Wild Rivers Coast Art: Posts from August 2019

ChariTree - Tree Decorating Event for Non-profit groups

Greetings! Time to apply for the December 7, 2019 ChariTree Holiday Festival at the Chetco Grange.

NON-PROFIT adult groups and youth groups (students age 18 and younger) may apply for decorating trees and/or wreaths and sell items to support a non-profit.

* Limited space available. To reserve your spot, please email or call:

Email : charitreeholidayfestival@yahoo.com

Phone PR-Committee, Joan & Jenna Willis : 541 – 469 -1816

* Print your application here. Application deadline is Monday, October 7, 2019.

* Attach a copy of the application with your non-refundable entry fee check of $40 to purchase your tree by Monday, October 7, 2019.

* Mail the check to : ChariTree Holiday Festival, Joan Willis PO Box 3016 Brookings,OR 97415

• SPONSORSHIP applications due Friday, Nov. 15
We encourage you to obtain support for your tree. Sponsor may pay for tree entry fee of $40 and/or provide ornaments/items/gift certificates. Your group may have more than one sponsor.
ChariTree will promote & try to get your group a sponsor.

For our advertising, please let us know who is sponsoring your tree as soon as possible.
A full list of this year's participating non-profits will be on-line by Oct. 9.

2019 Awards List Winners will receive $35 each.

* People's Choice Award : Public vote at the event by ballots. All Adult and Youth Groups are eligible.

* COMMUNITY JUDGES : Friday, Dec 6 at 10am
- Adult Groups :
* Best In Show : Best in over-all design and theme. Emphasis on originality, attractiveness, and difficulty.
* Elves Award : Emphasis on creativity, fun, and Christmas spirit. Hand-made ornaments is a plus.
- Youth Groups (students age 18 and younger) :
* Santa Award : Emphasis on showcasing youth organization or community. Creativity, youth must make at least 50% hand-made ornaments and decorate the tree.

ChariTree is excited & looking forward to seeing your tree!

Mission Statement :
ChariTree is a non-profit committee of the
Brookings Area Council for the Arts that brings awareness of local non- profits and helps them to fundraise for their activities all while the
community enjoys a holiday festival of trees.

ChariTree Holiday Festival ChariTree - BACA Tax ID# 93- 0899520

https://www.facebook.com/ChariTreeHolidayFestival/

Sculptor Donna Goss - A Trip to Port Orford

Brookings Sculptor Donna Goss recently traveled to Port Orford where she shows her work and sent this account of her day.

I wanted to show you pictures of my trip to Rick Cook's gallery when I exchanged sculptures August 2, 2019. Rick has a very good gallery in Port Orford where he shows his beautiful fine furniture. He has his workshop, office, and gallery close to where Rt 101 curves and is on the road that goes uphill.

It was a nice day for travel. I put my carrying boxes packed with nine sculptures, labels, and list in the station wagon, put in my extra box of food, water bottle, and a few emergency supplies in case something bad happens, as well as something warm to wear. I carried a large sculpture in a blanket on the back seat also. I had taken the car in for safety check, lube, water, and oil, and had a serpentine belt replaced, and enough gas so I could drive with confidence to Port Orford and back. My vehicle worked very well.

This was enjoyable and I could stop at the Bookstore in Gold Beach for a walk around, bathroom, and coffee and a muffin for a snack. I very much enjoyed the scenery and was happy to arrive in Port Orford.

I stopped at Rick's where he was sitting on the porch of his gallery. I went in and we exchanged sculptures and he gave me some back which I put in the car. I took pictures all along so I would have a nice record of the trip.

I also visited the Hawthorne Gallery, Tree Wiz, and walked on the beach. It was a nice warm sunny day with no wind although there were a few patches of fog.

It was nice to drive back to Brookings, mission accomplished.

Donna

August After Art Walk Report

Manley Art Center featured musician Michael Johnson and a show called "Forgeries for Sale".

Linda Ross's forgery is of a 50,000 BC Aboriginal Tribe painting.

