Nancy Jensen, Featured Artist, April 2025

Featured Upper Gallery
6:27 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

Exhibit Dates: April 1 – April 30, 2025Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12th, 3-5 PMLocation: Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay, CA 93442Gallery Hours: 11 AM – 5 PM daily Artist Statement:Nancy Jensen celebrates the simple joys of living on the central coast of California. Her watercolor paintings honor the fruits of the harvest in local vineyards, the springtime surprises of bright wildflowers and blooming gardens, the fresh produce of local farms, and the gifts of the sea scattered on local sandy beaches. She captures the rich architectural beauty of historic missions, the patchwork tapestry of rolling hills, and the quiet pleasures of relaxing at home with a good book and a cup of tea. Grateful to be part of such a stunning natural setting, Nancy strives to preserve the joy in her watercolors.

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Sandra Sanders, Featured Artist April 2025

Featured Lower Gallery
2:43 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

Lower Gallery: Sandra Sanders, Acrylic Paintings Exhibit Dates: April 1 – April 30, 2025Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12th, 3-5 PMLocation: Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay, CA 93442Gallery Hours: 11 AM – 5 PM daily Artist Statement:Sandra Sanders, born and raised in California, grew up on a small farm in the San Joaquin Valley. She spent vacations and weekends on the beautiful, mystical central and south coast of California. Sandra has always been interested in sketching and painting but became serious about it after retiring. She finds peace and joy in painting seascapes and snowy mountain scenes, hoping viewers enjoy her work as much as she enjoys creating it.

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The Color of Light, a Group Painting Show for February 2025

Featured Lower Gallery
2:45 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS:  FEBRUARY 2025 3 FEATURED ARTISTS:   📍Upper Gallery:  LAURA MURPHY, Mixed Media  📍Lower Gallery:   “THE COLOR OF LIGHT” Group Painting Show with artists Spanky Anderson, Joan Brown, Ron Dieb, Virginia Mack, Pat Newton, Atul Pande, Sandra Sanders, Jose Silva, and Hema Sukumar 📍Craft Atelier Space:  GEORGE ASDEL, Small Works and Poetry 3 Exhibits Beginning:  FEBRUARY 1, 2025 Exhibits Ending: FEBRUARY 27, 2025 2nd Saturday OPENING RECEPTION:  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 3-5 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068 Gallery Hours:  11am to 5pm daily Lower Gallery Featured Artists:“THE COLOR OF LIGHT” Group Painting Show with artists:  Spanky Anderson, Joan Brown, Ron Dieb, Virginia Mack, Pat Newton, Atul Pande, Sandra Sanders, Jose Silva, Hema Sukumar Artist’s Statement:  “THE COLOR OF LIGHT” will showcase ALL MEDIA PAINTINGS that showcase color and light. Painters are always focused on the colors that depict light—that is what determines all the color choices in laying down the paint on a painting. Painters know that COLORS OF LIGHT touch everything!  Painting in all media is such a challenge and such a joy!  So join us for a wonderful group painting show and bringing light into the world though painting!

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Ardella “Jo” Swanberg, Featured Craft Artist, January 2025

Featured Craft Artist
7:50 am
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS:  JANUARY 2025 FEATURED ARTISTS: ARDELLA SWANBERG, Small Works and Books Exhibit Beginning:  JANUARY 1, 2025 Exhibits Ending: JANUARY 30, 2025 2nd Saturday OPENING RECEPTION:  SATURDAY, JANUARY 11h, 3-5 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068 Gallery Hours:  11am to 5pm daily Craft Featured Artist: ARDELLA SWANBERG, Small Works & Books Artist Statement: Ardella was raised in Garden Grove, California, lived in many locations, and relocated to the Central Coast 25 years ago. Ardella’s painting inspirations have been the subjects found in the many places she has lived—from living on a cattle ranch north of Cayucos to the beautiful harbor of Morro Bay, California.  In addition, Ardella has given painting classes in many locations throughout the Central Coast for many years.  She has recently moved to Seattle, WA and continuing her painting and crafts.

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Light & Shadows, a Group Painting Show, December 2024

Featured Lower Gallery
2:04 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS:  DECEMBER 2024 4 FEATURED ARTISTS:  LINDA BENCH, Drawing; DON DOUBLEDEE, Pen & Inks;  “LIGHT & SHADOWS” Group Painting Show with Jose Silva, Virginia Mack, Jamie Tobey, Atul Pande, Sandra Sanders, Patricia Newton, Joan Brown; HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW, Small Works 3 Exhibits Beginning:  DECEMBER 1, 2024 Exhibits Ending: DECEMBER 30, 2024 2nd Saturday OPENING RECEPTION:  SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 3-5 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068 Gallery Hours:  11am to 5pm daily Lower Gallery Featured Artist:  “LIGHT & SHADOWS” Group Painting Show with Jose Silva, Virginia Mack, Jamie Tobey, Atul Pande, Sandra Sanders, Patricia Newton, Joan Brown Statement: All visual artists focus on Light and Shadows when creating works of art because light makes an image seem brighter while shadow can draw drama to a certain part of an image’s composition.  In the composition of a painting, “light & shadows” illuminates the work and brings the observer into it.  We invite you to come to the “Light & Shadows” group painting show to see the beautiful works of art, where light and shadows dance together.

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Virginia Mack, Featured Artist, August 2024

Featured Lower Gallery
2:32 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS: AUGUST 2024 3 FEATURED ARTISTS: Gay McNeal, Textiles; Virginia Mack, Watercolor; Ardella Swanberg, Small Works and books 3 Exhibits Beginning: AUGUST 1, 2024 Exhibits Ending: AUGUST 29, 2024 2nd Saturday RECEPTION ATRIUM PARTY Saturday, AUGUST 10th, 3-5 PM Location: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number: 805-772-1068 Gallery Hours: 11am to 5pm, Daily Virginia is a native Californian. She grew up in the SF Bay Area. Virginia taught for many years in the Bay Area before moving to the Central Coast. She has been exploring and savoring the natural areas of the state throughout her life.Virginia has been living on the Central Coast for over 20 years. She was a part-time instructor at Cuesta College and Allan Hancock College in the Fine Arts departments: she taught studio arts, Art History and Art Appreciation. Virginia’s inspiration comes from nature. Her passion is enjoying natural areas wherever she is and responding to each area through her paintings and drawings. She has made hundreds of journeys on the bay in her kayak and developed many pieces inspired by those journeys. Virginia works primarily in watercolors and is a colorist at heart.  Virginia received […]

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