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GEARHART — Summer at the North Oregon Coast is in full
swing. Don’t miss the wealth of talent and unique decorating
ideas from Gearhart ArtWalk merchants. Look for the “Welcome
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updated ArtWalk map.
A Great Gallery
576 Pacific Way
Gallery owner/artist Susan Thomas
will introduce her latest work, “Misty
Morning,” depicting an early morning
walk to Gearhart Beach, the first in her
new dunes series. Thomas’ daughter
Ashley will have her latest photography
on display venturing into the world of
black and white. New jewelry, pottery,
hand knits and driftwood pieces are on
display, and of course ArtWalk would
not be complete without chocolate.
By The Way
564 Pacific Way
Celebrate a first anniversary. It’s been
one year since By The Way opened, and
looks forward to a wonderful year ahead.
The gallery features a mix a artists, and
new and fun summer items. Come by,
have a look and toast the coming year.
Cougar Ridge Knife
Company
3348 Highway 101 N.
To kick off summer, Cougar Ridge will
feature 20 percent off wine and enjoy
$1 off any coffee drink from 2 to 5 p.m.
by mentioning Artwalk. Stop and see
the latest knives that are out with other
vintage items. It’s the ultimate man cave.
Gearhart Ironwerks
1368 Pacific Way
Are you ready to make some-
thing of those indoor or outdoor
custom ideas that have been tucked
away for months and years? Let John
Emmerling help you bring those
ideas to life in “Ironwerks.” Stop by,
take a look and talk about how Iron-
werks can create for you at the June
ArtWalk.
Natural Nook
738 Pacific Way
The Natural Nook should be your re-
source for everything new and different
in your garden.
Pacific Crest Cottage
726 Pacific Way
We are ready for June ArtWalk with
décor from artists in many different
styles and trends. The Cottage always
shares a featured artist with customers
at ArtWalk.
Romancing the Home
3350 Highway 101 N.
Summer is alive and on display
with a selection of artists during the
June Gearhart Artwalk. Experience
works from the featured artist of the
month.
Trails End Art Associa-
tion
656 A St.
Kitty Paino is the featured artist.
See related article.
Submitted photo
“Misty Morning” by Susan Thomas is on display at A Great Gallery.
‘The Journey is the Reward’
opens at Trails End Saturday
Kitty Paino uses paper for creations
GEARHART — Kitty Paino is
the featured artist for June at
Trails End Art Gallery, 656 A
St. The show, “The Journey
is the Reward,” includes her
most recent work in acrylic,
mixed media and collage,
using paper in organic way
with subjects from nature.
The opening reception is
from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday,
May 6 during the Gearhart
Art Walk. Along with other
members’ work, the show
will be open through the
month of June.
Paino grew up in Seaside
and lives in Astoria. She
was influenced by local art-
ists and teachers like Sally
Steidel and Lynda Campbell,
and most recently the paper
art of Linda Rothchild Ollis
from Scapoose, and Califor-
nia artist Gerald Brommer.
She holds an undergradu-
ate degree in art education
and graduate degrees in art
education, and another in
curriculum and instruction/
community education. Paino
taught ceramics, weaving,
spinning and dyeing, draw-
ing, metal smithing/jewelry
and stained glass in her first
years out of college. How-
ever, as with many people,
life shifted away from art
for many years due to life
circumstances.
When she retired, as
dean of Continuing Educa-
Submitted photo
“Tortured Migration,” a collage and acrylic
painting by Kitty Paino.
Submitted photo
tion from Clatsop Commu-
nity College, a friend, after
seeing some of her earlier
work, convinced her to try
painting again. In the same
gentle nudge to find a dif-
ferent kind of creativity,
she was convinced to join
Trail’s End Art Association
in Gearhart and with the
encouragement of members
there began painting in ear-
nest. Currently, she works
primarily in acrylics and
handmade papers – but will
use any medium necessary
once she decides what she
“Great Blue,” a collage and acrylic painting
by Kitty Paino.
wants to create.
In the last 10 years, she
has received Best of Show
awards and also People’s
Choice awards twice at
Trail’s End’s annual jur-
ied show; and an honorable
mention at the internation-
al Au Natural competition
among several other awards
including her work at the
permanent display of Ore-
gon Coast artists at the Ore-
gon Coast Arts Commission
Visual Arts Center Show-
case in Newport.
Paino answered some
questions regarding her art.
What or who most
inspired you to be an
artist?
I think for a lot of us,
things like art and music
pick us rather than the
other way around. I always
wanted to do art, and most
children yearn to do it as
well. Unfortunately it is
often discouraged rather
than nourished. But my
mother took me to a Trail’s
End Art Center children’s
class when I was 10 years
old, and around the same
time, a friend of the family
gave me a wooden box
filled with oil paint to stop
me from stealing my aunt’s
begonias to crush and
make watercolors.
What medium do you
prefer and why?
I like to work with acryl-
ics when doing realism. But
right now I am fascinated
with creating a palette of
colors on different papers,
and then painting with
those papers along with
acrylics on canvas or paper.
If I pay attention to the
journey that design can
take me, it takes a chaos
of a flurry of papers, and
makes it into patterns that
are more about the natural
world than the nonorganic
world. It is about that jour-
ney more than the result
that has personal meaning.
What do you like best
about your work?
The process is what I like
best. It’s why I think of it as
a journey. I love being in
a state where coffee gets
cold and I forget to do the
dishes. It’s a nice place to
go, but it is also gratify-
ing and energizing when
someone else likes what
I’m doing, too.
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