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D.J. Sorensen

My paintings are my way of pushing back on all the (made up) manufactured drama in the world today , by manufacturing my own happier version.

D.J. Sorensen

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Gallery at Marina Square is an esteemed Fine Art and Crafts Gallery, run by a community of professional artists who are winners of awards, grants, fellowships and juried shows living and working on the Central Coast and dedicated to enriching the world with their artwork.

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Jewelry by Nancy Trujillo
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“NIght Heron” by Ardella Swanberg
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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 on a cattle ranch north of Cayucos.
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Ardella received a BS in Art Education, from the University of Minnesota. In addition, she teaches art classes in Cayucos.
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Artwork by Hema Sukumar
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The world is full of vibrant colors and bright hues. As a person and as an artist, I am drawn to color. California’s colorful landscapes from the water’s edge to mountaintops are a constant source of my artistic inspirations.
As a resident artist of California, I gravitate towards painting nearby coastal scenes and landscapes from National Parks. While most of my paintings are studio based, I also paint plein air whenever possible. I am also an avid traveller and photographer and spend significant amount of time photographing the beautiful landscapes during my travel. My photos often serve as scenic reminders of the places I visit and later become subjects for my studio paintings. When I am not traveling, you will frequently find me painting the colorful flowers and critters from my garden. Painting has always been a form of escape for me. It gives me a sense of joy, peace, hope and a welcome break from the daily commotion of our busy lives. Through these impressionistic paintings, I hope to capture the spirit and beauty of the scene with vivid colors and textures. ~Hema
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George Asdel is working today! George’s whimsical and joyful drawings and paintings will bring light into your life! -Gs

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Jeff Odell captures the Central Coast in his paintings. In addition to his many works in the gallery, he also has public works throughout the city of Morro Bay.

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Nancy Jensen is working today! Come by and find the thread of goodness you’ve been looking for! -Gs

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Artwork by D.J. Sorensen
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My paintings are my way of pushing back on all the (made up) manufactured drama in the world today , by manufacturing my own happier version. ~D.J. Sorensen
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“Morro Bay Afternoon” by Nona Jane Siragusa
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Plein-air artist, Nona Jane Siragusa’s landscape and seascape paintings in oil capture the clear and intense light of the Central Coast. Among California’s Impressionist-inspired painters, Nona Jane is trained to paint “en plein-air” or out-of-doors.
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Nona Jane also paints various types of Angels using different kinds of paper, cloth, paint, inks, and varnish—a collage and photomontage of other mediums.
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When asked why she paints angels, Jane has said, “I believe that Angels move among us and encourage us along in life by their will and intellect. I can feel them invisibly directing my actions.”
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“The Launch” by Greg Siragusa
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Gregory Siragusa is a digital photographer whose photographs capture a variety of subject matter representing nature, performance and architecture.
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Greg presents his photographs to the viewer and marvels how the context of each image is interpreted.
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Having relocated to the Central Coast approximately 15 years ago, Greg is traveling constantly, perpetually refining his focus on nature, architecture, music and mood.
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Greg’s photos focus on subjects that are subtle or commonplace to grand in nature.
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Jan 2021 Featured Artists Show:
Titled "Feathered Friends"
Featured Artists—Jack McNeal, Alice Cahill, Beth Sargent, Greg Siragusa, Ardella Swanberg, Virginia Mack, George Asdale, Linda Bench, and Hope Meyers
Artist Statement
January is Bird Month in Morro Bay and photographers and painters from all over the country come to Morro Bay to paint and photograph our feathered friends!! Gallery at Marina Square is featuring a Group Show for painters and photographers titled, “Feathered Friends” that will showcase beautiful paintings of birds, in all media, and amazing photography of birds—small birds and large birds of all descriptions, in all habitats, that call the Central Coast their home.

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Artwork by Bill Sima
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Bill Sima is a local orthopedic surgeon who has been practicing in Templeton for twenty years. Growing up in Hawaii inspired his passion for photography. He primarily captures pictures of the coastline. Each picture is digitally enhanced to reflect the beauty of the central coast. Bill travels frequently to places like Costa Rica and Belize for missionary work. Besides doing photography he enjoys kite boarding, flying, tennis and bike riding. He also volunteers his time to his local church and to the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department Flying Samaritans for humanitarian medical aide in the aero squadron.
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“Yosemite magic” byBeth Sargent
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Capturing the Wonder & Mystery of Nature
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Nature’s gift to us is the deep connection to it’s beauty and mystery.
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Capturing moments of wonder is my passion ….whether it is a shimmering sunset or the majesty of an owl in flight. I want to share these beautiful moments with you and sincerely hope that you enjoy what you see.
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All images are available for purchase in various size archival prints, framed & matted, printed on metallic paper, dye infused aluminum, or on museum quality canvas.
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Artwork by Linda Richardson
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Linda has lived in Morro Bay and worked as a professional land surveyor on the Central Coast since the mid 1980’s and loves the profession. Surveying will always be her first love. However, Linda felt she needed a hobby so she taught herself stained glass from a book. After taking her first class years later she found out just how much she didn’t know.
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Linda says she tends to jump into things with both feet so her first large project was a 2.5′ x 3.5′ dragon with two babies hatching from eggs beneath her. It’s still her favorite. A friend offered to buy it but she didn’t want to sell it so she made one for her to her size specifications. Since then Linda has filled all her windows (and most of her friends’) with colorful stained glass art.
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Linda has donated pieces to scholarship and Wounded Warriors auctions and California Land Surveyors Association chapter barbecues as well as various other fund raisers.
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Spanky Anderson is working today! He loves sunsets and music - and every painting will strike the right chord! Come see what he’s working on! -Gs

