For SHADOWS original calligraphy by Penelope Culbertson.
Imagine quote by John Lennon created in calligraphy by Penelope Culbertson.
Shadows quote by Penelope Culbertson.
Penelope Culbertson began her art studies at the Portland Art Museum as a child, in the art department at Cleveland High School, at Reed College with calligraphy master Lloyd Reynolds, at Willamette University in Salem, at the San Francisco Art Institute, and the Institute de Bellas Artes in San Miguel, Mexico.
Penelope was the co-founder of the Art Academy of Kona and the West Hawaii Arts Guild where she served on the Executive Board. Penelope worked in the Hawaii State Artist-in-School program and showed as the Artist-in-Residence at the Hyatt Regency. Her work is in the permanent collection at the Royal Waikoloan Hotel.
Since her return to Portland, Penelope has had seventeen solo exhibits of her watercolors. She showed year round at the Hawthorne Arts Gallery and annually at the Buckman Art Show where she was the founding chairman of the Children’s Art Sale. She taught children’s art classes at the Buckman Arts Magnet Elementary and for the Portland Parks Dept. in their after-school program. In 1999 she helped produce a book of children’s watercolors about the Portland Water System. She was co-founder of The Hawthorne Arts Guild and showed in all their monthly group shows.
Penelope teaches weekly classes in calligraphy and watercolors for the disabled. She experiments in watercolors, oil pastels, collage, tapestry weaving and calligraphy. She is a member of the Portland Society of Calligraphy. She exhibits her art at Fairweather Gallery in Seaside, Oregon.
Fun facts:
In Penelope Culberston’s calligraphy class at Reed College there was a fellow student, Steve Jobs (Apple computer founder).
There is a theory that the computers today would not have the font choices without the learning seed planted by Reed College calligraphy professor Lloyd Reynolds.
Penelope Culbertson, at the opening reception of SHADOWS on October 7th, in addition to offering a scribing LIVE episode, will offer an artist’s talk about significant quotes that have made a difference in tilting the world to a better place!!!
Save the date and time!
Celebrating 13 years in 2017, the next Seaside First Saturday Art Walk, will be held on October 7, 5-7: pm.
Visitors meet artists, see original art, sip wine or snag appetizers by favorite restaurants or personal chefs, view artist demonstrations and, oftentimes, enjoy live performances in music.
The event is free and is all about seeing and selling art in the sponsoring galleries and boutiques located between Holladay and Broadway in the historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside. Complimentary parking for the historic Gilbert District is on the corner of Holladay and Oceanway.
Fairweather House and Gallery, 612 Broadway
Opening reception for SHADOWS, an exhibition that focuses on the interplay of light and dark through selected art that expresses time as the fall season progresses.
New artwork by Northwest artists Diane Copenhaver, Penelope Culbertson, Gregory Bell, Lisa Wiser, Karen E. Lewis, Tamara Johnson and Marga Stanley will be featured.
Artists will be in attendance to meet patrons and to speak about their art.
Take a note!
Calligrapher Penelope Culbertson will offer her annual Fairweather scribing LIVE episode!
Seaside/ Gearhart naturalist Neal Maine will speak at 6: pm about the autumn ecology of the local habitat.
LIVE music by Shirley 88.
Special guest of honor will be Flynn, “the handsomest Kestrel around and one of the WCNC Ambassador Birds” will be on hand celebrating the opening of Fairweather’s new exhibition SHADOWS!
SHADOWS, the opening reception for Fairweather’s October exhibition, will be a benefit for Wildife Center of the North Coast!
