15th Annual Spring Unveiling Arts Festival – May 1-3, 2015
Description
The members of the Cannon Beach Gallery Group invite you to play along the shores of Cannon Beach and in the varied and beautiful galleries of our town. Nestled between the wild ocean and the coastal mountains Cannon Beach offers art and craft ranging from the playful to the sublime. On May 1, 2 & 3, each gallery will spotlight new work by their chosen artists. Unveiling demos and receptions take place all weekend long, making this event an unparalleled experience for the art lover.
2015 Spring Unveiling Schedule
2015 Chef’s Table
2015 Spring Unveiling Gallery Listings!
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Archimedes Gallery |
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David Rice
Growing up in Colorado’s mountains, David has a special connection with the natural landscape. Its inhabitants are his primary subject matter. Melding together the organic with the human-engineered speaks to how instead of only a natural world existing, or one that is manmade, the two can coexist harmoniously if the dominant party yields to this cohesive existence. A balance is needed for both parties to survive. |
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Josh Keyes
Inspired by 18th and 19th century aesthetics and philosophy, Josh paints animals in a style reminiscent of anatomical diagrams. However, he doesn’t place his animal subjects in their natural settings; rather, they are often in peril, displaced from their natural ecosystems into dioramic fantastical situations. He acknowledges that themes of migration and displacement frequently reflect his preoccupation with global climate change and the human impact on nature. |
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Kelly Vivanco Currently living in her native California, Kelly Vivanco has been painting and drawing since childhood and holds a BFA with honors from LCAD. Working in many mediums, she enjoys setting whimsy to work upon natural enigmas and pulls inspiration from the natural and imagined world, vintage photographs, literature, and the idiosyncrasies of dreams. |
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Hans Schiebold Hans came to the US from Freiberg, Germany to study at Hartford Art School University in Hartford, CT where he received his Masters of Fine Arts. He then becoming professor of fine arts at Wesleyan University in CT. During this period he was actively involved in the New York abstract art scene of the ’70’s, where his paintings were displayed in over ten major east coast museums. and also featured in several int’l museum shows. |
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Linda Prokop Linda chooses to depict the human form on an emotional level in a simplified, abstract manner. She believes that to isolate the essence of an emotion or event is the most powerful form of expression. She frequently downplays the issue of gender to place a greater emphasis on the power of the human spirit and portray equality among its members. The most exciting outcome of this imagery is that it becomes cross-cultural and universal in meaning. |
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Shirley Gittlesohn Shirley has been painting in Oregon for more than five decades, crafting a career that celebrates her passion for painting and her love of her family – all manifesting in her work. Now struggling with macular degeneration, she continues to paint. The gallery will feature “Shirley Gittlelsohn: A Retrospective,” honoring the work of this long-standing member of the Oregon Arts Community. |
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Ann Cavanaugh Ann has truly found her medium in fused glass. For over ten years she has expressed her love of color, light and nature with a depth and complexity made possible by building layers of glass into translucent images of amazing emotional power.Her work ranges from realistic snowy woods scenes to abstract pieces of urban energy. Ann says, “Working with glass brings together science and discovery. Pushing the limits continues to challenge and interest me. When I open the kiln, the anticipation is like a child’s eagerness at Christmas – the wonder of it all.” |
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Chuck Gumpert Chuck creates bold, light filled mixed media canvases. Adept at both abstract expressionist and figurative imagery, Chuck’s main focus for the festival will be digging deeper into his passion for abstraction. For fans of his figurative work, he will also present new works in his ongoing Beachcomber Series. In the artist’s own words, “Painting is transportation into another world…the canvas tells me where to go and the colors and tools are the vehicle to get there.” His work all shares a common thread, “exploring color, light, energy and emotion in a way that communicates.” |
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Elena Markova Elena is descended from a long line of artists and craftsmen. Originally from a charming town in Northern Russia, renowned for its churches, cathedrals and folk art painted in vibrant colors, she was raised to appreciate art and to love the natural beauty, history and folk tale mythology of her homeland. These early influences, combined with a deep love of family, have formed the basis of an extraordinary artistic journey.In addition to unveiling new work, she will display the symbolic heart of her paintings: the sacred ceramic sculptures of her native Kargopol. These hand-painted figures and their stories have forged the deepest of influences on the artist throughout her life. |
Icefire Glassworks |
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Jim Kingwell What began as a five-year experiment evolved into a life-forming fascination with glass for Jim, who has been playing with fire for 41 years. Jim’s chemistry teacher’s observations about reality inspired him to enroll in art classes, so it is fitting that melting glass requires a grounding in both chemistry and physics. His Icefire Glassworks logo incorporates the alchemical symbols for Earth, Air, Fire and Water, honoring the obvious linkage of art and science. From that, beautiful pieces of blown glass emerge that seduce the senses and stimulate the spirit. |
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Suzanne Kindland Suzanne was not reared to be a glass artist. It was her connection to the dream world that led her to become one at the age of 38. There were always hints, persistent nudges that would not be ignored, from favorite childhood words (horizon, crucible) to a vision of dancing in flames that led her to Cannon Beach and propelled her into the passionate world of soft molten glass. Inspired by the places she has lived, Suzanne makes blown glass pieces that express Nature in the tangled patterns of woodlands, the stark horizons of deserts, and the mysteries of deep water. |
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Mark Gordon Mark began blowing glass in 2003. His first experience with the medium was at Icefire Glassworks, and he now lives and works in Bend, Oregon. His current body of work is focused on blending colors and balancing them with individual forms. The challenge of combining colors in different ways, and working with a hot and fluid medium, keeps every day of working with glass new and exciting. |
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Robert Tamis “Raphael” Robert creates his bronze sculptures, fine jewelry, photography, and glass works under the name “Raphael.”He became enchanted with glass after visiting Icefire Glassworks where he suddenly realized that he could incorporate glass into sculptured silver or gold pieces, expanding the range of what he could achieve. After seeing a demonstration of painting with glass at Bullseye Gallery in Portland he further realized that he could create a 3rd dimension by layering painted images upon painted images. He says, “Glass is so wonderful to work with – it is a constant mystery in motion.” |
Jeffrey Hull Gallery |
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Jeffrey Hull Jeffrey began his painting career more than 40 years ago in Cannon Beach, and it is from its coastline that he draws his inspiration. Today he is widely known for his ability to capture the beauty and moods of the places where water joins land, controlling the difficult medium of watercolor, often in very large paintings. Recently he has returned to painting in oil as well, and is rarely found far from the ocean’s edge. His deep love for the area is clearly seen in his original paintings and prints. |
Modern Villa Gallery |
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Sarah Goodnough This contemporary Northwest artist creates expressive art that reflects the beauty and mystery of life. Inspired by nature and the human spirit, her paintings are distinctive visual experiences with sensitivity to mood and emotion. Now living both in Portland, and the quaint coastal town of Astoria, she finds the dichotomy between the two cities to be a great balance for her artistic imagination. She will be presenting a brand new conceptual series that adds new subject matter while combining introspection and playfulness. |
Northwest By Northwest Gallery |
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Georgia Gerber Georgia’s bronze sculptures define many NW public spaces, including “Rachel the Pike Place Pig” in Seattle’s Pike Place Market and 25 sculptures surrounding Pioneer Courthouse in downtown Portland. Gerber won the 2010 Cannon Beach public choice award for Sculpture Without Walls with her “Tufted Puffins”. She typically works on two to three public installation commissions at one time using the traditional lost wax casting technique. |
