A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
Oscar Wilde
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Let's try light.
Okay, so can we agree that Rembrandt produced some of the most dramatic works of all the greta artists. He worked with a very limited palette. If we were to try to recreate his choices, they'd include; yellow ocher, burnt sienna, burnt umber, white, black, and a brownish or orangey red such as cadmium red deep.
What a good idea. Let's take just those colors and see what we can make of them. Yes, I do realize you are not Rembrandt and you don't want to paint like him, but why not try this exercise?
We forget how dependent we are on color and light to make our works dramatic. In photography, I often delete all of the color and replace it with a few of my own choosing. You'd be surprise how common objects suddenly become fascinating when all of the color has been taken from them.
Yes, that is a blade of common grass blowing in the wind we so frequently get 'round here and yes, I did take it on purpose. I didn't know exactly what I was going to do with it, but I took it so I'd have it when I finally grew a brain.
Turns out the nice folks at Roseburg staged a black and white show last year and while I didn't enter this image I thought about it and made up a working copy so that I could see what would happen if I made it a black and white.
Different isn't and to my eye it has a lot more drama and power. Of course I still haven't found what I am going to do with it and maybe I won't but doing the thing is a lot more important than using the thing.
Okay, I get it you are a realist and things just don't happen like that in Nature. They always have color. No, not really. Take the moon. I have shots of the moon when it was red and I have shots of the moon set in a bright, light blue sky. Single colors, they do happen in Nature, you just have to be there to catch them.
But to be reasonable, we get twilight every day, or almost every day when the sun doesn’t set at three o'clock. Oregon weather can some times take all the fun out of giving an example. Back to the point, twilight reduces the light spectrum and leaves us with a very limited color palette. Yes, it does, take a drive along Cape Arago at sunset. When I came home from the museum Thursday it was just as the last light fell off the horizon and all of the Bar was done in blue. It was like one giant Picasso and it was beautiful. Now all I have is a memory because I had just come from work and didn't have a camera with me, but I should have.
“Yeah, but that was just a freak of Nature, it'll never happen again.” Maybe and maybe not. One of the reasons why I take that drive is that the scene changes every hour of every day. I do not believe that it has been the same set of colors, clouds, waves or seasons since I moved here. And yes, I have had my camera with me when things went wildly dramatic. Never saw vermillion reeds? I did and you can have a look. Not all that many colors and yet it is a pretty spectacular view.
So try working with a limited set of colors for a while at the dawn of this new year. Maybe you'll want to toss them in the trash and go back to the full monty that you have always used and maybe you'll see something different.
What a good idea. Let's take just those colors and see what we can make of them. Yes, I do realize you are not Rembrandt and you don't want to paint like him, but why not try this exercise?
We forget how dependent we are on color and light to make our works dramatic. In photography, I often delete all of the color and replace it with a few of my own choosing. You'd be surprise how common objects suddenly become fascinating when all of the color has been taken from them.
Yes, that is a blade of common grass blowing in the wind we so frequently get 'round here and yes, I did take it on purpose. I didn't know exactly what I was going to do with it, but I took it so I'd have it when I finally grew a brain.
Turns out the nice folks at Roseburg staged a black and white show last year and while I didn't enter this image I thought about it and made up a working copy so that I could see what would happen if I made it a black and white.
Different isn't and to my eye it has a lot more drama and power. Of course I still haven't found what I am going to do with it and maybe I won't but doing the thing is a lot more important than using the thing.
Okay, I get it you are a realist and things just don't happen like that in Nature. They always have color. No, not really. Take the moon. I have shots of the moon when it was red and I have shots of the moon set in a bright, light blue sky. Single colors, they do happen in Nature, you just have to be there to catch them.
But to be reasonable, we get twilight every day, or almost every day when the sun doesn’t set at three o'clock. Oregon weather can some times take all the fun out of giving an example. Back to the point, twilight reduces the light spectrum and leaves us with a very limited color palette. Yes, it does, take a drive along Cape Arago at sunset. When I came home from the museum Thursday it was just as the last light fell off the horizon and all of the Bar was done in blue. It was like one giant Picasso and it was beautiful. Now all I have is a memory because I had just come from work and didn't have a camera with me, but I should have.
