March
12
ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold As-
toria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday,
March 12. Meet artists and mingle with fellow art lovers while
enjoying refreshments and new exhibits.
A kinetic motion study by Mike Parnate at Luminari Arts.
ART BUSINESSES
1. Imogen Gallery
240 11th St.
Seattle artist Lisa Snow Lady brings
a fresh collection of paintings for her
irst solo exhibition at Imogen. Like
most of us who live in a coastal region,
Snow Lady is interested and inspired
by the views that come with proximity
to water. Her work, largely inspired by
living near water, focuses on exterior
and interior structure and the views.
Working primarily in acrylic, she por-
trays dwellings with a sense of luidity
and elegance.
2. RiverSea Gallery
1160 Commercial St.
In “The Musicians,” Astoria artist Jill
McVarish and Portland artist Stephanie
Brockway collaborate on a mischievous
medley of painting and sculpture. Both
artists explore the theme through a vin-
tage aesthetic paired with arch humor
and a contemporary outlook. McVarish
brings a series of lyrically beautiful
paintings featuring human and animal
musicians; Brockway upcycles musical
instruments to form the heart of each of
her sculptures, embellishing and trans-
forming them through her playfully
primitive carved wood elements.
In the Alcove, Portland’s Raquel
Edwards ofers abstracted loral paint-
ings inspired by rhythm and movement
in “Springtime Dance.” She works in
encaustic, a mix of beeswax, pigment
and tree resin, and her paintings dance
with light, color and luminous depth.
Meet the artists and enjoy retro swing,
jazz and blues music by Swingcats of
Astoria.
3. Old Town Framing
1287 Commercial St.
Old Town hosts a preview and silent
auction for Clatsop Community College
Foundation, with art donated by local
artists and patrons of the arts and col-
lege.
“Woman in a Dream” by Eddie Morgan at KALA.
“Cello Practice” by Jill McVarish at RiverSea.
4. Tempo Gallery
1271 Commercial St.
Tempo Gallery will feature the
work of Phyllis Taylor in the all-wa-
tercolor spring show “Daffodils: The
Harbinger of Spring.” Taylor has creat-
ed a collection of paintings depicting
the beauty of a variety of daffodils
and other spring flowers found in
local gardens. Her paintings are fresh
and colorful and capture the detail of
each blossom. Taylor will be available
to discuss her artwork. Refreshments
will be served, and John Orr will per-
form instrumental guitar from 6 to 8
p.m.
5. Studio 11
453 11th St.
Studio 11 features the works of
three artists this month. Glass art-
ist and printmaker Jaime Boyd will
present some of her glass pieces.
Kari J. Young will present some of
her acrylic/mixed-media pieces
from her Beetle Girl/Goddess series.
Printmaker Sarah Lippold, an Asto-
ria Visual Arts artist-in-residence,
will also showcase her monoprints;
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“Nestled” by Lisa Snow Lady at Imogen
Gallery.
6. KALA
1017 Marine Drive
KALA presents Portland artist Ed-
die Morgan. A longtime photographer
and former punk rocker, Morgan now
brings to vivid life — through portrai-
ture, watercolor and ink — the faces
he sees, whether on the street or in a
dream.
7. Astoria Art Loft
106 Third St.
The Astoria Art Loft will hold an
open house from 3 to 6 p.m. featur-
ing Warrenton artist Judith Fredrik-
son, who started with calligraphy
before being introduced to her pas-
sion: watercolors. She is a member
of Palette Puddlers and the Trail’s
End Art Association. Owner-artists
Jo Pomeroy-Crockett and Jeannette
Davis will also show artwork. See
paintings, cards and posters from all
of the loft’s artists. Refreshments will
be served.
A photo by Nhakira LaPointe at Paciic Pro Realty.
“Two Narcissi,” a watercolor by Phyllis
Taylor at Tempo Gallery.
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ORIGINAL ART
8. AVA Artist in Residence
1170 Commercial St.
Painter Annie Eskelin will showcase
her distinctive landscape paintings. Es-
kelin is inspired by coastal themes and
rural landscapes, often incorporating
personal ideology into her work. Visitors
to the studio will get to see her process
through works in progress and inished
pieces.
9. AVA Artist in Residence
80 11th St.
Artist Blaine Verley will show recent
works. “Especially those inspired by the
power and inluence of the Columbia
River, which I can literally feel through
its luid proximity ive or six fathoms
below me,” he says. “It is my distinct
honor to be able to give some voice to
the River I have lived alongside my en-
tire life, and I hope I can impart some
of its ancient wisdom to those who have
an interest in preserving this immense
and immeasurable treasure we are all
privileged to have at our doorstep in As-
toria and within our surrounding river
communities.”
10. AVA Artist in Residence
453 11th St.
Sarah Lippold will showcase her
new body of work of monoprints. Lip-
pold uses techniques she learned as
a student of Royal Nebeker at Clatsop
Community College and as a member of
the North Coast Printers Collective.
11. Luminari Arts
1133 Commercial St.
At Luminari Arts, photographer
Mike Parnate will present his work “Col-
laborative Motion,” a series of kinetic
motion studies inspired by and co-di-
rected by his son, AJ.
AJ was born severely handicapped
but likes to watch lights and motion;
while his father takes pictures of the
whirling lights and movement of the
mobile above AJ’s bed, AJ controls the
switch. The result is a collection of in-
tensely colorful, high-energy kinetic
studies on aluminum. “I take the photo-
graphs, and AJ adds the magic,” Parnate
says. “It ofers me my only glance into
AJ’s secret world.“ Enjoy live music by
Geezer Creek.
12. Forsythea
1124 Commercial St.
Spring ahead with something fresh
for your home or garden. The shop is
budding with the latest pieces from ar-
tisans near and far. There are also new
inds from a market trip that you won’t
want to miss. Refreshments and cheer
will be served.
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