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Christopher Burkett Studying with Ansel Adams inspired award-winning, fine art color landscape photographer Christopher Burkett to redefine color photography as Adams had defined black and white. The Washington Post says, “Burkett has achieved in Cibachrome what Eliot Porter achieved for dye-transfer or Weston for black & white”. Each handcrafted photograph is a hand printed, hand crafted fine art original, solely created by the artist. |
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Jeff White
Skyscapes & Landscapes in oil reflect the artists most memorable and moving experiences with nature. Jeff paints the splendor of our natural world in the Northwest in pursuit of the ethereal & atmospheric light our region is known for. |
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Hazel Schlesigner Hazel discovered her passion for oil painting at an early age, inspired by her childhood on the Northwest coast. The shorelines, fields, and vineyards, and later the Mediterranean countryside, have supplied the scenes and subjects of her work. She paints from a palette of predominantly warm, vivid colors and large, rhythmic brush strokes, transforming landscapes into more contemporary or abstract realism. |
Primary Elements Gallery |
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Jack Gibson Jack Gibson began his sculptor’s journey by creating three-dimensional bronze wildlife pieces inspired by studying creatures in their habitats. His interest in dance and the human form generated new themes, including figures rendered in bronze and silver and two-dimensional reliefs of swimming salmon. |
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Terri Axness Eastern Oregon provides the inspiration for Terri’s work, using a variety of mediums including pencil, oil, acrylic, watercolor, and clay. Known primarily for her landscapes, she also paints still lifes, portraits, and decoys. Her ceramic pieces and sculpture vary from humorous to functional. |
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Steve Gevurtz After a 40 year career in business, Steve Gevurtz moved to the beautiful lakeside community of Sandpoint, Idaho, to pursue his life long passion for art. He has a fascination for people and in his studio on the banks of the beautiful Lake Pend Oreille he brings the stories and emotions of his subjects to life in the flowing movements of his bronze sculptures. His work has been seen in national publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector and in galleries in Portland, Cannon Beach, Coeur d Alene, Spokane and Santa Fe. |
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Jeffry Mann Coming from a diverse background in construction, Jeffrey’s true passion is designing and handcrafting fine wood furniture that is beautiful, durable and useful. With over 20 years of woodworking experience, his specialty is in the custom design and craftsmanship of original, one-of-a-kind pieces, developed in a close working relationship with his clients. |
White Bird Gallery |
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Deborah DeWit Deb is a well-known Oregon artist who has several books published on her work. Her narrative works explore autobiographical themes and often have depictions of cats, books, people reading, and familiar landscapes inhabited by both animals and people. Many of her paintings suggest metaphors on the human experience through renditions of hands or feet used to convey an idea. Moody pathways through outdoor environments and compositions framed by looking though windows also convey her larger themes on the human experience. |
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Robin and John Gumaelius Robin and John Gumaelius incorporate steel, ceramic and wood to create animated human and anamorphic, bird-like sculptures. Robin creates, through sgraffito and complex decorative glazes, the colorful surface imagery and then John adds the exquisite metal armatures that give the artwork life and transform them into kinetic sculptures. |
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Faryn Davis
From the mountains just west of Asheville, North Carolina, Faryn creates paintings and a line of jewelry which encases tiny painted scenes and found ephemera such as leaves, twigs, grass, thorns, bird bones, wasp nests, feathers, and moss into resin. Each piece is individually hand painted with toothpicks and tiny brushes, embedded in layers of resin. |
Savor Cannon Beach Wine & Culinary Festival, March 12-15, 2015
Description
Each March, the Savor Cannon Beach festival features four-days of wine tastings, culinary and arts events and a wine walk featuring dozens of Northwest wineries. It’s a community-wide festival featuring activities all around town including six festival wine tasting events showcasing Northwest wines and savory bites.
Popular festival events include the Thursday Night Throwdown, a showdown between Oregon and Washington wines varietal by varietal. Participants taste twelve select wines including two of each varietal, one from Oregon and one from Washington, then vote on their favorites to determine which state reigns supreme. Other events include the Battle of the Blends featuring four red and four white wine blends from the Northwest.
Saturday of the festival is the Savor Cannon Beach Wine Walk featuring approximately 40 Northwest wineries pouring tastings at Cannon Beach art galleries, restaurants and retail shops, all within easy walking distance in this compact beach community. Other festival wine tasting events offer educational opportunities to test your knowledge and your palate in blind tastings.
In addition to festival events, restaurants, shops, galleries and hotels offer a wide range of tasting, culinary, cultural and arts events all around town. Cannon Beach businesses participate in a Tasting Tour featuring free or low cost tastings ranging from chocolates and olive oils to specialty salts.
Festival Passes are $149 and good for all six wine tasting events, including the Saturday, March 14 Wine Walk. Individual event tickets are also available for $35 each event. Visit savorcannonbeach.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
SAVOR CANNON BEACH 2015 SCHEDULE OF FESTIVAL EVENTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
5-7pm – THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN
Taste 12 wines of six different varietals, one each from Oregon and Washington, in a head-to-head battle to see what state reigns supreme as participants choose the winners. Light bites from local chefs and restaurants are also featured. Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall (207 N Spruce St).
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
1-2:30pm – WINE PATHS LESS TRAVELED
Do you Mourvedre? Taste and learn about the unique characteristics of some of the lesser-known wine varietals in the Northwest. Taste selected red and white wines in this entertaining and educational tasting with Hank and Nancy Sauer who have facilitated some of the Northwest’s largest professional wine competitions. Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall (207 N Spruce St).
4:30-6:30pm – BATTLE OF THE BLENDS
Taste eight selected red and white wine blends representing the wine regions of the Northwest. We’ve also challenged five local chefs to create a bite for the event and you can choose the winner of the Battle of the Blends and the Battle of the Bites. Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall (207 N Spruce St).
6:00-9:00pm – PALETTES & PALATES GALLERY and WINERY EVENT
Please join us as we participate in Palettes & Palates, an event that features a different Northwest winery pouring tastes at nine participating Cannon Beach galleries from 6-9pm. This is an invitation only event with limited space. Contact your favorite participating gallery for your invitation.
Archimedes Gallery paired with D’Anu Wines
Bronze Coast Gallery paired with Elk Cove Winery
Jeffrey Hull Gallery paired with Willamette Valley Vineyards
Icefire Glassworks paired with Schmidt Family
Modern Villa Gallery paired with Ferraro Cella
Northwest by Northwest Gallery paired with Sineann Winery
Primary Elements paired with Amavi Cellars
Sharon Amber Jewelry paired with Walnut City Wineworks
Whitebird Gallery paired with Trio Vintners, just for this event
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
10:30am-12pm – BORDEAUX, BURGUNDY & RHONE
Taste some of the Northwest’s great red and white wines with roots in France’s most famous wine regions with Northwest wine writer Andy Perdue, founder of Wine Press Northwest Magazine who now operates Great Northwest Wine (greatnorthwestwine.com). Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall (207 N Spruce St).
1-5pm – SAVOR CANNON BEACH WINE WALK
Taste wines from 40 Northwest wineries pouring tastings as you make the rounds of Cannon Beach art galleries, shops, restaurants and hotels. Participating wineries represent the major wine growing regions in Oregon and Washington, including Willamette Valley, eastern Washington and southern Oregon. Proceeds from this event benefit the Cannon Beach Preschool & Children’s Center. Location: Check-in begins at 11am at Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
10am-Noon – SPARKLING WINE & BRUNCH BITES
Sample Northwest sparkling wines and enjoy brunch bites from Cannon Beach restaurants and bakeries, the perfect way to wrap up the festival weekend and toast new friends. Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall (207 N Spruce St).
