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10:45am |<\/strong> The Long Beach Open Studio Tour, a biennial treat, is back this weekend. Artists, mostly professionals who typically show their work in Los Angeles, open their homes and share their work with members of the community. One such artists is David Early<\/a>. <\/p>\n David’s work is collected and shown all over the world. He was the subject of a recent documentary short titled “And So The Story Goes” after one of his paintings, and regularly works with corporate designers. [Note: Read an interview<\/a> I did with David in May to learn more about his career.] I asked him why he was participating in the tour. <\/p>\n David<\/strong>: I felt it important to participate this year because in fact I am an artist who lives in Long Beach. I had spent 8 years living in the downtown area and just recently moved into the Wrigley area where a real sense of community is present. I was immediately wanting to join once I met a few artists that are living within a few blocks of me, one of which is Lisa Wibroe, the main organizer of the event. <\/p>\n Living in the downtown area was certainly a fun, fast paced area to live however, in the Wrigley area, I feel compelled to make a difference and represent the community. It is beautiful community with tree lined streets, artists at every corner, and I get a true sense that my neighbors are trying to make their immediate surroundings a better place to live. To be active in a community is something that I thought I would never want to spend my extra time on, nevertheless, here I am enjoying every moment in pro-active decision. <\/p>\n