LAKEPORT — The Lake County Arts Council will be celebrating “the art in me” the theme for this year”s California Art Day at the Main Street Gallery”s First Friday Fling”s reception for the artists, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. The work of six new artists will be featured in the October show.
While Bruce Vandariss has worked in many mediums, for this show he is exhibiting vivid paintings done in colored pencil.
Keith Nelson”s 8-foot metal giraffe gains immediate attention as you walk into the gallery, but take time to examine his other work as well.
Bill Blum returns with his minature wooden gnome homes, each one with a surprise twist. To accompany them, Chris Schreier has fashioned wee folk art gnomes.
Sunny Franson”s beautifully executed oils relect wonderfully soft scenes of Lake County; but especially captivating is Franson”s ability to capture the quiet beauty of wolves and other wildlife.
Judy Cardinale shows her fine ability to put brush to canvas with her colorful and well esecuted work in oils.
Rounding out this fine collection of artists is the intricately fashioned jewelry by Anna Koot.
Continuing in the October show are Ellen Tobin in photography, Bill Bartram in pastels, Rose Hodkins in oil, Gaylene McComb”s clay creations and Paula Strothers, Diane Constable and Paula Starkey in acrylics.
Returning to the Linda Carpenter Gallery to show their ever-growing talent and expermenting with various mediums and techniques are students from Cobb Mountain under the energetic tutelage of Linda Prather.
Please join us for this evening of art, meet the featured artists and sample the award winning wines of the Cleavage Creek Winery. Michael Barrish and Stephen Sommers will provide delightful background music, as they sing and play songs written by Barrish. We look forward to meeting you, sharing our Gallery and bringing even more and new artistic talent to you in the months ahead.
The Main Street Gallery and Gift Shop is located at 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. More infomation can be obtained by calling 263-6658.
