MAY2024

Two Artists, Two Styles

Baby Lemonade’s Uchigatana Bijutsu (Katana Art) & Whimsical Expressions by Jax Kwok

Presented by the Studios of Cocoa Beach

“Baby Lemonade”, (Samantha Deebel), was born in Bangkok, Thailand.  Her first picture storybook, made at age five, was about her grandma being a witch.  Today she resides in Cape Canaveral, FL. She defines her art as “Cosmic Abstract Expressionism” and her artist statement: “Love and More Love”. “I have always had a fascination with Japanese Culture, especially Samurai’s, Sumo Wrestling and Kabuki. I love watching Akira Kurosawa’s films and believe I was a Samurai Warrior in one of my past lives.  A friend gifted me a Katana Sword and I was inspired to pick it up one day and paint with it! I really had fun creating new interpretations of texture on canvas. My work is the result of this Cosmic Encounter with a Katana.” 

Jax Kwok, an acrylic artist, was born in Malaysian and studied in Taiwan. He has been featured in magazine publications and won art awards locally and internationally. At the present time he lives between Morristown, NJ and Cocoa Beach, FL.  He is always enamored with the natural beauty of his homeland geography and the distinct botanicals that thrive there.  His passion and unique artistic interpretation of both the geography of the land and the many floras of the gardens, enable him to change the "ordinary" to the "extraordinary" in his expressive paintings. “I only paint subject matter which makes me joyful, because I want the final product to make my audiences joyful as well! My artistic creations exemplify the natural beauty of nature, but with touches of whimsy and the magic of fantasy.” The May Exhibition runs from Tuesday, April 30 – Sunday, June 2. 

RECEPTION

Meet Baby Lemonade and Jax Kwok at the reception on Friday, May 3 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM and witness their unique creations. The Studios of Cocoa Beach is located at165 Minutemen Causeway, next to Heidi’s Jazz Club (our original location). Call 321-613-3480 or visit www.StudiosofCocoaBeach.org.

The exhibition runs April 30, through June 2, 2024.

The Studios is an artist run gallery of approximately thirty+ local artists and includes paintings, art photography, fused glass, ceramics, woodworks, jewelry, palm art, surfboard fin art, cards and reproductions.

Learn more about this exciting exhibit here.