FEATURED ARTIST CRAIG HARRILL Media: FINE ART WATERCOLOR PAINTING Artist Statement: Craig B. Harrill is a teacher in the central valley with deep family ties to Morro Bay. He has done several murals, and many sets and backgrounds for theater productions. In Craig’s own words: “I love to surf, and the ocean has cradled me in her arms for over 50 years now. I paint scenes, or draw images, that evoke emotions. I enjoy doing different types of medias and I am always wanting someone to look at my work and say “Aaah” or “hmmm?” I do portraits, murals, commissions, sculpture, charcoals, oils, acrylics, inks and I also make spirit bags out of Deer Leather.”

FEATURED ARTIST ARDELLA SWANBERG Media:  FINE ART WATERCOLOR PAINTING Artist Statement:   Ardella was raised in Garden Grove, California, lived in many locations, and relocated to the Central Coast 10 years ago. Ardella’s inspirations have been the subjects found in the many places she has lived—she now lives in Morro Bay and paints the surrounding coastal scenes in her amazing watercolors. Ardella received a BS in Art Education, from the University of Minnesota. In addition, she teaches art classes in Cayucos and Morro Bay.

FEATURED ARTIST DOTTIE VISKER Media: FINE ART MIXED MEDIA PAINTING Artist Statement: In Dottie’s own words: “My art explores the relationship between seeing & feeling. The colors explode on the canvas and also have texture that you can feel with your hands and heart. There’s always a tension between the feeling of passionate happiness and longing to travel abroad and sites unknown. I feel compelled to paint, and start very early in the morning outside. “Ever since I was a student in college, I have been fascinated by art, paint, ceramics, metal and the want to manipulate them into something meaningful. The ability to express myself into the medium, each stroke is very passionate and meaningful to me. Abstract art is giving of yourself actually! I’m embracing the chaos of life and the inevitability of the reality of the Circle of life, which is beautiful and complete, and I want to leave something behind for all time to think about.”

FEATURED ARTIST HOPE MYERS Media:  FINE ART MIXED MEDIA PAINTING Artist Statements: Hope Myers is an award-winning artist who paints watercolors and makes one-of-a-kind jewelry in her “An Artist’s Garden” studio in Los Osos, California. She began to work with art forms as a child and continued her interests through a B.A. degree in Wisconsin with a minor in Art History. Her primary medium is transparent watercolor. Using vibrant colors in sometimes unusual combinations; in clean and at times simple settings, she emphasizes her love for the beauty of living things and outdoor scenes that can brighten our lives.  

SHOW DATES: JANUARY 1 TO JANUARY 29 , 2017 OPENING RECEPTION, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 5-8 pm FEATURED ARTIST VIRGINIA MACK Media: FINE ART PAINTING Artist Statements: Virginia Mack is a native Californian. She has been exploring and savoring the wild lands of the state throughout her life. She has been living on the Central Coast for 15 years. She is a part-time instructor at Cuesta College in the fine arts departments. Virginia works primarily in watercolors and mixed media and is a colorist at heart. She builds most of her pieces in a wet-on-wet process (wet watercolor paints on wet watercolor paper) resolving the pieces as the paper slowly dries. She creates the forms with rich colors that she plays off against contrasting colors thereby subduing them while preserving their presence in layers of color. She often mixes the watercolor process with work using colored pencils, pastel, charcoal, and pencil. Virginia received her education in fine arts at the University of California, Berkeley. She has taken additional classes at The California College of Arts and Crafts and in independent workshops. Exhibit Beginning: JANUARY 1, 2017 Exhibit Ending: JANUARY 29, 2017 Opening Reception: FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2017 from 5pm to 8pm […]

  NOVEMBER 2016 EMAIL INVITATION SHOW DATES:  NOVEMBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 29 , 2016 OPENING RECEPTION, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 5-8 pm FEATURED ARTIST DUANE LAURABEE Media:  FINE ART PAINTING Artist Statements: Duane Laurabee has studied art and music since childhood and has shown at an early age in Carmel, California.  Later,  he had shown or performed in New York, Philadelphia, and Santa Barbara. His paintings hang in many private collections throughout the United States. Landscapes and seascapes are usually dominant in his work with added interest in impressionistic and abstract experimentations.  Laurabee took an extended hiatus from painting for his pursuit of music interests and in the last two years has resumed his participation in the visual arts.