Wild Rivers Coast Art

Artists' Studio Tour in Grants Pass, Sept 8 and 9

September 8 and 9 from 10am - 4pm each day.

Tickets are $12.00, available at the Grants Pass Museum and Chet’s Garden Center.

Artists specializing in different media will be represented from wood to stained glass, jewelry, sculpture, painting, watercolor and oils. If you are an art collector, this will be a perfect time to invest in art at affordable prices with gifts for family and friends or for yourself. Besides eight studios and eleven artists on the tour, The Bear Hotel will give you the opportunity to visit current artists working in their individual studio spaces.

Artists on the 2012 tour are: Bob Worley, Michelle Yarbrough, Julie Bickle, Dan Collins, Rose SaenzArts Marlynn McNuff, Stephan Seable, Margaret Valvo, Clyde Kirkpatrick, Cheri Van Syoc and the Bear Hotel Artists. 

The studio selection is made by the Tour Committee which looks for all kinds of studios from the in-home room studio to the large detached studio, to the commercial kind. Some of the criteria for choosing studios are the locations, the medium and the variety of art forms. The tour follows a pattern each year of studios located North of town, in town and south of the river. The committee tries to balance the media represented so there is always a variety of work offered each year.

 

For more information phone 541-479-3290 or email museum@gpmuseum.com or visit the GP Museum's website.

Grants Pass Oregon

Visit the Grants Pass Tourism website for more Grants Pass happenings and information:

http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=8

Artists' Studio Tour in Grants Pass

September 8 and 9 from 10am - 4pm each day.

Tickets are $12.00, available at the Grants Pass Museum and Chet’s Garden Center.

Artists specializing in different media will be represented from wood to stained glass, jewelry, sculpture, painting, watercolor and oils. If you are an art collector, this will be a perfect time to invest in art at affordable prices with gifts for family and friends or for yourself. Besides eight studios and eleven artists on the tour, The Bear Hotel will give you the opportunity to visit current artists working in their individual studio spaces.

Artists: Bob Worley, Michelle Yarbrough, Julie Bickle, Dan Collins, Rose SaenzArts Marlynn McNuff, Stephan Seable, Margaret Valvo, Clyde Kirkpatrick, Cheri Van Syoc and the Bear Hotel Artists. 

The studio selection is made by the Tour Committee which looks for all kinds of studios from the in-home room studio to the large detached studio, to the commercial kind. Some of the criteria for choosing studios are the locations, the medium and the variety of art forms. The tour follows a pattern each year of studios located North of town, in town and south of the river. The committee tries to balance the media represented so there is always a variety of work offered each year. Tickets for on sale in July, so plan ahead for an inspiring weekend.
The Grants Museum of Art offers the Artists' Studio Tour each year to help promote artists and art in our community. The Museum does not take a percentage of the art sales, but sponsors the tour solely to give the artists exposure for future sales and commission work.

For more information please 541.479.3290 or email museum@gpmuseum.com or visit the GP Museum's website.

Celebrate Arts Juried Art Show at Florence Events Center - Enter by October 5

The Florence Events Center Outreach Group announces their upcoming Celebrate Arts Juried Art Show at the Events Center taking place November 2nd to 14th. This is a juried show with two distinguished judges: Mr. Pat Snyder and Donna Gilhousen, both very qualified. The public is welcome and the deadline to enter is October 5th.

 

Entry forms are available at www.eventcenter.org or you may obtain an entry form at the Events Center. The entry process is done digitally. Digital photos of each artists work can be done at Digital Dunes which is now located on Kingwood, Curt Peter's phone number is 541-902-8748 and he is there Tuesday thru Friday. Celebrate Arts will be having several cash awards for each category! If an artists work is not juried into the main show, there are adjacent areas for non awarded art which will be on display for a shorter length of time...many sales happen in this area!

 

The display case in Gallery 1 is available for several months in 2013 to anyone wanting to display their work. The fee for a one month display is $30.00 and two artists can share the case.

 

Outreach Member Carla Porter,

carlagrams@msn.com

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Drop in Art Workshop

Instructor Sara Broderick
541-469-7625
saradee1@frontier.com

Wright’s Frame Shop/Gallery
810 Chetco Ave

Critique, Demonstrations and
Individual Instruction
All drawing and painting mediums
Graphite, Charcoal, Ink, Oil, Acrylic,
Watercolor, or Pastels

Friday 1:00 - 4:00 pm
$12.00
If you would like to experiment with a new medium - send me an e-mail and I will bring supplies to try.  I have soft pastels, oil pastels, colored pencils and sticks, oils, watercolors, acrylics, water soluble oils, water soluble graphite, colored inks for painting, ink pens etc.

