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See an art show in Nehalem Trail’s End Art Association
announces summer classes
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Every Child Ready to Read classes will be offered in March in
Astoria.
Help your child learn
to read with free classes
ASTORIA — Clatsop Kinder
Ready is offering free Every
Child Ready to Read classes
in Astoria during March.
The series of three classes
will be held from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings
at Astor Elementary School,
located at 3550 Franklin
Ave., on March 7, 14 and 21.
The purpose of the
Every Child Ready to Read
classes is to help parents
and caregivers learn how to
use the fun daily activities
of talking, reading, writing,
singing and playing to help
build their children’s brains
during the early critical
years and help their children
learn.
Classes are for families
with children ages birth to
5, but expectant parents are
welcome too. Classes are
offered in both English and
Spanish.
Pizza dinner is served
each night to participants,
and families go home with
children’s picture books at
each session to build their
home libraries. Free child-
care will be offered.
Space is limited in each
session, so register early.
To register, call Angie at
the Clatsop E.S.D. at 503-
338-3377 or email her at
aharrington@nwresd.k12.
or.us. Spanish-speaking
families can contact Diane
at 503-738-2109 or email
ddieni@nwresd.k12.or.us
County Recreation District’s
gallery will host an exhibi-
tion of paintings and prints
by artist Alysha Graham
Picard from March 1 to 31.
The opening reception
will be held from 6 to 9
p.m. Saturday, March 4. The
reception promises many
delights, including the spir-
itually inspired art, an artist
talk on the transformational
creative process, storytelling
from Rachael Pecore and
interactive audience partici-
pation. The NCRD is located
at 36155 Ninth St.
Picard attended Neah-
kahnie High School and
formally began her painting
studies at age 16, when she
studied oil painting with
Jackie Wilson on the Oregon
Coast. She painted through-
out high school and also
worked with pottery and a
variety of mediums. At age
18 she traveled to New York
to study art at the Rochester
Folk Art Guild, focusing in
pottery. She then moved to
Eugene to study art at the
University of Oregon before
transferring to Portland
State University to finish her
Bachelor of Arts degree in
2007. Picard currently lives
outside Ashland.
Picard’s aim is to create
a sanctuary similar to the
spiritual center she was
raised in, focused on artistic
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Alysha Graham Picard will
open an art show at the
NCRD in Nehalem.
exploration, self-awareness,
full-spectrum health, and a
culture rooted in the envi-
ronment.
“My art is a discovery,
a journey of merging the
interior landscape with
the reflection of my outer
world. My art is a blend
of connecting my inner
purpose while also address-
ing the societal complexes
that the external world faces
today,” Picard says. “My
joy comes from a very quiet
place of stillness. A place
where everything is wiped
clean by the simple aware-
ness of my breath and my
body. In this simplicity a
vast canvas is spread, ready
to be colored by the infinite
possibility of my mind and
heart.”
Happy Hour
Tuesday-Friday
4pm-6pm and
8:30-Close
GEARHART — Yes, it’s
chilly outside, but Trail’s
End Art Association is
already thinking about
summer. The group an-
nounces two classes taught
by well-respected artists
Michael Schlicting and
Judy Morris.
Each class will be
limited to only 12 partic-
ipants and will be offered
at Trail’s End Art Associ-
ation, located at 656 A St.
in Gearhart. Artists who
wish to register can go
to the group’s website at
trailsendart.org or follow
directions provided below.
Both classes are for inter-
mediate to advanced artists
who are expected to pro-
vide their own supplies.
Schlicting, familiar to
members of the Watercolor
Society of Oregon, will
offer a three-day workshop
focused on painting with
acrylics on June 19, 20
and 21. The cost for the
workshop to TEAA mem-
bers is $300, and the coast
is $375 to non-members.
Artists who have visited
Schlicting’s gallery in
Neskowin know how his
use of color and knowl-
edge of design combine to
create magical paintings.
Schlicting seldom teaches
classes at this point in his
successful career, so this is
a rare opportunity to learn
from him. Visit his website
at www.michaelschlicting.
com for more informa-
tion about his gallery and
work.
Artist Judy Morris hosts
workshops throughout the
country and internation-
ally. She will be at Trail’s
End to offer a four-day
watercolor class July 24
to 27. The cost for this
workshop is $400 for
TEAA members and $500
for non-members. Morris
promises to share not only
her successful strategies
in that medium but also
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“Coastal Cycles” by Michael
Schlicting, who will teach
a three-day workshop on
painting with acrylics in June.
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“Trattoria” by Judy Morris,
who will teach a four-day wa-
tercolor workshop this July
at Trail’s End Art Association.
the many ways in which
she enhances her water-
color images to add beauty
and excitement. Visit her
website at www.judy-
morris-art.com for more
examples of her work and
scheduled events.
Artists who choose not
to register online using
PayPal should send a
check for $100 made out
to Trail’s End Art Asso-
ciation to hold a spot in a
workshop. Include a letter
indicating which workshop
is preferred and personal
contact information for
follow-up communication.
Mail to Trail’s End Art As-
sociation, 656 A St., Gear-
hart, OR, 97138. Direct
questions to janem270@
gmail.com