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About Our Artist

We thank versatile Fullerton, California artist Anthony J. Trasport for donating the design of the Midsummer Night in the Garden save the date card, invitation and program.

A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, Anthony and his wife, artist, Judi Smith Trasport, moved to Southern California in the early 1960’s, where he has developed his multi-faceted art career. Anthony is well known for his private and commercial murals and fine art on canvas, employing styles from Impressionism to trompe l’oeil. Tony’s evocative work resides in private collections and as public art throughout Southern California and is available through Eclectic Gallery on the east coast.

Most recently, Anthony has returned to his commercial and graphic design roots, and is collaborating with design studio Alain Jamar Design. In addition to his fine art and mural commissions, he is representing the local firm who provides design and production services, illustration, photography, copywriting and printing.

About the Ombu Tree

Ombu Tree – Phytolacca a dioica x weberbaueriji – “Lighthouse of the Pampas” named by the Gauchos, the cowboys of the Argentine Pampas. Its form is huge: 60’ tall, with a canopy as wide, a welcome landmark that also offered shelter.

The Ombu at the Arboretum was planted in 1979 and was 12 feet tall; it is now over 100 feet in height.

The Ombu is a survivor in the dry grassland. Its sap is poisonous so cattle do not browse its leaves. It is immune to locusts and other pests; its massive fire resistant trunk stores water into its tissues, helping it to survive the periodic grassland fires of its homeland. The Phytdacca family is from the Greek “phyton” or plant. The “lakh” is Hindu, and refers to the red dye produced by the lac insect, the same insect that produces shellac. Its berries were once used to color wine.