Dusanka Kralj greeted visitors to her gallery at Wrights' Custom Framing and Creative Arts -- which could be called Wrights' Art Mall. The "Mall" includes galleries, a frame shop, an art supply shop, and a large classroom for art classes and workshops. Call 541-469-7900 or stop by Wrights at 810 Chetco Avenue for a list of upcoming classes.
Spectrum Sounds entertained at Wrights during the February Art Walk
The youngest member of Spectrum Sounds performed an impressive vocal.
The Love Train was running during the February Art Walk. Tony Parrish, on top of Stout Mountain, ran the trains on tracks surrounded by models of local buildings and businesses. Tony has posted numerous videos of the Stout Mountain Railroad on YouTube
There goes the car painted last summer by the Art Camp Kids - second car behind the engine.
If you are peering at some of these photos and rubbing your eyes, it's not you. The usually reliable Art Walk Camera kept defaulting to "Macro" mode and the not always reliable photographer kept forgetting to switch it back to normal.
Karina and Marco entertained with Italian cafe music at Manley Art Center.
Pete Chasar and Noreen Foster posed with the model of the new "Welcome to Brookings" sign. The model was built by PBAA President Lorelei Hanna. Bryan Tillung from Century 21 Agate Realty was at the Chocolate Festival on Saturday, collecting donations to build the sign. The funding campaign continued at Manley Art Center and Gallery during Art Walk. Welcome Sign committee members Pete Chasar, Dianne Morris, Noreen Foster and Lorelei Hanna were at Manley Art Center to promote the sign. Saturday’s fund raising drive brought in $476. $11,524 to go.
On the wall behind Pete and Noreen you can see the work of Manley's Artist of the Month, Glenna Kimball - the show is called "Felted Hats and Funky Purses".
Glenna demonstrated her craft during the Art Walk.
Manley Art Center is also featuring a show of the work of PBAA's Past Presidents. Current President, Lorelei Hanna, posed next to her oil painting of a snow capped mountain and flying geese.
Another display at Manley this month is called "Earth, Air, Fire, Water"
Visitors to Manley enjoy a seascape by Sara Broderick. Sara teaches art at SOCC, College of the Redwoods, and at Wrights in Brookings.
After PBAA's February meeting on Thursday, members learned how to paint with frosting, and decorated a cookie for Valentine's Day. The event was so popular that it was repeated at Manley during the February Art Walk.
Bob Bangs showed his fanciful driftwood containers and demonstrated how to make a driftwood mobile at A Wild Bird and Backyard General Store.
A sailboat parked outside of Brian Scott Gallery drew in visitors to hear a talk on "The Art of Sailing" - presented by the Chetco Cove Yacht Club. The gallery featured sailing art. For more info on the Yacht Club see http://www.chetcocyc.org/
Marshall Thompson performed at Dewey's Digs
A show of Rick Green's cartoons covered the walls of Dewey's Digs.
At Salon Dolce the popular duo of Lon Goddard and Aura Wright performed.
PBAA First Vice President, George Cady, has a show at Salon Dolce this month. George took this photograph at the Chihuly Bridge of Glass.
Saun Stone and members of her Tai-Chi class demonstrated "Tai Chi-Chi-Kung" at the Chetco Community Library - the Library's art show this month is an eclectic collection of art from a Brookings family.
Sean invited audience participation in a basic Tai-Chi routine.
Don Jenson greeted visitors to Signatures Gallery where his Gyotaku Art is showing.
Sandy Bonney of Signatures Gallery wrote about Don's Gyotaku Art:
This centuries old art form has been taken to the next level by artist Don Jenson. Gyotaku (gee oh tah ko) or “fish rubbing” originated in the 1800’s and was used to record the size and species of fish caught. Today it has evolved into an art form.
The artist inks the freshly caught fish (or crab, octopus, seaweed) with a nontoxic, water-soluble ink. Rice paper is placed on the fish and then hand-rubbed. After removal of the rice paper, the eye is hand-painted and enhancement color is added, resulting in a scale-by-scale likeness of the fish. The artist's “chop” and signature are added to complete the artwork. Each fish print is a one-of-a-kind original.
You can see more of these beautiful images at Signatures Gallery, 656 Chetco Avenue in Brookings. The gallery is open Wed - Sat, Noon to 5:30 pm.
Here's Tom Broderick at the keyboard in Signatures Gallery.
Buzz Stewart (left) discussing one of his seascapes with a visitor to Words and Pictures Gallery.
The February Art Walk is over and Horst Wolf is at the keyboard in Art Alley Grill.