New paintings, sculptures, blown glass featured at local galleries

Published 5:00 pm Thursday, March 28, 2013

Jeffrey Hull Gallery has a new original watercolor titled Rolling In. Says Hull of this painting, One of the gems within Ecola State Park is Crescent Beach. This tree sits on a small finger of land that protrudes out from the rocky coastline. To my knowledge Ive only painted from this location one other time, but Ive looked at it many times realizing what a great painting or series of paintings could come from this wonderful point and its distinctive tree.

Crescent Beach is one of my favorite places to explore at the beginning and end of the day.

Another new original watercolor by Hull is titled At Indian Beach. This watercolor was painted at low tide on Indian Beach with Ecola Point and its distinctive rock with the hole through the middle of it.

Jeffrey Hull Gallery is upstairs in Sandpiper Square.

At Bronze Coast Gallery sculptor Rosetta has two new sculptures, including one of a mother cheetah and her cubs titled Single Mom. This particular piece of artwork was inspired during a recent African safari.

Says Rosetta of the experience, I just fell in love with these cheetahs as they honored us with the classic cheetah family pose, and I just couldnt resist doing this sculpture to immortalize the experience.

Another new sculpture is titled Tika II, named after one of her studio cats.

Tika is the friendly one who thinks that everyone who visits the studio has come to see her, Rosetta said.

Joan Zygmunt has a new high-detailed bronze, Bullocks Oriole, and Joshua Tobeys bronze moose called Old Timer has a beautiful patina and a lazy attitude. Pamela Claflin has a new oil painting titled Goat Shed that she painted in the gallery during Savor Wine Walk. Bronze Coast Gallery is in The Landing downtown.

DragonFire Gallery has new blown glass garden art by Andrew Holmberg. Andrew creates vivid flowers, bird baths, votives, leaves and humming bird feeders in a wide range of vivid colors. His work is equally suited to indoor or outdoor display.

DragonFire Gallery is in Ecola Square, 123 S. Hemlock St.

At Icefire Glassworks, the artists are blowing glass Thursdays through Mondays and putting new pieces on the shelves as they are completed. Icefire is at the corner of Gower and Hemlock streets in Midtown.

Snow Hare, a larger-than-life size bronze rabbit by Georgia Gerber, is at Northwest by Northwest Gallery, 232 N. Spruce St., across from City Park.

The Cannon Beach Gallery is sponsoring its second annual green inspired art show, entitled Verde, which will open on Saturday, April 6.

Featured in the show is Manzanita-based artist Ashley Mersereau, who will be exhibiting new work from her “up-cycled” jewelry line, RootsAndWings. In addition, painter and printmaker Royal Nebeker, will act as the curator for the juried component of the exhibition.

The Verde show is being underwritten by Western Oregon Waste.

Mix and Mingle Jazz Night continues at the Cannon Beach Gallery from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays through May 31.

The weekly event features jazz guitarist Wes Warhmund, accompanied by Jonathan Tate on drums, along with surprise guest musicians sitting in on the jam session. Cannon Beach Gallery is in Midtown, at 1064 S. Hemlock St.

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