Emily Miller for A FINE LINE. On view @ Fairweather’s Oct. 5-31.

Wrackline periwinkle basket by Emily Miller

Reclaimed fishing rope, shells, brass beads

7″ x 7″ x 7″

First in the series of Wrackline Baskets, 2019.

“Hand-embroidered with shiny brass beads, periwinkle shells collected from the shore and beach stones.”

Emily Miller’s display for A FINE LINE, as well as art curator Sara Vickerman, who spoke about Emily’s Wrackline baskets. Also pictured is art by Sharon Kathleen Johnson.

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway

A FINE LINE

On view

October 5-31

A FINE LINE an exhibition of representational and non-representational works of art. Working with different media the selected artists experiment with linear mark making in its widest sense. Each artist produced works inspired by places and spaces in the natural environment.

Featuring regional artists: Sharon Abbott-Furze, Bill Baily, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett, Karen Doyle, Bob Kroll, Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, Carolyn Lindberg, Emily Miller, Christine Trexel, and Russell J. Young.

“The Wrackline baskets are reminiscent of the flotsam washed up at the high tide line: the border between sea and shore, a fine line indeed.” Emily Miller

The wrack line is the line of debris left on the beach by high tide. The wrack line may be composed of a variety of materials, both organic and inorganic.
Common organic component is seaweed, such as kelp, crustacean shells and feathers. Inorganic components include bits of plastic, all kinds of ropes, and man made debris.

 

 

Welcoming coastal artists Rebecca Herren and Dorota Haber-Lehigh.

Introducing emerging artists Ray Althaus and W. T.  Brown.

http://www.fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

Read more about the artist:

Emily Miller is a lifelong artist with a passion for materials. Her ocean-inspired artwork ranges from plein air watercolor landscapes to abstract encaustic wax paintings, ceramics, fiber art, and more.
Emily Miller | Fairweather Art Gallery Featured Artist
https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com › Artist › Emily › Miller

 

Emily Miller, a graduate of Pacific University, helped establish the student art club. She also initiated a public art project on campus, serving as the project manager and contributing to the “Shared Roots” mural, which adorns the entrance to the Cawein Gallery.

Grace note:

“I am now deep in planning and preparation for my upcoming Ghost Net Landscape exhibit at Pacific University. 300+ students will be collaborating during the show, October 7-31. I will be installing the show with 1000+ pounds of fishing rope and net.” Emily Miller

For A FINE LINE, fine art photographers Linda Fenton-Mendenhall and Russell J. Young.

“South Jetty Reflections”  fine art photography by Linda Fenton-Mendenhall.

 

Q: Where is the South Jetty, you ask?

A: The south jetty of the Columbia River is one of the most incredible sites on the Oregon coast.

Stretching six miles into the massive mouth of the river, the jetty line was constructed between 1885 and 1913, with rehabilitation done regularly ever since.

The meeting of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean is called “The Graveyard of the Pacific.”
Unpredictable weather conditions, fog and coastal characteristics such as shifting sandbars, tidal rips and rocky reefs and shorelines have claimed more than 2,000 shipwrecks in this area.

“Forgotten Dreams” (HERO, a storied U.S. research vessel met an ignoble end  near Willapa Bay in Washington State) fine art photography by Russell J. Young.

 

Q:  What is the story behind the end of Hero, you ask?

 

A: ChinookObserver.com › news › local › hero-sinks-vessel-built-to-withstand-a…
 — A ship that was built to withstand some of the most brutal … Hero sinks Vessel built to withstand Antarctica falls victim to Washington rain … say they asked the state and the owner of the historic R/V Hero to do …

 

“Window of Time”  fine art photography by Russell J. Young.

 

 

Photo collage for Linda Fenton-Mendenhall by LFM.

 

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway

A FINE LINE

October 5-31

On view

 

“A FINE LINE”  an exhibition of representational and non-representational works of art.

Working with different media the selected artists experiment with linear mark making in its widest sense. Each artist produced works inspired by places and spaces in the natural environment.

Featuring regional artists: Sharon Abbott-Furze, Bill Baily, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett, Karen Doyle, Bob Kroll, Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, Carolyn Myers Lindberg, Emily Miller, Christine Trexel, and Russell J. Young.

