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Episode 126: Frank Ordaz - Pay Me No Mind
Category: Arts
Duration: 03:12:38
Publish Date: 2017-12-01 11:46:22
Description: Frank Ordaz knew he was an artist by the time he was 7 years old. He was "all in" to use a poker term and by the time he was 12 he was studying with a portrait master by the name of Theodore N. Lukits in Los Angeles. Frank was also mentored by notable California Plein Air artist Sam Hyde Harris who was friends with Norman Rockwell. He grew up with stories by 2 men who were born in the 1800's. By the time he graduated Art Center College of Design in Pasadena he was already painting for the movie industry and was hired by George Lucas's company ILM. His first assignment was to paint a large establishing shot for the motion picture ET. Director Steven Spielberg liked it and Frank's career took off. He had the wonderful opportunity to work on many well known and successful Oscar winning movies as a matte painter. The most universally known was Return of the Jedi. The movie contained over 40 matte paintings. The definitive book to see is "The Making of Return of the Jedi" by J.W. Rinzler. Along the way he was awarded an Emmy for his contribution to the " Ewok Movie". The experience at Lucasfilm taught him the importance of deadlines and painting everyday at a high level of consistency. In 2011, Frank returned to his first love of painting in oils. Stepping out in faith he opened the Ordaz Gallery in Auburn ,CA which featured his Fine Art Landscapes and portraits. Within a short time he attracted the attention of local collectors with some owning as many as 8 of his oil paintings. He was asked to paint portraits , teach Plein Air painting and lecture on Art throughout the greater Sacramento Area as well as Ashland Ore. He also gathered a following of loyal Bay area collectors after he participated in the Tiburon Arts and Crafts Faire, where he has been a regular artist to date. Then one day in 2013 a fellow artist came into the Studio and taken with my Plein Air painting suggested that he enter "The Great California Paint Out" hosted by the John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis. Frank won Best in Show. In short order, he was juried into membership of the California Art Club and has participated in their Gold Medal Show where he sold his first entry.  As his work became noticed, he was invited into several group shows and was juried into the prestigious Crocker Kingsley Show curated by Gregory Kondos. Currently, he shows at his venue and the John Natsoulas Gallery where he had a One Man Show  in late 2015. Artist inspiration: George Doutsiopoulos https://www.behance.net/GeorgeDoutsiopoulos Oscar Martin https://www.artstation.com/oscar_martin Joshua Miels https://www.instagram.com/joshuamiels/ Show Links: Frank Ordaz - https://ordazart.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankordazart/ Sketch Zone - http://www.sketch.zone Twitter: @SketchZone Carlos R. Gomez - http://www.carlosrgomez.com Twitter: @CoconutJustice Jack Kasprzak - http://www.sketchbookjack.com/ Twitter: @SketchbookJack Charlie B. Williams III - http://www.cargocollective.com/charliebwilliams Twitter: @CBW3
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