Monday, May 31, 2010

Big Doings At Sage Reception

If you weren't at Sage Gallery Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, you missed the big doings. Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project featuring Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder, Janne Lavalle and Dorthea Tortilla and their unique creations born in the minds of artists and forged with blood, sweat, toil and tears into art which we can understand, and if you think that's easy try herding cats.

Janne Lavalle explains it all to the wild hoards...



Susan Lehman surrounded by paparazzi...



A rare opportunity to hear from Pat Snyder...



It's okay Janne you should be happy...



Pat and Susan discuss the challenges of making Speedboat work. Sure its easy, if you do it by yourself and you don't have to get anyone else to agree where to go. But when you take four gifted artists and blend their vision what magic they make.






And behind all of the energy and talent, Anne Sobotta makes everything work. That's what you missed, now aren't you ashamed

Sunday, May 30, 2010

From Ava Richey

Art information follows this announcement.

Hello Everyone,

This coming Monday, May 31st, we will be painting at New River. It is located 5 miles south of Bandon on Hwy 101. at the west end of Croft Lake Ln. Watch for the sign that says New River.

The road is paved and wanders through cranberry bogs to the park near the ocean. Stay on the paved road and when the road forks stay to the right on the paved road, then you will go through a gate and will see the New River sign.

The camp host will open up the Ellen Waring Learning Center building for us to paint inside if it's raining.

There are several trails, and Muddy Lake has lovely views. Bring any food or beverages you want with you. There's a set of bathrooms near the parking area.

I hope many of you can make it to the "Separate/Together" opening reception at Sage Gallery on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. to support our member painters.

Also hope many of you can make it to the Port Orford Art Walk Saturday, May 29th, 4-6 p.m. and their other activities.

Have an enjoyable holiday weekend, and thank you to all the troops and veterans for your service.

My phone is 541-347-4643 or cell phone is 541-297-6118.
Thanks.
Ava
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Now through May 28th, 12-5
HarborTown Center in Old Town
Bandon High School Art Show
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Saturday, May 29 & 30, 2010
Port Orford Cedar Festival
Sat, 9am - 4pm: Wood Art Show at American Legion Hall
Sat, 4 - 6pm: Local Galleries Art Walk
Sat, 7 - 10pm: Dance with the Pistol River Social Club, Community Bldg.Sun, 9am - 2pm: Wood Art Show at American Legion Hall
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Sunday, May 30, 2010 2-5 p.m.
Sage Gallery 390 1st St SW #2D, Bandon
"Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project"
Opening Reception for local artists Janne LaValle, Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder and dorothea tortilla.
Show runs May 28th - July 11, 2010
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June 2, 2010 1-5 p.m.
at the Grange Building in Winchester Bay
Watercolor instruction class by Carole Hillsbery.
$40. contact Cheryl LeVesque if you are interested in attending this workshop, at charris24@netzero.net I searched her name in Google to look at her work....very nice. http://www.google.com/search?q=Carole+Hillsbery
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June 4, 2010 5:30-7:30
(First Friday Art Walk, Eugene, OR)
Karin Clarke Gallery
760 Willamette St, Eugene
Robert Schlegel (acrylic & gouache)
Craig Spilman (graphite and watercolor)
Opening reception at Show runs through June 26th.
Spilman demonstrates reduction drawing technique 11 a.m. on June 12th.
Schlegel gives a painting demonstration on June 19th at 2 p.m.
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Calls to Artists:
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Deadline May 24-May 30th
2nd Street Gallery
Second annual "Miniature & Small Works Exhibition"
June 1 - July 25, 2010
Drop off up to 3 works May 24th--May 30th 1:00 - 5:00 p.m off at 2nd Street Gallery.
Miniature--no bigger than 8" in any direction, excluding frame. Small works--no bigger than 14" in any direction, excluding frame.
For more information and entry forms please go to gallery, or call 541-347-4133, or e-mail info@2ndstreetgallery.com
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
4th Annual Hundred Valleys Show at
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
No Theme http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
1st Annual Best Photo 2010 juried show
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities, scroll down
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Friday, June 4th, 2010 postmark deadline for entries
SAGE Gallery, in beautiful Bandon, OR is pleased to announce a Call to Artists in OR, WA, and CA to send up to three pieces in all media, including photography, excluding video, for their West Coast Wings Juried Show. All styles are sought for this exhibition!
The show dates are August 22, 2010-- September 25, 2010. There are cash prizes: $350 first, $250 second, $50 third and 3 $50 honorable mentions. There is an entry fee of $35 for 1-3 pieces.
To download a complete prospectus you can go to www.sagegallerybandon.com Please help celebrate the abundance and varied richness of shorebirds, waders, migratory and other birds that are found along the western coast of the United States.
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Oil Painting Workshops with Hope Stevenson at 2nd Street Gallery
Monday - Friday, June 21- 25, 2010 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily $275

Monday - Friday, July 19 - 23, 2010 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily $275

This workshop is designed for artists of all levels to experiment with painting with a palette knife and oils. Workshop includes color theory, demonstrations and painting plein air.
There are still a few openings left. For more information and to register please contact 2nd Street Gallery in Bandon. 541-347-4133
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Saturday, May 29, 2010



Port Orford Art Walk-- Saturday!!!!