EVENT LOCATIONS: Check-in for the Saturday wine walk (beginning at 11am) is at Coaster Theatre, 108 N Hemlock in downtown Cannon Beach. All other events are located in the Cannon Beach Community Hall (207 N Spruce St) next to the Information Center and Cannon Beach City Park.
A Blooming Hill Vineyard
A to Z Wineworks
Abiqua Wind Cellars
Angel Vine
Blizzard Wines
Brandborg Vineyard & Winery
Burnt Bridge Cellars
Cathedral Ridge Winery
Cerulean Skies Winery
Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden
D’Anu Wines
Del Rio Vineyards
Elk Cove Vineyards
Eola Hills Wine Cellars
Ferraro Wines
Forest Edge Winery
Foris Vineyards Winery
Ghost Hill Cellars
Gresser Vineyard
Hip Chicks Do Wine
J. Scott Cellars
Kramer Vineyards
Locati Cellars & J&J Vintners
Lujon Wine Cellars
Maison de Glace Winery
Mia Sonatina Cellars
Northwest Cellars Winery
Pete’s Mountain Winery
Phelps Creek Vineyards
Pudding River Wine Cellars
Ruby Vineyard & Winery
Sineann Winery
Skylite Cellars
Slagle Creek Vineyard
Smasne Cellars
SuLei Cellars
TERO Estates, Flying Trout and Water Wines
Treos Wines
Trisaetum Winery & Vineyards
Utopia
Walnut City Wineworks
Primary Elements Gallery presents Michael Tieman
Michael Tieman will display “The Wine Thief” for the Palettes & Palates event Friday March 13th 6-9PM in Primary Elements Gallery. Pepperbridge Winery will pour their Cabernet & Merlot and Amavi Cellars will taste the Syrah and Cabernet wines. Sweet Basils Café and The Chocolate Café will provide tastes of a selection of food and chocolate to compliment the wines.
Icefire Glassworks presents Michelle Kaptur
This gorgeous piece by Michelle Kaptur will be featured at Icefire Glassworks during Savor Cannon Beach, a four day culinary and arts event starting Thursday, March 12th
Primary Elements Gallery presents fine art prints showcasing the Oregon Wine – Archery Summit.
“Progressions” is a fine art print on canvas available in 2 sizes. Each print will have a hand sketched “Remarque” and dedication by the artist on the back. They are available for order at Primary Elements Gallery during the Savor Cannon Beach Event and the wine walk.
Modern Villa Gallery will be featuring the Oregon Wine – Ferraro Cellars
Proceeds from this event benefit the Cannon Beach Preschool & Children’s Center.
Saturday 1:00 -5:00 pm: Savor Cannon Beach Wine Walk
Featured Artist for Northwest By Northwest Gallery – 2015
Oil Paintings of Hazel Schlesinger , a native of the Cannon Beach area, is a member of the prestigious American Impressionist Society and Oil Painters of America. Her work has appeared in Southwest Art Magazine, and the TV Series “Leverage” filmed in Portland and numerous commercials distributed worldwide. She will be a featured artist at the Savor Cannon Beach Wine & Culinary Festival.
Shipwreck Torpedo Bottles Wash Ashore
at Cannon Beach Treasure
Irish Sea Shipwreck bottles almost 150-years-old – are you intrigued? Well you won’t want to miss Savor Cannon Beach, where we will be unveiling 25 shipwreck torpedo bottles, recovered from the bottom of the Irish Sea in 1874… and, most exciting, their corks are intact.
Torpedo bottles have distinctive round, and sometimes pointed, bottoms (like ours). Why on earth would you make a bottle with a round bottom, you ask? Well there was actually a pretty sound reason – it forced people to store the bottle on its side, which prevented the cork from drying up and the valuable liquid inside from being lost! And yes, the rounded bottoms also strengthened the bottles, preventing them from… wait for it… exploding!
And why would the bottles explode? Two words – fizzy water! Stay tuned next month to find out more about the 19th Century carbonated beverage craze, where these bottles were headed, and how they ended up at the bottom of the ocean!
P.S. Robert is hard at work conserving these bottles, their amazing rainbow frosted patinas and, of course, their corks. But, you can reserve one of these super-rare artifacts for your family.
Northwest By Northwest Gallery Presents:
Savor Cannon Beach Palettes & Palates
tickets are required for this evening art & wine event
Northwest By Northwest Gallery
Friday Evening March 13. 6 to 9.
Sineann Winery . Invitation Only.
Meet artist Douglas Granum.
Painter, Public Artist & Bronze Sculptor.
for more information please email the gallery
Primary Elements Gallery Presents:
The platters by Portland architect and wood turner, David Williams, will be displayed at Primary Elements Gallery as part of the wine themed artwork for the event. David will also demonstrate his woodworking Sunday of the Spring Unveiling event! Stephanie, Primary Elements Gallery
PS, Janelle is “reducing” the Pinot Noir right now to make her Pinot Noir chocolates which we will serve…while supply lasts…. during our Palettes & Paletes event!
14th Annual Spring Unveiling Arts Festival – May 2-4, 2014
Description
The members of the Cannon Beach Gallery Group invite you to play along the shores of Cannon Beach and in the varied and beautiful galleries of our town. Nestled between the wild ocean and the coastal mountains Cannon Beach offers art and craft ranging from the playful to the sublime. On May 2, 3 & 4, each gallery will spotlight new work by their chosen artists. Unveiling demos and receptions take place all weekend long, making this event an unparalleled experience for the art lover.
Below the schedule are the artists (by gallery) who will be featured during the 2014 Spring Unveiling Arts Festival.
