Art of the Holiday show open until Dec. 24 at the Fallbrook Art Center

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center’s Art of the Holiday show offers a wonderful array of affordably priced, unique handcrafted artful gifts perfect for holiday gift giving created by over 43 regional artists and artisans, seven new to the show this year. Jewelry, functional glassware, wearable art, functional and decorative wood and ceramics, greeting cards, hand blown and fused glass, gourd art and a wide variety of glass, ceramic, wood and mixed media ornaments are available.

Art of the Holiday runs through Dec. 24, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. The show and parking are free.

Also showing In The Salon and Lehmann galleries is “Brushes with Nature,” works by Gamini Ratnavira, a local artist who moved to Fallbrook in 1986. He has attained international acclaim in tropical wildlife painting and is a member of the Society of Animal Artists, Birds in Art and The Rare Bird Club.

Ratnavira has illustrated several books including “Mammals of Shri Lanka,” “Birds of Shri Lanka,” “Gamini Ratnavira; Brushes with Nature,” “Grief’s Labyrinth, Lories and Lorikeets,” “Even Frogs Care,” “Vanishing Wildlife of Texas” and more. For more information on his 50-year career, visit http://www.gaminiratnavira.com.

The Fallbrook Art Center is located at 103 S. Main Ave. at Alvarado Street. For other information on the show, supporting programs or volunteering, call (760) 728-1414 or visit http://www.fallbrookartcenter.org.

Submitted by Fallbrook Art Center.