Michael Gibbons - Summer Rain Clouds 15x15

Michael Gibbons

Landscapes in Oil

140 NE Alder Street  "The Vicarage"

541-336-2797       E-Mail to Michael

  Ivan Kelly - "Haystack Rock" 12 x 16 oil

Ivan Kelly

Marine, Landscapes and Animals in Oil

207 E Graham Street

541-336-1124      E-mail Ivan

Northern Irish born Ivan Kelly has been painting the Western Landscapes of the USA, Canada and the coastal environment since 1972.  His work is founded on keen observation of nature's moods, light and seasons and made authentic by painting directly on location.  Ivan is a "Signature Member" of the American Society of Marine Artists and was a four-year  jury board member of the National Academy of Plein Air Painters.

Ivan Kelly Gallery-Studio is opened on weekends & by appt.              also represented by Freed Gallery in Lincoln City and Pacific City.

Ivan Specializes in Realism Marine, Landscape and Animals oil paintings, showcasing an excellence in art in his Toledo Studio-Gallery since 1993.

Winner of several awards from National art organizations American Society of Marine Artists and also Oil Painters of America. Juried into professional art exhibits such as

Allied Artists of America (NY);

Oil Painters of America, Washington, D.C. and Carmel, CA;

International Marine Art Exhibit in Connecticut;

International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX

Currently, May 2008 thru September 2009, "Cape Meares" oil painting was juried into National Art Museum Tour with the A.S.M.A.

"I am an outdoor artist who feels compelled to experience through painting all the excitement that nature offers. The possibilities are Grandeur, Quietness, Wildness but, most of all, I love the Beauty and Drama of Light and Shadow wherever it falls." 

 Ivan Kelly Web Site: www.ivankelly.com

And some of the participating artists:

Larry Sommer - "Fish Plate"

Larry Sommer

Glass Artist

82 Sunnyridge Road

541-336-7649         E-mail Larry

Larry Sommer has been working in glass for over 50 years. His work spans the entire range of glass forming from stained glass to blown glass to fused glass. He is known for his many technical and creative innovations. His work has been shown in this country as well as Canada and Australia, including such galleries as the Seekers Gallery in Cambria, CA; the Primavera Gallery in Ojai, CA; and Earthwork Gallery in Lincoln City.  His public work includes "The Crystal Stream", a 2 1/2 story fused hanging glass sculpture located in Eugene, Oregon at the headquarters of the Eugene Oregon Water and Electric Company.

 Larry is currently focusing on blending blown and fused pieces to create sculptures of a whimsical nature. He has also returned to the discipline of pate de verre, a technique in which crushed glass is used to create form and design..

Sam Briseno

Metal Sculpture

357 NW 1st Street

541-336-1256        E-mail Sam

Briseno's portfolio as metal artisan spans over 25 years.  Original designs range from eloquent decorative wall pieces to home furnishings, residential and commercial gates and railings, as well as freestanding sculpture.

Boiler Bay Backwash, photograph by Scott Blackman

Sandy  Blackman - Polymer Clay Beads

Handbags by Sandy Blackman

Scott & Sandy Blackman

Showing at Toledo City Council Chambers on Main Street

E-Mail Scott & Sandy at:  sblackman@shamanaarts.com

Scott and Sandy Blackman are the founders of a newly formed art business, Shamana Arts.Heart and Spirit Creating Art

P.O. Box 35

Toledo, OR 97391

1-541-336-2059

Scott Blackman

For over three decades as an Oregon Coastal photographer, Scott has emphasized the importance of respecting our environment. His creativeness is expressed by producing images which serve to remind us of the beauty and importance of our natural surroundings. His work has been featured in Oregon Coast Magazine, the Audubon Society Calendar and many others publications over the years. Scott specializes in prints, cards, mouse pads and ceramic tiles of the Pacific Northwest and the deserts of Utah. He was one of the 2006 winners of the Oregonian's Travel Photo Contest with a shot of the Oregon Coast near Seal Rock. Scott is currently the feature artist for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in their gallery, Passages of the Deep where his exhibit, Three Decades of Coastal Photography with Scott Blackman is on display until the summer of 2009. The exhibit is scheduled to be on display at the University of Oregon's Law School for 6 months from August 2009 until January 2010.

Sandy Blackman

Sandy is currently designing one-of-a-kind wool purses, in what she refers to as Wearable Art Bags. Sandy has taken her love of wool knitting, along with recycling of woolen sweaters, Native American blankets and old wool clothing to make each bag one-of-a-kind. Combined with her love of polymer clay, Sandy embellishes her bags with polymer clay beads, buttons or toggles. Sandy's love of bright colors and unusual combinations adds a whimsical touch to each bag. Sandy's bags are currently being shown at Briseno Gallery and at 1st & Cliff Street Gallery on the Oregon coast. As a retired teacher, Sandy's incorporated her love of art and teaching by instructing mini-lessons to interested persons in polymer clay.

"Potheads" Tera Cota ceramic face pots by Toledo ceramic artists Jac Genovese.

Oregon Coast Children’s Theatre

P.O. Box 538, Toledo, Oregon 97391

e-mail: occt@oregoncoast.com
 

The Oregon Coast Children’s Theatre is a not-for-profit educational theatre, OCCT tours Fine Art & Performance Art Programs to schools, libraries, museums, & festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest & U.S.

