Summer Fun by
Randolph Rose in
Pines Park, Dana Point
In Plain Sight
Public art in and around Monarch Beach Resort has
never been so abundant, or fun to fi nd.
BY JENNIFER PAPPAS YENNIE
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SCULPTURES
Summer Fun by Randolph Rose in
Pines Park, Dana Point
The Randolph Rose Collection
has been creating bronze statues
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using the age-old lost-wax casting
method for three generations now.
Largely inspired by the team’s own
memories of childhood, Austin Rose,
son of Randolph “Randy” Rose, says,
“We like to create sculptures which
celebrate the innocence of childhood
and diversity in our community [by
portraying activities such as] reading,
dancing [and] playing sports, …
sculptures that children can relate to
and be inspired by.”
A serendipitous meeting between
the Roses and former Dana Point
City Manager Doug Chotkevys at
the 2015 ICSC RECon trade show
in Las Vegas led to the installation
of Summer Fun at Pines Park the
following year. The bronze sculp-
ture, which depicts a young girl and
boy sitting on a log playing with a
turtle, certainly fi ts the bill for the
family-friendly artwork Chotkevys
was eager to bring to the Dana Point
community. Symbolically, the mes-
sage is straightforward: two children
enjoying the simple things in life by
interacting with their environment in
the purest of ways.
Austin elaborates on what it means
to his family to create works for
public places versus private owners,
explaining that they enjoy working
with communities because people
of all ages love the presence of art
in their neighborhoods. “It brings
culture, and bridges the gap between
younger and older generations,”
Austin says. “We also feel that chil-
dren are better able to appreciate art
ith its nonchalant
surfer vibe and
friendly coastal atmo-
sphere, few would
guess that Dana Point is also a mecca of
public artworks, but scattered between
the Pacifi c and the hillsides is a prolifer-
ation of sculptures, murals and mosaics,
all hidden in plain sight.
With various styles, plus inspira-
tion derived from both the historical
and the imaginative, there’s a little
something for everyone, as long as you
know where to look.