“Yeah, but that was just a freak of Nature, it'll never happen again.” Maybe and maybe not. One of the reasons why I take that drive is that the scene changes every hour of every day. I do not believe that it has been the same set of colors, clouds, waves or seasons since I moved here. And yes, I have had my camera with me when things went wildly dramatic. Never saw vermillion reeds? I did and you can have a look. Not all that many colors and yet it is a pretty spectacular view.
So try working with a limited set of colors for a while at the dawn of this new year. Maybe you'll want to toss them in the trash and go back to the full monty that you have always used and maybe you'll see something different.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
"Fashioning Photography"
Vermont Photo Space Gallery in Essex Jct., Vermont seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition. Free framing/ matting, Juror's Choice, Peoples Choice. Where do art and fashion meet? Since the 1990's, the two have benefited from constant cross-fertilization and we are taking fashion photography very seriously as a result. There is diversity and energy in contemporary fashion photography. Juror for "Fashioning Photography" is Bobby Mozumder, both a Photographer, and Editor-in-Chief at FutureClaw Magazine, currently in its third year. $20 entry fee. Deadline: February 14, 2011. Visit website for more information. Questions? Please contact Polly Raine at info@vermontphotospace.com or call 802-777-FOTO.
2nd Annual, "Of Memory, Bone & Myth" National Juried Photography Exhibition
The University of North Dakota seeks entries for a photography exhibition, April 7-29, 2011 at Third Street Gallery in Grand Forks, ND. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Best of Show Monetary awards. Juror: Paul Cava, artist, collector and publisher. Open to all national artists 18 years and over (professional, emerging and students). All work must be for sale. Open to any photographic medium, including but not limited to historical processes, traditional silver printing, chromogenic and digital or mixed media processes. $15 for 3 images. Deadline: February 11, 2011. Visit website for prospectus. Email questions to Suzanne Gonsalez-Smith at suzanne.gonsalez@und.edu
Fine Art Photography Competition
ArtSpace Herndon seeks entries for a photography exhibition, March 1-27, 2011 in Herndon, VA. 1st Place $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $100. Juror: Erin Antognoli. Open to fine art photographers (18 or older) from DC, Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia working in any medium (digital or analog, color or monochrome), and using any printing technique - we care about well done art more than the specific medium, technique, or format. Fine Art Photography of any subject is welcome; there is no required theme. $25.00 for up to five (5) images. Deadline: February 5, 2011. Visit website for details, or send a SASE to: ArtSpace Herndon, PO Box 916, Herndon, VA 20172-0916. Questions? Please contact Robin Carroll at rcarroll@artspaceherndon.com or call 703-956-6590.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Ava Richey's Art News
Hello Everyone,
This coming Monday, January 10, 2011, we will be painting out/in at Old Bandon Golf Links from 12-3:00 p.m.
It is located behind the Best Western Inn at Face Rock motel on Beach Loop. Turn in as if you were going to the motel's restaurant (Bandon Bill's) but go straight on the road between the motel buildings and you will see the Gold Course building on a knoll behind the motel.
They serve lunch from a limited menu, and beverages. If the weather is nice there is a deck to paint from, or you can paint on the course. Otherwise there is a view from inside, and it's roomy and well lit.
Hope to see you there. My cellphone number is 541-297-6118.
Ava
Art Information:
Artists are asked to donate different styles of vessels (preferably handmade) to help raise funds for Southern Coos Health Foundation which sponsors Women's Health Day.
The vessels will be auctioned at this year's event to be held February 3rd at HarborTown Events Center in Old Town Bandon. The deadline for dropoff of the vessels is January 28th. They can be dropped at Bandon Artist Supply, or contact Carol Jones to arrange an alternative, or for more information. 541-347-2432.
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Now through January
Bandon Artist Supply, Old Town Bandon 541-347-4482
"Works from Life" Art Show by local artist Dr. Len Rosen.
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Now through February 18, 2011
Coos Art Museum 235 Anderson, Coos Bay 541-267-3901 http://www.coosart.org
"Fish - Fishing art Competition"
Tony Adams' "Peacable Kingdom"
The Fiber Artists of Stitch "Truth to Tell"
Artwork of the Jurors: Anne Sobbota, Andy Charles, Don McMichael
Clare Wehrle Community Gallery - ORCO Arts Guild - Multimedia Fantasy-- Art from workshop taught by A. Savenko-Moore.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Bay Area Artists Association monthly meeting
Southwestern Community College, Eden Hall
This month's speaker: Barbara Mahon will present a demonstration and hands on participation of Ink and Ink Techniques. Public Welcome.
