What Does This Transition Mean We want to welcome you to our new online art gallery experience at themulberrygallery.com  We, the owners Del and Barbara Crawford, have decided to focus all of our artful energy away from the brick-and-mortar outlet in Aptos Village in favor of current stability with online communication.  We are replacing the...Read More

How Color Effects Spaces Abstract Art speaks emotionally in color. Watch as the colors of Owen’s Art on the Edge take you for a journey. We’ll explore with his current favorite colors of expression in blue, green and red mixed with a base of black or white. We believe these artistic expressions will ultimately enhance...Read More

Who was the first artist to create an abstract piece? Most folks would list either Kandinsky or Mondrian as the artist of record with both producing abstract art about 1911. In reality, the very first abstract artist was neither and was also not a man. The first artworks that could be called non representational art...Read More

Owen’s Favorite Quotes for the color red. MY MOTHER WARNED ME TO AVOID THINGS COLORED RED Claes Oldenberg   I LOVE RED SO MUCH THAT I ALMOST WANT TO PAINT EVERYTHING RED Alexander Calder   Owen says, Red! Red! Red! I love red. It is passion in pigment. Romance is a red heart. Tomatoes are...Read More

Ray Evans calls himself a Visionary Artist, and that he is. He sees life as a place where spirituality and nature merge into a surrealistic creation of beauty. He works with pens, pencils, inks, dyes and batik. With these materials he creates his vision of the moment. Once his art is set on fabric he...Read More

Black on white – SMBLS art is stripped down human communication with no artifice and no hidden message. The future/past inspired art by OWEN creates a dynamic that inspires the viewer with messaging as direct as the primitive ocher imprint of a hand on a prehistoric cave wall. Each work is titled with a one-word...Read More

As we continue to move forward with our new adventure, Living with Art has become a reality! We are excited to share with you our new art gallery. It is just around the corner from our old location and next to Cafe Sparrow. This beautiful venue with its high walls and beautiful natural light is...Read More

” A wall hung with pictures is a wall hung with thoughts.”  Quote from Joshua Reynolds We find that a thoughtful gift of art is the perfect way to say, “I’m thinking of you.” Here, in our Mulberry Gallery Aptos location, we are excited about our selection of matted art prints. These offer a variety...Read More

Giving a piece of art to a dear friend is one of the most thoughtful ways of saying: “I love you and was thinking about what would make you happy.” When you find just the right image, something that you know will warm their heart, it makes the connection between the two of you so...Read More

One of my favorite quotes comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The earth laughs in flowers.” He is so right! I find myself ever in awe of the miracles displayed in the blooming of a flower. They bud. They flower. They shine in their glory. They fade and say good bye. And then, they shed their...Read More