Thursday, September 5, 2019

Another Opening, Another Show

Are you still sitting on the couch, (And what did you do with The Thing On the Couch) staring at the super wide plasma watching the beautiful baby Bears maul the grizzled old Green Bay Slackers? Well pick up your bed, er couch and walk to the amazing art displayed at the Pacific Park Gallery, this very weekend and learn something, absorb culture and fire up those weary gray cells.

The Ole Trawler himself will be on hand to welcome you and share with you his own incredible works of photographic brilliance. Just take the short walk up the stairs, cause there are photos in the stair well as well and then on the second floor you can see all of the faces which make up, Character: Them What has. A photographic essay of the wonders we walk by every day but are too absorbed in our own little dramas to see.

Then if that isn't enough here's the insightful, imaginative work of F. Gary Ostrom, gentleman artist and all about swell guy who you should take time to meet and discuss art with cause he has much to say of merit and you know that your time will be better spent than it would be watching another early season football game where the players haven't even worked of all of the lard they packed on in the off season unless they are place kickers in which case they are scared spitless cause they saw the YouTube of Carli Loyd nailing a fifty-five yard field goal through the practice goal posts which are only nine feet wide instead of the regulation eighteen feet on the first try and why haven't my beautiful baby Bears signed that girl up cause you all remember last year it was one missed filed goal that knocked Da Bears out of the play-offs.

An then, and then , and then along came Janne! I can't actually say if she is Slow walking Janne, Slow talking Janne, along came bright, bold, brilliant Janne! Ya see she is the boss of the gallery it would probably be best just to say nice things about the Honcho, but that's so easy cause when you see her art you too will be saying nice things and when you go back to the Home 20 and see the Thing on the Couch who hasn't moved and might need to have his pulse checked just to make sure he hasn't died with the remote in his hand and said he rhetorically is that the modern equivalent of dying with your boost on, but I digress so when you see the Thing on the Couch you can tell him all about the amazing, wonderful and enlightening art on display at the Pacific Park Gallery and remind him that if he had put on pants and brushed his teeth he too could have seen the art, enjoyed the intellectual environment and snagged some killer snacks all while listening to the Little Match Girls play the top 40 of 1756.

Now are you still interested in that silly football game, which isn't actually played with feet cause then it would be soccer and the United States National Women's Second consecutive World Cup winning Super Stars would be playing and everyone would be staying at home to watch America's team cause they are the real stars of any game, but since they don't play again until October you have no excuse not to be at Pacific Park Gallery, this very Sunday, September the 8th from 2-4 for the reception and to meet the incredible artists on display with no annoying Liberty Mutual Limu commercials to distract from the art.


Grrl Power




Please join us for an inspiring show featuring the work of four talented women.  It will be 2-4 p.m. on Sunday September 8th.  The show we remain at Black Market Gourmet through the end of October.  If you are unable
to attend the opening reception please contact Black Market Gourmet to make arrangements for viewing.

Beer & Wine will be available for purchase and Black Market Gourmet will provide noshies, coffee/tea, Strawberry Lemonade & Water for your enjoyment.

We look forward to you joining us!

Chef Jardin Kazaar, RN
Kristin Hoefer
Black Market Gourmet
495 Central Avenue
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
541.269.0194

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Samaras/Samsara






Last month for me to be 76....have spent this year contemplating the spirit of revolution as well as the wisdom of the I Ching/ the Book of Changes.  Asking about this exhibit I got:#52/ KEN/ The Mountain/ Keeping Still (Meditation)——turning into #30/ LI- Fire, the Clinging( clarity, illumination, devotion, synergy).  Will bring my books and pennies on the 16th for anyone who would like to consult the ancient oracle, which was part of the process of creating this series of winged maple seed paintings (“SAMARAS/ SAMSARA”)

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Observe Observations

As Homes said to Watson, "You see, but you don't observe."

Don't be like Watson, it's elementary Come and let people with real talent do the heavy lifting for you. (And some not so talented but one clearly gifted conman)




Come and meet the artists and see why they found these images so compelling.

Then you'll have something interesting to talk about at all of the end of summer parties!

You can't always count on running into Charles, sometimes you will have to start a conversation yourself and wouldn't you rather have a really smart, interesting and cultural thing to talk about instead of the glorious United States Women's National Soccer Team's fantastic World Cup victory or Brexit or AOC's latest Twitter comment? See you can be the brilliant raconteur at every occasion for just half a day at Pacific Park Gallery's  Observations show!

And you can even see what the Ole Trawler does when he is not wasting time on the Internet.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Get Some Technique




Susan Lehman will be demonstrating her acrylic collage techniques this coming Saturday, July 6th,
at Second Street Gallery’s Meet and Greet the Artist Program.
She has developed an “embedded collage” way of working where she uses handmade textured paper
and fabric scraps underlying her paintings.

Come and see some of her latest collages and say hello from 12-4 pm.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

My Plan Is...

Plan ahead and be ready when the Southern Coos Hospital show comes round! Now how can you beat that?

PATTERNS, SHAPES, AND COLORS: Oct, Nov, Dec 2019
Designing with dots, circles, squares, stripes, letters, numbers?
Using surface designs, tile patterns, after Gustav Klimt, William Morris, or looking at opt art, etc. (or not.) 
HOME: Jan, Feb, March 2020
What does it feel like?
Is it where you hang your hat or where your heart is?
Inside or outside scenes?
At home or abroad-- images of traveling and/or finding home there?
Wanderlust? Your place of comfort. 
LANDSCAPE AS MUSE: April, May, June 2020
What did the muse whisper in your ear?
Why did you want to paint this?
Write about what inspired this painting in a sentence, paragraph, poem, haiku or no more than one page of prose.
 OLD MASTERS AS MUSE: July, Aug, Sept 2020
Art inspired by the “Old Masters” or even contemporary masters.
This can be your original art “in the style of” or your own interpretation of a well-known masterpiece. A brief few sentences about what artist inspired you and why to accompany your paintings.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON: Oct, Nov, Dec 2020
Starry, starry night? Indoors or out?
The phases of the moon—full moon, new moon, a sliver?
The man in the moon? Low light paintings?
Moonrise, moonset?

Friday, June 14, 2019

UP, Up, and Away!

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Quarterly Art Show
                                    Call to Artists July 2019
“LOOKING UP!”
Works can be scenes from a bug’s eye view, your eyes, or your mind’s eye.
Think treetops, day or night sky views, cloud scenes, mountain tops, outer 
space, or other ideas you dream up that relate to the theme.

The Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center will host a show of artworks 
relating to the theme of Looking Up! This show runs July through September 
2019.

As usual you can be creative in your interpretation of the theme, keeping in 
mind that art on the hospital walls is meant to entertain and de-stress the 
patients, families, staff, and general visitors.  It is not a venue for 
nudity, violence, morbidity, or as a political soapbox. Thank you for your 
continued positive approach to art in these shows.

Artists may enter 1-3 pieces using painting, collage, mixed media, drawing, 
photography or assemblage in all artistic styles: representational, 
abstract, impressionistic, or futuristic.  All works must be able to be hung 
on the wall.

Show Calendar:
Show runs July, August and September 2019
Reception:  Sunday, July 7, 2019    1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Delivery of Art:
Wednesday, July 3, 2019  2 p.m.
Bring ready-to-hang art with your paperwork to the cafeteria area at 
Southern Coos Hospital on Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m., or make alternative 
arrangements with show organizers.