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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 2017)
MAY 25, 2017 // 7 Trail’s End Gallery presents new featured artist SUBMITTED PHOTO A watercolor by Barbara Thatcher Palette Puddlers hold annual Memorial Day Art show, sale CANNON BEACH — The Palette Puddlers, a group of profes- sional women artists, will hold their annual Memorial Day weekend art show and sale at the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce (207 N. Spruce St.) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 26; Saturday, May 27; and Sunday, May 28. The chamber will also be open Memorial Day: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, May 29. Admission and refreshments will be free. The artists will offer demonstrations of their style throughout the weekend. Peo- ple may find something “just created” to purchase, organiz- ers said. The Palette Puddlers have painted together for many years. “Every Monday, rain or shine, they paint in a lovely Cannon Beach locale. During their weekly painting meet- ings, they provide mutual support, critique artistic efforts and share the joy of creativity, GEARHART — Patricia Beck-Fries will be the featured artist at Trail’s End Gallery’s new show beginning Thursday, June 1. A reception will be held 2 to 5 p.m. that day. A Gearhart resident for the last 15 years and a Can- non Beach resident before that, Beck-Fries believes she may have been “born an artist, or at least with a keen observation of color and de- sign,” she said, adding that she almost always uses vivid color in her work. Beck-Fries has studied under many local artists. Most of her work is water- color “with some additions here and there.” A gardening enthusiast, Beck-Fries paints landscape, still life and por- traitures, she said. In addition to Beck- Fries’s work, patrons at the gallery (656 A St.) will en- joy the work of other gallery artists, including Mary Ann Gantenbein, Susan Bish, Richard Newman, Michael SUBMITTED PHOTOS Paintings by Patricia Beck-Fries Muldoon and Lynda Camp- bell. The gallery, which opened in 1950 in the “Little Red Schoolhouse” is the oldest on the North Coast. For information about Trail’s End Art Association classes, workshops, mem- bership and other offerings, visit trailsendart.org or call 503-717-9459. Astoria native publishes bilingual haiku collection SUBMITTED PHOTO A watercolor by Jane McGeehan as well as just have a great time,” press materials said. During Memorial Day weekend, the artists will create a gallery at the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center to show and sell original artwork, including watercolor, acrylics, mixed media, oils and pastels. Cards and print reproductions of their work will also be available, as well as the “Bargain Bin” where unframed paintings are available for a minimal price. “This is a year of change for us. We have lost some members due to illness, death and relocation. Additionally, we may not be allowed to present at the Visitor Center other than for Memorial Day. But our intrepid group of pro- fessional artists will continue.” The members who are participating this year are Susan Bish, Judith Fredrik- son, Mary Ann Gantenbein, Linda Gebhart, Suzanne King, Debbie Loyd, Jane McGeehan, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett, Barbara Thatcher and Ellen Zimet. ASTORIA — Kent Neal, a 1998 graduate of Asto- ria High School who now lives in France, has pub- lished a full-length haiku collection, a work that captures the landscapes of Oregon and France. Titled “Là où l’eau salée se mêle à l’eau douce” (“Where Saltwater Mixes With Freshwater”), the book is published by Red Moon Press in Win- chester, Virginia. Haiku, a traditional form of Japanese poetry, consist of three lines. The first and last lines contain five sylla- bles; the middle has seven. “By writing these eighty haiku, Kent Neal saw his childhood again and came close to mo- ments that shaped his life,” Jean Antonini, co-presi- dent of the Francophone Association of Haiku said. SUBMITTED PHOTO Kent Neal “If writing a haiku is good preparation for writing a novel, as Roland Barthes pointed out, the reader will find many novels here. Not to mention many mo- ments they will savor and identify with.” “Where Saltwater Mixes With Freshwater” is available at redmoonpress. com.
