Events/News (Page 31)

Plan now for a family portrait for the Holidays. Or for this year’s family reunion. Large groups or just you or the two of you. Sitting charges vary by the number of people. Up to 2 people $100. Each additional person $15, with a maximum of $200. A variety of poses are shot and the setting can vary. You have the option of purchasing all images at full resolution on disk for $200 or prints can be ordered starting at $28 for a 5×7. Prices drop with each print ordered. Canvas pricing is available upon request. Matting and framing are available. Packing and shipping areRead More →

Sheila Evans pastels are beautiful , lyrical and sensitive…her subtle , intuitive sense of color makes me think of Turner or Constable-or the hues you hear in a Yo-Yo Ma cello solo”. Ben Mitchell, Senior Curator of Art, Northwest Museum of Art & Culture Congratulations to Sheila as she has just sold a work for the permanent museum collection of the pastel museum in France after she received the Award for Creativity from the Saint Aulaye’s Pastels Salon International. The museum is named for the town Saint Aulaye, Dordogne, France. Sheila holds signature membership with the Pastel Society of America and the Northwest Pastel Society.Read More →

“The Printed Image” “Annual Ceramics Invitational” MARCH 17 – APRIL 30, 2012 White Bird Gallery begins the spring season with complementary exhibitions featuring ceramics and printmaking by artists who use both traditional and experimental techniques. “The Printed Image” includes work by Liza Jones who is know for her skillful etchings and drypoints of landscape, figurative and animal subjects. Natural scenes also inspire etchings by Marsha Mello and Michael DiBitetto. Bill Schlegel’s psychologically charged monotypes combine unique collage elements and Marcy Baker’s botanical inspired designs also fuse monotype and collage. Arleigh Wood and Julia Gardner both utilize photographic imagery to create mixed media compositions. Two newRead More →

Chefs from these Cannon Beach restaurants have been inspired to create a special “Spring Unveiling” weekend addition to their menu, based upon a work of art they have selected from our galleries. Detailed descriptions will be available at the galleries and restaurants during the weekend. Restaurant Gallery Partner Basket Case Coffee George Vetter FotoArt Bella Espresso DragonFire Studio & Gallery The Bistro Cannon Beach Gallery Bruce’s Candy Bronze Coast Gallery Castaways Modern Villa Gallery Chocolate Café Jewelry by Sharon Amber, Bronze Coast Gallery, Northwest By Northwest Gallery, Haystack Gallery Crepe Neptune Northwest By Northwest Gallery Driftwood Jeffrey Hull Gallery EVOO Cooking School Jeffrey Hull Gallery,Read More →

Bronze Coast Gallery announces the arrival of several new works by two relative newcomers to the gallery, Mark Gatewood and Melissa Cooper. Cooper sculpts wildlife with a focus on birds. ‘Aspen and Blues 2’ is a bronze vessel with four blue birds clinging to aspen branches encircling the vase. Cooper also delivered three smaller bronzes that are superb representations of a wren, a chickadee, and a vireo. Cooper believes that facial features and detail are the key to infusing the animal with spirit and personality. Gatewood delivered two new paintings, ‘Detour’ and ‘Elusive’, both done with acrylics and resin on curved wood frames. He incorporatesRead More →

CANNON BEACH , OREGON – Haystack Gallery, celebrating its 35th Anniversary this year, has set aside the month long April Exhibition for their “Whimsical” artists: Bishop/Cowdery, Sonya Paz, Sue Howells, and Bart DeGraaf. Melinda Cowdery and Lynn Bishop have been friends as well as professional artists for 25 years. The whimsical mixed media wall pieces, each hand made in acrylics and enameled glass on wood and metal represents their combined efforts. Sonya Paz. Creating a new direction in the Pop Art…movement through her exuberant use of color and playful forms. Bold shapes and vibrant colors leap off her canvases, while her images explode in anRead More →

Bronze Coast Gallery welcomes ‘Magic Hands’, a paws-up, personality packed raccoon cast in bronze by nationally acclaimed artist Joshua Tobey. Magic Hands is the latest addition to Tobey’s ‘Breakfast Club’ series, a collection of animals including a wolf, a bear, and a bobcat. The animals are adversaries as much as friends who get together to socialize, tell stories, and tease each other. “My goal is to tell the human story using wildlife,” Tobey said. “Whether the sculpture is large or small, I want the animal to make eye contact with the viewer. I want them to be invited into the story. It’s no accident thatRead More →

CANNON BEACH , OREGON – Haystack Gallery , celebrating our 35th Anniversary this year, will feature the annual “Heart to Heart” Exhibition for the entire month of February. This year we have added two new aspects to the exhibition; eight of our artists have created original small art pieces all of which will sell for $99. We are also doing a special promotion with the Sundance Wellness Center at the Sea Ranch Resort . Featured Artists Small paintings by Janis Ellison, Sean Conrad, Sally O’Neill, John Ebner, Jenni Lee, Michael David Sorensen, Reba Owen and ceramic masks by Jeff Zigulis. These original pieces themed “HeartRead More →

Gallery Artists Event Friday, May 4 11:00 a.m.-5 p.m. White Bird Lina DiVenere Jewelry trunk show 3:00 p.m. Jeffrey Hull Jeffrey Hull Demonstration of techniques used to create newest coast-inspired work. 3:00-4:00 p.m. Northwest By Northwest Nelson Davis Demo by OPB featured assemblage sculptor 3:00-5:00 p.m. Primary Elements Marianne Post Pastel Demonstration 4:00 p.m. Haystack Michael Tieman Unveiling new paintings of Italy, followed by Italian style reception. 4:00-5:00 p.m. Primary Elements Paul Van Etten Demo of Recycled Art Northwest By Northwest Georgia Gerber Introducing new bronze sculptures 4:00-6:00 p.m. IceFire Glassworks Michelle Kaptur Discussion of sources of inspiration for new creations.  Refreshments and wine servedRead More →

Bronze Coast Gallery is proud to announce that several artists represented by the gallery have works selected by the National Sculpture Society to appear in an on-line exhibition entitled “LOVE”. Sculptures in the show include ‘Nesting Pair’ by Victoria Parsons, ‘Panther’s Pride’ by Rosetta, and ‘To Love Is To Be’ by Martin Eichinger. These three sculptures can currently be viewed at Bronze Coast Gallery. LOVE is part of National Sculpture Society’s continuing series of on-line exhibitions. The show explores the many facets of love and its expressions and is a timely exhibition for upcoming Valentine’s Day.    Read More →