For Chef’s Table info click here
For a printable schedule, click here
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Archimedes Gallery |
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Frank Gonzales’ incredible artwork places him at the forefront of the Young American Realist movement. His refined, yet bold and inventive reinterpretations of classic subjects can be viewed many ways. Taking references from various sources to create his own imagery, his paintings become a play between artificiality and realism. His compositions reflect the spontaneity of starting with a background color or single image, where that becomes a jumping off point for the painting. |
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Leslie Levings is a sculptor of creatures. The majority of her time is spent making the Beastlies– small, ridiculous monsters with big emotions. Sculpting her first little creatures at age 10, she took a break through high school and college to pursue photography and writing. None of those things were ever as fun as creating tiny characters out of clay, so now she’s back to doing that full time. |
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Shing Yin Khor. A former theatrical painter, designer, and propmaker, Shing Yin Khor makes awkwardly charming creatures trapped in a world of bumbling science and human fallibility. Her themes are inspired by historical hoaxes, old museums, cabinets of curiosities, and Pre-Linnaean taxonom, with palettes drawn from the more obnoxiously colorful parts of nature, especially invertebrates. |
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Melissa J. Cooper Ten years spent working in a foundry as a young woman taught her virtually all the labor-intensive steps involved in casting bronze, but not once during those years did she imagine creating her own works of art. That came later when she discovered she could visualize a complex three-dimensional form, calculate its necessary structural strength and bring it to reality, in many cases without ever having seen how the artwork will look as a whole. Her widely collected wildlife art depicts rabbits, beavers, chipmunks, and bears, known for their combination of graceful shape and charm. |
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Rosetta Sculpture has always been something she has done for the pure joy of it, but it wasn’t until computers put an end to her free-lancing as a graphic designer that she realized she could make it a career. Focusing on animals, her work depicts their life force in all its visual splendor, rather than a realistic depiction of outward appearances. Her style has been described as hard-edged yet soft, sensitive yet powerful. Her wish is that her works inspires other to cherish these creatures as she does. |
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Nathan Bennett believes art should be like snapshots of an artist’s life. As a master patineur he creates images that best capture the inner workings of his soul. Using a centuries old process, his paintings come from a mixture of iron, silver, copper and other chemical compounds infused onto a bronze plate, merging the compounds with the metal. |
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Catherine Kumlin Gamblin’s paintings reflect the family ties that shaped her relationship to seeing the world and working with her hands…a professional seamstress grandmother, a great grandmother who was a quilt maker, and a grandfather who was a rockhound. Today she travels extensively, and back in the studio her creative process welcomes her life experiences into her work. |
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Sandy Sampson is an interdisciplinary artist and educator with a 35-year exhibition history. Locating and framing casual pedagogy as it presents in the everyday is the thematic constant in the collaborative public practice. Commissioned projects include the Portland Art Museum, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Beton Salon in Paris, and Apex Art in New York. |
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Jean Erhardt loves oil paint – the look, smell and feel of it, so much so that she paints with her hands instead of brushes. She tends to paint what is on my mind or what is in front of her, and her current series of paintings were inspired by trees growing near the ocean around her home on the Long Beach peninsula. |
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Jean Rosenbaum has been behind the camera for 45 years, many as a commercial photographer concentrating on food and advertising photos. Her love of the medium started in Boston, shooting extreme close-ups of architectural detail. Today, in the digital age, she still sees architectural lines and shapes in everything, but can now create so much greater interest in post-production detail. As a result, in recent years she has moved from commercial photography into the fine art realm. |
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Dragonfire Gallery will present a themed “Garden Party” group show, including all of the gallery’s artists with each submitting their version of “garden art” to the party. |
George Vetter FotoArt |
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George Vetter The natural beauty of the Oregon Coast brought George to Cannon Beach in 1977. His love of travel and passion for photography have dovetailed into a collection of images from far and wide. But Cannon Beach and the Oregon Coast gets special attention. His library of digital images has grown to more than 100,000, many of which have appeared in local and national publications. Besides landscape and nature photography, portraiture and instruction are also offered by George at his gallery in Village Centre in downtown Cannon Beach |
Haystack Gallery |
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Sally O’Neill Throughout her life, Sally has always been involved in the arts, painting, drawing and music. After working primarily in watercolor beginning in the 80′s, she went back to working solely in oils in 1998, and knew this was the perfect medium for expressing her obsession with light, color and atmosphere. She is both a plein air and studio artist. |
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Michael Tieman’s sculptures are unique in that they are a combination of traditional figurative sculpture and his Impressionistic painting style. “I create my bronze sculpture as a three dimensional painting. Texture is the Impressionistic impasto brushstroke, color is the play of light and shadows across the surfaces, and detail is the impression of movement.” |
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Bart DeGraaf finds the act of painting to be euphoric. He says, “I have a passion for color, texture, movement and design. The imagery I use is pulled from my surroundings, experiences and my imagination. To me, my art is about the process of discovery, the synthesis of my personal feelings, color that inspires me, and techniques that I use; it’s a piece of who I am.” |
Icefire Glassworks |
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Jim Kingwell What began as a five-year experiment evolved into a life-forming fascination with glass for Jim, who has been playing with fire for 41 years. Jim’s chemistry teacher’s observations about reality inspired him to enroll in art classes, so it is fitting that melting glass requires a grounding in both chemistry and physics. His Icefire Glassworks logo incorporates the alchemical symbols for Earth, Air, Fire and Water, honoring the obvious linkage of art and science. From that, beautiful pieces of blown glass emerge that seduce the senses and stimulate the spirit. |
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Suzanne Kindland was not reared to be a glass artist. It was her connection to the dream world that led her to become one at the age of 38. There were always hints, persistent nudges that would not be ignored, from favorite childhood words (horizon, crucible) to a vision of dancing in flames that led her to Cannon Beach and propelled her into the passionate world of soft molten glass. Inspired by the places she has lived, Suzanne makes blown glass pieces that express Nature in the tangled patterns of woodlands, the stark horizons of deserts, and the mysteries of deep water. |
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Pamela Juett first fell in love with hot glass while watching a demo in Cannon Beach in 1977. After exploring the many ways of working with this amazing medium, she has found her niche in flameworking, making beads that become stunning pieces of wearable art. She will be taking custom orders during Spring Unveiling. |
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Mark Gordon began blowing glass in 2003. His first experience with the medium was at Icefire Glassworks, and he now lives and works in Bend, Oregon. His current body of work is focused on blending colors and balancing them with individual forms. The challenge of combining colors in different ways, and working with a hot and fluid medium, keeps each day of working with glass new and exciting. |
Jeffrey Hull Gallery |
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Jeffrey Hull began has painting career 40 years ago in Cannon Beach, and it is from its coastline that he draws his inspiration. Today he is widely known for his ability to capture the beauty and moods of the places where water joins land, controlling the difficult medium of watercolor, often in very large paintings. Recently he has returned to painting in oil as well, and is rarely found far from the ocean’s edge. He is a signature member of the prestigious American Society of Marine Artists. |
Jewelry by Sharon Amber |
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Sharon Amber draws inspiration for her highly original fine jewelry from nature and the constant motion of the waves. She has a passion for local materials and ancient jewelry methods such as cloisonné and repousse. Her precious metal treasures are set with local “gems”, including carved dense black basalt pebbles, transformed into mermaids, seascapes, and faces bedecked with exotic colored stones. |
Modern Villa Gallery |
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David Jonathan Marshall With his imaginative style, bold use of color and dramatic perspective, David brings a fresh new look to the art world. His skill at capturing movement and animation in his art is a direct reflection of his own lifestyle and view of the world. He says, “I feel like I’m putting a puzzle together. I paint the pieces of that puzzle, but even I don’t always know what will be seen in the end.” |
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Tom Henderson was introduced to art early in life because his father was a professional cartoonist, but his earliest career path was into music. When in his thirties he became excited about art again and found himself especially drawn to plein air painting. Today, he says “Whether I’m in a busy harbor or on a quiet hillside, nothing puts me into the moment like painting does. I believe what is in front of me is open to interpretation, and my goal is that my paintings are more of a reaction than a rendering.” |