Twelfth Street Dock Study II, 9x12

Saturday, May 29th, 4-6pm
Part of the Port Orford
Cedar Festival
Art Walk


Come to the Grand Opening of Amarisa Art Studio & Gallery next Saturday, 4-6pm, 738 Washington St. (Ginelle's old place). I'd love to meet with you at my new art space to enjoy and chat about art. Browse new paintings, prints, and cards; plus check out the discount rack, enjoy friends, food, and drinks.

Regular Gallery Hours: Daily by appointment.
Please call: 541.253.6136

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Ocean Hiway, 24x18"

"Ocean Hiway"
Cover Art for
New
Port Orford Gallery Guide


"Ocean Hiway," is on the cover of the latest Port Orford Gallery Guide, which features eight local galleries, photos of each gallery, plus a map. Pick one up at any local business.

"Ocean Hiway" will be at the Grand Opening on Saturday; come check it out.

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4th of July
Art Walk
Coming Up


Include the Port Orford 4th of July Art Walk in your summer plans. Enjoy gorgeous beach and mountains, then savor the art. I've got paintings in the making now that will be ready for the next Art Walk. See you then!

From Anne Sobotta

AND A MEMORIAL NOTE:

As most of you know, SAGE Gallery has always had a special
place in its heart for the men and women of our military.
For the past three years, we have worked alongside Ebb Tide
Landscaping, to put on our Memorial Day Living Wreath
fundraiser. We regret that our time and energy are spread
so thin this year that we cannot put on the workshop;
however, we are still planning remembrance of those no
longer with us and special recognition for our local
National Guard soldiers who recently returned from service
overseas.

Our National Guard represents a group of individuals from a
wide cross section of our communities, all of whom share a
common commitment to keeping us safe and making our world a
little more comfortable. We very much appreciate the
dedication these individuals extend to our communities, here
and abroad, and recognize their willingness to devote time,
energy, and special talents to accomplishing tasks that may
often be dangerous, unpleasant, many times under
appreciated.

Last year, due to everyone's generosity, we were able to
raise $600 for the Family Support Services of the Coos Bay
National Guard. This year, we will be making cards
available throughout the weekend, beginning Friday the 28th
and lasting until Tuesday June 1st. We would be delighted
if you have a moment to stop by and sign a note of thanks
and encouragement and we will be happy to send along any
donations you might like to contribute. If you write a
check, it should be made out to the Family Support Services.
The gifts you give help make life a little easier and
brighter for our local National Guard members and their
families.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Sepreate/Together Opening

This is your last, first chance to be there at the very beginning, when Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project opens at Sage Gallery. Oh sure you could wait until Sunday and see the art at the same time that you meet the artists, but then what do you say? "I'd love to compliment your art, but I haven't really seen it yet." Avoid this awkward moment, go today and when you meet the artists on Sunday at the reception you won't be at a loss for words. And if avoiding public humiliation isn't enough to send you racing for Sage Gallery, (As if you weren't racing there anyway, knowing that whatever Anne has up her sleeve is worth the trip and doing it now, well that's just the very best idea because you will be one of the first and then you'll have bragging rights all weekend.), I have one more little glimpse of what will be on exhibit...









Come on, admit it it's worth crawling out of your jammies, sticking the fuzzy slippers back under the bed and hiding the remote and getting dressed, yes, you do have to get dressed and heading out to see what life in the Real World is all about. Go, you won't be sorry.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

From Anne Sobotta

WEST COAST WINGS
West Coast Wings is approaching its Call to Artists
submission deadline, JUNE 4th; we are excited by the
entries so far and looking forward to seeing the
rest as they come in.

This is your last, best chance. Enter a show where Kelle Herrick, Kim Wurster and Ron Wright aren't in the running, because they are in the judging and have a chance to finish better than fourth. You may never get a better opportunity than this and besides, getting your work juried by some of the most gifted naturalist talents doesn't come alone every day. Hurry time is running out.

Seperate/Together

Sage Gallery will open Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project Friday May 28. This project teams the skills of Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder, Janne Lavalle and Dorthea Tortilla in multi-artist created collage works. "No!," you say, "Artists working together, much less top rate creative artists sharing their inspiration, never happen." But it did and here is the preview proof.




The art community knows Janne for her tireless efforts in building the art community and trying to bring order out of chaos, but did you know she is a gifted artist? It is so easy to forget when a person spends so much of their time trying to help others they have creative needs too. Well no more wondering, here in vivid, living color is the proof positive...





Pat Snyder us everywhere in the creative community, he works at the Coos Art Museum, holds print making classes and is a top entrant in national and local art exhibits and in his spare time, all those wasted hours between midnight and dawn he does his own work. Here, with Susan Lehman, Pat demonstrates how brilliant people can work together to produce work of startling beauty.

So what are you waiting for? Go see all of the works in Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project, opening at Sage Gallery in Bandon, OR, Friday, May 26. then comes back on Sunday May 28 for the reception and let the artists know how much you respect their work and enjoy their efforts to make art for all people.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

4 person Collaboration 30x24

Sage Gallery once again creates an art event with the opening of Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project”. Imagine, getting four artists to work together to create unique images and all without bloodshed. And you can be one of the first to see the results of their efforts right here on the South Coast Trawler. Susan Lehman, one of the artists in the project has provided a pre-release glimpse of the work. But let Susan tell it in her own words.

