In general, study after study, has shown that most openings at a gallery are never posted, and the majority of available showings are found through personal contacts or networking. In a small, personal field like art, these effects are only amplified—so it’s very important for artists to define for themselves what scene they are a part of and what networks they are attached to.” FH&G
“I wanted to be part of a scene, part of a group of artists to share contacts and opportunities.” Dawn DeRosa
“That the common path to find success, I have found, is through another artist who has found success in a sponsoring gallery.”
Dawn DeRosa found her way into the art world through luck and help from her friends and fellow artists.
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway St.
In the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside
Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.
It is beginning to look like one section in the Fairweather upcoming exhibition, MARCH FORWARD by Mary Lyn Gough, is almost in place.
Mother Nature is full of amazing textures. I have always been drawn to the beauty, colors, and complexities of flowers. No two are alike, even from the same variety. They are my subject and inspiration.
I aim to capture that visceral experience in each painting that allows the viewer to be enveloped in my art. The images allow the viewer to be intimate with each painting. They spark the senses. They are luscious. They are inviting. They are vibrant. They compel you to want to touch or smell each piece.
Watercolor is my chosen medium. Watercolors have the transparency of oils, the vibrancy of acrylics with the beguiling nature of water. It is an attempt to control to uncontrollable.” Mary Lyn Gough
Art that steps forward into the upcoming spring transports us. With artwork that is endlessly inspiring. Fairweather Gallery opens the cultural arts season in Seaside with the exhibition MARCH FORWARD on view through March 25.
“When I attend a Fairweather show, I’ve arrived at a place special and different.”
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway St.
In the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside
MARCH FORWARD, an exhibition featuring original artworks from watercolorist Mary Lyn Gough, gouache artist Lieta Gratteri, abstract artist Miska Salemann, and Celtic jewelry artist Mary Hurst. .
Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.
“Afternoon Chickadee” 12×12 watercolor on board by Lieta Gratteri
“Bluebird Adventure” 12 x12 watercolor on board by Lieta Gratteri
“I work out of my studio at home and have a huge group of art and gardening friends that bring so much joy to my life. I am a resident artist of Fairweather Gallery in Seaside and a member of the Oregon Society of Artists.” Lieta Gratteri
Lieta’s trips to the nurseries in the area are her playground, and her garden tips are shared with her many gardening friends. Truly, Lieta wants everyone to have fun in their garden and succeed with everything growing. Surely, being immersed in nature relaxes her mind. Indeed, this month, Lieta offered the advice of removing winter foliage on the Lenten roses (hellebores) in order to allow plants to direct their energy into creating more blooms. –FH&G review
Just in. Spring, 2023 lampwork bead earrings by Michelle Shigemasa.
Featuring posts and fobs with hypo-allergic materials
Wow, I have found a few vintage lucite lampwork beads to include in the Fairweather Gallery’s up-coming STEPPING FORWARD exhibition. So excited!” Michelle
A lampwork artist works magic with glass and extreme heat. Lampworking relies on rolling and twirling glass on a mandrel to achieve the desired shape.
One of my favorite teachers in high school was Mrs. Shig (MIchelle Shigemasa); she made the class engaging. One phrase I will never forget and still use in my classroom today is the phrase “vocab restate.” A simple way to look forward to more advanced vocabulary.” D. Kim, former student
Fairweather House and Gallery, 612 Broadway St.
MARCH FORWARD, an exhibition featuring original artworks from watercolorist Mary Lyn Gough, gouache artist Lieta Gratteri, abstract artist Miska Salemann, and Celtic jewelry artist Mary Hurst, and new lampwork art by Michelle Shigemasa.
In the heart of the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside.
Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.
Faceted, crystal, sea glass, sterling silver, lampwork, pearl, fretwork, and millefiori one-of-a-kind heart earrings by Mary Truhler.
For Lcve.
For Valentine’s Day.
February 14.
Just in.
William Shakespeare is generally considered to be one of, if not the, greatest writers in the English language. His sonnets deal with themes of love and dedication.
Encaustic is a Greek word meaning “to burn in” (enkaustikos). Heat is used throughout the process, from melting natural beeswax and varnish to fusing the layers of wax with dammar (crystallized tree sap). The Greeks used wax to caulk ship hulls as far back as the fifth century B.C., however their process was lost for several millennia until it was rediscovered in its art form by a US artist, Jasper Johns, in the 1950s.
Fun Facts:
Peg’s husband, a retired U.S. Navy officer, Todd Wells, crafts her frames for the encaustic and cold wax art.
Todd graduated from the US Naval Academy one year after Senator John McCain.
They have family ties with the founder of the Sisters, Oregon Outdoor Quilt show.
About the artist:
Artist Peg Wells has a nursing background. Some of the fundamental values that drive art — compassion, humanity, empathy, creativity, and expression — are the very same values that influence nursing. The creation of art is a beautiful vehicle for nurses, whether the goal is to unwind, replenish the soul or share experiences with the world. Proof that nursing and creative dreaming minds can live harmoniously.
Peg Wells images: First row:: “Golden Moments” and “Remembering (SOLD).”
Second row: “Neptune’s Dilmenna,” encaustic work in progress, and “Answering What is Still.”
Peg Wells often speaks during the Fairweather Gallery’s Seaside First Saturday Art Walks, the popular after-hours events that occur throughout March-December.
Peg married a naval officer and traveled to many countries and states. They settled in Oregon a couple of years ago, where she started on an artistic journey, first on the potter’s wheel, then into tile making, and still later into art and designing.
When I was first introduced to encaustics, I knew I had found my niche. Painting with fire enables me to introduce my travel experience into my designs. I have started using Cold Wax, also.
Encaustic allows me to create a broad range of surface effects that can be luminous, highly colored, and opaque. It lets me bring the past into the present and explore fragments from my travels in the U.S.A., Spain, and the Orient.
I was honored to have my artwork chosen for the National Global Warming exhibit at the Encaustic Gallery in Sante Fe.” –– Peg Wells
Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway Street
Located in the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside
Representing a fine art collection by an exceptional group of more than 200 regional artists for over fifteen years.
From traditional to transitional, contemporary to realism, and impressionism to emerging art.