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Tom Scheibal’s paintings are both graphic and mysterious. They provide a hushed backdrop for the artist’s childhood in the Pacific Northwest. His work is accomplished on paper and wood panels using French pastel, graphite and acrylic paint. Crows, horses and landscapes are the recurring subject matter, providing a dreamlike quality that smolders in the distance, becoming clear in the diffused light of an overcast morning. |
Northwest By Northwest Gallery |
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Georgia Gerber’s bronze sculptures define many NW public spaces, including “Rachel the Pike Place Pig” in Seattle’s Pike Place Market and 25 sculptures surrounding Pioneer Courthouse in downtown Portland. Gerber won the “Cannon Beach 2010 Public Choice Award” for Sculpture Without Walls with her “tufted Puffins”. She typically works on two to three public installation commissions at one time bringing forth the essence of the subject using the traditional lost wax casting technique. |
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Christopher Burkett Oregon’s native son, Christopher Burkett is recognized as the finest traditional darkroom master today. In fact, historian James Enyeart says that “Burkett has done for color what Adams & Weston did for black and white.” His exhibitions include “100 Years of Photography” at the Portland Art Museum and “Views and Visions” at the Seattle Art Museum. Ask him about his work and he will say “A pixel will never be a photon.” |
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Jeff White This Oregon oil painter, known for his skyscapes and landscapes, says his work “represents a spiritual journey and the balance found in the harmonies between the environment and man as a voyeur passing through time.” The thin glazes and layers of transparent pigments emulate the atmospheric conditions that exist in the natural world. His work can be seen in public spaces including the Columbia Gorge Visitor Center, The Hawaii Temple Visitor Center and the Seattle Maritime Museum. |
Primary Elements Gallery |
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Greg Congleton’s launch into the art world was a little like a bird discovering it doesn’t have to walk. His natural talent for visualizing and sketching led first to three-dimensional renderings for architects and builders. He graduated with a degree in business and formed a career using his creative ability as a carpenter and homebuilder. His natural aptitude to conceptualize in three dimensions spawned a new passion in sculpture which he has expressed by working in clay for bronze casting and welding immensely creative work from recycled materials. |
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H Leung & Thomas Leung H. Leung is recognized as one of the premiere neo-impressionist artists, a master of enchanted landscapes, dreamy moods, and magical reflections of light and color. His son, Thomas, grew up watching his father create beauty on canvas, and knew that he, too, would become an artist. Today he creates canvases of great diversity, displaying dreamy landscapes and magical fantasies, striking abstracts in bold colors and pastels of multi-hued indescense. |
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Jeffry Mann’s medium is wood. He designs and experiments with their colors, grains and textures as he creates variations of light refractions and dimensionality. The shapes are creative combinations of fine crafted furniture unique as it is functional. As an artist working at his craft for 23 years, Jeffry does commission work creating cabinets, doors, and other specialty items for wine cellars, commercial and home living spaces. Mann is best known for his sleekly organic sculptured tables, chairs, barstools, and desks. |
White Bird Gallery |
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Deborah DeWit is a well-known Oregon artist who has several books published on her work. Her narrative works explore autobiographical themes and often have depictions of cats, books, people reading, and familiar landscapes inhabited by both animals and people. Many of her paintings suggest metaphors on the human experience through renditions of hands or feet used to convey an idea. Moody pathways through outdoor environments and compositions framed by looking though windows also convey her larger themes on the human experience. |
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Eric Boos’ “Almost Edible Ceramics” is a series of semi-functional ceramic sculptures exploring the intersection of food, eating, sensuality, sexuality and organic growth. These studio built one-of-a-kind porcelain pieces are sculpted with glass-smooth surfaces, clean and formal lines, carefully balanced volumes and edges “so sharp you can almost shave with them.” The artist says “One day I was looking at a cluster of the sculptures on my work table and it made my mouth water…the colors were so juicy I wanted to eat my own work. That is great fun.” |
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Helga Winter has made something new, unfamiliar and possibly shocking out of something very familiar to us. Taking a book full of words she has turned it inside out, deconstructing it, but at the same time reconstructing, relearning and rethinking. Tearing, ripping, coloring, waxing, rolling, arranging and gluing the pages is practice. Something she does over and over to acquire a certain knowledge of patience, quietude, peacefulness and a gathering of information from the inside. She invites you to view the sculpture from all angles, to stay open-minded to learn about both sides of the story and know that it can always be changed. |
About The Cannon Beach Gallery Group
Description
The Cannon Beach Gallery Group puts on two annual arts events: Spring Unveiling Arts Festival in May, and Plein Air & More in June. Both festivals have developed into two of the premier art events in the region. The Gallery Group promotes and organizes the festivals, but what is the Gallery Group and what is its purpose?
In talking with several of the group’s founders, recollections vary but everyone agrees that the gallery community in Cannon Beach decided to band together to pool resources and efforts to promote the arts. “I was along for the ride,” said Icefire Glassworks artist and business owner Jim Kingwell. “I saw this as a good opportunity for the galleries to work together in cooperation instead of competition.” Realizing that combined resources had more potential to convey the art experience here, the founding galleries established a non-profit business association and the Cannon Beach Gallery Group was formed. The group and its bylaws were recognized by the Internal Revenue Service in June of 2003 with sixteen original members. Over the years Gallery Group members have come and gone, but a core group has been involved from the beginning. Bronze Coast Gallery owner Kim Barnett says that the success of the group and its ability to put on premier events like Spring Unveiling is really a collective effort. “Many people have contributed and been instrumental to our efforts,” he said.
Spring Unveiling: The art community of Joseph, Oregon was doing a ‘Spring Unveiling’ and it seemed like a similar event would be a good fit in Cannon Beach. So in 2001 the galleries organized, promoted, and carried out the event. It was deemed successful enough to do again. Spring Unveiling started out as a one day event but over the years individual galleries began adding Friday and Sunday components which led to the event expanding into a weekend long arts festival. A schedule of unveilings and receptions at participating galleries is made available and art lovers are treated to first looks at new creations throughout the weekend. In 2012 an ‘Art from the Chef’s Table’ feature was initiated in an effort to add something new and involve more of the business community.
Plein Air & More:In 2009 the Gallery Group introduced a new arts event, Plein Air and More, which takes the artists out into the city and surrounding area to paint and create. This event is highly interactive with artists and art lovers and in its short history promises to be as successful as Spring Unveiling. The event kicks off with a Meet & Greet on Friday evening where gallery owners, artists, and art lovers can mix and mingle and see the artwork on display. Artists are turned loose over the weekend to work and create throughout Cannon Beach, including the beaches and forests. Maps detailing the location of the working artists are distributed through the Chamber of Commerce and Gallery Group member galleries. (View the 2013 Video)
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Stormy Weather Arts Festival: For over 25 years this annual celebration in November has brought together a diverse collection of artists. Although Stormy Weather is an event put on by the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce, input and participation by Gallery Group members is vital to the festival. Members serve on the committee and do much of the work required to hold the event.
An important factor in the success of Cannon Beach Gallery Group events has been the sponsors who have supported and expanded the limited advertising resources of the association. Sponsors of the Gallery Group represent the lodging, restaurant, and retail business communities. In recent years funding from the City of Cannon Beach Tourism and Arts Committee has allowed the group to access wider avenues for promotion and hire an experienced Marketing and Public Relations professional. There has been more involvement with the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce in recent years and the Gallery Group has assisted and consulted to improve the Stormy Weather Arts Festival, a Chamber of Commerce event.
6th Annual Plein Air & More, June 27-29, 2014
Description
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 will work in the traditional method of plein-aire painting, while others will sculpt, create and photograph in their own unique styles. Individual galleries display the finished works along with hosting receptions for the artists Saturday and Sunday.
2014 Schedule
- Friday, June 27
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Group Show and “Meet and Greet” reception for artists
Cannon Beach Chamber Building
- Saturday, June 28
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Artists creating work throughout the town of Cannon Beach, on the beach and in nearby settings.
5:00-8:00 p.m. Individual gallery receptions showcasing new work
- Sunday, June 29
11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Artists working on location, and group show in the Cannon Beach Chamber Building continues with some new work that was created on Saturday. Show will end at 3:30PM. Don’t forget to vote for “The People’s Choice” award!
Painting Coastal Color & Light Workshop
Join Eric Jacobsen and Michael Orwick in scenic Cannon Beach for 5 days of painting spectacular coastal scenery. The class will focus on infusing life and personality into your work, and on the fundamentals of landscape painting. Open to oil painters of all levels.
Price: $500
Limited to 15 students
When: June 23-27, leading up to the Plein Air & More Arts Festival, June 27-29
To register (by June 22) and for more details and a supply list:
Contact Eric Jacobsen, 509-364-0018, or jacobsenstudio@gmail.com
Scroll down for a listing of artists by gallery participating in this year’s event
Larger images available for media use by clicking.
