Coming soon are photos from September’s exhibit, BALANCING ACT; until then, enjoy Linda’s latest.

Swinging Bridge, Oswald West State Park along the Oregon Coast

Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, photographer

Oswald West State Park is located about 20 miles south of the city of Seaside, adjacent to Arch Cape, on the Pacific Coast Highway.


A walk on the beach | Outdoors – discoverourcoast.com

https://www.discoverourcoast.com › coastal-life › a-walk-…
 
Oswald West State Park is a hidden gem along the historic Oregon Coast on U.S. Highway 101. With suspension bridges, tunnels that lead to …

“Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, a North coast photographer, has not taken photography classes. What she has is an eye. She discovered intuitively what makes a compelling photo: detail, composition, and a fresh angle. She frequently shoots at ground level, giving majesty to landscapes and sea stacks.” –Discover Our Coast article

More about Linda Fenton-Mendenhall:

The Fentons are a five-generation family in Clatsop County. Linda’s father, Allen Fenton, ran the Memories of Warrenton Facebook page. He passed down his appreciation of the region to his daughter, though his projects emphasized the local history, her views, and landscapes.

Indian Beach at Ecola State Park along the Oregon Coast by Linda Fenton-Mendenhall

Ecola State Park and Indian Beach (U.S. National Park Service)

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2022 — Captain William Clark and 12 members of the Corps of Discovery traveled through what is now the park in 1806 in search of a beached whale near …
 
 
 
 

Linda Fenton-Mendenhall has a permanent display at Fairweather House & Gallery in Seaside and is the Seaside First Saturday Art Walk photographer. And, just now, delivered new signed photo cards to the Gallery, photos that may be included in her 2023 calendar.

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Just in from textile artist Pat Tulip and more.

Fall by the Sea vintage fabric pumpkins by Pat Tulip

Handmade velvet and vintage fabric plush pumpkins with natural gourd stems.

Unusual tri-color glass pumpkins in earthy tones.
Peachy book fold art.

But, wait!  There is more.

Mouth blown glass pumpkins, hand-made birds by Sandy Visse and coral branch necklaces by Pat Tulip.  

Made by NW Hands ™.

“Peachy-Pink is a beautiful color, because it is one of the colors that the sun makes at twilight and in the dawns.”  

Please read more about our Seaside gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

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For BALANCING ACT, Oregon jewelry maker Jim Hayes.

Above: Lace agate set into a silver silver frame with maker’s hallmark. Earrings by Jim Hayes.

Above: Top left, bumblebee jasper stone/  top right, lapis/ bottom left, abalone with sterling fringe/ bottom middle, turquoise set in hammered sterling/ bottom right, Deschutes jasper. All earrings are set in sterling.

Oval abalone shell, set in silver with sterling silver fringe earrings.

Jim Hayes is a talented silversmith who also cuts, shapes, and polishes the stones in his eye-catching designs. His unique jewelry showcases the beauty of nature, and all are made by hand.

Jim Hayes has a love for natural stones. He uses stones found In Oregon, cuts, and sets his stones in a sterling silver setting with his maker’s hallmark. Jim Hayes has been designing and crafting jewelry for thirty-plus years. Started at the Saturday Market in Portland, eventually expanding into The Real Mother Goose, and later selected a few galleries in the Northwest to represent his work. He lives around lots of water, so when a break is needed, he goes and sits by the river, meditating and pretending to be fishing.

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway St.

September 3 through September 25

 BALANCING ACT, an exhibition highlighting the symmetry found in contemporary and traditional art.

Featuring  watercolorist Paul Brent,  ceramic artist Sandy Visse, mural artist Toni Avery,en Plein air and studio artist Melissa Jander, whimsical artist Marga Stanley, contemporary artist Diane Copenhaver, mixed media artist Jan Rimerman, fine jewelry maker Jim Hayes, and craft maker Pat Tulip. 

Please read more about our Seaside gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

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For BALANCING ACT, oil painter Melissa Jander.

 I took advantage of some figure drawing sessions from life.
These drawing sessions were so engaging, I felt swept up in the moment. The time flew as I went from pencil, to fountain pen, to charcoal and sumi ink. Small sketches gave way to large drawings, then sketching with ink and brush using large gestural movements. Finally, I was ready for paint and canvas. The painting above is the first in a series of paintings featuring the portrait and figure in interior scenes. I think that several of these will fit well in the theme of “Balancing Act,” September’s show at Fairweather House and Gallery in Seaside, Oregon.”  Melissa Jander

  • I am painting in my new Camano Island studio and rejoicing in the light and atmosphere up here.

  • My goal is to continue creating romantic and hopeful paintings which entice the viewer to stop awhile and enjoy the simple and beautiful moments in life.” —MJ

Current Artist Inspiration: Berthe Morisot and Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones
Currently Listening Ballet Music  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wZnObobkQoVhNMVYgqLb9?si=SHETRXKpQVSnFcTIdt7G1w
Current Palette: leafy greens, sky blues, pale ochres, violet, deep blues and earthy umbers.

 

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway St.

September 3 through September 25

 

BALANCING ACT, an exhibition highlighting the symmetry found in contemporary and traditional art.

Features watercolorist Paul Brent,  ceramic artist Sandy Visse, mural artist Toni Avery, en Plein air and studio artist Melissa Jander, whimsical artist Marga Stanley, contemporary artist Diane Copenhaver, mixed media artist Jan Rimerman, fine jewelry maker Jim Hayes, and craft maker Pat Tulip. 

 

Please read more about our Seaside gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

For BALANCING ACT, whimsical art by Marga Stanley.

“The Balance”
Acrylic on wood cradle
24×18
MARGA
 

With each coat of paint, whether watercolors, gouache, acrylics, or oil comes depth and motion…it’s exciting and satisfying to see my work evolve from one layer to the next. I love using odd tools to paint with….for instance, Some images in my whimsy collection are painted with a toothpick (I couldn’t find a small enough pallet knife) MARGA

Frankenbunny’s Tea Party (ants included)
Oil on wood board
11×14
MARGA
 

Frank N. Bunny’s trying to escape the ants by balancing his tea cake on his head. His tea party is not going as planned. And the ants keep coming.”  Marga

My art training comes from watching and experimenting and then doing it repeatedly, exposing a little more of me, Marga, with every attempt. I love the movement of things… whether it’s the hair or feather on a bird’s head or the drooping of a flower’s leaf…I want to make my painting live and breathe. I read Bedtime Stories in Marga’s World for eight delightful years on KMUN radio. I wrote my own children’s story. This was stimulating and a great way to fuel my imagination for my art. MARGA

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway St.

September 3 through September 25

 

 BALANCING ACT, an exhibition highlighting the symmetry found in contemporary and traditional art.

Features watercolorist Paul Brent,  ceramic artist Sandy Visse, mural artist Toni Avery, en Plein air artist Melissa Jander, whimsical artist Marga Stanley, contemporary artist Diane Copenhaver, mixed media artist Jan Rimerman, fine jewelry maker Jim Hayes, and craft maker Pat Tulip. 

Please read more about our Seaside gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com