Wild Rivers Coast Art

Make it a Weekend in Brookings! July 11 to 13 -- Art Studio Tour on Sat & Sun with Reception on Fri evening Plus Art Walk on Saturday

Paint a sunset…draw a portrait…make a clay pot.  Have you always wanted to see how artists do it?  The Brookings-Harbor Art Studio Tour offers a glimpse into the artists’ world.

The tour is an invitation to mingle with the talented artists in the area. Twenty-three artists will participate this year at twelve locations. “What an excellent way to see what the artists in the area have to offer,” commented a person on the tour last year.  Many artists will demonstrate how they create their work in the mediums of acrylic, oil, watercolor, photography, porcelain, wood, pottery, jewelry and baskets.

This event is an "art destination weekend" in Brookings. There is a "Black Tie and Tennis Shoe" reception on Friday night, the Studio Tour Saturday and Sunday, and the Second Saturday Art Walk on Saturday, 4:00-7:00 pm. The Studio Tour is a benefit for the Manley Art Center and Gallery, home to the Pelican Bay Arts Association. The center offers many classes and gives artists an opportunity to hang work in the Manley Art Gallery.  The second Thursday of every month PBAA has a general meeting at Manley Art Center at 11:00 am, followed by a potluck social and an art demonstration at 12:30 pm. The general public is invited to attend.

Many fine artists and craftspeople live and work along the coast. Take the Art Studio Tour and see how the artists portray this wonderful area.

Manley Art Center Offers Accredited Sculpture Workshop

Award-winning sculptor, DJ Garrity will lead a fascinating exploration of the art of stone sculpture at the Manley Art Center in Brookings on June 13-16, 2008. The artist who served three tours of duty as Sculptor-In-Residence of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, has established an international reputation with artists, educators and gardeners who have enjoyed his innovative workshop and the opportunity to create a unique stone sculpture. “The workshop has been especially popular with students interested in the college credits and artists who want to add three-dimensional sculpture to their body of work” according to Garrity. “The gardening community has also been a strong presence in most of my workshops around the country. The classical association between the art of gardening and the art of sculpture has inspired those students to create unique additions to their landscape”.

No experience is required to participate in “The Rhythms of Stone Workshop” and students of all ages have joined in the light approach, which the artist brings to the art of stone sculpture. The workshop is fully accredited for undergraduate, graduate, and professional development credits. Garrity will be leading workshops in 2008 at the Filoli Center of Woodside California, The Oregon Botanical Garden, The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach and at Blithwold Mansion and Gardens of Newport, Rhode Island. Class size will be limited to 12 and students can register for "The Rhythms of Stone Workshop" at the Manley Art Center by contacting the Pelican Bay Arts Association at 541-469-1807. Please visit www.djgarrity.com.

2008 Azalea Festival Art Show in Brookings on Memorial Day Weekend

The Art Show at the 69th Annual Azalea Festival in Brookings, Oregon, included a judged competition of original art, original art for sale, live music, a raffle prize every hour, painting demonstrations, and a silent auction of art donated by local artists -- watercolors, oils, acrylics, mixed media, drawings, pastels, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, china painting, photography, and digital art filled the Azalea Middle School Gym during Memorial Day Weekend.
 
Art was categorized and judged according to experience level... Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional. Ribbons were given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each medium. Out of town judges, Barbara J. Mahon (Watercolor artist and instructor) and Richard Rahmlow (Photographer and executive Director of 2nd Street Gallery in Bandon, Oregon) had some tough choices to make.

The First Place Blue Ribbon for Mixed Media in the Professional Division went to Audi Stanton. 

Seasons by the Sea was the theme of the Azalea Festival this year. Artists of all levels submitted paintings and photographs to a competition interpreting the theme. Winners in the Theme category:
First Place (Virginia Manley Award) - Jean Beebe, "Wrecked"
Second Place - Sharon Guinn, "Summer Seas"
Third Place - Steve Hill, "Blacknettle"
Hon Men - Destiny Schwartz, "Pacific Pearls"

BEST IN SHOW
Sharon Guinn - "Mom's River Outing"

SPECIAL AWARDS
People's Choice - Skylar Windham "Death of Vanity"
Best of Beginners - Gayle Ross "Aaron"
Grand Marshall's Choice - Joy Johnson, "Gilbert Creek Bridge 2"
Memorial Day Patriotic Award - Kolleen Stafford, "Not Forgotten"
Azalea Queen's Choice - Skylar Windham, "Death of Vanity"

