Wild Rivers Coast Art

What to see at the 2nd Saturday Art Walk in Brookings on January 12, 4 - 7 pm

1   Signatures Gallery: Ducan Regehr, Drew Struzan, Maggie Price, Lihua Zhao, Ken Auster/Greg Noll, Jan Kunz, Joe Tonini, Sandy Bonney; Animusic with Jeramey James
2   Eye for Art: New Abstracts by Dusanka Kralj; Lon Goddard/Aura Wright (guitar/vocals)

3   Pieces of Time Gallery and Framing: Julianne Livingston's latest creations; Darren Kuykendall (keyboard/vocals). 5 pm - Acid Staining and Engraving demo by Julianne Livingston.
4   Manley Art Center: Deborah Dudley & Gordon Marsters; Gallery themes "Dancing" and "Frames"; The Ramblers (violin/guitar/vocals) followed by Carl Rovainen.
5   Words and Pictures: Photography of Bill Ferry; Nina Paulsen (keyboard). 5:30 pm - "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" by Clif Siples of Nesika Beach.
6  Chetco Library: Gallery - "Crescent City Shows its Stuff"; Showcase "Cobalt Blue Collectibles"; Tom Broderick (keyboard).  6 pm - The Crescent City Cello Trio (S. Wakefield, J. Haley, G. Lamore); 6:30 pm - Concert Selections from the Romantic Era by Christie Dolan (piano).
7   Central Gallery: "Whimsical Art by the Brookings 3", Damien Hawthorne (abstracts); Horst Wolf & Friends (Contemporary jazz). 4:15 pm - The Limericists expound on "X-mas Past"; 4:30 pm - The B.I.G.s sing your favorites.
8   Diamond Electronics: "Selected Images from 2007" on wide-angle TV screens; Billie Ruth (guitar/vocals)
9   Banana Belt Music Co: New paintings of "Musicians & Musical Instruments"; Rapp Brush (guitar/vocals) then Perry Devine (guitar/vocals)
10   Summit Real Estate: “Maritime Watercolors” by Dale Wells; Saun & Steve (guitar/vocals) then Billie Ruth (guitar/vocals)

An Artist's Christmas Tree

Gold Beach Artist, Shelly Wierzba, under the Christmas Tree she created from a fallen branch. No messy needles under this tree!  When the sun goes down the tree glows with tiny white lights reflecting on the red and gold decorations and white branches.

More Christmas lights at Shore Acres near Coos Bay

If you've seen the wondrous display of Christmas lights at Azalea Park in Brookings and are yearning for more... about a half hour north of the Wild Rivers Coast, near Coos Bay, lies Charleston and Shore Acres State Park. More than seven acres of gardens are luminated for the holidays. Some displays are animated, and music adds to the atmosphere. The holiday display begins the day after Thanksgiving and runs until after the New Year. Hours are 4pm to 10pm every night. Park admission is $3 per vehicle. A gift shop offers something for almost everyone, including the beautiful lights used in the gardens.

    

Merry Christmas from Brookings, Oregon

Not rain, nor wind could stop the show (except for one night). The Annual light show in Azalea Park sparkles with more than 300,000 lights. The show is open from 5 pm to 9 pm every night through Christmas Eve. Admission is $1 for adults - children enter free.

   

Submit ideas for the Theme of the 69th Azalea Festival

Do you have a great idea for the theme of the 2008 Azalea Festival? The Brooking-Harbor Chamber of Commerce would like to know. Email your theme ideas to: chamber@brookingsor.com or mail them to BHCC, P.O. Box 940, Brookings, OR 97415.

The 69th Azalea Festival will be held in Brookings during Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-26) 2008.

Brookings 2nd Saturday Art Walk on December 8

Host Wolf and Friends entertained with comtemporary jazz at Central Gallery where large works of contemporary art by Port Orford oil and arcylic artist Daemian Hawthorne were displayed.

The audience enjoyed listening to The Rogue River Jam at the newest gallery in Brookings, Pieces of Time Gallery and Framing.  Pieces of Time now has locations in both Gold Beach and Brookings. The Brookings location (509 Chetco, next to The Pilot) is currently featuring Christina Olsen's latest work, along with other Brookings artists including Dale Wells and Tricia Easley.

Rapp Brush played guitar and sang at Manley Art Center and Gallery, where the work of many local artists is always displayed. Carol Salin is the December Artist of the Month.

Twice a year - in June and December - Southwestern Oregon Community College in Brookings participates in the Art Walk. SWOCC displays the work of past and present faculty and students. Musical entertainment was provided by Billie Ruth, Saun and Steve.

Other equally wonderful venues included Signatures Gallery, Eye for Art, Words and Pictures, Chetco Library, Diamond Electronics, Banana Belt Music Co, and Summit Real Estate. Summit Real Estate is new to the Art Walk and featured Maritime Watercolors by Dale Wells and Horst Wolf.

