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Celebrate marine heritage Fisherman, artist records personal transition with Troll Radio Revue Imogen Gallery hosts artist reception for ‘Port to Port’ show ASTORIA — Troll Radio Re- vue joins forces with the Fish- erPoets Gathering once again to celebrate local marine heritage in an hour of fun and enter- tainment. Troll Radio Revue is a family friendly variety show with a live audience broadcast live by KMUN 91.9 FM/KTCB 89.5 FM Coast Community Ra- dio from the Fort George Brew- ery from 11 a.m. to noon. On Saturday, Feb. 28, Port- land band Shanghaied on the Willamette continues its Troll Radio tradition and won’t dis- appoint. Their friendly and fun music from land and sea will have you all joining in with their lively tunes. Oregon singer-songwriter Alexa Wiley will also perform. Wiley’s work often involves a sense of place, honoring the Northwest and all it embodies. Host Debbie Twombly will be there, and Mr. Troll, a big fan of the FisherPoets Gath- ASTORIA — Imogen Gal- lery will host an artist re- ception for “Port-to-Port: Portknockie to Portland,” a United States debut solo ex- hibition by Scottish profes- sional artist and fisherman George Wilson, who now re- Submitted photo sides in Portland. The show Alexa Wiley will perform on Troll Radio Re- is held in conjunction with vue at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. the 2015 FisherPoets Gath- ering. HULQJ VKRXOG EH LQ ¿QH IRUP The artist reception will this month. The Troll Radio be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Houseband will round out Friday, Feb. 27 and is open the show with some energetic to the public. As part of dance tunes. the FisherPoets Gathering, For more information, call this event helps kick off a 503-458-6630. full weekend of scheduled events and is a place to learn more about Wilson’s work, both painting and fishing the 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 28 seas of the northern Atlantic. Fort George Brewery Astoria Coffeehouse & Bis- tro will provide light bites 1483 Duane St., Astoria and beverages. The exhibi- Broadcast live on KMUN 91.9 FM tion will remain on display through March 10. 503-458-6630 One wouldn’t quickly draw a parallel between the career choices of the fish- ing industry and the arts, whether visual or literary, yet the two are closer than one might assume. Year after year, fishermen who might be poets, or vice versa, con- vene in Astoria to share their poetry, their prose and their !% livelihood with audienc- & es who have perhaps never !' & Troll Radio Revue ! ! ! "$ &# ! " !% & " " #""!##$!! ## 2 | February 26, 2015 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo A painting by George Wilson at Imogen Gallery. been to sea — let alone ex- perienced first-hand the hard work of being a commercial fisherman. George Wilson is one of those unique individuals, who from childhood has en- joyed the beauty, sometimes solitude and unpredictability of the fishing industry while combining that with his oth- er love, the visual language, which he uses to narrate his observations as a fisherman. Wilson brings to Astoria a collection of watercol- or paintings that depict his transition from his home- town, a small coastal fish- ing village in northeast Scotland, to his new home in Portland. “Port-to-Port: From Portknockie to Port- land” is a personal record of transition. Wilson, who spent 49 years of his life living in the same village where he was raised, sums up his exhibi- tion as “My journey from Portknockie to Portland, with 50 years worth of mem- ories in my sea bag.” His work comes from his experiences of 20 years working on the North Sea as a commercial fisherman, “immersed in the rhythms of the natural world; weather, tide, the movements and mi- grations of fish and birds.” Wilson has always paint- ed, which eventually lead him to studies at Gray’s School of Art, one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious art schools lo- cated in Aberdeen, Scotland. After graduating with a fo- cus on painting and draw- ing, he found his way back to the sea where his time was shared between fishing trips and the studio. His time spent on the ocean entered Submitted photo There will be a reception for artist George Wilson at Imogen Gallery from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. into his paintings. “Over and over, in my paintings I bring the birds, the sea and shore, and my village,” he says. “When I moved to Portland in 2012, I brought with me these layers of memory and experience. In the Pacific Northwest I find a new landscape, a dif- ferent shore, and unfamiliar rhythms. This body of work is the wave of my old life against a new shore.” For more information about Imogen Gallery, its represented artists, or the current exhibit, call 503-468- 0620 or visit www.imogen- gallery.com. Imogen Gallery is located at 240 11th St. Artist reception ! !" Submitted photo Painter and fisherman George Wilson shows artwork at Imogen Gallery. 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 Imogen Gallery 240 11th St., Astoria 503-468-0620