Trail’s End opens ‘Coastal
Art for All Seasons’ May 2
GEARHART — Gheri Fours
is the featured artist for May
at Trail’s End Art Gallery.
The show, titled “Coastal
Art for All Seasons,” will
include her works in wa-
tercolor, mixed-media and
collage. The opening recep-
tion will be held from 2 to 5
p.m. Saturday, May 2 during
Gearhart’s First Saturday
ArtWalk.
Along with other mem-
bers’ work, the show will
be open through the month
of May. The public is wel-
come to browse the gallery
and gift shop featuring an
all new monthly exhibit of
oil paintings, watercolors,
acrylics, photography, col-
lage, cards and gifts. The
gallery and gift shop is open
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednes-
days through Sundays. The
gallery is located at 656 A
St. Visit the Trail’s End web-
site at http://trailsendart.org
for more information about
the organization, and find
out about the events TEAA
has planned for the summer.
Come visit on May 2 and
ask Fours any questions you
might have about how she
develops her art.
Born and raised in Chica-
go, Fours has lived in Can-
ada and Hawaii and is now
retired on the Oregon Coast.
“In the ’50s and ’60s, my
sister and I used to go to the
Art Institute in Chicago once
a month to see the change
in exhibits and watch the
new trends,” Fours recalls.
“When we went to the uni-
versity, she majored in art,
and I majored in chemistry.
When I retired she bought
me a paint brush and encour-
aged me to paint.”
Fours answered some
questions about her art.
a quiet landscape, or just a
capture of melancholy on a
toned paper.
Where do you paint?
I have a studio, but
drawing and painting
outside is alluring to me
despite the oftentimes wet
weather. I carry a small
sketchbook that gives me
comfort just knowing I can
draw at anytime. Sponta-
neity is often the preface to
many deliberate paintings
that I finish in my studio.
Do you have other
hobbies or interests?
In my other life outside
of painting, I work with
wool: spinning, knitting
and weaving. It is working
with my hands in another
way. There is a certain ele-
ment of history and utility
in working fiber from the
very beginning of its origin
to a finished product. Fiber
arts inspires my creativity.
Submitted photo
“New Ambition,” a watercolor by Gheri
Fouts.
Submitted photo
“Study in Red,” a mixed-media piece by Gheri Fouts.
What Medium do you
prefer?
The medium I prefer
is watercolor. I am happy
with the challenge. Water-
color presents obstacles
every time I paint. It is
loose, it travels on the
paper, it mingles and mixes
well with colors or rejects
them. Oftentimes it is out
of control half way through
the process. It teaches me
to be patient and contend
with fleeting moments
of chaos. Each painting
becomes a learning expe-
rience.
Where do you get your
inspiration?
When I am painting,
I ask the question “Do
you see what I see?” This
question becomes my
inspiration for my work. It
could be a crowded street
in Seaside, a pilot boat
chasing a ship in a storm,
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