ALSO FEATURING
ORIGINAL ART
Jan.
10
ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold Asto-
ria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
10. Meet artists and mingle with fellow art lovers while enjoying
refreshments and new exhibits. Walk around historic downtown
Astoria, and look for the colorful pinwheels.
ART BUSINESSES
A monotype from the sereis “Impressions
of the Land” by artist Patricia Fagerland at
Forsythea.
A collage by Diane Jackson at Winnifred
Byrne Luminari Arts.
“Chapman Point,” an acrylic on canvas by
Thron Riggs at Tempo Gallery.
“Flowers for Clementine V” by Nicholas
Knapton at Imogen Gallery.
1. Imogen Gallery
240 11th St.
Direct from Berlin, local favor-
ite Nicholas Knapton delivers a new
collection of still life and abstract oil
paintings in” Flowers For Clementine:
Even In The Darkness There Is Light.”
Knapton, who grew up in Astoria and
began his art studies at Clatsop Com-
munity College, now resides in Berlin
where he enjoys the opportunity to
exhibit his work to a broader audi-
ence. His direct and edgy style is dark,
moody and sensuous, reflecting years
of immersion in the work of the great
German expressionists.
2. Old Town Framing Company
1287 Commercial St.
Dani Stevens, woman of many hats,
dons her paint beret for January’s art
walk. A native Astorian, Stevens con-
tinues to surprise and amuse with her
acrylic paintings.
3. RiverSea Gallery
1160 Commercial St.
In “Close Encounters: Extraordi-
nary Lives,” each artist has chosen an
extraordinary character from history,
fiction or contemporary life to depict
through objects or a surrounding en-
vironment. Paintings and drawings by
six Northwest artists will be featured.
Lending a darkly humorous edge to
this exploration of human character
will be a series of ceramic sculptures
portraying the “Eight Deadly Sins” by
Pam Mummy, the eighth sin being a
surprise addition. Exhibiting in the
Alcove is “Winter Forest,” a two-per-
son show featuring paintings of forest
creatures in a wintry environment by
Claudia Zimmerman and Marla Bag-
getta.
4. Tempo Gallery
1271 Commercial St.
Tempo Art Gallery is a cooperative
gallery with eight local artist members
showing original paintings, monotypes
and photography. Meet the artists, and
see their work. Refreshments will be
served.
5. KALA
1017 Marine Drive
KALA welcomes the return of Bend-
based visual artist and hip-hop perfor-
mance poet Mosley Wotta, aka Jason
Graham. MOWO merges text, color and
line into a loosely contained whole that
seems to struggle against the canvas’s
rectangular boundaries. In addition to
an exhibit of colorful graffiti-inspired
new works, following the art walk at
8:30 p.m., MOWO will perform with
his one-man-electronic band, Colten
Williams. There is a $5 cover for the per-
formance.
This is mermaid month at Sea Gypsy. All
mermaid original art, prints, jewelry,
decor and costumes will be 10 percent
off. Refreshments will be served.
8. Winnifred Byrne Luminari Arts
1133 Commercial St.
The gallery unveils its work-in-
progress studio space. Co-owners Diane
Jackson and Charlotte Bruhn have creat-
ed an in-store work space for ongoing
art projects, specializing in ceramic,
collage and found object assemblages.
“Interested in big things, happy in small
ways” sums up the philosophy of the
working studio. Stop by for food, fun,
good music and creative idea sharing.
9. Forsythea Home & Garden Arts
1124 Commercial St.
Forsythea will show a series of
monotype images entitled “Impressions
of the Land” by artist Patricia Fagerland.
Nature, weather and light provided the
inspiration for this new work. The shop
will also continue to feature the reduc-
tion linocut, monotype and mixed-me-
dia images of artist Stirling Gorsuch.
10. Artists’ Gallery on 10th
106 10th St.
This pop-up gallery shows work by
more than 25 Clatsop County artists.
Visitors will find mixed-media, painting,
photography, textile art, 3-D masks,
music and “The Art of the Little Black
Dress.”
SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS
11. Holly McHone Jewelers
1150 Commercial St.
Holly McHone Jewelers creates
individual custom-designed jewelry.
Create something new with your own
15. Lucy’s Books
348 12th St.
Lucy’s Books welcomes local author
Andrea Larson Perez. Perez’s new book,
“Images of America: Camp Rilea,” was
released in December, and she is ap-
pearing at her first-ever art walk author
event.
“Pride,” a ceramic sculpture by Pamela
Mummy at RiverSea Gallery.
gemstones or find out how Holly can be
your personal diamond shopper in Ant-
werp, Belgium, the diamond capital of
the world. Refreshments will be served.
12. Cargo
240 11th St.
It’s cold outside — Cargo has hats,
gloves and scarves. Not to mention tea-
pots and hot sake sets, too, and great
books to read by the fire.
13. In the Boudoir
1004 Commercial St.
In the Boudoir envelopes all
your senses with fine linens, lotions
and soaps, gifts and specialty home
decor, all beautifully presented in a
welcoming, luxurious and visual at-
mosphere.
14. Sea Gypsy Gifts
1001 Commercial St.
Sea Gypsy Gifts specializes in local-
ly made affordable art, gifts and decor.
16. La Luna Loca
382 12th St.
La Luna Local shows work by local
artist Kari J. Young. An intuitive, self-
taught mixed-media artist, Young has
been making art for over 20 years. Re-
cently, she learned to make monoprints
and has fallen in love with the process.
She will be showing wall art as well as
cards to send and keep. New handmade
leather bags by Mexican artisan Miguel
Rios are also available.
17. North Coast Food Web
577 18th St.
Stop by to see the new home of the
food web, and enjoy tasty nibbles and
spiced cider. Then, after art walk, head
to the Columbian Theater for the first
Winter Food Film Festival screening of
“Dinner Rush” at 9:30 p.m.
RESTAURANT PARTICIPANTS
18. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
243 11th St.
Submitted photos
6. Ratz & Company
260 10th St.
Showcasing the artwork and illus-
trations of owner Dave McMacken, the
gallery will feature McMacken’s paint-
ings and his early work in the rock ‘n’ roll
biz, which garnered him a place in the
Album Cover Hall of Fame.
7. Laughing Duck Digital Pond
120 10th St., Suite. 3
Laughing Duck Digital Pond invites
you to attend a blending of photog-
raphy, art and books. Thom Dickerson
exhibits a collection of tattoos with a
highlighted view of the skin, illustra-
tions and matted photographs. Author
Catherine Al-Meten will have framed
and matted photographs featuring local
fishing boats in all their seagoing glory
as well as photographs of Oregon. Re-
freshments will be served.
Art Walk Map
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