Plein Air Mantra

Great plein air paintings may include sunlight but are made in the shade.

Robert Genn

Call for Chetco River Paintings to hang at Chetco Community Library for month of Septemter

Artists are requested to share Chetco River paintings for Library exhibit in September

Local artists are requested to share their river paintings for a special exhibit at the Chetco Public Community Library in September.
 
This exhibit is linked to an upcoming community event—Cherish the Chetco, which will be held on September 21-22, with the aim of promoting stewardship of the National Wild and Scenic Chetco River.
 
The river paintings will hang the entire month and will help beautify the event’s special kick-off evening on Friday, Sept. 21. 2012, which will feature speakers, slides, and films about the Chetco.
 
Artists need to bring their work to the library on the morning of Tuesday, September 4 at 10 am. Pick up will be Saturday, September 29 at 10 am.
 
Paintings should be framed with a hanging wire, and with the title, name and phone number on the back.
 
Paintings of the Chetco River will be given priority for this community exhibit. Should there be more paintings submitted than exhibit space allows, exhibit selections will be determined by the “Cherish the Chetco” event organizers.
 
Cherish the Chetco is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and the South Coast Watersheds with the help of many public agencies, community organizations, local businesses and individual volunteers. For more information about all the event’s activities, please visit http://www.cherishthechetco.com or contact project coordinator Ann Vileisis at cherishthechetco@gmail.com
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Ann Vileisis, Coordinator
Cherish the Chetco: Stewardship, Learning, and Fun on the National Wild and Scenic Chetco River
September 21-22, 2012
A project of South Coast Watersheds and the U.S. Forest Service Center for Wild & Scenic Rivers Excellence Initiative

Gardens and Artists of the 2012 Coastal Garden and Art Tour in Brookings-Harbor

The Curry County Master Gardener Association presented a tour of 8 gardens overflowing with beautiful plants and artists creating coastal and garden art.

Christina Olsen made this delightful pen and watercolor sketch of her view looking out from the Grimes and Moeller Gardens.

Looking into the Grimes and Moeller gardens, Christina is painting under the tent.

Garden Greeters from Curry County Master Gardener Association, Linda Stokes and Diane St. Marie.  Looks like we found the subject of Christina's painting.

Christina Olsen painting and Jane Opiat at her loom.


Christine Olsen painted "Guardian of the Garden" during the tour. The original has been sold, but prints and cards are available.

Grimes-Moeller driveway.

The Grimes' garage made a perfect studio for Audi Stanton.

Audi Stanton showed a variety of her creative work.

Audi posed for a fan with some of her "Incredible Inedibles" - sculptures of desserts that look good enough to eat.

Dale Wells working on an oceanside scene that includes a little of everything.

Garden Owner Emily Grimes with Artist Dale Wells and Garden Tourist


About a mile up the road...

Barbara Woodruff was out enjoying the gorgeous weather on tour day.

CCMGA Garden Greeter and Guide Barbara Wilson and Mary Jacobs at the Woodruff Garden.

Path from front to back in the Woodruff Garden.

On the back deck Maryjane Carlson found a safe place to display her clay art.

Koi Pond with an ocean view.

Lower patio in the Woodruff Garden.

Looking out to sea from the Woodruff Garden.

 Welcome to the Sanborn Garden.

James Sanborn chatting with CCMGA Garden Greeters Robert and Hoberly Schuler and CCMGA Garden Guide Carol Hobbs.



James McCarten painting with oils in the Sanborn Garden.

Marge Norvell showed jewelry and fiber art and demonstrated making beaded jewelry.


Sara Broderick worked on an adorable little deer in a garden setting.

The Sanborn Garden is home to many and varied scupltures.

It's lunch time and The BBQ at The Little Bear Patch Garden at Kalmiopsis School smells pretty good.

Tri Tip Sandwiches, Chicken Wraps and Garden Burgers - YUM.

CCMGA Volunteer John Caldwell kept busy selling lunch tickets and t-shirts.

CCMGA Volunteer Barbara Fitts ran the Plant Clinic. Here she is talking with Little Bear Patch Ambassador Gracie Harm.

Gracie was at Little Bear Patch Garden all day to answer questions about the students' work there.

PBAA President Cilde Grover and Board Member Janice Guernsey had a table full of information about Manley Art Center. The Artists of the Tour are members of Pelican Bay Arts Association whose headquarters is Manley Art Center.