For a more in-depth report on the December 8 Art Walk by Horst Wolf, please visit Studio Wolf.

Sign up now for January to March Watercolor Classes at Manley Art Center in Brookings

Beginning Watercolor and Watercolor Two -- These classes by popular instructor Audi Stanton will begin in January at Manley Art Center in Brookings. Secure your place in a class now.

Beginning Watercolor
Mondays 9 am - 12 noon at Manley Art Center
Class meets January 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, Mar 3, 10
You will make a "french fold" book of watercolor exercises to be used for future reference, and 16 small paintings that demonstrate various techniques. Explanation of the color wheel is included. Many demos by the instructor. You will use only 3 colors and 2 full sheets of watercolor paper. Paper will be available for purchase at the class. A supply list will be provided on receipt of payment for the class.
Class fee: $96.00

Watercolor Two
Mondays 1 pm - 4 pm at Manley Art Center
Class meets January 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, Mar 3, 10
Students who attended the previous Beginning Watercolor class will have priority. Guided watercolor exercises using 3 colors only. Many demos by the instructor, various subjects. The same supplies will be used as in the previous class.
Class fee: $96.00

In order to secure your place in one of these classes, please phone Audi Stanton at 541-412-7948. A waiting list will be established for classes that are full.

Two Gold Beach Artists Juried into National AWA Show

Local Gold Beach artists Tammy Delaney and J.M. Steele have been juried into the American Women Artists prestigious show this December 6, 2007

The national juried competition chose 70 artists out of 1,300 entries. The 100 paintings chosen will hang with the Master Signature and Signature members through January 6, 2008, at the LeKae Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Tammy Delaney's "Morning Shadows"  - 9" x 12" oil painting was juried into the American Women Artist's National Exhibition in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Two of J.M. Steele's oil paintings were accepted:

"Ice Cream Sundae #1" - 5" x 7" oil by J.M. Steele

"Ode to Inness #1" - 24" x 36" oil by J.M. Steele

To see more of Steele's work go to: http://www.jmsteele.com/.

Awards and Reception will be held Decemer 6, 2007, 6 - 9 pm at the LeKae Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, in conjunction with the Scottsdale Art Walk.

UPDATE 11/12/2010: The LeKae Gallery has merged with another local gallery and is now called the MARSHALL-LeKAE Fine Art Gallery. Visit them online at http://marshall-lekaegallery.com. 

Program for Brookings Second Saturday Art Walk on December 8

Second Art Roll in Gold Beach held on December 1

The "Holiday Art Roll" in Gold Beach was painted with a touch of White Christmas - hail! Enough hail to lure Art Rollers to the windows to watch it coming down and enough to pile up in places, making white outlines on windows and curbs.

Inside the seven art galleries on the tour a warm, holiday atmosphere greeted visitors; music, festive food, art demonstrations, and lots of art to see.

Magda Druzdzel gets my vote for the bravest or neatest artist in Gold Beach. Wearing a elegant, sparkling white, sweater and skirt (sans apron), she demonstrated watercolor painting at The Wave Galleria. It's been often repeated that artists have two kinds of clothes - those that have paint on them and those that will have paint on them. Magda kept all her paint on the paper.

Alexandra Eyer gets the "Most Unrufflable Artist" award for demonstrating portrait painting with a model under challenging circumstances -- visitors constantly interrupted both artist and model but Alexandra conversed, smiled, laughed, painted, and enjoyed every minute.

Dale Wells is always exploring new subjects.  At Pieces of Time Gallery he demonstrated his technique with lillies in a cool palette - he had a wonderful completed work of lillies painted with a warm palette nearby.

 
Carol Salin, one of the few photographers who still use film rather than digital imaging, gave a presentation on "What Inspired Great American Photographers" at Picture This!

Galleries on the Holiday Art Roll were (from south to north) South Beach Gallery, The Wave Galleria, Pieces of Time Gallery, Picture This!, Biscuit Gallery, Gray Whales Gallery, and Rouge's Gallery.

Musicians participating included Sharon Guinn and Jan Burris, Horst Wolf and Friends, Veronica DeWitt, Ray Kornell, Paul Renner and Harry Hoogesteger, and Heather Carpenter.

Artists presenting demonstrations included Alexandra Eyer and Magda Druzdzel at The Wave Galleria, Dale Wells at Pieces of Time, Pat Renner at Gray Whales and Linda Edwards and Mary Buchwald at South Beach Gallery. Carol Salin gave a talk on photographers secrets at Picture This!  Rogue's Gallery offered a creative gift wrapping demonstration and Biscuit Gallery presented "The Night Before Christmas Redux".

 

Gold Beach Artist at Planet Bronze Invitational Show in Bozeman, MT

Sixty national and emerging artists were invited to participate in the Miniature Show December 7 to December 31, 2007. J.M. Steele of Gold Beach is one of those honored, and her 6" x 8" oil "Three Cows" appears on the invitation shown above.