Join Ventura artist and retired Ventura College art professor Hiroko Yoshimoto for her free lecture on the history of Chinese characters from the Han period and how they derived from pictographs. The lecture will be held from 12 PM to 1:15 PM inside the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.

The free lecture will be followed by a unique art workshop led by Yoshimoto from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM, where students can experiment with traditional Sumi brushes and India ink to explore calligraphy. The cost of the workshop is $50 per person. All skill levels are welcome and all supplies are provided. Preregistration is required for the workshop and space is extremely limited. Click here to register for the workshop.

More About Hiroko:

Hiroko Yoshimoto was born and raised in Japan and moved to Los Angeles as a teen. She has BA and MA degrees in Art from UCLA. Yoshimoto became a U.S. citizen in the 1970s. She taught studio art at Ventura College as a full-time professor until her retirement, and at the same time worked as an exhibiting artist. Hiroko’s interest in painting has long been in appreciation of nature focusing on ecological concerns. In addition to Southern California, the artist has exhibited in New York, Tokyo, Osaka, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Seattle, Houston, Ashland, Denver, and other locations. Her studio is in Ventura, California.

Header Image: Detail of "April #2" by Hiroko Yoshimoto, 2008, Sumi ink on paper, 40 x 30 inches, Collection of the artist.