LA JOLLA VILLAGE — Take an enchanting evening stroll along the most colorful and lively street in La Jolla. Sip wine, savor tasty snacks and view fine art. It’s the La Jolla First Friday Art Walk. On the first Friday of each month, from 6 to 9 p.m., some of La Jolla’s art galleries, mainly along Prospect Street, from Girard Avenue to Cave Street, open their doors late and offer special features and treats. The next Art Walk will take place Feb. 4. The first stop on your art gallery itinerary could be Martin Lawrence Gallery at 1111 Prospect St. This month, Martin Lawrence is featuring the work of the multi-talented Kerry Hallam, considered to be a cross between a modern impressionist and a bold and vibrant Fauvist. Hallam is known for his nautical themes and views of ports of call such as on the French Rivera or the Amalfi Coast. Hallam likes to paint on actual nautical depth charts and Martin Lawrence has two of his paintings of sail boats on nautical charts of San Diego Bay. Hallam was born and raised in Northern England and attended London University Central College of Art. He is a member of Great Britain’s Royal Society of Artists in Watercolor. He is also is a musician. He has traveled the world and he has written a book, “Getting to Nantucket,” which is where he established his first studio and gallery. Down the street and across the intersection from Martin Lawrence you will find Monarch Gallery at 1205 Prospect St. Monarch will be previewing the work of the young Russian artist Alexei Butirskiy, who was trained at Moscow Art College and still lives in that city. Butirskiy recently had a week-long solo show at the very prestigious Piazza Venezia Gallery in Rome. Butirskiy is known for his paintings of the lights of night in the city or of snow in the winter. He has a deep intensity and a hyper- real flavor which brings the ordinary to life. Many people think his paintings are actually photographs at first. Later on in the month, on Feb. 24 and 25 from 5 to 9 p.m., Butirskiy will be on hand at Monarch to meet the public. Other galleries to visit: Legends Gallery, right next door to Monarch, Contemporary Fine Arts, a half-block down and back at 7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, the Derissi Studio, up the block at 1237 Prospect St., and Fiore Del Mare, in the alley off 1295 Prospect St., are highlights. After Fiore Del Mar, you may elect to cross the street and walk back down the ocean side of Prospect. Do not forget to stop at Charles Hecht Gallery, at 1264 Prospect St., Galeria Jan, where you can view the paintings of Dr. John Diamond (who is said to have therapeutic power) and Africa & Beyond Gallery, where there are some wonderful color photographs of the Masai cattle herders. Next stop is Hallmark Gallery, at 1162 Prospect St., and then Carlton Gallery, at 1144 Prospect St. You finally end up at Madison Gallery, at 1020 Prospect St. for show of women artists.