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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018
Paul Kingsbury’s painted
seascapes at OPB in March
COURTESY IMAGE
OPB in Florence will display seascapes by Paul Kingsbury,
a lover of the sea, in March.
Seascape
artist
Paul acrylics in the style of oils. He
Kingsbury’s paintings are on uses a variety of techniques,
display during the month of including “transparent glazes,
March at Oregon Pacific Bank thin washes, heavy accents,
on Highway 101 in Florence.
dry brushing, color blending
Kingsbury lived in the and meticulous detailing.”
Pacific Islands for 15 years,
Kingsbury has been a mem-
has crossed both the Atlantic ber of several art associations,
and the Mediterranean and including the Lone Star Art
lived on three sides of the Guild in Houston, the Banyan
Caribbean. He fell in love with Tree Art Guild in Maui, the
the ocean, and his attempts to San Diego Visual Arts Guild
depict the surging surf and bil- and the Mountain Arts Guild
lowing clouds has yielded in Arizona.
some great art over the years.
He is a member of the
As Kingsbury states, “My Florence
Regional
Arts
love for the surging seas and Alliance (FRAA), 120 Maple
dramatic skies is reflected in St. in Old Town Florence,
bold realism.”
where one can view several
His works are created in more pieces of his artwork.
Pianist Robin Spielberg to play in Florence March 12
Kathy Parsons’ 2018 house
concert series is kicking off
with the return of very special
guest artist, Robin Spielberg,
on Monday, March 12.
There is a suggested dona-
tion of $20 at the door.
Reservations are required by
emailing Kathy Parsons at
kathypiano@gmail.com
or
calling her at 541-999-9720.
Parsons is a local piano
teacher in the Sandpines West
community of Florence, and
has a full-size grand piano that
will be utilized for the concert.
For more information about
the concert series, visit www.
MainlyPiano.com.
With more than a million
recordings sold, Spielberg is
one of the best-loved pianists
in the US. With eighteen
albums, inclusion in more than
forty compilations, and her
award-winning autobiography,
“Naked on the Bench: My
Adventures in Pianoland,”
Spielberg enchants with her
music as well as her vivid sto-
ries about the inspiration for
each piece.
healing grew when she wit-
nessed the positive effect music
had on her own baby daughter
(born prematurely) during her
four-month stay in the neo-
natal intensive care unit. As
spokesperson, Spielberg con-
ducts workshops and seminars
on the topic of music and heal-
ing throughout the U.S. in hos-
pitals, schools, community
centers, nursing care facilities
and performing arts centers.
She was the featured per-
former at two of AMTA’s
national conferences, perform-
ing for music therapists from
around the world. In 2014, she
was asked to do a TEDx TALK
on music and wellness (now on
YouTube on the TEDx chan-
nel).
Spielberg is also a founding
member of the Tony-award
winning Atlantic Theater
Company.
She currently resides in rural
Pennsylvania with her hus-
band/business partner, Larry
Kosson.
Their daughter, Valerie, is
now in college.
Robin Spielberg
returns to Florence to
play Kathy Parson’s
grand piano during
the next House
Concert on March 12.
dreaming, contemplation,
relaxation and medical
therapies.”
A Steinway artist,
Spielberg
made
her
Carnegie Hall debut in
1997 with a sold-out per-
formance at the Weill
Recital Hall and has per-
formed there twice since.
Other memorable per-
formances include a guest
PHOTO BY LARRY KOSSON
spot on a PBS Christmas
special; live performances
Her discography includes
albums of original piano solos, on CBS Saturday Morning,
arrangements of American Good Morning Arizona, Life
standards, original pieces for Time Live, CBS New Orleans
piano/ensemble, recordings for and a private concert for the
the holidays, a collection of factory workers at the
favorite Americana melodies Steinway & Sons historic piano
and a lullaby album. Her factory in New York.
Spielberg is also a celebrity
newest recording, “On the
Edge of a Dream,” due for spokesperson for the American
release in April, is an improvi- Music Therapy Association.
Her interest in music and
sational solo piano album “for
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