Archimedes Gallery |
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Catherine Thompson. For this Portland artist creating artwork is a way of exploring the world. She is satisfying a relentless curiosity through the physical process of constructing each piece. Even in a painting, she imagines that she is physically bringing to life an emotion that she can’t articulate. “Sometimes I have to lose myself completely in the piece, lose sight of what I had envisioned it to be. Then without trying to restrict what it has become I let the piece emerge on its own.” | |
David Molesky’s work predominantly depicts natural elements such as rocks, water, sky, clouds and sometimes figures. He has a preoccupation with the magic of painting; the way a gooey substance is transformed to an illusionary image that arouses states of contemplation and empathy. He has shown his work nationally and internationally, and over the past 20 years, he has produced over 1,000 completed works, most of which have found their way into private collections. | |
Audrey Bagley’s work has a recurring theme of dreams & illusions of love and loss. Her paintings present questions & tell stories of melancholy childhood relationships & the mysteries of youth. Her illustrations are a cohesive expression of La Nouvelle Vauge, Japanese print, comics, & everyday experience. She arranges feelings into something expressive and tangible. | |
Cary Henrie’s abstracted landscapes are a reflection of his world travels where he fell in love with the worn and broken patinas in the landscapes, the sandstone textures, and the patina of rusted metal contrasted with vast soft natural elements. With each piece, he spends hours laying his canvas with additive and subtractive methods; sanding, varnishing, taping, adding paint, burnishing and removing layers of paint. He continually experiments with materials and technique, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in painting. | |
Pamela Claflin has a deep love and respect for nature…especially desert and arid areas from the Northwest to the Southwest. In her paintings she wants to transfer to the viewers the reason for capturing that particular scene…be it the quality of light, color, textures, a water source in an unusual area, or the absolute beauty of a grand scene. Occasionally she enjoys capturing a building, a bloom or animal, or an etched-out life style. | |
Donnie Wanner’s time spent working for an automobile manufacturer set him on his artistic path. Being a quick learner with an artist’s eye, he was fascinated by the molding of metal, welding, fabricating, mold making, coloring, and the ultimate production of something that was fresh, exciting, and stimulating to look at. He is recognized as a highly skilled artist specializing in metal wall sculptures depicting landscapes of regional scenes. | |
Robert Gamblin’s lifelong relationship with painting landscapes began when he was accepted into the graduate painting program at San Francisco Art institute. He next spent time in Europe visiting the major art capitals and seeing for himself the foundations of art in history. He continued to paint, but his interests also lead him to start mixing his own oil colors from scratch. That led to what today is Gamblin Artists Colors, an international brand of oil painting materials. He also created a line of colors for conservators and restorers working worldwide to repair damaged artwork. | |
Scott Gellatly works directly from nature, aiming to capture his surrounding’s light and atmosphere, with each painting allowing him to participate in the time-honored act of painting outdoors. Away from his easel, he works as Product Manager for Gamblin Artists Colors, developing and testing oil colors and mediums, and give presentations on painting materials throughout the United States. | |
Gretha Lindwood’s paintings are best described as “crisp, refreshing, and vivid.” Vibrant color and strong design are hallmarks of her work developed during a 30 year career as an illustrator and graphic designer. Using soft pastel sticks, re-compressed powdered pigments from the earth, she makes her marks on artist grade sandpaper to express the effects of light and atmosphere as she paints the landscape en plein air. Recent awards for her work include “Best Pastel” at the 2013 Pacific Northwest Plein Air Competition. She has also won recognition for her work at shows in Laguna, Carmel, and Los Gatos. | |
Dana Murray’s water drop images are unlike any other photographer you’ve seen. Her work normally takes place in the studio where she takes 4-6 hours per shoot, taking as many as a few hundred photos per session. Working with water, she captures the motion of drops, to create a form that mirrors a background image. It’s ethereal and stunning and is doesn’t involve Photoshop manipulation. The work takes persistence, patience and creativity. Dana will do a photo shoot with water outside the gallery for the festival. It should be a must-see. | |
Anton Pavlenko is a Ukrainian-born painter who has always been drawn to creating imagery. His earliest memories are of drawing Russian cartoon characters before he immigrated to the United States with his family as a toddler. Encouraged by his father, he persisted in educating himself about art and painting, and today remains largely self-taught and deeply inspired by the natural world. | |
Michael Orwick’s skill as a landscape artist creates compelling views of our world that move beyond time and place – places as mysterious as Oregon’s craggy coast, as unpredictable as a glacial view of Mount Hood, or as serene as an Oregon waterfall. His work can conjure up thoughts of Remington in his most enamored moments with the majestic west, or the dance of an impressionist on a pond or the snow. | |
George Vetter FotoArt |
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George Vetter’s “Morning Rays” was an award winner at Plein Air & More 2013. The natural beauty of the Oregon Coast brought George to Cannon Beach in 1977. His love of travel and passion for photography have dovetailed into a collection of images from far and wide. But Cannon Beach and the Oregon Coast gets special attention. His library of digital images has grown to more than 100,000, many of which have appeared in local and national publications. Besides landscape and nature photography, portraiture and instruction are also offered by George at his gallery in Village Centre in downtown Cannon Beach. | |
Haystack Gallery |
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Janis Ellison is drawn to the dramatic landscape of New Mexico and painted alongside her friends and mentors in the budding days of the early pastel painters of this century. Her love of nature and the outdoors was a natural companion to her passion for painting plein air. Recent honors include having a painting selected for the Pastel 100 in Pastel Journal, in competition with 3000 other artists, and notification that she will be awarded “Master Circle” status by the International Assoc. of Pastel Societies. | |
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Sally O’Neill has always been involved in the arts–painting, drawing and music. After working primarily in watercolor beginning in the 80’s, she went back to working solely in oils in 1998, and knew this was the perfect medium for expressing her obsession with light, color and atmosphere. She is both a plein air and studio artist, and won the “People’s Choice” award at Plein Air & More 2013. |
Pat Lambrecht-Hould received her formal training at the University of Montana, Montana State University and Eastern Montana College. She majored in Applied Arts beginning as a sculptor, later expanding into oil painting and has spent the last 25 years working in watercolor and acrylics. Pat now works exclusively in mixed media often using vibrant colors and layers of texture. Her work is done on a gold leafed surface using the leaf as a reflected light source. “The work is experimental.” | |
Icefire Glassworks |
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Jim Kingwell’s life-forming fascination with glass began as a five-year experiment. Today, he has pieces in all 50 states and in more than 40 countries. And during Plein Air & More you’ll be able to see the first examples of his newest direction. Multiple firings of cast and fused glass will play with other materials, including wood and possibly clay. The idea is to produce work that evokes light and frozen motion. Over the next decade he expects Icefire’s sculpture to express ideas relating to transference, rhythmic and incremental repetition, bridging concepts and coherent light. | |