Artist Pete Chasar worked on a seascape during the tour - this photo was taken about noon.

Pete's finished painting.

Katrina Parke painted minis next to the blueberry bushes growing in old wine barrels.

Several people remarked that they had never thought of growing blueberries in a container.

At Otterbee's Farm and Fungi blackberries grow next to a long row of various kale.

Kathleen Dickson took a break from planting to chat with Artist Janeen Vick - who was not painting today, but visiting all the gardens.

Garden Tour Committee Chairperson Babette Rose and Russ Rose greeted visitors to Otterbee's Farm and Fungi.

Russ Rose presented a demonstration of beekeeping.


CCMGA Volunteers Glen Kral and Maureen Thomas greeted visitors to the Benner Garden on the Winchuck River and directed them to the best parking places.

The Benner Garden includes a variety of creative use of rock.

The lavender also enjoyed the sunny summer day.

Artists Brenda Stafford and Claudia Mach with Ray Benner on the shaded patio.

Brenda Stafford demonstrated floral watercolor painting.

Claudia Mach painted the Winchuck River with watercolors.

Bob Stafford showed the wonderful lighthouses that he creates using empty shell casings.

The Benner Garden includes an electric fence for the vegetable plot.

CCMGA Volunteer Virginia Frizzle at the Clark Garden on the Winchuck.

The Clark's garden includes fruit as well as vegetables.

Artist Ann Ostrowski painted a watercolor during the tour.

Kathy Huxley painted the Clark's house and garden in oils.

Susan Brown worked in acrylics.


Susan painted facing the koi/lily pond.

Karen Berry painted this scene in the Clark's Garden in oil. It is not quite finished, as Karen had to leave early to pick up visiting grandchildren.


Karen Berry's oil of the Clark's vegetable patch - almost finished.


Karen and Jim Clark got to kick back and enjoy the tour from their lawn chairs.

CCMGA Volunteer Bill Eller welcomed tour goers to Flora Pacifica where the new ownership is installing a special native plant demonstration area.

Artoberfest 2012 - Call for Entries

Artoberfest 2012
A Juried Art and Fine Craft Fair
in the Beautiful Illinois Valley of Southern Oregon
Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21
Sponsored by the Southern Oregon Guild
For Prospectus and Application go to
http://southernoregonguild.org
or call 541-592-5019

Questions: Call 541-659-3858
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Brookings Art Walk - August 2012

Master Watercolor Artist Liz James was interviewed by Pete Chasar at Manley Art Center.

Liz discussed her fascinating life and her many artistic endeavors.

Marshall Thompson performed vocals and guitar at MAC.

Janeen Vick's Students are Artists of the Month at Manley Art Center. Five of the students acted as docents during the August Art Walk.

MAC Gallery Theme for August is "Pathways in the Forest". Sculpture by Donna Goss and Acrylic by Pete Chasar.

Watercolors on the "Pathways in the Forest" Theme by Anthea deSharengrad.

 
Seascapes in oil by Karen Berry and Sculpture by Donna Goss.


Display of Brazilian Embroidery by Lorraine Reinmuth in the Classroom at MAC.

Brazilian Embroidery includes much 3-D work. Lorraine is willing to teach this little known art to anyone who would like to learn. Contact Manley Art Center at 541-469-1807 for more information.

Nancy Ehorn of Seaside Fused Glass was at Wild Bird and Backyard General Store to show and discuss her beautiful art glass treasurers. Photo by Agatha Conrad

Fused glass art by Nancy Ehorn. Photo by Agatha Conrad

Fused Glass palatte by Nancy Ehorn. Photo by Agatha Conrad

Connie Lundquist of C Wind Mobiles is showing her works of driftwood and beads at Feather Your Nest. Photo by Agatha Conrad

You can also see Jeanie Gordon's hand knitted and crocheted Scarves and Purses at Feather Your Nest. Photos by Agatha Conrad

Vickie Peters demonstrated jewelry making at Dottie's Corner.
Photo by Agatha Conrad

Sigrid Riddle is Artist of the Month and Wright's Custom Framing.
Photo by Agatha Conrad
Wright's show this month, called "Brookings Artists Portray Brookings" is a collection of art by many of Brookings finest artists. Stop by to see this one.

Spectrum Sound at Wright's during Art Walk. Photo by Agatha Conrad

Giraffes on a Raft entertained at Chetco Community Library.