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Jan. 8th, 15th; Mar. 5th, 19th; April 2nd, 16th 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Port Orford Arts Council A-Frame
Buffington Park, Port Orford, OR
Terry Magill Watercolor Classes $15 for each class--pick and choose. Call Terry for more information at 541-572-5146.
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Mondays beginning January 10, 2011 and 17th, 24th, 31st
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
"Landscapes in Oil" painting classes with instructor Carol Turner.
Pony Village Mall, North Bend, OR. at The Rose Palette, Suite 128, main floor, NW side entrance.
Sign up for all four classes for $80, or take one or more at $20 each. Progress at your own rate, all skill levels welcome. Contact Carol for a brochure or more information. 541-396-5373
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 3 - 5 p.m.
Backstreet Gallery 1421 Bay Street, Old Town Florence
http://www.backstreetgallery.org 541-997-8980
Artist of the Month Opening Reception for Jayne Smoley presents decorative and utilitarian pieces made from transparent fused glass.
(Also, December 31st is last day for display of the "Little Dickens" miniature show.)
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 4 - 7 p.m.
Second Saturday Art Walk Downtown Brookings
If you miss this month's artwalk you can view photos at http://www.wildriverscoastart.com
Four Mondays in January 2011
Beginning Watercolor, Sherry Howk instructor.
Level 1 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $60
Four Thursdays in January 2011
Level II from 10 a.m - 12:30 p.m. $60
Easy Lane Frames, 3440 Broadway, North Bend 541-756-7638
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Sunday, January 9, 2011 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Opening reception for the Kids Art Show at
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Care
900 Eleventh Street, Bandon
Hope you make time to see this fun show!
Music by Holly & Jim Sylvester & Mary Johnson
Punch and cookies served by the SCHHC Auxilliary.
Show runs through March.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Session I 2-5 p.m. Session II 5:30 - 8:30
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Stained Glass" 6 weeks class, $105, additional cost for materials varies according to project. Instructor Cheryl.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011 1-4 p.m.
Beginning Watercolor Class with Carol Young 541-260-4573
Artist Loft Gallery Classroom, Pony Village Mall, North Bend
8 classes for $120
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Agate Wrap" $35 includes materials.
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Wednesdays in January, 2011 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Intermediate Watercolor with Jane Snoddy
$10 per session
Easy Lane Frames, 3440 Broadway, North Bend, 541-756-7638
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Thursdays, January 13th, 20th & 27th 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Course 1: Studio Drawing & Composition
Learn to draw or review your drawing skills. This class will give you ideas to discover new & different approaches to stimulate your creativity. Enjoy working in clear north light this winter with dorothea tortilla at studio t.
$50 fee includes sketchbook to be used for both Course 1, and Course 2 (in February). Sign up deadline: January 6, 2011
to sign up contact Susan Lehman at studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Friday, January 7, 2011 Donna Wright
Friday, January 14, 2011 Susan Lehman
Friday, January 21, 2011 Nan Forsberg-Hammons
Three collage classes, above dates and instructors, time each Friday is 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost is $110. Space is limited, your check is your registration. When you register, you will receive a materials list.
Easy Lane Frames, 3440 Broadway, North Bend 541-756-7638
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Call to all Oregon artists: the annual "Expose Yourself" non-juried, 2-dimensional art show at Umpqua Valley Arts Association , 1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR.
Drop-off dates are:
Wednesday, Thursday, January 12th and 13th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, January 15th 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Show hangs January 21st through March 10, 2011.
For submission information see http://uvarts.com/
(Note from Ava: We encourage you to support this show by entering your art. It's good exposure to the inland art viewers. Susan Lehman and I will be delivering paintings and will take yours for you. Contact me if you would like us to deliver your art to the show... 541-347-4643 or yarnfarm@harborside.com )
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Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon
Lapidary wizard Mel Scott presentation on "how agates and other favorite stones are formed". Free, all ages welcome. 541-329-0303
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Saturday, January 15, 2011 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Meet the Gallery Artists at Easy Lane Frames and Select Gallery
(Half will display in January, the other half in February)
3440 Broadway, North Bend, OR 97459 TheSelectArtGallery.com
541-756-7638
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Saturday, January 15, 2011 Postmark Deadline
for Expressions West 2011 art show.
