SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 // 3
Sept.
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GEARHART — The next Gearhart ArtWalk will take place
from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. Gearhart businesses and
galleries provide fun, imagination and art.
A Great Gallery
576 Pacifi c Way
This month, meet photographer and
fine art printer Russell J. Young. Motivated
by his love of nature and visual arts, Young
has photographed in over 30 countries,
developing his passion for visual works. In
addition to spending a great deal of artistic
time alone in nature, he also collaborates
with many artists in theater, music, film,
visual arts and poetry projects. Young will
present his book “In the Mist: giving voice
to silence,” which features photographs
accompanied by poems from seven
esteemed Oregon poets. Refreshments and
chocolate will be served.
Pacifi c Crest Cottage
726 Pacifi c Way
Pacifi c Crest Cottage will host
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“Woman in Red” by Bree Ann Petersen at Pacifi c Crest Cottage.
Photographer Russell J.
Young will talk about his new
book at A Great Gallery.
culture. “The power of meaningful
art can condense societal perceptions
onto a single plane of visualization,
which can then become a cohesive
experience of appreciation and under-
standing,” she says. Refreshments will
be served.
Trail’s End Art Association
656 A St.
Trail’s End Art Association will feature
the watercolors of award-winning Astoria
artist Debbie Loyd. She began painting
in watercolors 16 years ago and is drawn
by the spontaneous ways the paint mixes
Portland artist Bree Ann Petersen. Us-
ing acrylics, multi-media and organic
materials, Petersen creates works
of realism with whispers of modern
abstraction. She aims to preserve the
past while celebrating the aesthetic
beauty of simplicity in our complex
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Co-owners Rebecca Kraft,
right, and her daughter, April
Thorgramson, pose for a
portrait inside their wine bar
WineKraft in Astoria.
PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER
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“Sau #2” by Debbie Loyd at
Trail’s End Art Association.
with water on the paper. Loyd enjoys
painting portraits, fl owers and scenes
inspired by her recent trip to Africa. Meet
the artist, and view her watercolors along
with the work of other TEAA member
artists. Refreshments will be served.
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