Crab Floats & Geraniums I set up this “stuff” on the deck outside my gallery to be able to paint and visit with people coming and going during the 2015 “Plein Air & More” event in Cannon Beach. The geraniums were from our front porch at home and the floats from my collection of beach finds over the decades. It was a beautiful weekend and I was thrilled to complete this oil and talk to people at the same time which can be a challenge. Original Framed Oil 18 ½” x 22 ½” – $1,500 – Image 12” x 16” All Rights ReservedRead More →

Crab Floats on a Limb Most people who love the ocean have a little beach comber in them so finding treasures at the edge of the sea is just a part of life. Floats like these are used by Crabbers to locate the “pot” that sits on the bottom of the ocean and is attached to the surface by a long line of nylon rope. They simply pull the crab pot to the surface and sort out the “keepers”, re bait the pot and overboard it goes. When I find a float laying on the beach my criteria for adding it to my collection (IRead More →

Douglas Granum Bronze Sculptor & Public Artist is unveiling & installing “The Big Catch” based on a 1909 Asahel Curtis photograph of a Cannery worker, for the Gig Harbor Museum July 8th. The gallery features the sculptors work including a “Big Catch Bronze Sculptor” an edition of 7. 22H x 10W x 6.5 D. A Cannery worker with a King Salmon. Douglas Granum says “The Big Catch Sculpture will be presented to the Museum in Gig Harbor as a symbol honoring the legacy, past and present, of all Salmon Fisherman.” Northwest By Northwest Gallery, 232 N Spruce, Cannon Beach – Established 1987Read More →

Current Exhibition – continuing through June 22nd Deborah DeWit: “The Hours of the Day” new paintings Robin & John Gumaelius: ceramic / metal sculpture Faryn Davis: resin paintings images: Robin & John Gumaelius, “Like A Moving Tree” ceramic, metal, wood Faryn Davis, “Migration” acrylic, ink, grass & resin on wood Deborah DeWit, “Dawn” oil on wood view current exhibit online Deborah DeWit: http://www.whitebirdgallery.com/dewit/index2015.html Robin & John Gumaelius: http://www.whitebirdgallery.com/gumaelius/index2015.html Faryn Davis: http://www.whitebirdgallery.com/faryn/index2015.html Upcoming Exhibition Plein Air & More Weekend an outdoor art event featuring artists working on location throughout Cannon Beach June 26, 27, 28 participating gallery artists: Dave & Boni Deal, Scott Johnson, Pamela Wachtler-Fermanis Gretha Lindwood, Leigh Anne Boy,Read More →

These two large basalt sea stacks reside at the south end of Cannon Beach. Most days I walk by them in the morning or evening, sometimes both. The coast stretches south for miles of walkable, mostly empty beach. Original Framed Watercolor 33 ½” x 63 ½” $5,500 – Image 23 ½” x 54” All Rights Reserved  Read More →

  We have a very exciting Arts Festival coming up called the 7th Annual Plein Air & More Arts Festival June 26, 27 & 28th. Throughout Cannon Beach artists paint & sculpt or create works of art. These are some of the leading Northwest Artists. Georgia Gerber known for her sculptures in downtown Portland depicting Oregon Wildlife . Gerber will be creating sculpture in clay in front of the gallery. She won the Public Choice Vote for 2014 for her lifesize “Colt & Turtle”. The event is covered by the prestigious Southwest Art Magazine. Ivan McLean is a contemporary steel sculptor who has created numerous sculptures throughoutRead More →

7th Annual Plein Air & More Weekend June 24, 25, and 26th, 2015 Plein air is a term derived from the French expression “en plein air”, meaning “in the open air” and specifically refers to the act of painting outdoors. Cannon Beach’s popular “Plein Air & More” is a three day event which includes a Friday night “meet & greet” with the participating artists and gallery owners, along with a collaborative show of art work. On Saturday and Sunday, more than fifty artists, represented by Cannon Beach’s art galleries will be creating works of art on location throughout town and on the beach. Many willRead More →

All images by Stirling Gorsuch – linocut and chine colle Sediment: July 2 – July 26 Sediment July 2 – July 26 Artist Reception: July 11, 5 – 7pm Funding Partner: James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation A printmaking show featuring Stirling Gorsuch, Kirsten Horning and Sarah Baumert-Lippold will explore variations of this diverse medium including monotypes and relief printing combined with chine colle. All three studied closely with Oregon artist Royal Nebeker whose influence has guided their vision. Cannon Beach artist, Stirling Gorsuch, will be in a group show at the Blackfish Gallery in Portland in July, 2015 for their Recent Graduates show,Read More →

Wayne Chabre Bronze “A Delicate Balance” 15.5″ H x 3.5. Patina is applied by hand . It takes a full week to hand apply the patina. There is a larger version of this in Cannon Beach . The larger sculpture won the 2007 Sculpture Without Walls Public Choice Vote . Now part of the permanent collection of the City of Cannon Beach.Read More →