Coos Art Museum
235 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-267-3901
For prospectus and entry form go to http://www.coosart.org
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Thursday, January 20, 2011 2 - 4:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Rosary Wrap- Wire Working Basics Series"
$20 materials included. Perfect for the beginner.
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Thursday, Friday & Saturday, January 20, 21 and 22, 2011
Mixed Media, Abstract Workshop Barbara Mahon, instructor
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Open to intermediate & advanced painters with an appreciation of the abstract. 541-756-2481 North Bend
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Friday, January 21, 2011 5 - 7 p.m.
Umpqua Valley Art Association
1624 W. Harvard Roseburg, OR 97471 541-672-2532
Opening reception for "Expose Yourself" show.
(This is a non-juried show. You still have time to enter. Just download the forms from http://uvarts.com/ )
Drop-off dates are:
Wednesday, Thursday, January 12th and 13th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, January 15th 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011 12 - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Wood Carving for the Beginner" $35 plus $5 materials fee.
Instructor Ron Wright.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011 12 - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Camera and Composition" $30 tuition, additional printing time available from 3 - 4 p.m. with additional fees for print. Bring camera, batteries & memory card.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Kato Polymer Clay: "Polymer Caning Techniques" $30, materials included.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 6-9:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Captured Glass; Basic Stitches Series 1- Beginner"
$25, materials included. Offered the 4th Thursday of each month, a different bead stitch each class. "Netting" is the topic for this month.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011 12- 4 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Sterling Swirl Earrings" $38 plus materials fee of $14.
Instructor Delia Lyons
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January 31, 2011 Submission Deadline (NOT a postmark deadline)
"Lighthouse 2.0 Juried Show"
Lighthouses have played a critical role in maritime history and coastal life here in the Pacific Northwest. Open to emerging and established 2-D artists in Oregon 18 years of age or older. Submit up to three entries, $20. Artists are encouraged to go beyond the traditional lighthouse image and offer an exploration of lighthouses from a unique physical or symbolic perspetive. Cash prizes for selected submissions funded by entry fees. Awards will be given for Best of Show, Second Place and Third Place. Awards will be presented at artists' reception March 28, 2011, 5 - 7 p.m.
Juror is Michael Ousley.
Contact Curator S.L. Donaldson info@sldonaldsonfineart.com for more information.
Location of show: Whistling Gallery, Laurel Grove/Bandon.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 6 - 9:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Wire Basics: Linking and Embellishing" $35, materials included.
Great workshop for beginners.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011 12 - 4 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Pour it On - Advanced Watercolor Class with Donna Wright"
$35 plus $5 material fee. Pre-requisite "Pour it On, Beginning Class.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011 2 - 5:00 p.m.
Sage Gallery, 390 First St. SW, Bandon (Port of Bandon, Upstairs)
Opening reception for "Time, a Traveling Show of Oregon Prison Art". 541-329-0303
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Monday, February 7, 2011 11 - 4:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Glass class: Mosaic Miniatures $25, most mat'ls included.
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Thursdays February 10th, 17th & 24, 2011 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Course 2 Studio Drawing & Composition with dorothea tortilla
Building on the principles of Course 1 (in January), this will be further exploration using a range of materials for drawing & composition in a professional studio setting.
Cost: $45 / maximum 6 students.
Sign up deadline: Feb. 3, 2011 to sign up contact Susan Lehman at studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Register now--3 spaces left
Tony Adams will be teaching an Animal Painting Class in Acrylics
Saturdays February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Coquille Valley Art Association
10144 Hwy 42 Coquille, OR 541-396-3294
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Friday, February 11, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Beginning Bed Making with Otter" $90, materials included.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1 - 5:00 p.m.
Valentine's Day Art Party Join Susan Lehman and dorothea tortilla for a fun party and creative play day with valentine inspired projects to make and give to your loved ones, or to treasure & keep. Snacks & beverages provided, materials too!
Cost: $20 Maximum 8 partygoers. Sign up deadline Feb. 6, 2011 studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11 a.m - 2 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Beading: "Cab Wrap with Sharon Martin" $35 plus $5 material fee.