Suzanne Kindland’s journey into the world of glass began with a dream where she was suspended in a pillar of fire. Turning in the flames she found herself dancing. That dancing continues as she continues to learn the ways of glass, creating with it as her partner and bringing forth objects reminiscent more of water than fire: cool, smooth forms that reflect light as a pond does, sculptures that bend the light as a ripple does, calm creations that transmit light like the stillest pool. | |
Jeffrey Hull Gallery |
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Jeffrey Hull began has painting career 40 years ago in Cannon Beach, and it is from its coastline that he draws his inspiration. Today he is widely known for his ability to capture the beauty and moods of the places where water joins land, controlling the difficult medium of watercolor, often in very large paintings. Recently he has returned to painting in oil as well, and is rarely found far from the ocean’s edge. He is a signature member of the prestigious American Society of Marine Artists. | |
Jewelry by Sharon Amber |
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Sharon Amber draws inspiration for her highly original fine jewelry from nature and the constant motion of the waves. She has a passion for local materials and ancient jewelry methods such as cloisonné and repousse. Her precious metal treasures are set with local “gems”, including carved dense black basalt pebbles, transformed into mermaids, seascapes, and faces bedecked with exotic colored stones. | |
Lia Simpson Sarish is a Cannon Beach artist who paints for the love of color and the slick textures of her mediums. She says she is driven by her passion for human sensuality, and the push and pull which that palpable tension shares with the world around us. | |
Victoria Brooks began pursuing her love of painting, after a successful career as an art director in television and motion pictures. In addition to being a talented studio artist, she is an accomplished plein air painter. Her paintings are characterized by intimate moments set in romantic, richly conceived landscapes and seascapes. The result is a hauntingly personal connection with the viewer that resonates at the deepest emotional level. She has won numerous “Best of Show” awards, and teaches plein air and impressionist workshops in the USA, as well as in Europe. | |
Modern Villa Gallery |
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Mary McInnis has been creative in some way from earliest childhood. While working on her BFA at the University of Washington she studied oil painting and discovered pastels. But having two children created a need to put oils away for a time and concentrate on the pastels. After returning to oil painting in 2008 she now divides her time between the two mediums and her pastel painting style, using the side of the pastel stick, easily lent itself to her current style in oils. Recently she has been spending more time en plein air, currently living in Port Orchard, WA. | |
Joachim McMillan’ youth found him working with watercolors and acrylics, creating works for galleries in Grenada, where he grew up. In his early 20′s, he migrated to New York City to study technology and at the same time continued to explore different art techniques. Years later, he moved to the west coast to work for a leading semi conductor company. During his spare time, he continued to focus on his art, switching to oils and a palette knife. His mosaic style, which he calls “Pixelism” was inspired by the way he has seen acids etching the surface of metals in his work environment. | |
Northwest By Northwest Gallery |
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Georgia Gerber’s bronze sculptures define many NW public spaces, including “Rachel the Pike Place Pig” in Seattle’s Pike Place Market and 25 sculptures surrounding Pioneer Courthouse in downtown Portland. Gerber won the vote in 2010 for her Tufted Puffins. She typically works on two to three public installation commissions at one time bringing forth the essence of the subject using the traditional lost wax casting technique. | |
Eric Jacobsen is a Copely award winning oil painter. Well known to collectors and painters alike, his works have been published numerous times including in Southwest Art Magazine. Arts & Antiques also named him one of the most exciting emerging artists in America in 2001. He loves painting seascapes in Cannon Beach. He says, “The whole point of plein air painting is to capture the immediate light, mood and season while painting outside”. | |
Hazel Schlesinger discovered her passion for oil painting at an early age, inspired by her childhood on the Northwest coast. The shorelines, fields, and vineyards, and later the Mediterranean countryside, have supplied the scenes and subjects of her work. She paints from a palette of predominantly warm, vivid colors and large, rhythmic brush strokes, transforming landscapes into more contemporary or abstract realism. | |
Primary Elements Gallery |
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Marianne Post is an avid outdoors woman whose subject is “naturally” the landscape. Using soft pastels in a “painterly” impressionistic style, her award winning work reflects quiet morning vistas, light glinting off the water’s surface and the grandeur of the Oregon high country. It also conveys her fascination with nature, light and color. | |
Anna Lee Steed is a native Californian who recently relocated to the Willamette Valley. Considered a “colorist painter,” she has been exhibiting since 2002 in both oil and acrylic, and is equally at home with plein air landscape painting and her current series of nonobjective abstract paintings. To her, subject matter is not as important as her ongoing exploration of new color palettes and unique color schemes. She has been teaching classes and workshops on color since is 2005 | |
Michael Lindstrum is an exciting new painter on the Oregon scene moving here just one year ago. He refers to himself as an “interpretive colorist” and has sold his work internationally for the past four decades. Working primarily in oil, his paintings are colorful, energetic and have positive vibrations. He plans to offer painting workshops in Cannon Beach as well as other venues. | |
White Bird Gallery |
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Pamela Wachtler-Fermanis’s career in commercial art brought her to the Northwest, and ultimately to her decision to return to her first love, oil painting. Whenever possible she paints en plein air to capture the fleeting qualities of light and the immediacy of the moment. She has been featured in seven solo shows and 35 juried and invitational group shows. | |
Robert Schlegel’s paintings, drawings, collages, and prints reflect the moody environment of the Northwest landscape and countryside, with a warm palette of deep oranges and red, balanced with rich earth tones that reflect rural life and natural forms. He is particularly drawn to the interaction of shape and contrasting line found when man-made structures juxtapose the landscape. | |
Dave & Boni Deal. This husband and wife team has collaborated in clay for more than 30 years, working fulltime at their rustic home studio in the Cascades. They have worked almost solely in raku since the 70′s, and are known for large classical forms and intricate surface designs. A unique aspect of their pottery is the focus on the native environment … the plants, geology, and wildlife that are reflected in the themes and materials used in their work, like the heron urns, leaf imprint pots and landscape triptychs. During the weekend, they will be doing a raku firing on the beach. |
Plein Air & More, June 28-30, 2013
Description
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 will work in the traditional method of plein-aire painting, while others will sculpt, create and photograph in their own unique styles. Individual galleries display the finished works along with hosting receptions for the artists Saturday and Sunday.
Click for 2013 Map.
(To download a high res file of the images, right click on the image and choose “save image as”.)
