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JUNE 23, 2016 // 21 See what the artists see in Cannon Beach Plein Air & More Arts Festival to feature artists working outside CANNON BEACH — Cannon Beach has been named “One of the Most Beautiful Places in the World” by National Geographic. So, it’s not a surprise that this natural beauty has beckoned artists from around the world to capture it “en plein air” or “in the open air.” To celebrate this challeng- ing artistic style, the Cannon Beach Gallery Group is pre- senting its eighth annual Plein Air & More Arts Festival. Scheduled for Friday to Sunday, June 24 to 26, the event will feature more than 30 artists represented by Cannon Beach’s galleries. Many will be painting. But, as you wander through town and along the beach, you’ll also ind sculptors working in stone — or creating the clay forms that will eventually be cast in bronze — as well as jewelers, ceramic artists (complete with a kiln on the beach), basket weavers and metal workers. The artists can be found near their representing galleries or in one of ive locations: Whale Park, the courtyard between Spruce and Hemlock streets, the Coaster Theatre courtyard, Washing- ton Street at the ocean, and Harrison Street at the ocean. They will also come together for an Artists’ Swarm from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Coaster Theatre courtyard, where views can watch them all work. Leading up to this event at 11:30 a.m. will be a two-hour courtyard concert by the band Boka Marimba in the courtyard. Back by popular demand is the 7:30 p.m. Saturday raku iring on the beach at Whale Park with Dave and Boni Deal. This year it will also include s’mores and live music. New this year is a Cre- SUBMITTED PHOTOS “Paciic Coastline” by Ukrainian-born painter Anton Pavlenko at DragonFire Gallery. “Stone Trio” by Jim Kingwell at Iceire Glassworks. What be- gan as a ive-year experiment evolved into a life-forming fas- cination with glass for Kingwell, who has been playing with ire for more than 40 years. “Mt. Adams” by Joanne Radmilovich Kollman at Cannon Beach Gallery. “Return” by Josh Keyes at Archimedes Gallery. Keyes’ new series of paintings are titled “Overgrown,” illustrating a post-human world and an environment reclaimed by nature while relect- ing on the theme of natural entropy, regrowth and restoration. ative Play Space for children, encouraging them to explore their own budding talents. It will be located in the U.S. Bank Parking lot from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Also new this year are three workshops for artists, offered June 23 and 24 by three in- ternationally recognized plein air artists. Registrations are accepted on a irst-come-irst- served basis. Mike Rangner will teach a class of 10 about plein air land- scape painting, offering a basic introduction on the history of this form of expression while also discussion composition, line, shape, value and light. All levels are welcome; cost is $200 for two days. To register, visit rangnerineart.com/work- shops In his class of 12 students, Anton Pavlenko will focus on how to paint expressive land and seascapes on location with lectures, live demos, critiques and hands-on individual instruction. All levels are welcome; cost is $190 for two days. To register, visit anton- pavlenko.com/workshops Hazel Schlesinger will offer a beginning and intermediate plein air in oil class for eight students. A challenge for many painters is learning how to edit or simplify the landscape into a few basic shapes and values. Students will learn how to express the essence of a scene by editing the details into simple abstract shapes and will leave with several small studies of the area. All levels are welcome; cost is $185 for two days. To register, visit ha- zelschlesinger.com/workshops Brochures about the art festival will be available at all Cannon Beach Gallery Group locations and the Chamber of Commerce and will be distributed during the day by Portland stilt walker Melissa Rae. Visitors are encouraged GALLERY RECEPTIONS SCHEDULE Friday, June 24 2 to 5 p.m., Haystack Gallery 4 to 6 p.m., White Bird Gallery 5 to 6 p.m., Cannon Beach Gallery and Drag- onFire Gallery 5 to 7 p.m., Northwest by Northwest Gallery and Jefrey Hull Gallery Saturday, June 25 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Bronze Coast Gallery 4 to 6 p.m., Haystack to ask questions of the artists while they work. Galleries and their partici- pating artists include: • Archimedes Gallery: Josh Keyes and Eva Funderburgh; • Bronze Coast Gallery: Pamela Clalin, Dan Chen and Donnie Wanner; • Cannon Beach Gallery: Joanne Radmilovich Kollman, Jef Gunn, Joan Stuart Ross and Michael Southern; • DragonFire Gallery: Joanne Shellan and Anton Pavlenko; • Haystack Gallery: Sally O’Neill, Janis Ellison, Dave Bartholet, Albert Van Troba and Christine Joy; • Iceire Gallery: Jim Kin- gwell, Suzanne Kindland and Gallery, Primary Elements Gallery and Northwest by Northwest Gallery 4:30 to 6 p.m., DragonFire Gallery 5 to 7 p.m., Jewelry by Sharon Amber and Archi- medes Gallery Sunday, June 26 10 a.m. to noon, Iceire Glassworks 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hay- stack Gallery 11 a.m., DragonFire Gallery Michelle Kaptur; • Jeffrey Hull Gallery: Jeffrey Hull; • Northwest By Northwest Gallery: Jeff White, Ivan Mc- Lean, Kara Krieger-McGhee and Hazel Schlesinger; • Primary Elements Gallery: Mickie Skinner, Marianne Post, Mike Rangner, Sharon Abbott-Furze and Josh Henrie; • Jewelry By Sharon Am- ber: Victoria Brooks; • White Bird Gallery: Brooke Borcherding, Gretha Lindwood, Dave and Boni Deal, Pamela Wachtler-Fer- manis and Debra Carnes. For more information about artists or a complete schedule, contact the individual galleries or visit cbgallerygroup.com NORTH COAST SYMPHONIC BAND D IRE CT E D B Y D AVE B ECK ER A m e r i c a n H e r o e s S U N DAY S O L O IST S A NDY AND R ACHEL B ECK ER J U LY 3 • 7: 30 PM Lib erty Thea ter • Asto ria Do o rs O p en a t 6:45 PM PRESHO W AT 7 PM N o rth Co a st Ja zz En sem b le Celebrate A m e r i c a ’ s Birthday! A FREE G D O N ATIO N S EN CO URAGED U RAGED