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Friday, February 18, 2011 11 - 1 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Viking Knit Earrings" 11 -1 p.m. $25 plus materials fee.
Instructor Sherri Carpenter. Pre-requisite for advanced class on April 22nd.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 1 - 4 p.m.
Tools & Textures in Collage with Susan Lehman.
Explore different ways of making textured backgrounds for collage; then using simple stencils and stamps of your own designs, Susan helps you to create distinctive collage papers from tissue and repurposed art papers. Learn how to take your collages to a new creative level!
Cost: $35, everything provided. Maximum 8 students.
Sign up deadline February 13, 2011 studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 6-9:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Beading: "Peyote Collage: Basic Stitches Series 1 - Beginner"
$25, materials included.
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Friday & Saturday, February 25th & 26th, 2011 12 - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Bead Crochet" $40 plus materials. Instructor Delia Lyons.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 Postmark Deadline
Emerald Art Center Spring Exhibition
A National Juried Painting Competition
May 3 - May 27, 2011
$6400 in Cash Awards
For prospectus and entry information: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org
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A website you might like to use for access to numerous Calls for Artists and other information too lengthy to use in this newsletter.
Regional Arts & Culture Council http://racc.org Resources
This coming Monday, January 10, 2011, we will be painting out/in at Old Bandon Golf Links from 12-3:00 p.m.
It is located behind the Best Western Inn at Face Rock motel on Beach Loop. Turn in as if you were going to the motel's restaurant (Bandon Bill's) but go straight on the road between the motel buildings and you will see the Gold Course building on a knoll behind the motel.
They serve lunch from a limited menu, and beverages. If the weather is nice there is a deck to paint from, or you can paint on the course. Otherwise there is a view from inside, and it's roomy and well lit.
Hope to see you there. My cellphone number is 541-297-6118.
Ava
Art Information:
Artists are asked to donate different styles of vessels (preferably handmade) to help raise funds for Southern Coos Health Foundation which sponsors Women's Health Day.
The vessels will be auctioned at this year's event to be held February 3rd at HarborTown Events Center in Old Town Bandon. The deadline for dropoff of the vessels is January 28th. They can be dropped at Bandon Artist Supply, or contact Carol Jones to arrange an alternative, or for more information. 541-347-2432.
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Now through January
Bandon Artist Supply, Old Town Bandon 541-347-4482
"Works from Life" Art Show by local artist Dr. Len Rosen.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Now through February 18, 2011
Coos Art Museum 235 Anderson, Coos Bay 541-267-3901 http://www.coosart.org
"Fish - Fishing art Competition"
Tony Adams' "Peacable Kingdom"
The Fiber Artists of Stitch "Truth to Tell"
Artwork of the Jurors: Anne Sobbota, Andy Charles, Don McMichael
Clare Wehrle Community Gallery - ORCO Arts Guild - Multimedia Fantasy-- Art from workshop taught by A. Savenko-Moore.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Bay Area Artists Association monthly meeting
Southwestern Community College, Eden Hall
This month's speaker: Barbara Mahon will present a demonstration and hands on participation of Ink and Ink Techniques. Public Welcome.
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Jan. 8th, 15th; Mar. 5th, 19th; April 2nd, 16th 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Port Orford Arts Council A-Frame
Buffington Park, Port Orford, OR
Terry Magill Watercolor Classes $15 for each class--pick and choose. Call Terry for more information at 541-572-5146.
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Mondays beginning January 10, 2011 and 17th, 24th, 31st
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
"Landscapes in Oil" painting classes with instructor Carol Turner.
Pony Village Mall, North Bend, OR. at The Rose Palette, Suite 128, main floor, NW side entrance.
Sign up for all four classes for $80, or take one or more at $20 each. Progress at your own rate, all skill levels welcome. Contact Carol for a brochure or more information. 541-396-5373
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 3 - 5 p.m.
Backstreet Gallery 1421 Bay Street, Old Town Florence
http://www.backstreetgallery.org 541-997-8980
Artist of the Month Opening Reception for Jayne Smoley presents decorative and utilitarian pieces made from transparent fused glass.
(Also, December 31st is last day for display of the "Little Dickens" miniature show.)
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 4 - 7 p.m.
