Jacquie Israel will host an art open house on the weekend of December 4 and 5 in her Pacific Palisades home, 943 Iliff St. Guests (kids included) are invited to view a selection of photography, painting, textiles, multimedia, collage and video art from noon to 7 p. artist Chase will execute a ‘live painting.’ Guests are encouraged to bring a personalized item, such as a skateboard, cell phone, notebook or T-shirt that Chase will customize. An artist/designer and Belgian transplant now living in Los Angeles, Chase has mural installations that revolve around’his ‘Awareness Geezers,’ who are best described as colorful characters who have stumbled upon spirituality and awareness not by following the suggested path in life, but rather by having created their own path, guided by their sense of adventure and an ‘irreducible element of rascality.’ The ‘Awareness Geezers’ bring with them the fruits of their experiences in the form of uplifting messages such as ‘You can’t until you say you can,’ ‘Be peace,’ and ‘Go without if you don’t go within.” In October 2006, Italian Vogue named Chase one of its favorite artists in the world. Since then he has been featured in more than 40 magazines in a half-dozen countries. An art consultant, Jacquie Israel synthesizes the vast amount of art that is being created all over the city by selecting an eclectic array of work, which she presents at her open houses. ‘I’ve done the legwork and brought the very best of what I’ve seen back to my house,’ Israel says. This helps overcome a certain timidity when it comes to buying art. ‘The gallery environment can be intimidating, and people often feel inadequately educated to buy art.’ She adds, ‘People don’t have time to travel looking for art. I am constantly visiting galleries in every part of L.A. as well as Santa Barbara and San Francisco.’ A 16-year Palisades resident, Israel says that gallery owners ‘find my events helpful in giving their artists more exposure.’