"This is a four person collaboration! It is called "Speedboat"-- it is a 30x24 on canvas acrylic with collage-- I began it, then Janne LaValle worked on it, then Pat Snyder, then Dorothea Tortilla, and then I added a little when I got it back.
Fun!!!!
There are four of these four person collaborations in the show! And 12 small 12x12 two person collaborations! We each did three starts of paintings/collages, then handed one to each of the others to finish!"



Come one, come all to the amazing Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project, this Sunday at Sage Gallery, Bandon, OR.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

“Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project”

will be exhibited at SAGE Gallery May 28 through July 11.

The display features new works by artists Janne LaValle,
Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder and Dorothea Tortilla.

Work created by the artists in collaboration is the focus of the exhibit. Each artist
finished a painting begun by another artist producing a series of 12 pieces. Then,
individual artists started a painting and exchanged it with the others until all four
had worked to produce a finished piece for a total of four additional collaborative
mixed media paintings.

“The project was quite a challenge,” said Susan Lehman. “It forced us to give up
control and see our own work through the creative eye of another.”

Each artist applied their own creative vision, building upon the work of the other
collaborators producing some surprises and “ah‐ha” moments for the originating
artist.

The “Separate” part of the show features work created by the artists without the
helping hands of the other artists.

The collaboration began in January, 2010, as a way to encourage artistic growth and
exploration for the painters, each of whom has great respect for the collaborators’
artistic skill and vision. Lehman and Tortilla teach at Studio T in Bandon. Snyder, of Coos Bay, teaches printmaking at Coos Art Museum. LaValle works from her studio
in Lakeside.

SAGE Gallery is located in the Historic Coast Guard Building, 390 First St., Bandon.
For information, call 541‐329‐0103 or email sagegallery@mycomspan.co.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Seperate/Together a Collabrative Project

Don't forget to make plans to attend the reception at Sage Gallery, Sunday, May 30 from 2 - 5 PM. Susan Lehman, Janne Lavalle, Pat Snyder and Dorthea Tortilla are the marqued artists and any chance to see their work should not be ignored. Better still come and rub elbows, some of that talent might rub off and if you speak softly and don't push they might even talk to you.
Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. ~Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Orthodoxy

Friday, May 21, 2010

BANDON ART INFO

Art information follows this announcement.

Hello Everyone,

This coming Monday, May 24th, we will be painting out at Bandon Trails Gazebo on the south end of the snack bar/pro shop building, from 12-3 p.m. We will try to stay out of the way of any golfers lunching.

This is where we painted last year during the late afternoon. The snack bar has limited choice in food, so you may prefer to bring your lunch.

See map below. Park at the southwest part of the lot by Bandon Trails Lodge and walk up the hill to the Gazebo---or drive up the circle drive, drop off your painting things and go back down to the Lodge parking lot to leave your car.

I will set out a balloon tied to a milk jug in a couple of places so you know where to turn. Or call me on my cell if you get lost.

My phone is 541-347-4643 or cellphone is 541-297-6118.
Thanks.
Ava


Art Information:

Sunday, May 23, 2010 2 - 6 p.m.
Harbortown Events Center
325 Second St SW in Old Town Bandon
Open House for
Bandon High School Art Show
students of Art Instructor Jen Ells
show runs through Friday, May 28th.

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Sunday, May 30, 2010 2-5 p.m.
Sage Gallery 390 1st St SW #2D, Bandon
"Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project"
Opening Reception for local artists Janne LaValle, Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder and dorothea tortilla.
Show runs May 28th - July 11, 2010
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June 4, 2010 5:30-7:30
(First Friday Art Walk, Eugene, OR)
Karin Clarke Gallery
760 Willamette St, Eugene
Robert Schlegel (acrylic & gouache)
Craig Spilman (graphite and watercolor)
Opening reception at Show runs through June 26th.
Spilman demonstrates reduction drawing technique 11 a.m. on June 12th.
Schlegel gives a painting demonstration on June 19th at 2 p.m.
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Calls to Artists:
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Deadline May 24-May 30th
2nd Street Gallery
Second annual "Miniature & Small Works Exhibition"
June 1 - July 25, 2010
Drop off up to 3 works May 24th--May 30th 1:00 - 5:00 p.m off at 2nd Street Gallery.
Miniature--no bigger than 8" in any direction, excluding frame. Small works--no bigger than 14" in any direction, excluding frame.
For more information and entry forms please go to gallery, or call 541-347-4133, or e-mail info@2ndstreetgallery.com
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
4th Annual Hundred Valleys Show at
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
No Theme http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
1st Annual Best Photo 2010 juried show
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities, scroll down
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Friday, June 4th, 2010 postmark deadline for entries
SAGE Gallery, in beautiful Bandon, OR is pleased to announce a Call to Artists in OR, WA, and CA to send up to three pieces in all media, including photography, excluding video, for their West Coast Wings Juried Show. All styles are sought for this exhibition!
The show dates are August 22, 2010-- September 25, 2010. There are cash prizes: $350 first, $250 second, $50 third and 3 $50 honorable mentions. There is an entry fee of $35 for 1-3 pieces.
To download a complete prospectus you can go to www.sagegallerybandon.com Please help celebrate the abundance and varied richness of shorebirds, waders, migratory and other birds that are found along the western coast of the United States.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Art is your personal diary where you may color your thoughts and emotions on a page. ~Sara, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999

