FEATURED ARTIST: MARC GENET Type of Art: Abstract Acrylic Painting Show title:  “OCEAN LAND ACTION ART” Exhibition Dates: APRIL 1 through APRIL 29th 2015 Opening Reception: FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, FROM 5-8pm Where: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Contact: 805-772-1068 How Much: FREE Artist Statement by Marc Genet: “The act of creativity is a lesson in letting go… to let the art create itself, the rhythm, and spontaneity must grow itself… all the Artist does is start the process, start the basic beat, working in the terms of color and design and the physiological reaction to the concept of aesthetics.  That being said, it is all so important for the Artist to create artifacts, real tactile objects, to have a concrete form in front of you completes the communication, expression.  In my work, painting and dripping are pretty much a meditation.  I get blinded in the process of the flow.  Im never afraid to jump into new ideas where there are no mistakes.”   by Marc Genet

FEATURED ARTIST BILL RUMBLER PHOTOGRAPHER Title: “GOLDEN LIGHT”  “When I was growing up in Chicago we lived in a ground-level flat. The window shades in the living room were always pulled down, lest passers-by on the sidewalk see all the way through the house. My bedroom had a window, but all I could see for the first 18 years of my life was the brick wall of the neighboring building three feet away. That perhaps explains my interest in “space”:  vistas, views and panoramas. The Central Coast with its craggy shores and golden hills present these in abundance, so I seek images with trees you can glide over and mountains you can soar above. I also like shooting rusty junk. I see my photos of obsolete hulks as sort of noble epitaphs for once powerful  machines. And a recent trip to South Africa offered an unequaled opportunity to capture images of exotic beasts in their natural habitat, as well as humans in their most challenging.” Type of Art: PHOTOGRAPY Show title:  “GOLDEN LIGHT” Exhibition Dates: MAR 1 through MAR 29th 2015 Opening Reception: FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH, FROM 5-8pm Where: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Contact: […]

FEATURED ARTIST GEORGE ASDEL Painter and Poet Title: “WILDLIFE WISDOM & WHIMSY”  “Wildlife Wisdom & Whimsy” is a gallery show of  the drawings, paintings, and  ekphrastic poetry  (poems  describing the art) of George Asdel. He is a poet and lifelong artist. Much of his art and poetry is whimsical but often dealing with serious subject matter mostly animals and foolish humans. Asdel’s art media is pen and ink, pencil, watercolor, and acrylic. His poems range from haiku and limericks to ballads and free verse.  He has been in many galleries and has owned studios in Newfoundland, Canada; Pismo and Shell Beach.  Asdel’s art is in  collections around the world, and his poems have won awards.   He now lives in Atascadero, California with his wife Kathie.  Type of Art: BRUSH & PEN MIXED MEDIA Show title:  “WILDLIFE WISDOM & WHIMSY” Exhibition Dates: FEB 1 through FEB 27th 2015 Opening Reception: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, FROM 5-8pm Where: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Contact: 805-772-1068 How Much: FREE

FEATURED ARTIST:  KATHLEEN VAN HYFTE “Painting in Paradise” Artist Statement: by Kathleen VanHyfte In Kathleen VanHyfte’s own words:  “We moved to Los Osos from Iowa in March of 2014, we love the climate and the people.  It is such a lovely mix of beauty that surrounds us and it does inspire me.  I am an acrylic painter and find the medium allows me to have the most fun and creativity.   I am a graduate of the University of Iowa with a BFA in studio art.  My work has been shown in many juried exhibits across the country.  I am finding a new path here in the Central Coast.” Type of Art: Acrylic Painting Show title:  “Painting in Paradise” Exhibition Dates: JAN 1 through JAN 29th 2015 Opening Reception: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 5-8pm Where: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Contact: 805-772-1068 How Much: FREE

FEATURED ARTIST: JARIEN de HAM “BRUSH FLYING, INK DANCING” Artist Statement: by Jarien de Ham In Jarien’s own words; “”Brush Flying, Ink Dancing“ speaks to the spontaneous side of Chinese brush painting. When the brush touches the paper, that’s when the magic begins–watching the ink spread and blend. Taking the brush through calligraphy, landscapes, figures and bird and flower paintings is a delight and a torment. Trying to capture form, mood and essence is a continual challenge. If it is easy, why do it? Living on the central coast for 40 years, I often marvel at how the landscape and atmosphere resemble a Chinese painting. Rather than paint China, I choose to paint what is here before me or in my imagination. Scrolls long ago were made to be unrolled a little at a time, taking a journey of the mind. It’s only ink and paper, maybe a little color, but it takes you places.” Type of Art: CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING Show title: “BRUSH FLYING, INK DANCING” Exhibition Dates: NOV 1 through NOV 29th 2014 Opening Reception: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH-5pm to 8pm Where: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442

FEATURED ARTISTS: LINDA LOEBS “OFF THE ROAD” Artist Statement: by Linda Loebs “I’m lucky, my husband likes to drive and I like to look.  This fortunate circumstance allows me to photograph scenes that appeal to my artistic sense, if I capture it before it flies by my window.  Over the past year I’ve collected a fair amount of images, mostly from the highways and byways of California that have inspired my newest paintings. This last year I’ve worked with my photos to recreate, in the studio, paintings that capture the beauty of nature.  Often the photos I work from are meant to refresh my memory as I’m not a slave to an image, but rather prefer to give my imagination free reign when I paint, sometimes, using my imagination alone to create paintings. I can’t really say what exactly inspires me to paint a particular image.  For sure something has intrigued or stirred my artistic senses.  Sometimes it’s the way light hits the land or illuminates the air.  At other times it might be the colors of the land, or how the road curves through it.  Whatever it is that has inspired me to paint a subject, I always hope […]