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11/7/2020 0 Comments

Suspended Memories by Linda Barretta

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Wolf Moon by Linda Barretta
​Exhibit Dates:  July 26 – August 30, 2020

Healdsburg artist, Linda Barretta, presents Suspended Memories, a collection of recent oil paintings that capture the landscape’s ever-changing light.  Seizing in paint the unique lighting on location is her most important tool – creating a memory that the carries through in her studio work.  “I love to weave the vibrant colors and textures to create an artistic experience that takes the viewer to that special time and place,” said Barretta.  Whether painted at the edge of a field or later tapping her memory, her masterful sense of color takes your breath away with its magical vibrancy.  Key works showing the artist’s color mastery are featured in the exhibit: “Wolf Moon,” a nocturn of the Russian River and “Magic Hour,” a lavender field melting into dusk.
A Sonoma County artist, Barretta lives and works in Healdsburg.  Known for her vibrant use of color, she developed her impressionist style and skills through numerous hours of plein air painting and studying with master artists.  Her works are exhibited throughout the country.
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Sunset Hour by Linda Barretta
The Small Works Showcase on the stairway features Flights of Fancy by Willow LaLand-Yeilding, a collection of works on paper that explores the range of emotion and depth achieved in the simplicity of line, shadow and composition.  In these works, the blank paper as negative space is as important as the positive design elements themselves.  “I enjoy the freedom that comes with the medium and exploring the honesty of form and contrast,” said the artist.
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Phoenix by Willow LaLand-Yeilding
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    FEBRUARY EXHIBIT: CLOSE TO THE HEART
    EXHIBIT DATES:  February 1 – February 28, 2021
    Sonoma County artists, Linda Baretta, Beverly Bird, Sally Cataldo, Marsha Connell, Karen Miller, Tosya Shore, Michelle Hoting, Jo Tobin-Charleston, Carolyn Wilson present “Close to the Heart,” a new perspective on this Valentine season – things that are uniquely special to each individual artist.  Shore’s “Walk this Way”  is a watercolor showing a tender moment in an older couple’s day – a scene that would touch anyone’s heart.  Miller’s contribution is “Cat in a Quandary,” a pastel painting of her quirky cat in her favorite room where all her best creativity lives.  Barretta brings us “Schoolhouse Beach,” an oil painting of a favorite local scene along the Sonoma Coast, painted with blooms beneath her feet.  Her piece glows with sundrenched color and the vibrant beauty of the red wildflowers.  Wilson’s choice, “Yosemite Valley Winter,” is a mixed media piece that takes us to this magical place in the peace and tranquility of a snowy winter scene.  Bird’s “Seeing Reds” is an acrylic painting that highlights traditional tokens of love – flowers and sweets – in delicious shades of red.  After the past crazy, dark year, the warm feelings expressed through this exhibit open the door to a beautiful spring and hope for better times.  “Because each artist’s choice is special, they resonate with the viewer,” noted Wilson.
    New Artist:  The Gallery is pleased to announce a new member artist, Sally Cataldo.  A water media artist, her expressive abstract paintings are a reflection of observations of her environment.  Working in acrylic, watercolor, gouache, her paintings are forceful designs of sophisticated color combinations, dynamic shapes and unique use of line.  Whether purely abstract or a subjective interpretation, they catch the viewer’s eye and don’t let go.  Internationally renowned, Cataldo is a published, award winning artist who has exhibited widely and participated in Sonoma County Art Trails for a number of years. Sallycataldoart.com
    The Small Works Showcase on the stairway features a members’ show along the same theme, ”Close to the Heart.”  The exhibit highlights a variety of takes on this theme in watercolor, acrylic and oil.  In addition to the artists named above, Willow Laland, Donna Schaffer, Gail Morgan, Ron Sumner, Victoria Kochergin, and Laura Roney are showing their work in this exhibit.
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