Second Saturday Art Walk Downtown Brookings
If you miss this month's artwalk you can view photos at http://www.wildriverscoastart.com
Four Mondays in January 2011
Beginning Watercolor, Sherry Howk instructor.
Level 1 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $60
Four Thursdays in January 2011
Level II from 10 a.m - 12:30 p.m. $60
Easy Lane Frames, 3440 Broadway, North Bend 541-756-7638
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Sunday, January 9, 2011 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Opening reception for the Kids Art Show at
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Care
900 Eleventh Street, Bandon
Hope you make time to see this fun show!
Music by Holly & Jim Sylvester & Mary Johnson
Punch and cookies served by the SCHHC Auxilliary.
Show runs through March.
--------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Session I 2-5 p.m. Session II 5:30 - 8:30
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Stained Glass" 6 weeks class, $105, additional cost for materials varies according to project. Instructor Cheryl.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011 1-4 p.m.
Beginning Watercolor Class with Carol Young 541-260-4573
Artist Loft Gallery Classroom, Pony Village Mall, North Bend
8 classes for $120
--------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Agate Wrap" $35 includes materials.
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesdays in January, 2011 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Intermediate Watercolor with Jane Snoddy
$10 per session
Easy Lane Frames, 3440 Broadway, North Bend, 541-756-7638
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Thursdays, January 13th, 20th & 27th 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Course 1: Studio Drawing & Composition
Learn to draw or review your drawing skills. This class will give you ideas to discover new & different approaches to stimulate your creativity. Enjoy working in clear north light this winter with dorothea tortilla at studio t.
$50 fee includes sketchbook to be used for both Course 1, and Course 2 (in February). Sign up deadline: January 6, 2011
to sign up contact Susan Lehman at studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Friday, January 7, 2011 Donna Wright
Friday, January 14, 2011 Susan Lehman
Friday, January 21, 2011 Nan Forsberg-Hammons
Three collage classes, above dates and instructors, time each Friday is 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost is $110. Space is limited, your check is your registration. When you register, you will receive a materials list.
Easy Lane Frames, 3440 Broadway, North Bend 541-756-7638
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Call to all Oregon artists: the annual "Expose Yourself" non-juried, 2-dimensional art show at Umpqua Valley Arts Association , 1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR.
Drop-off dates are:
Wednesday, Thursday, January 12th and 13th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, January 15th 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Show hangs January 21st through March 10, 2011.
For submission information see http://uvarts.com/
(Note from Ava: We encourage you to support this show by entering your art. It's good exposure to the inland art viewers. Susan Lehman and I will be delivering paintings and will take yours for you. Contact me if you would like us to deliver your art to the show... 541-347-4643 or yarnfarm@harborside.com )
-----------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon
Lapidary wizard Mel Scott presentation on "how agates and other favorite stones are formed". Free, all ages welcome. 541-329-0303
------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, January 15, 2011 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Meet the Gallery Artists at Easy Lane Frames and Select Gallery
(Half will display in January, the other half in February)
3440 Broadway, North Bend, OR 97459 TheSelectArtGallery.com
541-756-7638
--------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, January 15, 2011 Postmark Deadline
for Expressions West 2011 art show.
Coos Art Museum
235 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-267-3901
For prospectus and entry form go to http://www.coosart.org
----------------------------------------------
Thursday, January 20, 2011 2 - 4:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Rosary Wrap- Wire Working Basics Series"
$20 materials included. Perfect for the beginner.
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Thursday, Friday & Saturday, January 20, 21 and 22, 2011
Mixed Media, Abstract Workshop Barbara Mahon, instructor
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Open to intermediate & advanced painters with an appreciation of the abstract. 541-756-2481 North Bend
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Friday, January 21, 2011 5 - 7 p.m.
Umpqua Valley Art Association
1624 W. Harvard Roseburg, OR 97471 541-672-2532
Opening reception for "Expose Yourself" show.
(This is a non-juried show. You still have time to enter. Just download the forms from http://uvarts.com/ )
Drop-off dates are:
Wednesday, Thursday, January 12th and 13th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, January 15th 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011 12 - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Wood Carving for the Beginner" $35 plus $5 materials fee.