"Wild Life"

Exhibition (Posted: 4/30/10) -- Projekt30 is currently seeking submissions for our exhibition: "Wild Life". We are seeking artworks which involve animals in all forms: animal symbolism, animal spirit guides, animal human hybrids or feral children, animalistic human behavior, etc. The exhibition will be publicly juried with all applicants posted online so that visitors of Projekt30 may select which artists will graduate to the final 30. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Invitations will be sent to our proven mailing list of 1000s of galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. $35 for 10 images. Free for Projekt30 members. Deadline: June 2, 2010. Please visit website for prospectus. Questions? Contact Justin Blische at admin@projekt30.com

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

NO PEOPLE ALLOWED

Why is it all human life has been banned from public places?

You don’t believe it? Try placing a piece of art with people in it and see what happens.

It seems that professional people are happy to have people in their offices seeking their skills, doing their work, paying for services, but not on their walls.

Why is that?

People are the single most common creatures on the earth, at least in terms of other people. There are more insects, but they aren’t welcome at the dentist’s office either.

Why have offices banned people?

You can find landscapes and flowers, animals, both sea and air but nowhere do people get any play. And it’s not just the strange distorted people of modern art, it’s the classical folks from myth and history. Okay, so the Nude is probably not the best choice for a pediatrician’s office, but there are lots of examples of people paintings which are not nude and yet they aren’t invited in either.

Take a group of men sitting around a table. They aren’t doing anything anti-social, they’re not, smoking, drinking and there isn’t so much as a woman in sight. Why are they banned?

What about a giant portrait of a young woman with a picture-window smile? Surely that’s the right thing for a dentist’s office? Nope, you’re more likely to see sailing ships than a smile.

Is it just that we’ve become a nation so personally isolated we can’t share our space with an image of other people?

Sure, the floral painters and the landscape artists wonder what all the stink is about, they get their stuff up everywhere. So who cares?

It is a good thing Leonardo, Michelangelo, Picasso and Matisse didn’t agree they managed to get their people in all of the public buildings, some even in the church itself. Would we be awed by Rembrandt if he had painted pot plants instead of the dark and mysterious people he filled his canvas with, or what about the haunting portrait of Rembrandt as an old man. No flower could mirror that face.

Is it because today’s artists lack the skill and draftsmanship to render their people with the skill of artists past? Could the desire to be juried into shows have replaced the desire to tell stories about the people whose lives made the shows possible?

I don’t know, it’s a mystery, but I do know I’ll keep creating people pictures even if they don’t win shows or get hung in lawyer’s offices.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

“A Window into the Artist’s Mind”

EASY LANE FRAMES & SELECT ART GALLERY
3440 Broadway in North Bend

We are excited about our current featured show: “One of my Favorites”. This show features work from 26 local artists whose work was completed in various mediums. Each artist was asked to select a piece that was a favorite and then the artist was quoted as to the reason it was a favorite. Some of the work was selected because of sentimental attachment to the subject, the complexity of the techniques used, the memories that it recalls for the artist or a special medium or color scheme. By reading each of the artwork tags you will see into that artist and learn more about what inspires our local artists. We ask all of the visitors to the gallery to write a comment in the guest book and then at the end of the show those comments will be shared with all of the artists. Come and take the time to really get to know our talented artists. This show will be featured until July 2nd.

We are a full service frame shop and enjoy the challenge of framing your pieces to set them apart and enhance your artwork. We are equipped with a computerized mat cutter that can do all sorts of fancy cuts and designs. We also have the “Visualization” program in which we can try different mats, moldings and designs and then show you what the completed piece will look like before you make the purchase. This is especially helpful with large artworks. The framing and matting is like the frosting on the cake…don’t under estimate what it can do for you work. We always offer a 10% discount to students, BAAA and CVAA members along with the military.

Upcoming classes:

LAST MINUTE CHANCE:
-“Lean Under Fat, Fat Over Lean” workshop featuring under painting techniques in oils. Taught by Coos Bay artist, Gary Ostrom. Tuesday, May 25th from 1:00-5:00 PM for only $25. This includes most supplies. Class is limited to 8 students. This is a great opportunity. Don’t miss it!!!!

-Drawing Class: “The Art of Perceiving” This four week class will be presented by Cindy Rockwood. It will be on Tuesdays, June 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 1:00-4:00 PM at the gallery. It will begin an in-depth study on how to switch gears; from the left brain (verbal, analytical side) to right brain (visual, perceptual side). This class is designed for people who want to challenge their perception skills. Both artist and non-artist are welcome. The total fee for all four classes is $60.

-Making Silk Paper with Liz Brende. This workshop will be on Thursday, July 8th from 1:00-3:00 PM. You will learn the basics of making silk paper. Many things can be created from this paper when it is stitched and embellished. See many examples in the gallery. Total cost is $40.

For more information on classes or to sign up, stop by the gallery at 3440 Broadway in North Bend. Class sizes are limited, so sign up soon. Supply lists are available.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Ava Richey's Art Info

Art information follows this announcement.