"Art of the People" Folk Art of the [America's & The Pacific Rim] presented by the Oregon Coast Children's Theatre & Youth Art Center. An exhibit and sale of artesian folk works.

"Art of the People" exhibit and sales benefits the Toledo History Center, OCCT & represented artists.  The goal of the exhibit is to introduce youth and families to Folk Art traditions in Ceramics, Wood, Fiber & Paper, Dolls, Puppets, Masks, Tribal & Ethnic Traditions, Metal, Glass and other related Folk Art Traditions.  Musical performances, workshops and demonstrations will also be scheduled during the run of the exhibit.

Jac is a 2nd generation ceramic artists with over 30 years experience. His work specializes in the Folk Art Traditional face mug, vessel, or sculpture with influences from European and Colonial ceramics / popular culture, in his own whimsical technique.

Susan Comerford

Tulip Diptych, by Susan Comerford

Susan Comerford  (from Roseburg, OR)

Showing at the Justice of the Peace Building

177 NE 1st Street

I was born in, or near, Drain Oregon, and grew up in a remote sawmill camp owned by my father and his partner.  I’m sure this is where I grew to love nature and the landscape so much as we were in a beautiful setting of steep hills and forest.  There were wild flowers in abundance, ferns and moss, along with the quiet and starry nights of a place without electricity.

Jellyfish

Jacquelyn Hewitt

(541)272-1217     E-Mail address

Guest Artist at Briseno Gallery

Jacquelyn currently lives and works as a visual artist from her home studio in Newport, Oregon.  She received her Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art at Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughn, Ireland in April 2004.  Her course of study terminated with a public exhibition at the College and group exhibition at closely associated, National University of Ireland, Galway. Since that time she has been heavily involved in the arts communities of Mendocino, Ca, Newport and Toledo, Or, participating in numerous group showing and art events.

Previous to her time in Ireland, she studied Fine Art and English with Writing emphasis at Pacific Union College in Angwin, California, receiving her BA Degree with Highest Honors June 2003.

She has long worked in a variety of media ranging from oil painting, pastel, ceramics, stained glass and stone to paper, leather and fiber sculpture as well as installation, performance and clothing design.  She has also worked intensely with text and the combining of the literary and visual arts.

Her past public exhibitions include group shows in the Napa Valley, Lake County and Fresno, Ca, Medford, Ashland, Toledo, Newport and Independence, Or, Memphis TN and  western Ireland.

Her work is also currently on exhibit at:

The Briseno Gallery, Toledo, Or                       

The Edge Art Gallery, South Beach, Or

The Garden Bakery, Mendocino, Ca                  

Eye Scream, Lincoln City, Or

Icons, Mendocino, Ca                                                  

The Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, Ca

Cloe-Niemela-Clark Gallery, Newport, Or     

Twylyte, Newport, Or                                                  

Bethlehem Night, by John Hewitt

Guest artist of the Yaquina River

John has been an art teacher and artist primarily known for watercolor for the past 25 years.  He currently hosts several workshops yearly world wide. In addition to signature membership in the premiere Transparent Watercolor Society of America, he also holds signature membership in several other watercolor societies. He was fortunate to count California School painters Vernon Nye, Millard Sheets and George Post as friends and mentors. He was successor to Vernon Nye as instructor of watercolor at the Albion Summer School of Art, Pacific Union College in 1998. 

John's paintings are well known in watercolor competitions with over 30 awards.

Gord by Carol Grant Loomis

Fiber - Gourds - Mixed Media

Showing at Yaquina Bay Hotel

160 North Main Street

Caroll Grant was born and raised on the central coast range of Oregon. Her playground consisted of swamps, streams, hills and forests. It was only natural that she should become a basket weaver. When she was in her teens, she lived in Northern California and learned to make twined baskets of willow roots and sticks from a Yurok basket weaver and later mastered coiling and beadwork.

She took drawing and water color classes from Bill Kucha, Joyce Gaffin and Bet Borgeson. Today she resides at her home of 30 years next to a small salmon spawning stream in between the Siletz and Yaquina rivers. Caroll has incorporated gourds into her work as a canvas for her paintings. Her studio is located behind her home under the canopy of a rich, lush forest.  Caroll has works in private collections all over the world and is a member of the Osage Nation. You can reach Caroll at her studio number 541.875.3792

Fiberwear by Tash Wesp

Beads by Kay Zuna

Kay Zuna

Guest artists at C & M Antiques, on Main Street

Kay Zuna started her jewelry making business “BUSY BEADS” last year in 2007.  What started out as a hobby turned into a passion when she saw what she could create with beads of gem stones, glass, copper and silver. Kay’s winter trip to Arizona and Mexico allowed her to expand her array of materials which she uses to make bracelets, watches, necklaces and earrings.  As a resident of Yachats, Oregon you can find her busy with her beads.

"On an Outbound Tide"  20 x 30

Ivan Kelly

Art Walk Founders Exhibit

Toledo Public Library

173 NW 7th St. (off "A Street" at the only stop light in town)

336-3132

The Library will host a show of art by the Founders of Artwalk,  Gibbons, Haga and Kelly during the month of September.  The Library Hours  are:

Saturday: 10:00 - 3:00

Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00

Monday:  12:00 - 8:00 (closed Labor Day)

Tuesday: 12:00 - 8:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 6:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 6:00

Friday: 10:00 - 6:00