JUDGE'S AWARDS

WATERCOLOR
    Beginning
First Place - C. J. Wiley, "Napali 1"
Second Place - Lee Beising, "Brannigan"
Third Place - Bonnie Carpenter, "Patrick's Bridge"
Hon Men - Gayle Ross, "Still Sleeping"
    Intermediate
First Place - P. F. Myers, "Gang's All Here"
Second Place - Nola Range, "Finding Serenity"
Third Place - Kathy Bonde, "Grandma's Littlest Angel "
    Advanced
First Place - Judy Wolfe, "Dreaming of Spring"
Second Place - Diana Pierce, "Portuguese Fisherman"
Third Place - Brenda Stafford, "Clematis"
Hon Men - Jeanine Vick, "Wild Flowers"
    Professional
First Place - Magda Druzdel, "Oregon Residents"
Second Place - Buzz Stewart, "White Birds"
Third Place - Lynn Parker, "Feeding for the Flight"
Hon Men - Tricia Easley, "Honeysuckle"

OIL & ACRYLIC
    Beginning
First Place - Skylar Windham, "Shao Heng"
Hon Men - J. Walter, "Escaping the Orca"
    Intermediate
First Place - Linda Ray Steele, "Ani"
Hon Men - Sigrid Riddle, "Sea Gypsy"
    Advanced
First Place - Brenda Stafford, "Naptime"
Second Place - Sandy Shipman, "Harry's Bar"
    Professional
First Place - Kathleen Kresa, "Dylan & Cadence"
Second Place - Kathleen Kresa, "Howland Hill"
Third Place - Len Burton, "Loeb Park"

MIXED MEDIA
    Intermediate
First Place - Jeanine Craft, "Meadow"
    Professional
First Place - Audi Stanton, "The Adventurer"
Second Place - Sharon Guinn, "Crown of Thorns"
Third Place - Kolleen Stafford, "Wave Fighters"
Hon Men -

DRAWING
    Beginning
First Place - Skylar Windham, "Death of Vanity"
    Advanced
First Place - Diana Pierce, "Curtis"
    Professional
First Place - Sarah Logan, "Eleanor"
Second Place - Sarah Logan, "Brandon"

PASTELS
    Advanced
First Place - Kandi Legg, "D K"
Second Place - Kandi Legg, "Hot Dog Rod"
Third Place - Bobbi Geney, "My Yard"

SCULPTURE
    Beginning
First Place - Gerard Ledoux, "Frog"
Hon Men - Gerard Ledoux, "Osprey"
    Professional
First Place - Donna Goss, "Bird Flower"

POTTERY
    Intermediate
First Place - Joan Eddy, "Frog"
Second Place - Clide Grover, "Untitled"
    Professional
First Place - Mary Jane Carlson, "Whistling Fish"

CHINA PAINTING
    Professional
First Place - Jean Beebe, "Coming Home"

PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPY
    Beginning
First Place - Gail Scriven, "Promise of Spring"
Second Place - L. Sigourney, "Home Grown"
    Intermediate
First Place - D. Twining, "Water"
    Advanced
First Place - Charles Jervis, "Gateway"
Second Place - Jo Mochulski, "Ramona's Window"
Third Place - Barbara Jervis, "Deep Woods Bridge"

DIGITAL ART
    Professional
First Place - Tom Tanzi, "Swanny River"
Second Place - Billy Jean Furuichi, "Sacred Sea Stones"
Third Place - Virginia Babbitt, "Cannery"

OTHER (Glass, Fiber, etc.)
    Beginning
First Place - Barbro Bond, "Mambo Tango"
Second Place - Barbro Bond, "Ocean Waltz"

Congratulations to Azalea Festival Art Show Chairman, Dale Wells, for a most enjoyable event.

Dusanka Kralj is showing with the National Association of Women Artists at the New York Hall of Science

Dusanka Kralj of Crescent City, co-owner of Eye for Art Gallery in Brookings, will participate in the National Association of Women Artisits' "Art Envisions Science" exhibit at the New York Hall of Science. The exhibition runs May 17 to July 13. Her work "Night's Edge" was chosen for the show. You can see Kralj's work at Eye for Art Gallery in Brookings - a gallery that is owned by Kralj and Barbara Kennedy. Eye for Art Gallery shows the work of both local and non-local artists.

Fourth of July Art Show at Crescent Harbor Art Gallery

Thirty two artists and artisans will display paintings, drawings, ceramics, jewelry, and weaving at the annual Fourth of July Art Show and Sales at Crescent Harbor Art Gallery in Crescent City. Admission is free. Show times are Thursday, July 3, from 2 pm to 9 pm, and Friday, July 4, from 10 am to 4 pm. Phone 707-458-3072 or 707-464-9133 for more information.