Hello Everyone...

We will be painting at the Phoenix Grill (formerly Harps and Channel House Restaurant) from 12-3 p.m. on Monday, May 17th. It is located 2 buildings west of the Port of Bandon (Old Coast Guard Bldg) on 1st Street Old Town Bandon.

I hope some of you will be able to attend the "One by Two" show opening reception at Raincoast Gallery in Langlois, this Sunday 1-4. More info below.

My phone is 347-4643 or 297-6118. Happy creating!
Thanks
Ava
p.s. I received an e-mail from Kevin and Wanda MacPherson with this information: If any of you are planning on being in Denver on July 3rd, there is a FREE paintout with plein air painters Kevin MacPherson, Joe Anna Arnett, James Asher and Kenn Backhaus. It is a one day event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, at Civic Center Park. It is sponsored by Passport & Palette.
For further information please visit: http://brushwithlife.com/Park_Paint-Outs.htm
It's open to painters of all levels and mediums. Afterward there will be fireworks in the park, so you can make a whole day and evening of it.
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Art Information:

Saturday, May 15, 2010 10 a.m.
Shannon Webber is giving a free basket weaving workshop, all materials provided, at the Frame in Port Orford. Contact Joyce Kinney at 541-253-6198 for more information. Thanks to Elaine Roemen for submitting this information.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 3-5 p.m.
Art 101 (7 miles south of Bandon, purple building)
Opening reception for "The Ocean's Edge--Where the Land Meets the Sea". Show runs through June 27th. 541-347-9123
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Sunday, May 16, 2010 1-4 p.m.
Rain Coast Gallery Langlois
"One by Two" is a display of 8 paintings by local artists created to fill 1'x2' frames that were donated to the gallery by an artist who was moving away. So, for a little something different, please come see the results. Artists include Ava Richey, Barry LaVoie, Susan Lehman, Victoria Tierney, Georganne White, Robert Lortscher, Thomas Medlin and Carol Waxham.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010 2-5 p.m.
Sage Gallery 390 1st St SW #2D, Bandon
"Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project"
Opening Reception for local artists Janne LaValle, Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder and dorothea tortilla.
Show runs May 28th - June 11, 2010
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Calls to Artists:
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Deadline May 24-May 30th
2nd Street Gallery
Second annual "Miniature & Small Works Exhibition"
June 1 - July 25, 2010
Drop off up to 3 works May 24th--May 30th 1:00 - 5:00 p.m off at 2nd Street Gallery.
Miniature--no bigger than 8" in any direction, excluding frame. Small works--no bigger than 14" in any direction, excluding frame.
For more information and entry forms please go to gallery, or call 541-347-4133, or e-mail info@2ndstreetgallery.com
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
4th Annual Hundred Valleys Show at
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
No Theme http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
1st Annual Best Photo 2010 juried show
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities, scroll down
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Friday, June 4th, 2010 postmark deadline for entries
SAGE Gallery, in beautiful Bandon, OR is pleased to announce a Call to Artists in OR, WA, and CA to send up to three pieces in all media, including photography, excluding video, for their West Coast Wings Juried Show. All styles are sought for this exhibition!
The show dates are August 22, 2010-- September 25, 2010. There are cash prizes: $350 first, $250 second, $50 third and 3 $50 honorable mentions. There is an entry fee of $35 for 1-3 pieces.
To download a complete prospectus you can go to www.sagegallerybandon.com Please help celebrate the abundance and varied richness of shorebirds, waders, migratory and other birds that are found along the western coast of the United States.
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Friday, May 14, 2010

IS THE NUDE OBSOLETE

Speaking of subjects artists have used for generations, the nude has fallen into disuse.

Now why should this happen? There are a number of reasons, some more compelling than others, but the effect is the same; the nude has gone into hiding.

Traditionally the nude figure has been the first course of study for art students. Drawing the nude figure helps the artist gain an eye for anatomy; understand perspective and master the art of shading so that objects take on a three dimensional look. With all of that to offer, why has the nude fallen out of favor?

There is a strange but pervasive notion running through modern society which says, “I don’t want my office/living room/study cluttered with people I don’t know.” Time was when the very first indication of success was commissioning a portrait from a famous artist to hang…on the living room wall. Now we shudder and think to ourselves “Only Donald Trump would have such an out of control ego.”

But if we are too modest to hang our own portraits, what of the simple scene with people going about their ordinary tasks? Nope, no peoples on my walls and that seems doubly true for business. The offices of doctors, lawyers and dentists may teem with wildlife, burst with pregnant landscapes and lumber under the woodsy loam of forest scenes, but please no people.

Then there is the specter of porn. Oh I know, none of the nudes an artist might create will be pornographic, but is that really true. The work of Mapplethorpe has sent museum boards running for the hills and then there’s the dreaded league of decency. Lord help you if you exhibit something that they deem vulgar. And of course you must present a certificate of age appropriateness because if the model for your work happens to look young, then it’s kiddy porn and the F.B.I. will be kicking in your door and taking away your computer and locking down your internet connection. Makes you glad you’re a painter and have no idea how to find a picture on the internet.