 

“The Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean just west of my childhood home. A shifting sandbar that makes for one of the most hazardous stretches of water to navigate in the world. Today massive man made jetties ease maritime access. “ LFM

“I am drawn to settings that offer quiet contemplation, a destination where the viewer is free to wander, a place that revels its wonders anew, time and time again, and each viewing is the first. I find inspiration in adverse weather, dense fog, intense rain, sub-zero blizzards, often well before dawn, past the twilight.” RJY

Welcoming coastal artists Rebecca Herren and Dorota Haber-Lehigh.

Introducing emerging artists Ray Althaus and W. T.  Brown.

 

 

“Quiet Morning with Duncan NotaBeast” self-portrait Russell J. Young.

 

 Self-portrait Linda Fenton-Mendenhall.

Fun Facts:

LFM is the Seaside First Saturday Art Walk photographer.

LFM was recently appointed photographer for Fairweather Gallery’s Instagram page.

LFM  has an international following for her photo calendars.

RJY https://literary-arts.org › organizer › russell-j-young

Photographer, artistic collaborator, and fine art printer Russell J. Young is motivated … His books include In the Mist: Giving Voice to Silence, a collaboration with …
RJY recently returned from a trip to Alaska and is contemplating a homestead in the far north.

 

For A FINE LINE. Book and paper maker Christine Trexel and glass maker Carolyn Myers Lindberg.

For A FINE LINE. Book and paper maker Christine Trexel. On view October 5-31 @ Fairweather’s. 

Line book, silk hardcover with embossed designs, accordion fold with hand stitching, hand cut outs, one-of-a-kind art by Christine Trexel.

Christine´s interest in books flowed into an interest in box construction and then to paper itself. She has been making her own paper for decades.

“I like the feel of it,” she says. “It is labor intensive. And, I like the paper to have a function.”

 

Handmade green silk cover journal in case with handmade decorative paper and embroidery by Christine Trexel.

A bit of the occupational therapist treating patients with neurologic deficits shows through as she speaks of labor-intensive work and the function of a thing. Christine makes papers from natural fibers using plants from her garden. She makes paper from old cloth. Christine talks about shredding the cloth in a blender before she got a machine call a critter to beat the paper.

 

Hand made stack of boxes with hand made paper.  Three boxes by Christine Trexel.

In addition, Christine has given a lifetime of service to others. She has taught her art in the local public school. Getting in touch with other people, with other artists is what she finds rewarding. Christine also repairs books that have been damaged or are worn from use.

 

Christine Trexel lectures about creating the art for A FINE LINE during the First Saturday opening reception.

 

 

For A FINE LINE. Glass maker Carolyn Myers Lindberg. On view October 5-31 @ Fairweather’s. 

Hand made fused glass platter by Carolyn Myers Lindberg.

 

“A former ceramicist, I have been working in glass since 2012. My work is functional because I love not only the look and feel of glass, but I want my creations to be used and held.”

 

Carolyn Lindberg, glass artist, lectures during the opening reception of A FINE LINE on Oct. 5 @ Fairweather’s.

 

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway

A FINE LINE

On View Oct. 5-31

 “A FINE LINE”  an exhibition of representational and non-representational works of art. Working with different media the selected artists experiment with linear mark making in its widest sense. Each artist produced works inspired by places and spaces in the natural environment.

Featuring regional artists: Sharon Abbott-Furze, Bill Baily, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett,Karen Doyle, Bob Kroll, Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, Carolyn Myers Lindberg, Emily Miller, Christine Trexel, and Russell J. Young.

“I chose this month’s theme, “A Fine Line”, because it is evocative on many different levels; literally, graphically, figuratively.  As I contemplated how I wanted to interpret that theme in my work, I realized I just plain like lines so that’s what I did – used lines in a variety of ways throughout each of my pieces.  They are painted, drawn, embroidered, turned different directions, etc.  In one book they are scattered throughout the pages, I invite you to find them and to think about what you might add,” Christine Trexel.

“I love exploring and experimenting with lines and texture that I find in the natural world close to home,” Carolyn Myers Lindberg.

Welcoming coastal artists Rebecca Herren and Dorota Haber-Lehigh.

Introducing emerging artists Ray Althaus and W. T.  Brown.

 

Read more about Christine Trexel
– Books On Books
https://books-on-books.com › tag › christine-trexel
As the examples in this virtual exhibition show, architecture-inspired book art goes beyond these …

Just in from James Waterman.