Mike Dwaileebe copied a famous painting by one of the early 1900s French Fauves, Henri Matisse. The original painting was made in 1908 and currently hangs in the Hermitage Museum in Russia.

Susan Rhoades "copied" Vincent Van Gogh's "Three Sunflowers" using fabric. The original was painted in Arles in the south of France in 1888 and is part of a second set of seven sunflower paintings done by the artist. The first set of 4 sunflower paintings was done in Paris in 1887. One of the original paintings was destroyed, but the others are in secure locations around the world.

Buzz Stewart replicated a 1639 painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals -- "Malle Babbe". The original of this version of Hals' Malle Babbe is at the Metroopolitan Museum of Art.

Dave Howell made a watercolor version of Claude Monet's 1899 Oil of "Bridge over a Pond of Water Lillies". The original was one of 12 views of the bridge completed in one summer at Monet's Giverny property.

You can see more "forgeries" at Manley Art Center during the month of August. The gallery is open from 11 to 4 Tuesday through Saturday and is located at 411 Oak Street in Brookings.

Photographer Bill Schlichting arrived at the Art Walk via the Pirate Festival at the Port.

Art by Kelly Marie at Ambiance by the Sea during the August Art Walk.

Richard Leathers (left) showing his photo cards at Ambiance by the Sea.

Current Featured Artist at Ambiance is Trish Roman with her resin art.

Tim and Rivers Oakley entertained at Forecastle Books during the Art Walk.

Featured Artist at Forecastle Books was Author and Painter Georgia Cockerham. Georgia signed copies of her murder mystery books set in Brookings.

Spencer Reynolds was showing his latest work at Semi Aquatic Gallery.

Another Pirate - Lod Goddard, entertained at Semi Aquatic Gallery during the August Art Walk.

The Chetco Community Public Library is featuring "Abstraction" in the meeting room

This very large piece is by Crescent City Artist Phillip Wadsworth.

Thomas Sheet's abstracts at the Library during August.

Abstract by Dusanka Kralj at the Library.

Crosswinds performed at Chet's Garden Center.

Robert Kosslyn on guitar at Brian Scott & Signatures Gallery.

Brian Gibbons is Artist of the Month at Brian Scott Gallery.

During the August Art Walk Brian Gibbons discussed his creative process.

Billie Ruth Furuichi entertained at Wright's Fog and Fine Art Gallery.

Pete Chasar led a tribute to the late Jay Mosby. Portraits by Jay were available to anyone who could locate a likeness of themself.

Photos by Bill Schlichting and Nola Range.

Awards Announced at Coos Art Museum’s 26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition

Three artists have been awarded top honors at Coos Art Museum’s 26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition.

“Best of Show” was awarded to Richard Boyer of Salt Lake City, Utah for his oil “Departure from Manhattan.”

In a vote by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, William A. Selden of Coos Bay received the “Port Award” for his oil “Sunrise over Charleston Marina.”

Don McMichael of North Bend received the “Directors’ Award” for his oil, “Narwhal in Ice.”

The “Directors’ Award” is selected through a vote by the Coos Art Museum Board of Directors.

The “Best of Show” juror and Featured Artist of the 26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition is Calvin Liang of Corona, California. Calvin Liang was born in Canton, China and completed his education at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. Moving to the United States in 1987, he began a successful career creating art for the entertainment and animation industries including Walt Disney and Nickelodeon. In 2002, he became a full-time fine artist. Liang is known for landscape and seascape painting using strong brushwork and a commanding color pallet.

This year’s “Peoples’ Choice Award” is yet to be determined. Visitors to the Museum will be able to vote for their favorite work through Labor Day, September 2 at which time this important honor will be given to the work with the most votes. The 26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition continues at Coos Art Museum until September 28.

Stout Mountain Railway at Festival of Art in Stout Park

Festival of Art in Stout Park

Two days of good weather arrived just in time for the 7th annual Festival of Art in Stout Park in Brookings, held on the first weekend of August. If you had the misfortune to miss the festival, here are some snapshots.

The PBAA Pelican welcomes visitors.