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Jacques and Mary Regat These two amazing sculptors began their lives working alone, but say that "sculpting together is like have a whole set of new tools to work with." Today they are working in bronze, silver, wood and paint and their work reflects their studies in Alaska, Central and South America and France. They especially enjoy sculpting in large scale and have several major monuments to their credit that are installed in public places in Alaska. |
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Linda Prokop Linda Prokop’s mature work is the evolution of her soul. It speaks and demands attention as she shares her spirit with us and exposes her deepest feelings. Many of her sculptural themes relate to the human condition of struggle and perseverance and she depicts the human form in a simplified, abstract manner. In recent years, Prokop has turned to oil painting as another creative outlet and says sculpting and painting really complement each and working in the two art forms has made her a better artist. |
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Donnie Wanner The automobile was the form that first captivated the mind and imagination of artist Donnie Wanner. Working for an automobile manufacturer and being a quick learner with an artist’s eye, he was fascinated by the molding of metal, welding, fabricating, mold making, coloring, and the ultimate production of something that was fresh, exciting, and stimulating to look at. He is recognized as a highly skilled artist specializing in metal wall sculptures depicting landscapes of regional scenes |
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Janet Bland Janet’s work is a personal response to nature and to the experience of painting. She says, "There is an importance in what you see each day – here, the moist coastal light, the ocean, the beach, the tide and clouds – such regular occurrences, so dependable, so different, always a surprise … let the paint tell the story." |
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Marilyn Joyce Marilyn’s interest in the natural world, combined with a walking practice of seven years, provide parameters for her work. Intuitive gestures, mark-making and staining, combined with direct observation and felt experiences are distilled through the processes of drawing, painting, printmaking and installation. She is currently working on a project documenting the massive injury of a clear-cut on the land and its inhabitants adjacent to her studio. The work tells a story of destruction, our inability to acknowledge our deep interconnectedness with the land, and in spite of this, how nature provides healing. |
DRAGONFIRE GALLERY |
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Anton Pavlenko A Ukrainian born painter, Anton has always been drawn to creating imagery. His earliest memories are of drawing Russian cartoon characters before he immigrated to the United States with his family as a toddler. Encouraged by his father, he persisted in educating himself about art and painting, and today remains largely self-taught and deeply inspired by the natural world. |
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Michael Orwick Michael’s skill as a landscape artist creates compelling views of our world that move beyond time and place – places as mysterious as Oregon’s craggy coast, as unpredictable as a glacial view of Mount Hood, or as serene as an Oregon waterfall. His work can conjure up thoughts of Remington in his most enamored moments with the majestic west, or the dance of an impressionist on a pond or the snow. |
GEORGE VETTER FOTOART |
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The natural beauty of the Oregon Coast brought George to Cannon Beach in 1977, and since then his library of digital images has grown to more than 100,000, many of which have appeared in local and national publications. During the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s 200 th anniversary, he worked with the Great Falls, Montana Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, where his image entitled "Clark’s View" is now an 8 foot high wall mural. |
HAYSTACK GALLERY |
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Janis Ellison Drawn to the dramatic landscape of New Mexico, Janis painted alongside her friends and mentors in the budding days of the early pastel painters of this century. Her love of nature and the outdoors was a natural companion to her passion for painting plein air. In 2006, she moved to southern Oregon, where the pristine setting of the area provides endless inspiration for her work. Honors include signature status in the pastel Society of New Mexico, Sierra Pastel Society and the Northwest Pastel Society. |
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Sally O’Neill Throughout her life, Sally has always been involved in the arts, painting, drawing and music. After working primarily in watercolor beginning in the 80’s, she went back to working solely in oils in 1998, and knew this was the perfect medium for expressing her obsession with light, color and atmosphere. She is both a plein air and studio artist. |
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Pat Lambrecht-Hould Pat received her formal training at the University of Montana, Montana State University and Eastern Montana College. She majored in Applied Arts beginning as a sculptor, later expanding into oil painting and has spent the last 25 years working in watercolor and acrylics. She now works exclusively in mixed media often using vibrant colors and layers of texture. Her work is done on a gold leafed surface using the leaf as a reflected light source. "The work is experimental." |
ICEFIRE GLASSWORKS |
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Jim Kingwell What began as a five-year experiment evolved into a life-forming fascination with glass for Jim Kingwell. Today, he has pieces in all 50 states and in more than 40 countries. His new work offers a fabulous array of colors and forms as he melts a virtually colorless formula with exceptional clarity and handling capability that energizes every color he brings to his finished off-hand blown glass designs. |
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Suzanne Kindland Suzanne’s journey into the world of glass began with a dream where she was suspended in a pillar of fire. Turning in the flames she found herself dancing. That dancing continues as she continues to learn the ways of glass, creating with it as her partner and bringing forth objects reminiscent more of water than fire: cool, smooth forms that reflect light as a pond does, sculptures that bend the light as a ripple does, calm creations that transmit light like the stillest pool. |
Pamela Juett Pam Juett first fell in love with hot glass while watching a demo in Cannon Beach in 1977. After exploring the many ways of working with this amazing medium, she has found her niche in flameworking, making beads that become stunning pieces of wearable art. She will be taking custom orders during Plein Air & More. |
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JEFFREY HULL GALLERY
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Jeffrey Hull began his painting career 40 years ago as a resident of Cannon Beach. Known for his ability to capture the beauty and moods of the places where water joins land, Jeffrey controls the difficult medium of watercolor, often in very large paintings. Recently he returned to painting in oil as well. Rarely found far from the ocean’s edge, his deep love for the area is clearly seen in his original paintings and prints. He is a signature member of the prestigious American Society of Marine Artists.
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MODERN VILLA GALLERY |
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Mary McInnis Mary McInnis has been creative in some way from earliest childhood. While working on her BFA at the University of Washington she studied oil painting and discovered pastels. But having two children created a need to put oils away for a time and concentrate on the pastels. After returning to oil painting in 2008 she now divides her time between the two mediums and her pastel painting style, using the side of the pastel stick, easily lent itself to her current style in oils. Recently she has been spending more time en plein air, currently living in Port Orchard, Wa. |
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NORTHWEST BY NORTHWEST GALLERY |
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Georgia Gerber Georgia’s bronze sculptures define many NW public spaces, including "Rachel the Pike Place Pig" in Seattle’s Pike Place Market and 25 sculptures surrounding Pioneer Courthouse in downtown Portland. Gerber won the vote in 2010 for her Tufted Puffins. She typically works on two to three public installation commissions at one time bringing forth the essence of the subject using the traditional lost wax casting technique. |
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Eric Jacobsen Copely award winning oil painter Eric Jacobsen is well known to collectors and painters alike. His works have been published numerous times including Southwest Art Magazine. Arts & Antiques named him one of the most exciting emerging artists in America in 2001. This summer he was part of the Plein Air Invitational at the Portland Art Museum. He loves painting seascapes in Cannon Beach. He says, "The whole point of plein air painting is to capture the immediate light, mood and season while painting outside". |
PRIMARY ELEMENTS GALLERY |
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Marianne Post Because she is an avid outdoors woman, Marianne’s subject is "naturally" the landscape. Using soft pastels in a "painterly" impressionistic style, her award winning work reflects quiet morning vistas, light glinting off the water’s surface and the grandeur of the Oregon high country. It also conveys her fascination with nature, light and color. |
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Rob Ramage Rob believes that painting landscapes creates space. Looking at a natural setting that is void of human presence clears out our everyday clutter and allows us to get "reset" or "re-invent" and envision a place where we can connect to life on a more basic fundamental level. |
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Heather Soderberg Heather’s father was a foundry worker and encouraged and supported her desire to sculpt. Drawing national attention as a child prodigy, her story was featured by Paul Harvey, People Magazine, Nat’l Geographic World, and "That’s Incredible". In 2009 she bought the foundry she worked at and moved it to the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. Her "Sacagawea, Pompi, and Seaman" commissioned by the Port of Cascade Locks, has gained regional and worldwide attention. |
SHARON AMBER FINE JEWELRY |
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Artist Sharon Amber is best known for her jewelry designs that incorporate local "gems" carved into mermaids, seascapes, and faces bedecked with exotic colored stones. But during Plein Air & More, she will also make the chips fly, carving local sandstone or marble into images related to the sea, just outside her new gallery location on the ground floor of Sandpiper Square. |
WHITE BIRD GALLERY |
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Pamela Wachtler-Fermanis A career in commercial art brought Pamela to the Pacific Northwest, and ultimately to her decision to return to her first love, oil painting. Whenever possible she paints en plein air to capture the fleeting qualities of light and the immediacy of the moment. She has been featured in seven solo shows and 35 juried and invitational group shows. |
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Christopher Mathie Having spent a lifetime constantly observing, questioning and creating, Christopher’s current fast-paced, high-energy painting technique appears spontaneous to on-lookers, but his confident bold marks have been long in the making. His signature style focuses on deconstructing images to their most important lines and organic forms. His intention is to stylize forms into "something more like poetry." |
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Dave and Boni Deal This husband and wife team has collaborated in clay for more than 30 years, working fulltime at their rustic home studio in the Cascades. They have worked almost solely in raku since the 70’s, and are known for large classical forms and intricate surface designs. A unique aspect of their pottery is the focus on the native environment … the plants, geology, and wildlife that are reflected in the themes and materials used in their work, like the heron urns, leaf imprint pots and landscape triptychs. During the weekend, they will be doing a Raku firing on the beach. |