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Tyler Priest is working today! Come by and see what he’s been working on! We’re open till 5! -Gs

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“Yosemite Falls 2” by Judy Rath
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I have always drawn and painted. One of my first memories is my father, an architect and artist showing me shading as I was drawing my dreams. My father was also an Army officer and we lived overseas after World War II. The Philippines, Japan and Germany shaped me as a child and even the different posts in the US changed and broadened my world view. After college I married and my children and family took precedence, but I still drew and painted. As my children grew I went to work outside of the home and after a few years started my own bookkeeping business. That kept me busy, but, in the small spaces, I always drew and painted.
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Upon retiring, I expanded my painting, used many sources on the internet for inspiration and discovered fluid painting. That gave me freedom from the control I had always brought to my art and allowed me to use color in extraordinary ways. From there it was a short step to resin and the exciting methods and beauty that I find in that medium. I love the organic patterns that I create and always find the magic, clarity depth and emotion expressed with each painting.
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Every day I walk into my studio and speak to you with color and form. It’s been a journey of love and it’s ongoing. ~Judy
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“”Winter Sunset” by Karen Petersen
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Karen’s interest in photography began when she received her first camera on her 9th birthday. After earning a B.S. in Recreation Administration her interest in photography was rekindled by her father’s gift of his old Zeiss Contaflex 35mm SLR.
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Karen began creating images using the Polaroid Image & Emulsion Transfer processes in the early 1990’s. She has also explored other photographic techniques including hand coloring traditional darkroom b&w and infrared prints, Polaroid SX-70 Manipulations and digital “hand coloring”.
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Karen’s images have won numerous awards including the Central Coast Photographic Society’s juried fine art photography shows, the Mid-State Fair, San Mateo County Fair, KINSA, New Times & Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contests.
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Artwork by Atul Pande
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Atul Pande is a self-taught painter working in water-based media, mainly acrylic. His style is based on the non-objective modern expressionist movement that matured in post-WWII New York. He has been influenced in recent years by the work of two North Carolina based contemporary artists, Bob Rankinand Joe DiGiulio, with both of whom he had the privilege to learn the power of line and form in abstract art.
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The experience of growing up in colorful India and being educated as a neuroscientist inspires him to meld colors and shapes on the canvas to create organic forms that spontaneously engage viewers. He works in an intuitive manner employing line, form and color, but without a goal in mind. The finished painting evolves from the layers of paint he adds to each piece. Some works may have as many as half a dozen layers that add to the perception of depth.
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Though the combination of lines and shapes may be perceived in his art by the viewer as a certain object, this is not by design. It is an indication that the viewer has engaged on multiple levels beyond just the immediate visual interest of the piece.
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“Windmill Beach” by Jeff Odell
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Jeff Odell has pursued the “truth of color” for more than 30 years on the Central California Coast, painting rural/urban landscapes, seascapes, portraits and figures, interior studies, and “anything that will sit long enough to serve as a subject.” He has created public artwork within the City of Morro Bay, including two “Art Cans” (large concrete trash cans turned into murals); one is located at the top of the Centennial Stairway, next to Dorn’s Breakers Café, the other is at 845 Embarcadero. He has a large mural on the north wall of the Backstage Salon, located at 960 Main Street, and he has also worked with school children to create a large painting on canvas, which hangs in the multi-purpose room at Del Mar Elementary School in north Morro Bay.
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A major influence for Jeff was his experience in the painting studio of nationally recognized painter and Professor Emeritus Wilbur Niewald, who taught that the only way to get at the visual truth of color is to work directly from nature.
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Artwork by Patricia Newton
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As a child gazing into the dreamy landscapes painted by a favorite aunt, I decided early on that I wanted to explore painting in oils! Although raising a family and a career slowed this goal down a bit, I continued to pursue lifelong dreams and began to paint. I have been painting with oils for over thirty years now.
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A career brought me to what became my second love… the Central Coast of California! I planted roots, worked hard, painted when time permitted and raised a family. I have been a resident of the Central Coast for over 25 years and paint whenever there is a spare moment!
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I love to paint with lots of fine layers (glazing) to give each piece that translucent effect. There are endless skies, sea and hillsides to fill the heart of an artist.
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My hopes and dreams are that each work of art I produce goes to a happy and loving home, because it feels a tiny bit of my soul goes with it. ~Patricia
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