“Passage” by James Waterman

12 x 12 Mixed media on cradled wood panel

“A new group of paintings at Fairweather House and Gallery is a direction that I have been contemplating for some 40 years.  I have spent considerable time between in northwest Washington, as well as along the Oregon coast. On a misty Northwest fall morning—the sky is turning luminescent yellow…”

“Shoreline” by James Waterman

12 x 16 Mixed media on cradled wood panel

“This mysterious, diffused light is what motivates and inspires me to capture it in my own way.”

 

 

“Dusk” by James Waterman

16 x 20 Mixed media on wood panel

“There is a magical, mysterious quality of light that is filtered through fog and clouds against the sea. The sea, fractured by a light of luminosity, has a meditative, serene and mystical feel against a most muted color palette.”

 

 

About the artist:

James Waterman prefers to work on standard hardboard instead of canvas because it allows him the flexibility to experiment with his background techniques—using solvents, sand paper, and even bubble wrap to create the distressed, corrosive look that is classic Waterman.

 

Waterman chooses his subject matter from what he believes others might “overlook as ordinary.” Once he has chosen his subject, he draws the image on a board. He covers the sketch with a masking fluid, similar to rubber cement, to protect the design. Then he plays with layers of paint and other techniques to create the desired background effect. He then rubs the masking off to expose the original design, which he paints in elaborate detail.

 

Waterman began to show his art while still in college and his big break when he was encouraged to approach the Foster White Gallery in Seattle. The FWG has represented him since the 1980’s. He is also represented by Fairweather House and Gallery in Seaside, Oregon.

 

 

 

 

 

As a kid who used the Puget Sound campus as his playground—sometimes sneaking in through the second story windows of the field house to catch a good concert—Waterman never considered attending college anywhere else. “I don’t know what I would have done if the university hadn’t accepted me,” he says.

 

Waterman  wanted to study with legendary ceramist F. Carlton Ball, but was discouraged by the number of people interested in the field. “There were so many people in my first class, I figured the world didn’t need another potter,” he says. So he switched to fine art instead.

 

Waterman’s garden was featured in a summer issue of South Sound Home and Garden.

 

Read more about the artist at:

 

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.wordpress.com › 2019/03/31 › introduc…

“Pansy in Bronze Vase” Original art on wood panel James Waterman James Waterman is drawn to ancient, deteriorated and rusted surfaces.

Just in from Karen Doyle for A FINE LINE. Fairweather’s October exhibition. October 5-31.

“Anticipation” oil by Karen Doyle.

 

Karen Doyle paints to express the intense feelings she gets from looking at ordinary beauty – the trees in all the seasons. Her oil paintings are filled with juicy color and texture.

 

Karen Doyle, artist, with her art and opening reception hostess @ Fairweather’s.

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway

“A FINE LINE”  an exhibition of representational and non-representational works of art. Working with different media the selected artists experiment with linear mark making in its widest sense. Each artist produced works inspired by places and spaces in the natural environment.

Featuring regional artists: Sharon Abbott-Furze, Bill Baily, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett, Karen Doyle, Bob Kroll, Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, Carolyn Lindberg, Emily Miller, Christine Trexel, and Russell J. Young.

 

“What do you anticipate? I anticipate the coming season, cooler crisper air, fog and bare trees. A Fine Line pulls me into the images of trees with their delicate branches and handsome trunks. The details of their bark, the veins of their leaves, their fine lines that emerge with fall season, they reveal themselves and that is when I believe they are the most beautiful.” Karen Doyle

Welcoming coastal artists Rebecca Herren and Dorota Haber-Lehigh.

Introducing emerging artists Ray Althaus and W. T.  Brown.

 

http://www.fairweatherhouseandgallery. com

 

Fun Facts:

Karen Doyle is an award-winning professional fine artist who creates modern impressionistic paintings en Plein Air (out of doors) and in her studio.

An artist since childhood, Karen began formal art instruction in oils and pastels at age 13.

She obtained a Certificate in Fine Art at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1998.

 

Associations and Memberships:

Alla Prima Portland

American Impressionist Society

Arts Council of Lake Oswego

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

NIKE Artists Network

Phi Beta Kappa Society

Teaching and Demonstrations

 

Grace Note:

“I am a colorist, so monotone lines are pretty unusual for me!  See you on the 5th of October.”  Karen