Hither, Thither and Yon at Art Walk Alley Antiques during Art Walk. Photo by Agatha Conrad

Lon Goddard and Aura Wright at Dewey's Digs where Random nature photos and Photoshop creations by Renee Schwarz were shown during Art Walk.

Leslie Wolf at Brian Scott Gallery gave a presentation of wonderful architectural images from various countries. She had a series for doors, windows, ceilings, floors, and stairs.

At Brian Scott/Signatures Gallery Marshall Thompson presented "Songs from Previous Centuries", discussing the origins of the songs and then performing them - with singing along encouraged.

Upstairs from Brian Scott Gallery, Taste O'Honey performed while Christina Olsen painted and discussed her work.

Christina had a large basket of "party favors" (painted rocks, cards, etc) for Art Walkers who visited her. Before Art Walk, Christiana spent the day painting near the ocean on the Coastal Garden and Art Tour and made a charming painting of her view. Christina's painting and many photos from the Garden and Art Tour will be posted here soon.

Sara Broderick's Demo on Demos at Manley Art Center - See Sara on the Coastal Garden and Art Tour on Saturday

Sara Broderick, Artist and Art Instructor at College of the Redwoods and SOCC, also holds weekly Drop In Workshops at Wright's Custom Framing in Brookings. On Thursday Sara gave a talk and demo on art demos. Demos are something Sara has untold experience with. Above Sara explains the process she used for the portrait demo she did during the Azalea Festival Art Show.
Sara used pastel on suede board for the final portrait.

Sara discussed some of the techniques she has been trying recently. This floral was inspired by the style of Birgit O'Connor, who may have been inspired by Georgia O'Keefe. This is a watercolor that Sara has varnished instead of framing with glass.

This floral was Sara's first experiment in painting with ink. She had the full size sheet of watercolor paper dry-mounted at Wright's.

Sara loves to try new materials, techniques, and methods. She assures us that watercolor is not more difficult than other media, it just takes more planning.  Sara holds Drop In Workshops at Wright's every Friday. The subjects covered are ones that the participants request. Also, if you'd like to try a new medium, Sara has supplies that she shares with her classes. If you ask, she will bring supplies, such as pastels, acrylics, oils, etc, and give you the opportunity to try them before you invest in your own.

This coming Saturday Sara will participate as an artist on the Coastal Garden and Art Tour. This will be her fifth year to paint on the tour. She prepared the display above to demonstrate the different stages of the paintings she has done in the gardens the past four years. Can't wait to see what she will do this year.

Coastal Garden and Art Tour tickets are available at numerous locations in Brookings, including Manley Art Center. They will also be available at the Little Bear Patch Garden at Kalmiopsis School on Easy Street on the day of the tour - Saturday, August 11, beginning at 10 am. Tickets are $10 per person and include a map to 8 Brookings-Harbor area gardens. Nineteen artists will be working in the gardens and most will have art for sale.

Coastal Garden and Art Tour this Saturday, August 11 in Brookings--Harbor

From humble summer squash at the Kalmiopsis School Garden,

to stunning scuplture in private gardens...

From cool oceanside gardens

 to the warmer up-the-river venues...


Come tour 8 gardens on Saturday, August 11, 10 am to 4 pm.

There will be numerous artists from PBAA in six gardens. They will be painting/weaving/making jewelry/working with clay and will have art for sale. There will be a beekeeping demonstration and a wreath making demonstration in the remaining two gardens. Lunch will be available at the K-School Garden most of the day for $7.

Get your tickets at:
Manley Art Center
Winchuck Gardens
Wright's Custom Framing
Sweet Pea Confections
Feather Your Nest
Emerald Coast Estates
Flora Pacifica
Chetco Pharmacy
A Wildbird and Backyard General Store

In Crescent City at Harvest Natural Foods

In Gold Beach at Dan's Ace Hardware and Coffee Dock

Last minute tickets will be available at the garden entrances. Go to Kalmiopsis School's Little Bear Patch Garden (650 Easy Street in Brookings) for tickets on the day of the tour. A map is provided with your ticket and you may tour the gardens in any order and at your own pace.

Tickets are $10 per person and the proceeds benefit the Curry County Master Gardener Association. This non-profit organization uses the funds to support school garden projects in Brookings and Gold Beach and to provide ongoing sustainable gardening education for the community, including plant clinics.

There will be a plant clinic held during the tour at the Kalmiopsis School Garden - if you have plants you would like to identify or plants that have a disease or pest problem that you would like help with, put a sample in a plastic bag and bring it to K-School on Tour Day.

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