So you find a model old enough to pass the test of time, compose a view with care and great attention to lighting and select your palette so that it is pleasing to the largest possible audience and then what, maybe another landscape or some nice flowers in a vase.

Is the nude worth the effort?

The wild and crazy guys in Bandon must think so; they paint from a live model every few weeks. It’s a good thing they don’t know how out of step with art they are, right?

Thursday, May 13, 2010

FACE FACTS

The one thing we can do to maintain our skills and to increase our abilities as artists is to practice, practice, practice. Except of course there’s no double secret, magical instruction book to tell us what we should practice on. For generations artists have turned to the human face for a subject.

Why is that you ask? The cat is more supple, the vase more versatile, even the landscape is more varied, why do faces, because they are available and cheap. Cheap? Cheap the artist’s best friend, next to available of course. No artist ever has enough money, but every artist has a face, and if it isn’t one of Nature’s miracles, so much the better. And it will work whenever the artist wants. Ever wonder why so many artists paint their wives and girlfriends?

Also, there is no awkward moment when painting a face. If you are tired of doing your own, then there are hundreds, nay thousands just wandering around out there waiting for you to immortalize them and they’ll do it. No screams and cries of “help, police!” Too dramatic? Try walking through the mall and asking anyone at random to pose nude and see how long it is before you are explaining to the police how serious an artists you are.

So the face is cheap and available, but is it something worthy of an artist’s efforts?

Damned right it is. For one thing it has every known artistic challenge all in one place. You have to deal with light and shadow, perspective, anatomy, size, location, contours, planes and when you done all of that try catching a likeness.

Drawing the face calls on all of the skills an artist needs to excel in his craft. The delicate play of shadows caught in the folds of the eye, the location of the mouth and nose and what about those awful ears? Then there’s the hair. Hair is a nightmare of blocks of shadow and delicate line drawing. Still listening?

Some exceptionally talented artists simply give up and walk away. One local luminary said, “Good luck drawing faces…”, as he ran past my sketch pad. This is an artist who makes news when he doesn’t get juried into a show. How scary is that.

But even though it is scary and hard, it makes for a good work out. What is that thing the exercise gurus always say, “No pain, no gain.” True enough and if you really want to exercise your creative skills try faces for a week or so. Me, I’m okay, if I could just get my portraits to look a little more like the people I tried to draw and a little less like Earnest Borgnine

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

Every now and then there’s a prospectus which says exactly what it means, West Coast Wings or 17th Annual Maritime Show. Okay, even West Coast Wings can be open to interpretation.

The problem for an artist looking for a place to display their work is how do you determine what that darned prospectus means. Now if you are content to just display your work, Josie’s On Broadway or Oregon Bay Properties will do that job for you at no cost. Just bring your pictures in and let them tell your story to the world.

But if you crave the validation a juried show can bring then you will have to work your way through that prospectus.

“There’s nothing mysterious about a prospectus,” you say. “Just read the form and you will know all you need to select your picture.” Right, if that were true we’d all be placing first and have so much money in show winnings that we’d have to actually find that fourteen hundred square foot house with the ten thousand square foot gallery attached. Even when the prospectus is written by human beings with the best interests of the artists in the forefront it can be a mystery worthy of the little gray cells of Poirot.

“Nonsense,” you say. Okay, riddle me this Batman, just what does Expressions West mean? Is it an insight into the western movement of the nineteenth century or the creative energy of the artists living in the western half of the United States? Could it be the expression on a face or the expressions made by the viewer when they see what an artist has chosen to create? Could it be a visual interpretation of a verbal expression, or the expression of color in the vast, raw space of the west? It could be all of these things.

So how do you decide what a prospectus like this means?

I don’t know. Until or unless the sponsor of the show decides to include detailed guidelines spelling out just what they are seeking, it’s a crap shoot, but having said that an artist owes it to their craft to take the widest possible view of the prospectus. Submit anything you have which might be by any stretch of the imagination a fit for the show. Who loses if you don’t? Only you, the jury will reject anything that doesn’t fit within their image of what the prospectus wants, why not make them earn their keep? Submit and see if it is a fit.

Validation is hard to come by for a creative person, we work alone, in the isolation of our studio, just a head full of ideas and some materials to force the spark from years of solid ivory. If the work could fit, then it is the artist’s duty to take just a small step to get that validation. And if not, then there’s the next prospectus.

Oh yes, West Coast Wings, sounds solid and secure doesn’t it? So how about those migratory dragons? I hear there are Native American Thunderbirds nesting just up the Coquille River. But I’m sure no one would take the prospectus this far…would they?

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

"Visions In Clay"

Call for entries (Posted: 2/2/10) -- LH Horton Jr Gallery in Stockton, California announces a call to artists for a juried exhibition, August 26 - September 23, 2010. Awards: $1,000 1st / $600 2nd / $350 3rd. Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation will be accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary medium, and works may be functional or sculptural. Entry fee: $25/3 until March 1st, $30/3 thereafter. Deadline: June 1, 2010. Apply on-line. Questions? Please contact Jan Marlese, Gallery Director at jmarlese@deltacollege.edu or call (209) 954-5507.

BACK TO BASICS

How many times have you seen a marvelous piece of art ruined by poor draftsmanship?