Instructor Ron Wright.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011 12 - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Camera and Composition" $30 tuition, additional printing time available from 3 - 4 p.m. with additional fees for print. Bring camera, batteries & memory card.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Kato Polymer Clay: "Polymer Caning Techniques" $30, materials included.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 6-9:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Captured Glass; Basic Stitches Series 1- Beginner"
$25, materials included. Offered the 4th Thursday of each month, a different bead stitch each class. "Netting" is the topic for this month.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011 12- 4 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Sterling Swirl Earrings" $38 plus materials fee of $14.
Instructor Delia Lyons
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January 31, 2011 Submission Deadline (NOT a postmark deadline)
"Lighthouse 2.0 Juried Show"
Lighthouses have played a critical role in maritime history and coastal life here in the Pacific Northwest. Open to emerging and established 2-D artists in Oregon 18 years of age or older. Submit up to three entries, $20. Artists are encouraged to go beyond the traditional lighthouse image and offer an exploration of lighthouses from a unique physical or symbolic perspetive. Cash prizes for selected submissions funded by entry fees. Awards will be given for Best of Show, Second Place and Third Place. Awards will be presented at artists' reception March 28, 2011, 5 - 7 p.m.
Juror is Michael Ousley.
Contact Curator S.L. Donaldson info@sldonaldsonfineart.com for more information.
Location of show: Whistling Gallery, Laurel Grove/Bandon.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 6 - 9:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Wire Basics: Linking and Embellishing" $35, materials included.
Great workshop for beginners.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011 12 - 4 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Pour it On - Advanced Watercolor Class with Donna Wright"
$35 plus $5 material fee. Pre-requisite "Pour it On, Beginning Class.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011 2 - 5:00 p.m.
Sage Gallery, 390 First St. SW, Bandon (Port of Bandon, Upstairs)
Opening reception for "Time, a Traveling Show of Oregon Prison Art". 541-329-0303
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Monday, February 7, 2011 11 - 4:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Glass class: Mosaic Miniatures $25, most mat'ls included.
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Thursdays February 10th, 17th & 24, 2011 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Course 2 Studio Drawing & Composition with dorothea tortilla
Building on the principles of Course 1 (in January), this will be further exploration using a range of materials for drawing & composition in a professional studio setting.
Cost: $45 / maximum 6 students.
Sign up deadline: Feb. 3, 2011 to sign up contact Susan Lehman at studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Tony Adams will be teaching an Animal Painting Class in Acrylics
Saturdays February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Coquille Valley Art Association
10144 Hwy 42 Coquille, OR 541-396-3294
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Friday, February 11, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Beginning Bed Making with Otter" $90, materials included.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1 - 5:00 p.m.
Valentine's Day Art Party Join Susan Lehman and dorothea tortilla for a fun party and creative play day with valentine inspired projects to make and give to your loved ones, or to treasure & keep. Snacks & beverages provided, materials too!
Cost: $20 Maximum 8 partygoers. Sign up deadline Feb. 6, 2011 studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11 a.m - 2 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Beading: "Cab Wrap with Sharon Martin" $35 plus $5 material fee.
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Friday, February 18, 2011 11 - 1 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Viking Knit Earrings" 11 -1 p.m. $25 plus materials fee.
Instructor Sherri Carpenter. Pre-requisite for advanced class on April 22nd.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 1 - 4 p.m.
Tools & Textures in Collage with Susan Lehman.
Explore different ways of making textured backgrounds for collage; then using simple stencils and stamps of your own designs, Susan helps you to create distinctive collage papers from tissue and repurposed art papers. Learn how to take your collages to a new creative level!
Cost: $35, everything provided. Maximum 8 students.
Sign up deadline February 13, 2011 studioblue@mycomspan.com
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 6-9:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
Beading: "Peyote Collage: Basic Stitches Series 1 - Beginner"
$25, materials included.
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Friday & Saturday, February 25th & 26th, 2011 12 - 3:00 p.m.
Sage Place, 525 11th St, Bandon 541-329-0303
"Bead Crochet" $40 plus materials. Instructor Delia Lyons.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 Postmark Deadline
Emerald Art Center Spring Exhibition
A National Juried Painting Competition
May 3 - May 27, 2011
$6400 in Cash Awards
For prospectus and entry information: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org
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A website you might like to use for access to numerous Calls for Artists and other information too lengthy to use in this newsletter.
Regional Arts & Culture Council http://racc.org Resources
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