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11/7/2020 0 Comments

Wine Country Winter by Donna Schaffer

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Foggy Vineyard View by Donna Schaffer
​Exhibit Dates: March 1st — March 28th, 2020

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Reception: Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 6 – 8 pm: Meet the artists and celebrate this show.  Refreshments will be served. ​

Local artist, Donna Schaffer, presents Wine Country Winter, a collection of paintings that express the special beauty that Sonoma wine country takes on in its winter phase.  Painted in oil, these works depict the swaths of fog that grace the region’s valleys like misty veils.   As the sky takes on a leading role during the winter season, color pops up in the form of stunning red-orange sunsets and sunrises.  Responding to a sense of mystery, the viewer is seduced by the quiet peacefulness of the foggy scenes.  “I’ve lived in Sonoma County twenty-five years and our “neighborhood” is gorgeous all year round and I want to share that beauty,” said Schaffer.
Art has been a main thread throughout Schaffer’s life.   It wove through her advertising and photojournalism experience and culminated when she landed in Sonoma wine country.  “How could I not be a painter,” noted Schaffer, as she contemplated the area’s jaw-dropping natural beauty.  Schaffer has been a member of the Upstairs Art Gallery for seventeen years and exhibited throughout the region, including five years as an Art Trails artist.
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Winter Sunrise by Donna Schaffer
​The Small Works Showcase on the stairway features Short Stories by Phyllis Rapp, a collection of small mixed media paintings depicting a range of subjects, from garden flowers to exotic animals and fish.  Rapp’s magic brush brings excitement to each piece by the creative mix of amazing acrylic pours, color washes and intricate patterns. 
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Goldfish by Phyllis Rapp, mixed media
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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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