As artists the creation is the focus of all of our efforts, get out there and make something damnit! But in this fever of creative inspiration do we get a free pass to let the basic principles of art slide by?

So much of the art world is dominated by the conceptual movement. The idea behind the art is more important than the actual presentation itself. Representational art has faded into obscurity in recent years and the shape of things has come to mean the idea driving the art and not the images seen in the art.

Is this a good thing? Sure, it gives the artist more freedom to move the materials around to achieve the effect that inspired the work in the first place. Collage, photo montage, assemblage, expressionism, impressionism, surrealism and abstract all owe their birthrights to the conceptual movement. And some of the greatest art has come from this fertile field, but does that excuse sloppy anatomy?

Pablo Picasso is the name which springs to mind, rightly or wrongly, when conceptual art comes up. Picasso used Cubism to fracture the world of the eye and create a new vision of floating parts and disembodied anatomy to build a world where what the work makes the viewer feel is more important than what the viewer sees. But does this excuse poor draftsmanship?

No, no and even no, if you break the rules you have to know how to do it right before you color outside of the lines. The basics in conceptual art are even more important because the image may not be readily apparent to the viewer. If the viewer spends all of his time trying to see what the heck is happening in the picture he won’t be open to what the image is saying.

Build your impact image on a good foundation; make sure you have the basics of the image right before you start around the Maypole. If you are running Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden, be sure they look like they are articulated like modern humans or the temptation by the serpent won’t matter. You can’t have ankles facing one direction and knees heading the other way without distracting the viewer and if you are more interested in why Eve is so conflicted anatomically you won’t care if she is tempted.

Get the basics right, then no matter what you do within the concept the image will call to the viewer with all of the energy its creator poured into it.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Is photography art

There is a question being asked by many in the creative community, is photography art?

We’ve all seen the family photos of the cat and the kids and that trip to Yosemite and that isn’t art. Oh it’s important stuff to the folks who took it, but for the rest of us it’s just a bit better than a root canal.

Truth be told, I’m old enough to remember the family slide show and that’s nothing you want women and small children to know about. No, not all photography is art.

But is any of it really art and if so what part and how can you tell?

We’ve all seen the breath-taking landscapes of Ansel Adams or the intimate street scenes of Henri Cartier Bresson, Margaret Bourke-White’s portrait of Gandhi at his spinning wheel and there is no doubt that these are beautiful, amazing photographs, but are they art? And even if they are are the photos of lesser cameramen worth consideration?

What of Gordon Parks or Irving Penn or Annie Leibovitz? Can a photograph made for purely commercial reason become art? What about fashion photography? Is that art? Francesco Scavullo creates those riveting covers for Cosmopolitan, Peter Gowland’s artful pinups or Bunny Yeager’s half-step from smut pin-ups, are any of these art?

We can all agree that the stormy portrait of Winston Churchill taken by Joseph Karsh is one of the most well known and memorable photographs ever taken, but once again we have to ask is it art?

If all a photograph is is a moment of frozen time, those endless snapshots we all have crates of, then no it isn’t art. But when the image is so potent, so arresting, so memorable it becomes the iconic collective memory then surely that is art.

But there is more to making art with a camera than finding the iconic image. It is seeing a daisy growing in the cracks of a bit of broken pavement or the eagle building its nest in the rotted out housing of an air conditioning unit on an abandoned building in some inner city slum. It is Brandi Chastain ripping off her jersey after “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” in the 1999 World Cup. It is knowing when to shoot and what to shoot.

Other artistic disciplines are so lucky, they can change the light or the weather, move a building from one state to another, plant a tree where was none and watch it grow into a giant of the forest and they can do it every time they work. Photographers are limited by the things they see and the tools they use. Composition is done in the viewfinder, standing hip deep in swampy water in a thirty mile an hour wind, while waiting for that pelican, puffin, sandpiper to do the perfect thing. Then and only then can they make their image and if it works, they have art.

Respect is the glue which binds the creative community together. If we do not respect each other’s art and offer the support to all forms of expression, are we any different than the empty suits who complain about obscene art getting all of the federal funding and student’s time being wasted learning to scribble when there’s no way they can ever make a living?

Art is a visible thing. The human animal reacts when it sees art and has since the first man crawled into a dark and frightening cave to paint on the walls. Why did he hide his art in the dark? Because art was so magical it had to be only for those who were brave enough to see.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Ava Richey's Art News

Art information follows this announcement.

Hello Everyone,

This Monday, May 10th we will meet at Old Town Pizza in Old Town Bandon from 12- 3 p.m.

It is located at the corner of 2nd St. and Delaware, next to the Welcome to Old Town arch.