Don't Miss the 3rd Annual Port Orford Cedar Expo -- May 23 to 25

Friday, May 23
Artists' Reception honoring the artists participating in the Fine Arts Contest at the Port Orford Arts Council Office in Seaside Plaza from 5 to 8 pm. Admission Free.
Fine Arts Contest: Runs both Saturday and Sunday. Artists must use Port-Orford Cedar either as their subject or medium. Ten prize winners will be announced on Sunday at 3 pm.
Saturday, May 24
Art Walk: 2 to 5 pm -- 7 galleries. Admission Free.
Concert: 7 pm -- Blues guitarist David Jacobs-Strain, Community Building on 11th Street. $10 admission.
Sunday, May 25
Concert: 2 pm at Theatre 101 in Seaside Plaze: Flamenco guitarist Grant Ruiz from Ashland and guitarists Les Stansell and Cliff Stansell of Pistol River. Admission Free.

Gold Beach -- Art, Seafood, and Wine Festival

  On Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, Gold Beach, Oregon, celebrated the 21st Art, Seafood, and Wine Festival. At the Event Center on the Beach (in downtown Gold Beach) fifteen of Oregon's elite wineries and five local restaurants offered tasting. Many local artists displayed.
  Works by local artists were for sale.
Oils, watercolors, acrylics, and stained glass works were offered.
  Alexandra Eyer demonstrated figure painting.
  For those desiring an original painting at a very reasonable price, The "Push Pin Show" offered unframed art by local artists.
Various crafts were represented at the show.
This beautiful display of wood sculpture was irresistible.

Ribbon in the Rain: Art Walk Alley in Brookings is officially sanctioned

It hadn't rained for a week in Brookings... but on the eagerly awaited Ribbon Cutting Day for Art Walk Alley, the mist blew in to bless the proceedings. Art lovers weren't deterred. The Art Walk venues were lively.

  At Manley Art Center and Gallery the TV cameras were rolling. A sing along with Carl Rovainen's Boondocks was going on the the gallery.
  In the Manley classroom the refreshments table was groaning with meat pastries, egg rolls, and assorted desserts.
  Also in the Manley Classroom, the Tuesday Painters demonstrated their techniques.

  At Diamond Electronics Jim Coffee and his wife Cheryl displayed slide shows of spectacularly beautiful panoramic photographs on several large screens while Rapp Brush played guitar.
  Audi Stanton stopped in at Signatures Gallery to chat with Sandy Bonny. Sandy has some impressive work of her own hung along with Donald and Nancy Rommes' stunning photographs of Orkney Island, Scotland.
  Kolleen Stafford's Reception at the VFW Hall was a nice addition to the May Art Walk. Kolleen's watercolors were on display along with the patriotic mural she recently completed for the renovated hall.
  Lon Goddard and Auri Wright played at Pieces of Time Gallery where the excellent work of many local artists is currently hung.
  And Here's Pete Chasar (on right) at Eye for Art, leading a tour of the Art Walk venues.
  PBAA President Bobbie Geney and her husband Dick, about to join the crowd at Words and Pictures.
Words and Pictures is celebrating its 20th Anniversary -- and as usual, it's standing room only in the gallery.
It's Parade time for Art Walk Alley. Horst leads with a bugle...
  and merry makers with whistles and noise-makers followed down the alley and up to Chetco to circle the block.
  As the parade made it's way down Checto Avenue, Horst made a brief stop to bugle-out anyone dining at the Snug.
Back in the Alley, after the parade, the very serious business of Ribbon Cutting was performed -- with raindrops falling heavier than ever.
The Pelican Players performed three numbers from Oliver...
  and here's Leslie "Wolf-ing" down a hot dog... is that Marge Woodfin from the Pilot under that rain hat?  And Dale Wells holding the sign. The festivities moved out of the rain and into Central Gallery (where Barbara Kennedy's work is currently featured) to continue into the evening...

See Horst Wolf's website for more photos of Art Walk Alley festivities:  http://www.horstwolf.net/

Summer Art Camp for Kids in Brookings, Oregon

YES, Janeen Vick is going to do it again this summer!  Summer Art Camp for Kids will be held the last two weeks of June and all of July at the Kalmiopsis School in a Shelter One classroom.  It will be under the "umbrella of KASPER" the City Recreation Department, and will be what is known as a "premium class". That means there will be a charge to cover supplies and expenses. Painting supplies include good quality watercolor paint, 140 lb. paper, and good brushes so the kids can use real products and learn real art basics.
   After a demo and talk on painting trees, students in Janeen Vick's After School Art Class at Manley Art Center pick up their brushes and begin trying it themselves. Janeen works individually with each student.

