most of the 70′s at Belmonte Studios on S street. My experience there forever changed my life. I have the very deepest love for Sal and Masako who taught me more than I can possibly describe in words.

]]> By: Frank Owen http://www.midtownmonthly.net/art/memories-of-belmonte/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Frank Owen Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:49:42 +0000 http://www.midtownmonthly.net/?p=324#comment-361 Thanks for the wonderful article on the Belmonte and its founder. I was in several of the show there and later rented one of the large rooms as a studio. It was a great place and Sal was inspirational, kind and a fine craftsman. I still have several small pieces of his that have pride of place. It was great fun to be a young artist in Sacramento in the 1960's. I am glad there are those who remember it. My affectionate regards to Masako and the kids who are pictured just as I knew them. Frank Owen Thanks for the wonderful article on the Belmonte and its founder. I was in several of the show there and later rented one of the large rooms as a studio. It was a great place and Sal was inspirational, kind and a fine craftsman. I still have several small pieces of his that have pride of place. It was great fun to be a young artist in Sacramento in the 1960′s. I am glad there are those who remember it. My affectionate regards to Masako and the kids who are pictured just as I knew them.

Frank Owen

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