Hope to see you there. My phone is 347-4643 or 297-6118.
Ava
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Art Information:
You are invited to paint at Shore Acres on
Sunday, May 9, 2010 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Shore Acres, near Charleston, OR on Cape Arago Hwy.
Annual Mother's Day Plein Air Paintout in the Shore Acres Gardens.
It's a popular destination on Mother's Day.
Free parking for Artists in the parking lot behind the Maintenance Buildings...use Maintenance Entrance. No selling in the park itself. Questions, please call Charles of Charleston 541-888-6971
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 11 a.m.
Eden Hall on the SOCC Campus
Bay Area Artists Association monthly meeting.
Trish Neal will be presenting information on setting up your art business and things to consider. Public welcome.
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G.A.L.A Art Walk, 2nd Saturday each month
May 8, 2010 3-5 p.m.
Florence Events Center, 715 Quince Street, Florence
free bus ride to the galleries at 3 p.m.
http://www.florenceartists.com
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 4 - 7 p.m.
Brookings Second Saturday Art Walk
Downtown Brookings.
If you miss this month's Art Walk, you may read the report, with photos, at www.wildriverscoastart.com
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Sunday, May 30, 2010 2-5 p.m.
Sage Gallery 390 1st St SW #2D, Bandon
"Separate/Together: A Collaborative Project"
Opening Reception for local artists Janne LaValle, Susan Lehman, Pat Snyder and dorothea tortilla.
Show runs May 28th - June 11, 2010
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Calls To Artists:

Sunday, May 9, 2010 entry deadline
ART 101, Bandon, Oregon Juried show :
The Ocean's Edge - where the land meets the sea
What: A juried educational exhibit.
For more information call Angela Pozzi at 541-347-9123 or 541-347-2859.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Submission deadline for 17th Annual Maritime Art Exhibit
Coos Art Museum. http://www.coosart.org or 541-267-3901
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Deadline May 24-May 30th
2nd Street Gallery
Second annual "Miniature & Small Works Exhibition"
June 1 - July 25, 2010
Drop off up to 3 works May 24th--May 30th 1:00 - 5:00 p.m off at 2nd Street Gallery.
Miniature--no bigger than 8" in any direction, excluding frame. Small works--no bigger than 14" in any direction, excluding frame.
For more information and entry forms please go to gallery, or call 541-347-4133, or e-mail info@2ndstreetgallery.com
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
4th Annual Hundred Valleys Show at
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
No Theme http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities
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June 4, 2010 submission deadline
1st Annual Best Photo 2010 juried show
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
http://www.uvarts.com click on artist opportunities, scroll down
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Friday, June 4th, 2010 postmark deadline for entries
SAGE Gallery, in beautiful Bandon, OR is pleased to announce a Call to Artists in OR, WA, and CA to send up to three pieces in all media, including photography, excluding video, for their West Coast Wings Juried Show. All styles are sought for this exhibition!
The show dates are August 22, 2010-- September 25, 2010. There are cash prizes: $350 first, $250 second, $50 third and 3 $50 honorable mentions. There is an entry fee of $35 for 1-3 pieces.
To download a complete prospectus you can go to www.sagegallerybandon.com Please help celebrate the abundance and varied richness of shorebirds, waders, migratory and other birds that are found along the western coast of the United States.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

"Retro Americana Exhibit"

Call for entries (Posted: 4/11/10) -- The Art School in Sandy Springs announces a call to artists for an exhibit July 7-30, 2010 at The Gallery at Paper Mill Village, 255 Village Pkwy, Ste 320, Marietta, Georgia. Exceptional Merit awards will be given. Juror: Gary Bodner. This exhibition is open to all mediums of Retro Americana art works including photography in celebration of America’s past over the mid twentieth century affording us all a chance to visit “Memory Lane” of the 1950’s, 60’s, and early 70’s. $25 for up to three (3) entries. Deadline: June 7, 2010. Download prospectus (PDF format). Questions? Contact Donna Thomas at dthomas555@aol.com or 678-755-1079.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Monday, May 3, 2010

EASY LANE FRAMES AND SELECT GALLERY

We are putting out a Call to Artists for the show starting in May and running until July 5th. The show will be entitled "One of My Favorites." We believe that people are interested to know which pieces are favorites of the artist. On the tag for each piece we will ask the artist to say why it is one of their favorites. It might be a sentimental attachment, a difficult design problem that you solved; it might be the color scheme or a special location. The show is open to two and three dimensional work. We ask that you try to keep the size maximum to 16 x 20" or smaller so that we have room to display all of the entries. This show is open to anyone to enter and there is no entry fee. Entries need to be delivered to the gallery from May 7-10 during store hours.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Umpqua Valley Arts Association

Call to Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and California Photographers!

1st Annual BEST PHOTO 2010

Northwest Juried Photography Show and Competition Prospectus

August 27 – October 29, 2010

Umpqua Valley Arts Association

1624 W Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471


Juror: David Lorenz Winston

B.A. Fine Art, Penn State University 1965


Best Photo 2010 Cash Award: $300

(Cash Award Generously Sponsored by Dr. John Unruh)


Submission Deadline: June 4, 2010

NO THEME!

TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS CLICK HERE



To view more about David Lorenz Winston's career and work go here

http://www.davidlorenzwinston.com/

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Reception at Sage Gallery

It's May Day at SAGE Gallery and Tina Bryson's work is in
full bloom again! The gallery is bright and alive with
spring color through
May 26th. Also on exhibit are floral works by Coos Bay
photographer
Mike Holm.

We are having a reception for Tina and Mike, from 2-5 pm
this afternoon, and
would love to have you join us.

Our regular newsletter will be out shortly; the new
construction at SAGE Place, 525 11th St, Bandon, has kept us
on our toes and we are settling a few dates. We'll keep you
posted.

Hope to see you soon.

Anne