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Katheryn Davis

Sadly, we mourn the passing of Katheryn Davis. Katheryn Kelty Krzycki, painting professionally as Katheryn Davis, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. A Memorial Celebration of her life was held at the Florence Events Center on Sunday, October 25.

Please revisit her paintings extraordinaire on her artist website www.KatherynDavis.com. We miss you, Katheryn.

Regina Giandomenico - November Art Show & Sale

Regina Giandomenico is having an open art show and sale at her home studio on November 21 & 22, 2009 from 11am to 3 pm. Beautiful, bright watermedia paintings from florals to abstracts large and small will be available. Close-out cards at half price. All works framed and unframed as well as cards will be available at holiday prices. Discover a bright and beautiful painting for that perfect holiday gift for someone special. Location: 87795 Limpit Lane, Florence, north of 35th street, off Rhododendron Drive, right on Limpit.

Regina also has six new images on her web page.

With the Mayor’s proclamation of November as Florence’s official Visual Arts Month, art displays at Silver Lining, The Siuslaw Public Library and Florence Events Center offer an outstanding opportunity to see the active, vibrant greater art community shine. The crown jewel in this trio is the Friends of the FEC’s Celebrate Arts!, Juried Art Show.

From over 300 pieces submitted, 171 traditional pieces of photography, watercolor, and oil mediums, as well as unusual mediums such as felt, seaweed, etched steel, fused glass, woodcarving, paper mosaic and jewelry were juried in by Eugene juror, Scott Huette. Read More...

"Hang It All" Exhibit

The 17th Annual "Hang It All" Exhibit at the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence is hung and ready for your input. Please enjoy the show and select your favorite piece to win the "People's Choice" award.

Siuslaw Viewfinders Club ~ November 2009 ~ Abstract Angles of View!!

The Siuslaw Viewfinder's November contest theme of “Abstract Angles of View” is a dizzying reflection of contemporary architecture. The winning images are by photographers Alan Amundsen - 1st place with his mirrored-glass structure exhibiting every possible angle; Kathleen Wenzel - 2nd place with her perspective on a "Sixtine" ceiling of post and beam construction; and Dave Mason - 3rd place with a dizzying image of looking straight up through a stairwell. When I look, I feel disoriented and off-balanced. The world is spinning. One can find interesting angles and shapes within nature and man-made constructions alike. They often mirror each other. And they do provide us with a new perspective each time we observe, figuratively and literally, physically, emotionally and intellectually.

Featured photographs on the November Viewfinder web page are by artists: Stephanie Ames, John Bevans, Jim Buch, Joyce Cheeseman, Armand Chichmanian, and Jack Donahue. The Club's next meeting is in the Bromley Room at the newly renovated Siuslaw Library on December 7th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.  December's photo contest theme is "Animals/Pets" ~ something close to my heart these days. See More...

20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Photographer Birgitt Lyon's Berlin Wall Art photos are artistically and visually stunning, thoughtful and educational. They remind us of a period of history fraught with turmoil with the partitioning of Germany. Ultimately, in 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally torn down. It was a celebration of freedom. Free access between East and West restored and Germany again became a unified state. A portion of the wall was left standing as a reminder. Many international artists were invited to paint murals on sections of the wall expressing their feelings and ideas of what it meant to have the wall torn down and freedom restored.

Monday, November 9th is the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate this historic event, Birgitt recently added 27 of her photographic images of the Berlin Wall art to her web pages in the form of a slide show. If you didn't get a chance to see her exhibit at the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence, Oregon, now you can see her stunning images online.

BACKSTREET GALLERY features Geraldine McMahan

“I touched my first piece of raw clay while working at the University of Washington Hospitals in Seattle, in the mid 1970’s. We were installing one of the first laboratory computer systems in the country and I had accrued way too much vacation time because of all the overtime. My boss and I compromised: I didn’t get to go away on vacation but I did get an afternoon off once a week to go to a pottery class. What a good deal that was!” Read More

"Little Dickens" Juried Miniature Art Show & Sale ~ Nov. 30 - Jan 3rd

This juried show is hosted by Backstreet at their new location, 1421 Bay St Old Town Florence. Media accepted are inclusive of many varied mediums from painting to photography and 3D artwork. Entry deadline is November 25th. Artworks should be delivered on Nov 27th - 28th before 5 pm. November 30th is Judging day. The juror is Susan Canavarro of FlorenceArtists.com. The Florence Brass Band will provide music for the reception on December 6th from 3 - 5 pm.

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