The 2008 Summer Art Camp for Kids will run for a total of 20 days and is $160 per child.  If more than one child per family attends, each child after the first is half price. Janeen already has commitments from quite a few of last year's Art Camp students and from her after school art class. If KASPER advertises it is expected that there will be applicants who would like to take the class but cannot afford the tuition. Those names will be kept anonymous by the school but will need scholarships to attend. There will be FREE lunches provided this year for all children in any summer program.

Janeen hopes to hire two high school students as assistant teachers as she did last year. She pays the assistants $5.00 per hour to help with the kids. They get the experience of teaching and they can also use this as their Senior Project.

If you or your organization would like to help, please contact Janeen Vick at vjvick@nwtec.com or 541 469-4590. If you would like to send a child to the Summer Art Camp, scholarships of $80.00 or full scholarships of $160.00 are needed for this summer. Thanks to all of you for your support in keeping ART alive for our youth of Brookings.

Ribbon Cutting for "Art Walk Alley" in Brookings

The Brookings Second Saturday Art Walk now boasts a logo. If the style of the artwork seems familiar it's because it was done by Brookings Artist, Horst Wolf.

As of Saturday, May 10 at 6 pm, the unnamed alley between Words and Pictures and the Pilot will become officially known as "Art Walk Alley". Don't miss the festivities at 6 pm. Music, painting, a drum circle, kid's activities, and FOOD! Be sure to begin the Art Walk early so you'll have a chance to see all the venues --

SPECIAL VENUE THIS MONTH -- CURRY COUNTY VFW HALL - Come see the new United States Military Mural by Kolleen Stafford, along with Kolleen's watercolor paintings, airbrush art work, and demo.

SIGNATURES GALLERY: Donald and Nancy Rommes' stunning photographs of Orkney Island, Scotland; Jerry Moffit then Tom Broderick (keyboard).

EYE FOR ART:  Eugene artist Suma Elan's abstract oils; Marshall Thompson (guitar/coval)

PIECES OF TIME GALLERY AND FRAMING; Group show by Local Artists; Lon Goddard and Aura Wright (guitars/vocals).

MANLEY ART CENTER AND GALLERY: The Art of the Open Painting Tuesday Group; Gallery themes "Windows" and "Jars"; Demos by Tuesday Group; Sing Along with Carl Rovainen's Boondocks.

WORDS AND PICTURES: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORDS AND PICTURES!  Paintings by Sarah Broderick; Poetry Reading by Gina Ledoux, Nina Paulsen (keyboard).

CHETCO LIBRARY: Gallery Exhibit of Kites, curated by Wind Jammer; Showcase: Southern Oregon Kite Festival Preview; Music TBA.

CENTRAL GALLERY: Contemporary Abstracts by Barbara Kennedy; Horst Wolf and Friends (Contemporary Jazz).

DIAMOND ELECTRONICS: Jim Coffee displaying panoramic photographs on large screens; Rapp Brush (guitar/vocals).

THE SNUG: Open during the Art Walk; Perry Devine (guitar/vocals)

Expressions West 2008 Artists

Five Wild Rivers Coast Artists are exhibiting at the Expressions West 2008 Regional Juried show at the Coos Art Museum. There were 479 entries. The work of 60 artists from 13 western states was chosen for the show.
  Tammy Delaney (in front of her painting), JM Steele, Pete Chasar, and Lloyd Kirkpatrick (Horst Wolf not pictured). The show runs until July 5, 2008.

Mural Artist Kolleen Stafford is featured at May's Art Walk in Brookings, Oregon

Kolleen Stafford grew up in Mountain Gate, California... riding horses, reading horse stories, sketching horses and pretty much breathing horses. Now at 43 she lives in Brookings, Oregon where she has her own graphic arts business specializing in airbrush work. She also paints watercolors and has completed several murals.

On Saturday, May 10, during the Brookings Second Saturday Art Walk, Kolleen's work will be featured at the newly renovated VFW Hall on Pacific Avenue across from the High School. Kolleen has just completed a patriotic mural for the VFW Hall and will also be showing her watercolors.

Above is a portion of Kolleen's patriotic mural at the Curry County VFW Hall.

Kolleen says, "I feel my vision in art comes from deep within, molded by my childhood. I am self taught, teaching myself by trial and error... and then success. I am inspired by life -- by that I mean everything in life. I have always been very inspried by the founding of our country, the way it's been shaped and how it continues to be molded. Our Country is about our men and woman who fight, die, and support our freedom. My artwork is a way to express and reveal what's in my heart and soul."

You are invited to the Artist's Reception for Kolleen Stafford at the Curry County VFW Hall from 4 to 6 pm on Saturday, May 10 (during the Art Walk). This is an ideal opportunity to view the new mural that has drawn much interest and praise.